Zircon has a wide range of potential applications. Its excellent quality characteristics are recognised by millers across the UK and commercial testing has demonstrated the value of Zircon as a high grade milling wheat.
Very high yielding whether autumn or spring sown, Zircon is’alternative’ wheat, offering a wide and flexible sowing window from mid-October through to mid-April. Combine this with its very stiff straw and excellent overall disease resistance and you have a high value product that benefits growers and end users alike.
As a white wheat, it is important to ensure grain quality is maintained at harvest. As with any milling wheat, harvest of Zircon must be prioritised to ensure retention of Hagberg Falling Number.