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2007 Performance Trials for Spring Cereal Crops

Author: Ontario Cereal Crop Committee
Creation Date: 11 December 2006
Last Reviewed: 15 December 2006

The Ontario Cereal Crop Committee is one of the subcommittees of the Ontario Field Crop Research and Services Committee. These are part of the OASCC (Ontario Agricultural Services Coordinating Committee). These committees are coordinated by OMAFRA with membership from government, research personnel, industry and grower organizations.

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This INFOSheet contains the most recent varietal information on cereals that were planted and harvested in 2006.

Table 1a - 2006 Spring Wheat Performance Trial Cumulative Yield Index1 Summary

Area II - West of Frontenac (2,300-2,900 Crop Heat Units) & Area IV

Indexed for each site and then averaged
Index = 100 x (variety yield/site yield)

Cultivar
Class2
5-year3
4-year
3-year
2-year
1-year
Quantum hrs-a 108 108 108 107 115
AC Brio4 hrs 92 90 91 93 90
Isidore hrs-a 102 102 104 105 119
AC Barrie4 hrs 83 81 80 80 75
Superb4 hrs-a 100 97 98 102 108
606 hrs-a 98 96 98 97 95
Winfield4 hrs-a 93 91 93 96 93
Hoffman efs-a 116 114 118 118 122
Norwell hrs-a 108 108 110 110 111
Sable hrs-a   109 111 109 108
Hobson hrs-a   104 104 109 113
Brookfield hrs-a     92 92 83
Nass efs-a     93 92 79
Orleans hrs       90 89
Mean (t/ha)   3.46 3.22 3.03 3.04 3.20
No. of Locations   15 12 9 6 3

1 Indexed for each site and then averaged. Index = 100 x (variety yield ÷ site yield). Values differing by less than 3 within a column may not represent true differences in yield.

2 hrs = hard red spring, efs = eastern feed spring, -a = awned

3 Cultivar yield rankings may vary from year to year. Decisions are therefore best made using data with the greatest number of years.

4 Good samples of these varieties are widely accepted by the milling industry. Some varieties are not accepted by some Wheat Board agents and/or flour mills due to unique quality traits. Consult the OWPMB or the variety sponsor for details.

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Table 1b - 2006 Spring Wheat Performance Trial Cumulative Yield Index1 Summary

Area III - East of Frontenac (2,500-2,900 Crop Heat Units)

Indexed for each site and then averaged
Index = 100 x (variety yield/site yield)

Cultivar
Class2
5-year3
4-year
3-year
2-year
1-year
Quantum hrs-a 104 105 103 105 101
AC Brio4 hrs 105 105 105 104 103
Isidore hrs-a 96 97 98 96 96
AC Barrie4 hrs 94 94 92 90 87
Superb4 hrs-a 97 95 93 95 97
606 hrs-a 94 94 93 96 94
Winfield4 hrs-a 95 94 97 96 98
Hoffman efs-a 120 120 122 123 116
Norwell hrs-a 96 95 94 95 101
Sable hrs-a   98 97 95 97
Hobson hrs-a   103 102 102 100
Brookfield hrs-a     102 106 103
Nass efs-a     101 106 107
Orleans hrs       100 101
Mean (t/ha)   4.24 3.89 3.68 3.81 4.30
No. of Locations   17 13 10 7 4

1 Indexed for each site and then averaged. Index = 100 x (variety yield ÷ site yield). Values differing by less than 3 within a column may not represent true differences in yield.

2 hrs = hard red spring, efs = eastern feed spring, -a = awned

3 Cultivar yield rankings may vary from year to year. Decisions are therefore best made using data with the greatest number of years.

4 Good samples of these varieties are widely accepted by the milling industry. Some varieties are not accepted by some Wheat Board agents and/or flour mills due to unique quality traits. Consult the OWPMB or the variety sponsor for details.

