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New Udon wheat variety released in
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Western Australia
October 4, 2006
New Udon wheat variety Binnu released by
Agriculture Minister Kim Chance recently will help Western
Australian growers maintain and possibly increase their share of
the Japanese market in the face of increasing competition from
Canada and the US.
Binnu, developed by the
Department of Agriculture
and Food,Western Australia (DAFWA) with
GRDC investment, brings
production advantages and better resistance to stripe rust than
existing noodle wheats Calingiri and Arrino.
GRDC Western Panel wheat and barley breeding
program member Ben Curtis said Binnu was superior to Calingiri
in leaf rust resistance and also resistant to most strains of
stem rust, requiring less fungicide than existing
rust-susceptible noodle varieties.
"Binnu's greater defence against crop
failure, due to rusts and improved noodle quality, will
contribute to the long term viability of Udon noodle wheat
production in Western Australia," he said. |
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