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The Wheat Breeder

@KertonMC

DSV wheat breeder, Crop Physiologist, Somerset-bred farmer's son.

Joined April 2022
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Just finished wheat harvest 2025 and found this on the stubble! The new Zurn160 worked really well as did all my colleagues! #wheatbreeding @DSVUKSEEDS @Zurn_Harvesting
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Finished trials today...on the same day that we started last year! @DSVUKSEEDS
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Breeders crop of Arlington, RL candidate just brought back to the barn. #wheatbreeding Very excited about this one. Nine years in the making, let's get baking! #wheatbreeding @DSVUKSEEDS @uk_flour
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Yields seem to be down. Wheat coming in at 13.5%. First outing for the Zurn160! Good luck everyone and stay safe.
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@Warburtons and @DSVUKSEEDS wheat breeder hard at work! #Loxton
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Behold, the purple auricle and the awns of doom! #wheatbreeding
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When life gives you lemons...or 'poor establishment due to very wet drilling conditions', breed for vigour and waterlogging tolerance! Look at this plot growing through the wet patch! #wheatbreeding
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Our new plot combine will be at Cereals stand 804 @Zurn_Harvesting. Come and find out how it will enable us to breed improved varieties at stand 1122 @DSVUKSEEDS #wheatbreeding
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Very happy to see my varieties living up to their excellent septoria resistance ratings in Hampshire today. #Arlington #championwheat #Diamond @DSVUKSEEDS
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Watch to the end to see Arlington looking lush despite the rust pressure from next door! #wheatbreeding #yellowrust @DSVUKSEEDS @ClareLe47881123 @uk_flour @allohexaploid
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Wheat breeder sampling clover and grass in the sunshine!
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Seriously bad infestation of gout fly in the wheat trials. All I can do is score the damage and wait for the drop in yield. @allohexaploid @breederphil
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Crossing is in full swing and I have disguised it as after-school club! #wheatbreeding @hawthorne231
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Last minute low input trial for #DiamondWheat to give our growers information on sowing rate, nitrogen inputs and weed competition. @CopeSeeds @DSVUKSEEDS @hawthorne231
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Plots in the sunshine! #wheatbreeding
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This one looks really exciting. Can't wait to show it off later this season. #wheatbreeding
DSV United Kingdom (@DSVUKSEEDS) profile pictureDSV United Kingdom@DSVUKSEEDS6 Mar 2025
It gives us great pleasure to introduce our new variety, Arlington. High quality bread maker with impressive yields and a robust disease package. 🍞 Positive for export 🍞 OWBM resistance 🍞 Pch1 for Eyespot 🍞 High spec weight 🍞 Low vernalisation requirement
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#worldbookday2025 Making our field books for the wheat plots...not your typical read but essential for the field season ahead! @DSVUKSEEDS
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Happy Pancake Day! Here is my tribute to Diamond, making a beautiful pancake batter!
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Monday morning meeting with team breakfast is back!! #breakfast
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Organic Diamond looking nice compared to a less competitive variety. Just beginning to leave behind its prostrate winter habit and move to spring growth. #organicwheat #wheatbreeding @hawthorne231 @DSVUKSEEDS
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