It is moderately susceptible to Septoria tritici. Coker 9803 is moderately resistant to the Hessian fly and appears to have a low level of tolerance to Sencor. Test weight has been high. Featherstone 520 is slightly later and shorter than Madison. 518W 518W is a short, early season, high yielding soft red winter wheat variety marketed by Southern States Cooperative, with good disease resistance to many common diseases.
Heads are clavate, apically awnletted and white chaffed.
It is best adapted to southern and mid-Atlantic wheat growing regions where it has adequate winter hardiness, average test weights, and acceptable milling and baking properties. 535W 535W is an early to medium maturing variety marketed by Southern States Cooperative and adapted to the midsouth wheat growing regions. A good disease tolerance package, strong test weights, and excellent winter survival make this variety an excellent performer. It is short to medium in height and has demonstrated excellent stand ability in high yield environments. 535W has an erect, twisted flag leaf at booting with waxy bloom on the sheath.