Description

AAC Brandon is an awned, semi-dwarf CWRS variety that when compared to AC® Carberry has +5% grain yield, 0.5 days earlier maturity, 1 cm shorter and similar lodging tolerance, and excellent disease resistance package. AAC Brandon is well adapted across western Canada but will be especially attractive to wheat producers in the high yielding areas of the Prairies who desire a short, strong strawed variety with good FHB resistance.

Strengths

• Grain yield 105% of AC Carberry, over all sites in 2009 to 2011 Coop Registration trials
• 1 cm shorter than AC Carberry
• Lodging resistance similar to AC Carberry (slightly weaker)
• Moderately resistant to FHB
• Resistant to leaf rust and stem rust
• Moderately resistant to stripe rust
• Large seed size, similar to Superb
• 0.5 day earlier maturing compared to AC Carberry

Neutral Traits

• Falling number similar to checks
• Grain protein -0.3% of AC Carberry

Weaknesses

• Susceptible to common bunt
• Poor rating to sprouting tolerance