Breeder Mr Chris Moore

 

Target Regions

Southern and Central Western Australian Agricultural Regions (south of line passing through Pingelly and Hyden)
South Australia

Breeding aims Yield and adaptation

• High Yield
• Range of soil types with particular emphasis on alkaline soils
• Tolerance to:-

• Boron
• Drought

• Range of maturities to suit different sowing times

Disease resistance

• Leaf, Stem and Stripe Rust
• Septoria Nodorum
• Crown rot (for South Australia)
• Yellow Spot
• Cereal Cyst Nematode
• Pratylenchus spp

Quality

• Australian Hard
• Australian Premium White
• Feed

Herbicide Resistance

• Clearfield
• New Varieties are monitored for tolerance to herbicides routinely applied to wheat.