Media release no.
Westonia is the wheat of choice for many WA grain growers with the variety consistently delivering high yields throughout a wide area of the grainbelt. Despite its popularity, Agriculture Western Australia, with support from the Grains Research and Development Corporation, is researching alternative varieties for those areas that are more susceptible to leaf diseases. But in some areas, Westonia's level of resistance to leaf diseases, especially stem rust, was proving less than desirable. Dr Anderson said H45 was rated with good levels of resistance to all three rusts from interstate data, but was very susceptible to Septoria tritici. It held a slight yield advantage over Westonia and H45 in the southern wheat belt.