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the Symposium on Wheats for More Tropical Environments - cimmyt

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44Commercial varietiesThe most comm<strong>on</strong>ly grown varieties in<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> area are QUimori, covering 60% of<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> area, followed by Saguayo (25%)and Jaral66 (15%). However, Quimoriand Jaral 66 are susceptible tohelminthosporium and will need to bereplaced in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> near future.Wheat Improvement WorkThe Centro de Investigaci<strong>on</strong> Agricola<strong>Tropical</strong> (CIAT) is encouraging wheatproducti<strong>on</strong> in nor<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rn Santa Cruz: <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>central experiment stati<strong>on</strong> is located inSaavedra. CIAT's wheat programobjectives <strong>for</strong> varietal improvement are:• Good agr<strong>on</strong>omic type• High yield potential• Resistance to heat and drought• Earliness• Resistance to diseases. e.g.,helminthosporium• Good leaf hygiene• Good quality characteristics, such ashigh hectoliter weightYield trials are c<strong>on</strong>ducted 3#ipreliminary trials. advanced trials andregi<strong>on</strong>al trials.Agr<strong>on</strong>omy research is carried out in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>areas of:For plant protecti<strong>on</strong>, fungicides arebeing tested as possible c<strong>on</strong>trolmeasures <strong>for</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> prevalent diseases.Seed multiplicati<strong>on</strong> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> best varietiesis being given priority.The best advanced lines <strong>for</strong> adaptati<strong>on</strong>.agr<strong>on</strong>omiC type and disease resistanceare listed in Table 2. These lines arenow in advanced and regi<strong>on</strong>al trials tofur<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r test <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir stability ofper<strong>for</strong>mance in Sa{lta Cruz. Hopefully.<strong>on</strong>e or more of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se lines will beoutstanding and can become areplacement <strong>for</strong> presently grownvarieties.Table 1. Mean rainfall, relative humidityand temperature <strong>for</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> wheat-growingseas<strong>on</strong>, nor<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rn Santa Cruz, Bolivia(20-year average)RelativeRainfall humidity Temperature (OC)M<strong>on</strong>th (mm) (010) Min. Max. Avg.May 66June 63July 46August 29SEptember 567371645453171615161926242327302220202725• Fertilizer use• Seeding dates• Transfer of technology to farmersTable 2. Best wheat lines <strong>for</strong> adaptati<strong>on</strong>, agr<strong>on</strong>omic type and disease resistance,Santa Cruz, Bolivia, 1984Cross and pedigreeKVZ-TRM x PTM-AnahuacCM43903-H-2Y-1 M-4Y -OMKVZ-K4500-l-A-4SWM 176·3M-1Y-4Y·1 Y -1 M-oY-2PTZ-oYKVZ-K4500-l-A-4SWM 176-3M-1 Y -4Y·1 Y -1 M-OY-lPTZ-OYPato-Tobari 66Sapsucker"S"-Pato(R) x BluejayType of trial entry~AV-IAV-IAV·IAV-IAV-I

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