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Table 1c - 2006 Spring Wheat Performance Trial Cumulative Yield Index1 Summary

Area V & VI - Northern Ontario (less than 2,300 Crop Heat Units)

Indexed for each site and then averaged
Index = 100 x (variety yield/site yield)

Cultivar
Class2
5-year3
4-year
3-year
2-year
1-year
Quantum hrs-a 100 102 103 103 102
AC Brio4 hrs 97 96 99 97 101
Isidore hrs-a 99 101 103 98 107
AC Barrie4 hrs 88 86 87 88 85
Superb4 hrs-a 100 97 100 105 107
606 hrs-a 94 94 92 89 85
Winfield4 hrs-a 96 94 97 97 99
Hoffman efs-a 123 123 120 120 112
Norwell hrs-a 104 107 108 111 115
Sable hrs-a     101 98 98
Hobson hrs-a     98 99 102
Brookfield hrs-a     101 100 95
Nass efs-a     92 97 95
Orleans hrs       97 96
Mean (t/ha)   4.19 4.09 3.63 3.29 2.96
No. of Locations   16 13 9 6 4

1 Indexed for each site and then averaged. Index = 100 x (variety yield ÷ site yield). Values differing by less than 3 within a column may not represent true differences in yield.

2 hrs = hard red spring, efs = eastern feed spring, -a = awned

3 Cultivar yield rankings may vary from year to year. Decisions are therefore best made using data with the greatest number of years.

4 Good samples of these varieties are widely accepted by the milling industry. Some varieties are not accepted by some Wheat Board agents and/or flour mills due to unique quality traits. Consult the OWPMB or the variety sponsor for details.

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Table 2 - 2005 Spring Wheat Varietal Characteristics

Based on Data From Across Ontario
Cultivar
Class1
Test Weight (hl)
1,000 Kernel Weight (g)
Lodging (0-9)2
Height (cm)
Heading Days3
Physio-
logical Maturity3
Powdery Mildew
(0-9)2
Leaf Rust
(0-9)2
Septoria
(0-9)2
Quantum hrs-a 75.8 38 1.2 82 52 92 1.9 6.9 3.4
AC Brio4 hrs 74.6 37 2.3 94 53 94 5.9 4.7 4.2
Isidore hrs-a 77.5 36 1.8 87 51 94 2.9 2.2 0.9
AC Barrie4 hrs 74.5 34 2.5 89 53 95 6.1 5.4 3.9
Superb4 hrs-a 75.7 37 2.0 84 52 96 3.6 2.2 3.2
606 hrs-a 78.2 31 0.4 76 54 96 2.8 5.4 1.3
Winfield4 hrs-a 76.3 33 2.1 93 56 96 1.6 1.0 2.5
Hoffman efs-a 75.6 41 3.6 97 56 100 1.1 1.8 1.7
Norwell hrs-a 77.3 35 1.9 87 51 95 1.7 3.0 1.2
Sable hrs-a 76.2 35 1.0 76 52 94 1.7 5.5 2.2
Hobson hrs-a 75.5 39 1.9 82 51 95 4.1 2.0 2.7
Brookfield hrs-a 73.9 31 3.0 99 56 96 2.0 7.5 2.3
Nass efs-a 73.9 32 3.0 98 56 95 2.8 5.0 2.8
Orleans hrs 75.1 36 2.2 94 54 94 5.5 4.2 3.0
Mean   75.7 35 2.1 89 53 95 3.1 4.0 2.5
No. of locations   19 19 5 19 14 5 5 5 2

Table 2 (continued)

Cultivar Class1 BYDV
(0-9)2
5 yr ave
2002-06
4 yr ave
2003-06
2 yr ave
2005-06
1 yr ave
2006
FHBI*
(0-100)6
DON6
FHBI*
(0-100)5
DON6
FHBI*
(0-100)5
DON6
FHBI*
(0-100)6
DON6
Quantum hrs-a 1.5 39

5.1

 46

5.9

 56

6.6

 54

11.6
AC Brio4 hrs 1.4 31

3.7

 37

3.5

 41

3.4

 43

6.1
Isidore hrs-a 4.4 23

4.4

 28

4.8

 37

5.1

 44

9.0
AC Barrie4 hrs 2.1 22

2.6

 27

2.9

 38

2.9

 39

5.3
Superb4 hrs-a 3.8 28

8.9

 33

7.2

 41

7.5

 41

13.2
606 hrs-a 2.1 27

5.9

 33

6.5

 34

6.8

 39

12.6
Winfield4 hrs-a 2.9 26

3.4

 32

4.2

 40

4.4

 47

8.2
Hoffman efs-a 1.3 18

4.7

 22

5.4

 28

6.0

 31

11.1
Norwell hrs-a 1.9 19

3.6

 23

4.1

 30

4.4

 34

8.0
Sable hrs-a 1.3  

 

