Breeding Report on the New Spring Wheat Variety Longchun 44 with Medium-strong Gluten
High-quality,water-saving and widely applicable varieties are the key to sustainable development of spring wheat production in Hexi Corridor irrigation area and similar ecological areas.Longchun 44 is a new spring wheat variety successfully selected by genealogical method using 99W77-6-1-2/Long 96-4839//m248 as a three hybrid combination.In the regional experiment of spring wheat in Northwest Gansu Province from 2020 to 2021,the yield reached 8 263.8 kg/ha,an increase of 10.2%compared to the control variety Ningchun 4,and the yield in the production experiment reached 8 753.9 kg/ha,an increase of 9.0%compared to the control variety Ningchun 4.The water-saving index was 1.203 to 1.276,and the water-saving level was 2.It showed slow rust resistance and moderate resistance to powdery mildew in the field at adult stage.The quality reached the standard of medium-strong gluten wheat.It is suitable for planting in spring wheat type area in Gansu Province and similar ecological area on irrigated land in northwest China.
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