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Breeder: Blackman Agriculture Ltd

Status:  National Listed, HGCA Recommended List Trials harvest 2012
 High yielding wheat with biscuit making qualityVery good disease resistanceOWBM resistanceExport potentialHighly suited to heavy and fen soils

Monterey is a high yielding quality wheat for the UK biscuit and export markets.
Monterey has good disease resistance, particularly to both rusts, Septoria and Fusarium. it is also OWBM resistant.

 

Monterey produces high yields both treated and untreated. Monterey performs particularly well on heavy and fen soils.

     
 

 
 
  Source: HGCA winter wheat candidates, harvest 2010, (www.hgca.com)
 

Monterey has a very good HFN and an outstanding specific weight and potential for the biscuit and export markets.

Monterey is similar in height to Alchemy and Solstice.

Monterey shows good resistance to diseases, particularly both yellow and brown rust, Septoria and Fusarium. It is resistant to OWBM.

   
  Source: HGCA winter wheat non-RL 2012 (www.hgca.com)

YIELDS

Treated % Untreated % (as % treated controls)
Monterey 103 92
Alchemy (c) 100 87
Solstice (c) 97 79
Scout (c) 99 88
HFN Specific Weight (kg/hl) Protein %
Monterey 235 79.2 11.2
Alchemy (c) 246 77.5 11.0
Solstice (c) 266 78.0 11.9
Scout (c) 234 78.7 11.4

STRAW STRENGTH / MATURITY

Height (cm) Resistance to lodging -PGR Resistance to lodging + PGR Maturity (+/- Solstice)
Monterey 93 6 6 +1
Alchemy 93 7 7 +3
Solstice 93 8 8 0
Scout 88 8 8 +2

DISEASE RESISTANCE

Monterey Alchemy Solstice Scout
Mildew 6 7 4 6
Yellow rust 9 8 4 9
Brown rust 6 5 4 9
Septoria tritici 6 6 5 5
Eyespot 5 6 4 8
Fusarium ear blight 5 6 6 6
OWBM R - - R