Open AccessCDC Raptor winter wheat
Author(s) -
D. B. Fowler
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
canadian journal of plant science/canadian journal of plant science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.338
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1918-1833
pISSN - 0008-4220
DOI - 10.4141/p01-110
Subject(s) - winter wheat , cultivar , biology , hardiness (plants) , agronomy , stem rust , rust (programming language) , computer science , programming language
CDC Raptor is a high-yielding, lodging-resistant, semidwarf winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) with good winter hardiness. It has stem and leaf rust resistance that is similar to CDC Falcon and superior to all other winter wheat cultivars registered for production in western Canada. CDC Raptor is eligible for grades of the Canada Western Red Winter Wheat class. Key words: Triticum aestivum L., cultivar description, wheat (winter).