Characteristics and agronomic performance of wheat cultivar BRS 229 in Paraná State, Brazil

Authors

  • Dionisio Brunetta
  • Manoel Carlos Bassoi
  • Sergio Roberto Dotto
  • Pedro Luiz Scheeren
  • Martha Zavariz de Miranda
  • Luiz César Vieira Tavares
  • Luiz Carlos Miranda

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab2006.v41.7222

Abstract

The wheat cultivar BRS 229, released for the State of Paraná, has a gluten strength suitable for baking. The cultivar is moderately resistant to wheat blast and spot blotch, and it is also moderately susceptible to leaf rust, powdery mildew, wheat soilborne mosaic and scab. The cultivar belongs to the medium maturity group, presents moderate resistance to lodging and tolerance to aluminum toxicity. In the State of Paraná, in five years of yield testing, BRS 229 presented a grain yield average of 4,633 kg ha-1, in the region 6 (north); 3,233 kg ha-1, in the region 7 (west-central and west); and 4,349 kg ha-1, in the region 8 (south).

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Published

2006-05-01

How to Cite

Brunetta, D., Bassoi, M. C., Dotto, S. R., Scheeren, P. L., Miranda, M. Z. de, Tavares, L. C. V., & Miranda, L. C. (2006). Characteristics and agronomic performance of wheat cultivar BRS 229 in Paraná State, Brazil. Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira, 41(5), 889–892. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab2006.v41.7222

Issue

v.41, n.5, maio 2006

Section

NEW CULTIVARS