AAC Congress durum wheat

AAC Congress durum wheat [Triticum turgidum L. subsp. durum (Desf.) Husn.] is adapted to the durum production area of the Canadian prairies. Averaged over three years, AAC Congress yielded significantly more grain than Strongfield and AC Navigator. AAC Congress had a protein concentration significan...

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Published in:Canadian journal of plant science 2018-04, Vol.98 (2), p.483-491, Article CJPS-2017-0149
Main Authors: Ruan, Y, Singh, A.K, DePauw, R.M, Knox, R.E, McCaig, T.N, Cuthbert, R.D, McCallum, B, Fetch, T, Beres, B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
blé dur
Cadmium
cultivar description
CULTIVAR DESCRIPTIONS
Cultivars
description de cultivar
durum wheat
Grain
grain yield
pigment jaune
Pigmentation
Plant sciences
Prairies
rendement grainier
Triticum durum
Triticum turgidum
yellow pigment
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Summary:AAC Congress durum wheat [Triticum turgidum L. subsp. durum (Desf.) Husn.] is adapted to the durum production area of the Canadian prairies. Averaged over three years, AAC Congress yielded significantly more grain than Strongfield and AC Navigator. AAC Congress had a protein concentration significantly lower than Strongfield but significantly higher than Brigade. AAC Congress is eligible for grades of Canada Western Amber Durum. It has lower grain cadmium concentration and higher yellow pigment concentration than all the check cultivars except AAC Cabri.
ISSN:0008-4220
1918-1833
DOI:10.1139/cjps-2017-0149