Wheat South

Breeder Mr Chris Moore

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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.