JDC 78

  • Hard Red Winter Wheat
Rivals Soft Red Yields in Southern Ontario
Short Variety with Great Tillering
Great combination of Yield and Protein

A variety honoring a legend!

Small seeded variety that has excellent yields for Southern Ontario – Named after the “C” in C&M Seeds – JD Cameron.

  • Nitrogen Rates 150 – 200 lbs 
  • Sulphur Rates 18 –  30 lbs

(N+S rates dependent on stand assessment, crop rotation, soil type, background fertility, manure history)

  • Split applied nitrogen key for protein production
  • Can stand through some of the highest management programs, growers have a hard time putting it down!
  • Excellent disease package
  • Great tillering ability

Growing Areas

JDC 78 has a great fit in the Area 1 geography (south of London) on multiple soil types. Keep it on higher fertility soils with good drainage. Keep it off droughty soils such as sand and gravel. If planting early, watch high seeding rates because this variety can produce lots of tillers and develop lots of top growth. Too many seeds in early planting can lead to lodging. The variety has a small seed size.

Variety Specifications

Seeding Rate 138 lbs/acre for 1.6 Million seeds/acre
Heading Date 154 Days
Height 84 cm
Head Type BEARDED
Leaf Structure UPRIGHT
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Yield 
Protein  8
Winter Survivability 
Standability  8
Leaf Rust  8
Stripe Rust 
Fusarium  7
Test Weight  8

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