New cereal varieties in Australia

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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 3 Western Australia, Series 3

Volume 3

Number 5 September-October,1954 Article 4

9-1954

New cereal varieties in Australia New cereal varieties in Australia

I Thomas

Department of Agriculture J Reeves

Department of Agriculture

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By I. THOMAS, Registrar of Cereal Varieties in Australia a n d J. REEVES, Agricultural Adviser

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r v U R I N G 1953, one wheat, one oat a n d one flax variety were submitted a n d accepted

"-^ for registration. I n addition one o a t variety, accepted for registration in 1951,.

is described i n this Journal for t h e first time.

P a r t i c u l a r s of these varieties as supplied to t h e Registrar a r e as follows:—

SHERPA: T h e wheat cross G h u r k a x Amity was m a d e by A. R. Raw a t Dookie Agricultural College, Victoria; subsequent selection also took place a t t h e College.

T h e h e a d is white, square, erect, partly bearded a n d n o n - s h a t t e r i n g . The grain is white, round a n d starchy. T h e baking quality is described as being slightly superior t o t h a t of t h e principal wheat varieties grown in Victoria. I t is four days later m a t u r i n g t h a n Insignia, t h e period of m a t u r i t y being early to m i d - season. T h e s t r a w is short t o medium in height, strong a n d s t a n d s well. Susceptible to rust, b u t r e s i s t a n t to flag smut.

BOVAH: An o a t variety obtained from t h e crosses Bond x Victoria x Hajira, made by R. E. Soutter of t h e Queensland De- p a r t m e n t of Agriculture and Stock; subse- q u e n t selection w a s carried out a t t h e Regional Experiment Station, Hermitage.

T h e panicle is equilateral and erect with s t r o n g b r a n c h e s . T h e straw-coloured grain, medium in length, is of poor quality a n d h a s a fine awn. The straw is coarse, yellow a n d stout a n d of medium height;

m a t u r i t y is mid-season a n d it flowers 11 days earlier t h a n Algerian. I t is resistant t o crown rust a n d Helminthosporium blight u n d e r field conditions, b u t is susceptible t o stem rust. I t is liable to s h a t - ter, however, i t is intended solely a s a grazing variety. I t s recommendation for t h i s purpose is i t s possession of crown rust resistance unassociated with susceptibility t o Victoria blight. I n addition it has been

tested a n d proved suitable under field grazing conditions.

ACACIA: Although accepted for registration in 1951, this oat variety h a s not yet been described in this Journal.

The crosses (Victoria x Richland) x Algerian x Fulghum were made by S. L.

Macindoe, a t t h e New England Experiment Station, Glen Innes, New South Wales;

subsequent selection also was carried o u t at t h a t station.

The panicle is equilateral and erect with weak branches. The brown coloured grain,.

medium in length, is plump a n d h a s a fine awn. The straw is fine, yellow, stout and is medium to short in height; m a t u r i t y is late, being six days later t h a n Algerian.

It is highly resistant to smut, but i s moderately susceptible to leaf rust a n d susceptible to stem rust, race 8.

It is suitable for grain a n d for grazing, in these characteristics it is reported a s being superior to Algerian.

VENTNOR: This flax variety was o b - tained from t h e crosses [ (Saginaw x Ottawa) C.I.687 x Norfolk Earl]¹ x Norfolk Earl; made by A. T. Pugsley a t t h e Waite- Agricultural Research Institute, South Australia; subsequent selection taking place a t t h e same locality.

It h a s small, violet flowers a n d small,.

partly dehiscent, easy threshing capsules.

The seed is small a n d brown a n d t h e maturity is t h e same as Liral Crown. I t is resistant to South Australian races o f flax rust (Melampsori lini) a n d is equal to, if not superior to, Liral Crown in both.

fibre yield a n d grade.

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