Accipiter hard red winter wheat

• Published in: Canadian journal of plant science Vol. 91; no. 2; pp. 363 - 365
• Main Author: Fowler, D. B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01-03-2011
• Subjects: Accipiter; Triticum aestivum; Canada
• ISSN: 0008-4220; 1918-1833
• DOI: 10.4141/CJPS10067

Fowler, D. B. 2011. Accipiter hard red winter wheat. Can. J. Plant Sci. 91: 363–365. Accipiter is an intermediate height, high-yielding, winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivar with good stem and moderate leaf rust resistance that is registered for production in western Canada. It is a hard red winter wheat cultivar that is eligible for grades of the Canada Western General Purpose (CWGP) wheat class. The CWGP class was created in 2007 to encourage the development of cultivars to fill the high energy demands of the biofuel and livestock feed markets in western Canada. The grain yield of Accipiter was 114% of the Canada Western Red Winter Wheat class grain quality check cultivar, CDC Osprey, and 103% of the high-yielding check, CDC Falcon. High grain yield potential combined with good agronomic and disease packages make Accipiter a good fit for the CWGP class.