SPRING TRITICALE Variety Overall Station Years of Testing Over- all Yield Yield Category (% AC Ultima) Agronomic Characteristics: Disease Tolerance: Low < 70 (bu/ac) Medium 70 - 100 (bu/ac) High 100-130 (bu/ac) V. High > 130 (bu/ac) Maturity Rating Test Weight (lb/bu) TSW4 (g) Height (cm) Resistance to: Ergot Stripe Rust Bunt FHB Lodging Shat- tering Sprout- ing Varieties tested in the 2017 trials (Yield, significant differences and agronomic data only directly comparable to Brevis) Brevis (bu/ac) 102 61 90 124 158 Brevis 100 100 100 100 100 M 60 46 92 G G F MR MR R I AAC Delight ▲ 21 95- XX XX 98 94 M 57 55 96 G G XX MR R R I Previously tested varieties: 2011 - 2013 (Yield and agronomic data only directly comparable to Brevis) Sunray 35 90- 93- 91- XX 91- M 57 45 94 VG G F MR MR R MS Taza 35 88- 91- 89- XX 90- M 58 47 100 G G F I MR R S Previously tested varieties: 2001 - 2013 (Yield and agronomic data only directly comparable to AC Ultima) AC Ultima (bu/ac) 82 54 85 117 146 AC Ultima 100 100 100 100 100 E 57 45 96 G G F MS MR R I Bumper † 41 104 114+ 100 99 96 E 59 45 90 VG G F XX MR R MS Bunker 49 90- 88- 92- 92- XX VL 57 48 107 F G F XX MR R I Pronghorn 120 101 100 101 103 102 M 55 43 98 G G F I MR R MR Taza 48 98 98 100 93- XX M 57 47 99 G G F I MR R S Tyndal 55 101 104 99 98 96 L 57 44 97 G G P XX MR R MS REMARKS: Triticale is late maturing compared to CWRS wheat (approximately five days later). AC Ultima yields about 30% more than AC Barrie (CWRS wheat) in areas of adaptation. Bunker, Taza, and Tyndal have heads with reduced-awns which may be beneficial when harvested as forage or silage. New registration: AAC Delight (T225). XX = Insufficient data to describe † = Flagged for possible removal in 2019. ▲ = Applied for PBR protection. = Protected by the 1978 Act of the UPOV Convention. cereals – performance trials and grower directory TRITICALE - SPRING S F R C AAC DELIGHT Pending BI: AAFC (Lethbridge), Dist: N/A Fabian, Patrick V. / Tilley / AB / (403) 377-2000 F BUNKER BI: FCDC (Lacombe), Dist: FP Genetics Solick Seeds Ltd. / Halkirk / AB / (403) 884-2358 C PRONGHORN BI: FCDC (Lacombe), Dist: N/A Mans, John / Nobleford / AB / (403) 824-3585 C TAZA BI: FCDC (Lacombe), Dist: Solick Seeds Solick Seeds Ltd. / Halkirk / AB / (403) 884-2358 R C TYNDAL BI: FCDC (Lacombe), Dist: SeCan Members Card, Gordon B. & Rhett / Magrath / AB / (403) 758-3444 C SPRING - CWAD S F R C AAC CABRI BI: AAFC (Swift Current), Dist: SeCan Members Willms Seeds Ltd. / Grassy Lake / AB / (403) 655-2434 R AAC CONGRESS Pending BI: AAFC (Swift Current), Dist: Canterra Seeds Haney Farms Ltd. / Picture Butte / AB / (403) 738-4517 R Huvenaars, Carl / Hays / AB / (403) 725-2213 F R Kiffiak, Nathan J. & Anderson, Tim / Foremost / AB / (403) 867-2338 F Mercer, Lloyd A., Connie, Ryan & Bolstad, Leslie / Lethbridge / AB / (403) 327-9736 R Sleepy Hollow Seeds Ltd. / Milk River / AB / (403) 647-2228 R AAC RAYMORE BI: AAFC (Swift Current), Dist: SeCan Members Huvenaars, Carl / Hays / AB / (403) 725-2213 C 62 www.seed.ab.ca | Advancing Seed in Alberta