Stripe-Resistant Wheat Varieties from WSU
April 30, 2009| |
Two new improved wheat varieties have been released by researchers at the Washington State University (WSU). The new wheat varieties JD and Babe are resistant to the stripe rust. Caused by the fungus Puccinia striiformis, stripe rust is a major problem for US wheat growers. Virulent forms of the stripe rust fungus have been causing average losses of 23 million bushels per year, according to the US Department of Agriculture.
"JD has excellent yield potential across a broad range of production conditions and has exceptional milling and baking quality." said Kim Kidwell, WSU professor and developer of the new wheat strains. Babe, on the other hand, is targeted as a high-yielding replacement to popular spring wheat varieties.
The complete article is available at http://www.wsutoday.wsu.edu/pages/publications.asp?Action=Detail&PublicationID=14437&TypeID=1
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