AGS 2485 is a new release and companion wheat variety to AGS 2000, but with slightly different genetics. Results from University yield trials in Arkansas, Louisiana, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina over multiple years qualify it for “must try” status for southern wheat farmers. AGS 2485 is a medium/small seeded variety with an excellent test weight. It is white chaffed, medium height with good straw strength. It matures on average one day earlier than AGS 2000 in Georgia and similar states in the southern soft winter wheat region.

Resistant to currently predominant races of leaf rust and powdery mildew and to biotypes of Hessian Fly in Georgia, AGS 2485 is a high yielding variety in the medium maturity group. Plant AGS 2485 during the recommended planting dates for your area at a rate of 22 seeds per linear foot of 7-inch row. AGS 2485 responds especially well to intense management practices, produces excellent yields, and has excellent milling qualities.

AGS 2485 was developed by Dr. Jerry Johnson and Dr. Ronald D. Barnett. Dr. Johnson is a plant breeder at the University of Georgia Agricultural Experiment Station in Griffin GA, and Dr. Barnett is a plant breeder at the University of Florida’s North Florida Research & Education Center in Quincy FL. AGS 2485 is a PVP protected wheat variety that can only be sold as a class of certified seed and only by individuals licensed by the Georgia Seed Development Commission (GSDC) under guidelines established in conjunction with the University of Georgia Research Foundation (UGARF).