2020 Dual purpose trial variety notes

Variety notes extracted from NSW Department of Primary Industries Winter crop variety sowing guide 2020

Wheat varieties

DS Bennett

Australian Standard White quality in southern NSW. It is a high yielding winter wheat, with photoperiod sensitivity, which generally flowers 7–10 days later than EGA_Wedgetail. The sowing window for DS Bennett is from mid March until early May. Suited to both grazing and grain production, or straight grain production. DS Bennett is a tall, awnless wheat suited to the high and medium rainfall zones of NSW. S&W Seed Company.

EGA_Wedgetail

Australian Prime Hard quality in southern NSW and Australian Hard quality in northern NSW. Acid soils-tolerant, early sowing variety. Large grain size. Similar maturity and height to Rosella. Adapted to higher rainfall regions in southern and central NSW and the eastern part of the northern wheat belt. Seednet.

Illabo

Australian Prime Hard quality in southern NSW and Australian Hard quality in northern NSW. An EGA_Wedgetail alternative suited to grazing and grain production, with higher grain yield potential. Mid-fast winter maturity, IllaboA is 2–3 days quicker to maturity than EGA_Wedgetail. Improved stripe rust and black point resistance over EGA_ Wedgetail. Tolerant of acid soils. AGT.

LongReach Kittyhawk

Australian Prime Hard quality in NSW. Similar maturity and planting window to EGA_WedgetailA. Dualpurpose variety, suitable for grazing and grain recovery. Has improved stripe rust resistance and grain quality over EGA_WedgetailA. Pacific Seeds.

Sunlamb

Australian Standard White quality in NSW. An awnless, long season spring wheat suited to early April plantings. Suited to grazing and grain recovery across NSW. Similar flowering time to EGA_Wedgetail, and a few days earlier than Naparoo. Moderately intolerant of acid soils. AGT.

LongReach Nighthawk

Australian Hard quality in southern NSW. Slow maturing spring wheat with a unique set of maturity holds that allows it to Wheat be planted earlier in areas that don’t suit the traditional winter wheat types. Demonstrated high yields throughout the late March–late April sowing window while maintaining yield in later sowings. Medium tall in plant height with good standability. Pacific Seeds.

Longsword

Winter wheat. White grained feed wheat. Longsword is a winter type and requires vernalisation as with other winter wheats. It has Mace as a parent and is relatively quick to mature once vernalisation requirements have been met. The quicker maturity makes it suitable for low-medium rainfall environments in which traditional longer season winter wheats would not normally be grown. Most suited to April sowings and can be grazed, given its winter growth habit. Good physical grain package with low screenings and high test weights. AGT.

Manning

Awnless. Winter wheat. White grained feed wheat. Long season dual purpose grazing and grain variety, released to replace Mackellar. High yield potential in high rainfall or under irrigated production. Resistance to Barley yellow dwarf virus. Bred by CSIRO and commercialised by GrainSearch.

Naparoo

Awnless. Winter wheat. Feed quality. Maturity similar to Marombi, slower than Whistler and EGA_Wedgetail. Medium height with good straw strength. Consistently produces higher levels of dry matter than Marombi, but lower grain recovery. AGT.
RGT Accroc. Red winter wheat, feed grain quality, suited to the high rainfall zone. Suitable for sowing late February to early April for early grazing. Good standability. Maturity is 3–5 days earlier SF Adagio. Bred by RAGT, available via Seed Force Broadacre Commercial Partners.

Barley varieties

RGT Planet

Malt. Introduced European malt barley, which has shown a high yield potential in NSW. Mid season flowering, but maturity is flexible with a multienvironmental fit. Similar maturity to Commander. Excellent standability. Bred by RAGT, and will be available via Seed Force Broadacre Agents.

Urambie

Feed. It is best suited to grain and grazing situations. Two-row barley, adapted to early sowing, having early maturity combined with a cold requirement to initiate heading. Sowing window is early May to mid-June; earlier if grazed. Consistent yields across seasons, but low grain quality. Waratah Seeds.

Oats varieties

Eurabbie

Eurabbie has a winter habit. It is semi-dwarf with similar maturity to Blackbutt and later than Cooba by about 10 days. Can be very short after heavy late grazing, possibly resulting in harvesting difficulties. Grazing management is crucial for high grain recovery yields at sufficient height. Excellent grain recovery yields, despite its susceptibility to BYDV. Grain quality is generally inferior and very similar to Blackbutt in tablelands/slopes situations. Generally lower quality than Cooba from slopes/plains samples. Bred by NSW DPI at Temora. Released in 1998.

Genie

A late maturity erect grazing variety with quick early growth and very high dry matter yields. Susceptible to leaf and stem rust in the northern region. Selected for Queensland and northern NSW. Released by DAF Qld and Heritage Seeds in 2008 and available through Heritage Seeds.

Wizard

A new medium-maturity grazing variety with good semi-erect early growth and quick recovery from grazing. Early growth similar to Genie and better than Aladdin. Resistant to leaf rust strains currently found in northern NSW. Selected for Queensland and northern NSW. Released by DAF Qld and Heritage Seeds in 2017, and available through Heritage Seeds.

Triticale varieties

Cartwheel

A long-season dual-purpose triticale that is suitable for an early March to early April sowing. A stripe rust resistant replacement for Tobruk. Good early forage production when sown in March and recovers from grazing to give excellent forage in winter. Straw strength is good and has shorter stature than Tobruk. Grain yield after grazing is equivalent to Tobruk. Released by the University of Sydney. Seed is available from Waratah Seeds.

Endeavour

A semi-awnless dual-purpose variety. Excellent dry matter production and grain recovery after grazing. Released by the University of Sydney. Waratah Seeds.

Kokoda

Dual-purpose triticale variety, excellent grain quality and suitability for beer production. Released by the University of Sydney. Waratah Seeds.