AAC Succeed durum wheat

Abstract

AAC Succeed durum wheat [Triticum turgidum L. subsp. durum (Desf.) Husn.] is adapted to the durum production area of the Canadian prairies. AAC Succeed carries the Sm1 gene, which confers antibiosis-based resistance to orange wheat blossom midge [Sitodiplosis mosellana (Gehin)]. Averaged over three years, AAC Succeed yielded significantly more grain than Strongfield (7%) and AC Navigator (21%). AAC Succeed had a protein concentration significantly higher than Brigade and AC Navigator, and similar to Strongfield. AAC Succeed had significantly stronger straw as measured by lodging score than Strongfield, and similar to Brigade. AAC Succeed is eligible for grades of Canada Western Amber Durum, has low grain cadmium concentration, and has higher yellow pigment concentration than the check cultivars.