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. Plant color is green. Heads are mid-dense, tapering and awnletted.
Glumes are long and narrow with wanting shoulders and acute beaks.
Seed is oval with rounded cheek and a short, collared brush. Seed crease is mid-wide and shallow. 555W 555W is a medium maturing, medium height variety with excellent straw strength, marketed by Southern States Cooperative. It is resistant to powdery mildew and moderately resistant to stem rust. Heads are fusiform, awnletted, yellow, and mid-dense.