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Sold by the 50 pound bag, 2500 pound tote, or bulk
pallet discount
- SY Monument is a hard red winter wheat bred and developed by Syngenta Seeds, Inc.
- SY Monument is the result of a cross made in 2003 by Syngenta Seeds, Inc. in Junction City, KS. SY Monument was selected for height, straw strength, yield, bread making quality and resistance to leaf and stripe rust.
- SY Monument is best adapted to the winter wheat growing areas of the High Plains.
- SY Monument has a high level of tolerance to low Ph soils.
- Syngenta Seeds, Inc. maintains seed stock and certified classes of Foundation, Registered and Certified. Syngenta Seeds, Inc. will maintain the variety by the head row method to produce breeder if needed.
- Certified seed will be available in the fall of 2015.
- Plant Variety Protection is anticipated in 2014 and SY Monument may only be sold as a class of certified seed.
Characteristics
Acid soil tolerance: Tolerant
Coleoptile length: Medium
Drought tolerance: Very Good
Early spring greenup: Starts later than most
Fall ground cover capability: Good
Grazing potential in fall: Good
Height: Medium Tall
Maturity (heading date): Medium late
Protein: Average
Quality-Baking: Very good to excellent
Quality-Milling: Exceptional
Seed size: Large
Shattering reputation: Very good
Straw strength: Average
Test weight: Good
Tillering: Very High
Winterhardiness: Very good
Overall yield record where adapted: Excellent
Disease & Insects
Barley yellow dwarf: Intermediate
Hessian fly: Susceptible
Leaf rust: Moderately resistant
Stem rust: Resistant
Stripe rust: Resistant
Powdery mildew: Intermediate
Scab: Susceptible
Septoria leaf blotch: Intermediate
Soilborne mosaic: Resistant
Tan spot: Intermediate
Wheat streak mosaic: Moderately susceptible
