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Small
Grain Varieties for
Arizona 2002
Cooperative
Extension, College
of Agriculture & Life Sciences, The
University of Arizona

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Written by
Mike Ottman, Specialist, Plant Science
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Bravadur is a medium-yielding
variety with high HVAC intended for the identity preserved market.
Crown is high-yielding, tall with
good lodging resistance, late, and intended for the identity preserved
market.
Deluxe is a high-yielding variety
with good lodging resistance intended for the general purpose market.
Duraking is a high-yielding, late
variety with good lodging resistance and high test weight and is intended
for the general purpose market.
Kofa has large kernels and is
intended for the identity preserved market.
Kronos is an early-maturing variety
with medium yields and is intended for the general purpose market.
Matt is intermediate in yield
and quality.
Mohawk has high yield potential
and intermediate quality and is intended for the general purpose market.
Ocotillo is a high quality durum
similar to WestBred 881 except is later, taller, and has a larger
head.
Orita is a full season variety
with intermediate yield potential, good lodging resistance, and high
grain protein content.
Platinum has high yield potential,
high HVAC, short stature and is intended for the identity preserved
market.
Ria is intermediate in yield potential
and quality.
Sky is a short-statured variety
with good quality characteristics.
Tacna is an early-maturing, short
variety with good test weight and is intended for the identity preserved
market.
Topper is a late maturing, high-yielding,
tall variety with good lodging resistance, high test weight, and general
purpose quality.
WestBred 881 is an early-maturing
variety most noted for its superior quality.
Barcott is a short
season variety developed for double cropping.
Baretta is a full-season, very
high-yielding variety.
Commander is a full season, high-yielding
variety with good lodging resistance.
Max is a very full season, high-yielding
variety.
Mucho is a short season variety
with good yield potential and large kernels.
Nebula is a full-season, high-yielding
variety with high test weight.
Brooks is taller
and has higher yield potential than Yecora Rojo.
Cavalier has higher yield potential
and later in maturity than Yecora Rojo.
Rich is higher yielding and later
in maturity than Yecora Rojo.
Yecora Rojo is an early-maturing
variety with stable yields and desirable quality characteristics.
Table: Summary of Small Grain
Variety Characteristics for Arizona (2001)
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Document located http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/crops/az1265/
Published August 2002
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