 31

7.0

 38

6.9

 46

12.1
Hobson hrs-a 4.0  

 

 37

8.3

 42

9.5

 44

16.8
Brookfield hrs-a 1.1  

 

  

 

 48

5.7

 53

9.6
Nass efs-a 2.3  

 

  

 

 25

3.3

 31

5.8
Orleans hrs 1.4  

 

  

 

 44

3.5

 44

6.5
Mean   2.2 26

4.7

 32

5.4

 39

5.4

 42

9.7
No. of locations   2 9

7

 7

5

 3

4

 2

2

1 hrs = hard red spring, efs = eastern feed spring, -a = awned

2 For ratings 0-9, a high score is undesirable.

3 Days from planting. Heading and Physiological Maturity vary from year to year and should only be used to indicate relative differences.

4 Good samples of these varieties are widely accepted by the milling industry. Some varieties are not accepted by some Wheat Board agents and/or flour mills due to unique quality traits. Consult the OWPMB or the variety sponsor for details.

5 % spikelets infected x % heads infected in inoculated, irrigated trials at Ottawa and Nairn

6 Deoxynivalenol (vomitoxin) in parts per million.

* FHBI - Fusarium Head Blight Index

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Table 3a - 2006 Performance Trial Cumulative Yield Index1 Summary - Barley (Area II & IV)

Area II: West of Frontenac (2,300 -2,900 Crop Heat Units)
Area IV: Dundalk Plains (<2500 Crop Heat Units)
Cultivar
5-year2
4-year
3-year
2-year
2006
2 rowed
AC Kings 97 97 95 96 98
AC Parkhill 95 95 97 98 92
Formosa 102 99 98 101 99
Sunderland 98 96 96 95 91
Chief 100 98 100 100 95
Sabrina         101
Newdale   98 99 101 100
Bornholm     101 102 99
Brick       94 95
6 rowed
AC Alma          
AC Klinck 99 98 97 96 104
AC Vision 101 99 96 95 95
Brucefield 101 99 97 98 95
Chapais 96 97 98 97 99
Balance   95 95 97 95
OAC Baxter          
Sumosan         90
Celebrity 103 102 103 105 113
Prosper 105 103 103 107 113
OAC Staffa 102 101 100 98 98
Encore   92 93 95 90
OAC Cobourg   106 102 106 108
OAC Chesley   105 103 100 103
OAC Kawartha   115 113 117 117
Cyane       101 103
OAC Belleville   105 103 98 104
Paidia         91
Perseis         95
ADB016028
     110 110 115
Legacy          
Tradition       95 89
Synabelle          
GB016038
         104
GB026019
         109
Rosalie
          
Oceanik
          
Sedna
          
Nordbec
          
GB026019
         109
Location Mean 4.10 4.29 4.25 4.36 4.85
Locations 20 16 12 8 4

1 Indexed for each site and then averaged. Index = 100 x (variety yield ÷ site yield). Values differing by less than 3 within a column may not represent true differences in yield.

2 Cultivar yield ranking may vary from year to year. Decisions are therefore best made using data with the greatest number of years.

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Table 3b - 2006 Performance Trial Cumulative Yield Index1 Summary - Barley (Area III)

Area III: East of Frontenac (2500-2900 Crop Heat Units)
Cultivar
5-year2
4-year
3-year
2-year
2006
2 rowed
AC Kings 98        
AC Parkhill   100 102 107 117
Formosa          
Sunderland   99 101 105 111
Chief 99 99 99 104 106
Sabrina   103 102 103 106
Newdale   84 81 84 93
Bornholm     100 96 100
Brick          
6 rowed
AC Alma          
AC Klinck 100 100 101 102 95
AC Vision 96 93 95 96 96
Brucefield 102 103 101 99 95
Chapais 99 98 99 94 89
Balance 104 104 103 102 95
OAC Baxter 99 98 99 99 95
Sumosan 100 101 104 108 104
Celebrity 102 101 102 100 97
Prosper 101 99 98 96 89
OAC Staffa 99 99 98 95 93
Encore   115 115 118 112
OAC Cobourg   100 102 101 103
OAC Chesley   102 103 102 99
OAC Kawartha   103 104 104 106
Cyane   108 106 104 101
OAC Belleville   97 92 88 89
Paidia   99 98 98 96
Perseos   96 98 98 99
ADB016028
       101 103
Legacy     97 93 99
Tradition       98 99
Synabelle       103 103
GB016038
         86
GB026019
          
Rosalie
         106
Oceanik
         112
Sedna
         97
Nordbec
          
GB026019
         109
Mean Yield t/ha 4.81 4.67 4.50 4.04 3.87
No. of Locations 10 8 6 4 2

1 Indexed for each site and then averaged. Index = 100 x (variety yield ÷ site yield). Values differing by less than 3 within a column may not represent true differences in yield.

