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EFRC Cereal Variety and Mixture Trials 2001 – Preliminary Results

Welsh, James (2001) EFRC Cereal Variety and Mixture Trials 2001 – Preliminary Results. Elm Farm Research Centre Bulletin, 57, p. 9.

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Summary

Of 7 winter wheats grown at 3 sites in southern England in 2001, the highest yielding was the soft wheat Claire; the breadmaking varieties Hereward, Shamrock and Spark did well. Of the feed wheats, Aardvark outyielded Deben. Of various variety mixtures tried, Aardvark/Claire/Deben was highest yielding. When seed was saved from the 2000 harvest of Hereward/Malacca/Shamrock and grown in 2001, it outyielded the first generation mixture, suggesting that some adaptation had occurred, relative composition changing in response to the local conditions.
Winter oats and triticale were trialled at one site in Berkshire. The triticales Ego and Fidelio performed well, as did the winter oat Kingfisher. The oat mixture Ego/Fidelio/Taurus outyielded the mean of its component varieties. The triticale mixture Ego/Fidelio/Taurus showed adaptation from 2000 to 2001.


EPrint Type:Journal paper
Keywords:cereals, winter wheat, variety, yield, mixture, winter oats, winter triticale
Subjects: Crop husbandry > Production systems > Cereals, pulses and oilseeds
Knowledge management > Education, extension and communication
Crop husbandry > Breeding, genetics and propagation
Research affiliation: UK > Organic Research Centre (ORC)
Deposited By: Powell, Ms Jane
ID Code:10823
Deposited On:19 Jun 2007
Last Modified:12 Apr 2010 07:35
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Not peer-reviewed

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