AAC Elie hard red spring wheat

Citation

Cuthbert, R.D., DePauw, R.M., Knox, R.E., Singh, A.K., McCaig, T.N., Fetch, T., McCallum, B. (2016). AAC Elie hard red spring wheat. Canadian Journal of Plant Science, [online] 96(5), 919-927. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjps-2015-0291

Plain language summary

AAC Elie is a new wheat variety with yield and maturity (time from planting to harvest) similar to the check varieties. It is an awned wheat with strong straw and is short, similar to the wheat variety Carberry. It has very good resistance to leaf, stem, and stripe rust, common bunt, and loose smut diseases. It also has intermediate resistance to Fusarium head blight disease. AAC Elie had improved quality with better flour yield and lower flour ash content when compared to the five check varieties, and is eligible for grades in the Canada Western Red Spring wheat class.

Abstract

AAC Elie hard red spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) has grain yield and time to maturity within the range of the checks. AAC Elie has an awned spike, a low lodging score indicative of strong straw, and a short plant stature typical of a semidwarf. These traits were comparable to the check Carberry. AAC Elie expressed resistance to prevalent races of leaf and stem rust, and intermediate resistance to fusarium head blight, yellow rust, common bunt, and loose smut. Compared with the five Canada Western Red Spring checks, AAC Elie has improved flour yield, and lower flower ash. AAC Elie is eligible for grades of Canada Western Red Spring.