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University of Minnesota introduces new wheat variety
Named for Red River Valley town
Sabin, a new variety of medium-maturity hard red spring wheat, is the latest wheat variety released by the University of Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station.
Sabin underwent extensive testing as MN03358-4 throughout wheat growing areas before being released. “In testing, Sabin has consistently been above average in yield with good test weight and protein. It performed well in testing locations in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Canada,” said Jim Anderson, University of Minnesota wheat breeder. The Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics professor also pointed out these Sabin traits of importance to wheat growers.
• Sabin has the Sumai 3 source for scab resistance and a rating of 4 (on 1-9 scale), similar to Faller, Freyr and Tom. It is resistant to stem rust, with moderate resistance to leaf rust and moderate resistance to other leaf diseases;
• The pedigree of Sabin is (MN98389/MN97518).
• The heading date of Sabin is similar to Freyr.
• Sabin is average in height with medium straw strength.
The new wheat draws its name from the town Sabin in the Red River Valley. As Jochum Wiersma, Extension agronomist at the Northwest Research and Outreach Center in Crookston, said, “the new wheat variety first showed its tolerance to scab on land near Sabin farmed by Tom Anderson.” Anderson died in 2007, and in addition to Sabin the University of Minnesota wheat named Tom also honors his commitment to wheat and agriculture as a whole. Anderson played a key role in obtaining state and federal funding for fusarium head blight (scab) research through his leadership activities in the Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers.
The introduction of Sabin closely follows the release of two other hard red spring wheat varieties — RB07 in 2007 and Tom in 2008. All three releases were funded in part by Minnesota producers through their wheat checkoff organization. Both releases are distributed through Minnesota Crop Improvement Association members.
“The University of Minnesota is committed to helping wheat growers succeed by developing varieties that generate economic activity and provide new options for growers. Sabin, Tom and RB07 are the latest example of our drive to develop wheat varieties that perform in growers' fields,” said Beverly R. Durgan, director of the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station and dean of University of Minnesota Extension. Researchers at the University of Minnesota have been evaluating and developing wheat varieties since 1889.
This article was submitted by the University of Minnesota's Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station.
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