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2020 Organic Spring Wheat Crosses Variety Trial, Heather Darby, Henry Blair
2020 Organic Spring Wheat Crosses Variety Trial, Heather Darby, Henry Blair
Northwest Crops & Soils Program
The goal of this project is to develop new spring wheat varieties that are suited for organic management in Northeast soils and climatic conditions. Most commercially available varieties are developed in regions with climates, soils, and management techniques that are very different from northern New England. These modern varieties are also genetically homogenous and inbred for uniformity, sometimes resulting in rapid breakdown of genetic resistance to local diseases. Eight crosses were developed by Dr. Stephen Jones of Washington State University, including crosses of two varieties bred by famed Vermont botanist and wheat breeder Cyrus Pringle. Of these varieties, a number …