2 Cultivar yield ranking may vary from year to year. Decisions are therefore best made using data with the greatest number of years.

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Table 3c - 2006 Performance Trial Cumulative Yield Index1 Summary - Barley (Area V & VI)

Area V & VI: Northern Ontario (< 2,300 Crop heat units)
Cultivar
5-year2
4-year
3-year
2-year
2006
2 rowed
AC Kings          
AC Parkhill 98 97 94 94 92
Formosa          
Sunderland 93 91 92 90 91
Chief 102 95 99 100 93
Sabrina   94 93 91 91
Newdale   95 96 99 102
Bornholm     93 95 96
Brick          
6 rowed
AC Alma 98 100 94 95 93
AC Klinck 101 100 98 95 92
AC Vision 96 96 96 94 94
Brucefield 105 102 102 103 103
Chapais 104 105 104 105 105
Balance 108 108 107 109 109
OAC Baxter 95 93 94 96 99
Sumosan 103 99 102 103 106
Celebrity 98 102 100 96 96
Prosper          
OAC Staffa 101 101 102 100 95
Encore   110 110 112 113
OAC Cobourg   94 92 95 98
OAC Chesley   104 101 103 104
OAC Kawartha   96 99 100 87
Cyane   114 117 115 120
OAC Belleville   100 100 91 94
Paidia   100 100 101 112
Perseos   103 105 99 103
ADB016028
       106 110
Legacy     110 105 117
Tradition       109 116
Synabelle          
GB016038
         94
GB026019
          
Rosalie
         97
Oceanik
         97
Sedna
         104
Nordbec
         80
GB026019
         95
Mean Yield t/ha 5.00 4.96 4.60 4.21 4.85
No. of Locations 13 10 7 4 2

1 Indexed for each site and then averaged. Index = 100 x (variety yield ÷ site yield). Values differing by less than 3 within a column may not represent true differences in yield.

2 Cultivar yield ranking may vary from year to year. Decisions are therefore best made using data with the greatest number of years.

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Table 4 - 2006 Varietal Characteristics Based on Data from Areas II & IV - Barley

Area II: West of Frontenac (2300 - 2900 Crop Heat Units)
Area IV: The Dundalk Plains (<2500 Crop Heat Units)
Cultivar
Test Wt
kg/hl
Kernel Wt
g/1000
Height
cm
Lodging
0-91
Heading
Days 2
Mildew
0-91
Leaf Rust
0-91
Stem
Break
Yellow
Dwarf
Virus
2 rowed
AC Kings 62.2 49 92 4.6 56 1.0 7.0 5.5 1.3
AC Parkhill 64.0 47 83 5.3 56 1.0 8.0 7.5 1.9
Formosa 66.5 48 82 5.2 55 0.0 0.0 7.5 1.3
Sunderland 62.3 46 81 5.4 57 0.7 4.0 6.5 1.8
Chief 61.3 51 90 5.3 57 0.1 3.0 6.5 0.9
Sabrina 64.5 48 84 4.6 56 2.1 8.0 7.5 1.3
Newdale 58.0 41 79 2.9 58 1.3 1.0 6.0 2.3
Bornholm 64.7 44 82 5.1 58 0.5 7.0 7.5 1.0
Brick 63.6 44 83 4.9 55 0.0 2.0 7.0 0.6
6 rowed
AC Klinck 58.7 47 98 4.4 53 4.1 7.0 6.0 1.6
AC Vision 57.5 41 76 4.4 54 0.0 7.0 7.0 0.6
Brucefield 60.6 41 90 3.6 52 5.9 5.0 6.5 1.0
Chapais 59.1 45 85 3.5 52 4.2 6.0 7.0 2.1
Balance 61.2 42 94 2.9 53 4.9 7.0 7.0 2.3
Sumosan 61.2 38 99 5.0 54 6.1 8.0 7.0 1.4