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Cape Wheat cultivars

SST 056 (New in 2011)

• New Sensako cultivar, commercially available from 2011.
• Early maturing, widely adapted cultivar with high yield potential.
• A medium-short growth period with good kernel attachment.
• Heading date under normal conditions should be 6 days later than SST 015.
• Well adapted for drier areas where effective planters are used in conservation tillage systems and short growth period cultivars perform better.
• Moderately susceptible to stem rust, moderately resistant to stripe and leaf rust.
• Good grain quality and fits in well with Sensako cultivars currently available

SST 047

• Widely adapted cultivar that performs well at all yield potentials.
• High yield potential when effective planters are used in conservation tillage systems.
• A medium to medium-long growth period cultivar with good kernel attachment.
• Resistant to stem, leaf and stripe rust.
• Resistant to powdery mildew.
• Excellent grain quality, high protein content..

SST 027

• Widely adapted cultivar that performs well at all yield potentials.
• High yield potential when effective planters are used in conservation tillage systems.
• A medium-long growth period cultivar with good kernel attachment.
• Resistant to stripe rust and moderately susceptible to stem and leaf rust.
• Excellent grain quality.

SST 015

• Early maturing, widely adapted cultivar with high yield potential.
• A medium-short growth period cultivar with good kernel attachment.
• Well adapted for drier areas and where effective planters are used in conservation tillage systems and short growth period cultivars perform better.
• Resistant to stripe rust, moderately susceptible to leaf rust and susceptible to stem rust.
• Good grain quality.

SST 88

• Late maturing cultivar with drought tolerance.
• High yield potential cultivar well adapted for areas with intermittent rainfall.
• Excellent tillering ability and well adapted for conservation tillage systems were effective planters are used.
• Moderately resistant to stripe rust, but extremely susceptible to stem and leaf rust.
• Good grain quality.