Department of MilletsCentre for Plant Breeding and Genetics

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Coimbatore -641 003

BREAD WHEAT CULTUREHW 3094 as COW(W) 1

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HW 3094

WATER REQUIREMENT IS LESS

SHORT DURATION CROP AND MATURES IN ABOUT 90 DAYS

MEETS THE DOMESTIC REQUIREMENT OF WHEAT GRAIN

PER DAY PRODUCTIVITY IS BETTER THAN NORTH INDIA

LOCAL SALES AND PURCHASE BY FLOUR MILLS ENSURES MARKETING THE GRAIN

WHY WHEAT FOR TAMILNADU NOW

WHEAT CO W (W) 1Parentage : HD 2646/HW 2002A/CPAN 3057

Season : October 3rd Week to November 2nd Week

Duration : 85 – 90 days

Grain Yield : 2364 Kg/ha

Special Feature : Bread wheat type High yield Rust resistance Better chappathi and bread making quality

Media reports about the need for wheat in Tamil Nadu

Wheat scenario in India

Area Production Productivity

27.3 million ha 75.64 million tones 2770 kg/ha

Overall performance of wheat culture HW 3094

S.No Name of the trial No.of trials

Grain yield (kg/ha)

HW 3094 HW 3070

1. Research station trials(2000-2003))

3 3306 2966

2. Multilocation trial(2000 –2001)

6 2951 2765

3. All India Coordinated trials AVT (2000 – 2001)

3 4543 4363

4. Adaptive Research Trials (Special ART)

75 (59) 2189 2146

5 On Farm Trials (2003-2004) 49 2311 2122

Total 136 (120)

Overall mean 2364 2243

% increase over HW 3070 5.4%

Media reports about success of ART

District wise performance of HW 3094 and HW3070 in ART during 2003-2004

S.No.

District No. of trials Grain yield (Kg/ha)

HW 3094 HW 3070

1. Kancheepuram 2 2260 1598

2. Villupuram 2 3530 3608

3. Dharmapuri 20(4)* 2209 1953

4. Salem 3 3511 3135

5. Namakkal, 3 1915 3014

6. Erode 3 2582 3024

7. Theni 3 2963 2735

8. Madurai 5(2)* 1477 1438

9. Dindigul 3 1157 987

10. Thiruvannamalai 3 1263 1354

11. Coimbatore 3(1)* 1715 1825

12. Karur 3 1621 1546

13. Thiruvallur 2 2067 1780

14. Ramnad (2)* - -

15. Virudhunagar (3)* - -

Total 60 (12)*

Mean 2099 2032

% increase over 3070 3.3%( )* No of locations not included for calculation of mean. Ramnad (2), Virudhunager (3), Dharmpuri (4) , Coimbatore (1), Madurai (2)

REACTION TO RUST DISEASE OF HW 3094 UNDER FIELD CONDITIONS

SNo.

Variety Rust response score

Stem rust (Black)

Leaf rust (Brown)

Yellow rust

1. HW 3070 40 MS* (5.3) 10 S (2.8) Yellow do not appear in the peninsular zone and plains of Tamil Nadu.

2. HW 3094 40 MS* (9.9) 5 MS (1.0)

3. NIAW 34 (Peninsular, Zone, irrigated, late sown, best check)

10 MS (4.1) 40 MS (6.4)

* maximum score ( ) Average co-efficient of infection (ACS) upto 12 only permitted in peninsular India S= susceptibleMS-Moderately susceptibleSource: DWR, AICWIP, Progress report 2000-01., Vol-V.

QUALITY CHARACTERS OF HW 3094

Higher the value represent better quality in all quality parametersHW 3094 has got better chappathi and bread making quality which is comparable to the best checks.

Sl.No.

Quality parameters HW 3094 HW 3070

HI 977(best bread var)

C 306(best

Chappathi

var)

1. Grain appearance (Max. score –10)

5.3 5.1 5.7 6.3

2. Hectolitre weight 78.0 75.6 78.5 81.6

3. Protein content 11.6 10.62 13.3 10.6

4. Sedimentation value 51.0 43.0 67.0 47.0

5. High molecular weight glutinin subunits category (5+10 good for bread making)

5+10 2+12 5+10 2+12

6 Chappathi score (Max. 10) 8.14 7.54 8.1 8.5

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