AC Vista hard white spring wheat

Abstract

AC Vista is a hard white spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) with resistance to preharvest sprouting. It combines high grain yield and resistance to prevalent races of leaf rust, stem rust, common bunt, and loose smut except race T9 in a semidwarf photoperiod insensitive background. AC Vista has harder kernels and stronger gluten than AC Karma. It is eligible for grades of the Canada Prairie Spring (White) wheat class. Key words: Triticum aestivum L., cultivar description, white spring wheat, preharvest sprouting resistance, common bunt resistance, high grain yield