Redwing is a hard red spring wheat. It was released by Resource Seeds, Inc in 2008. This variety is now property of AgriPro Syngenta. Stripe rust resistance genes Yr5 and Yr15 were introduced. It was selected from the cross CMTSynthetic/1065-3/3/UCSR/PB775//Express. Its experimental designation was RSI 01W20728. It has medium early maturity, averages about 36 inches in plant height, and has good straw strength. At the time of release it was resistant tostripe rust and leaf rust and moderately resistant to Septoria tritici leaf blotch and BYD. It subsequently became moderately resistant to stripe rust and moderately susceptible to powdery mildew. It was evaluated as Entry 1521 in the 4 UC Regional Cereal Testing program from 2006-present for: ‍

Late Fall Planting
Particularly suited for:

Central Valley and surrounding areas
South Central Coast
Southern Desert Region