Registration of ‘Clemson 201’ Soft Red Winter Wheat

'Clemson 201' soft red winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) (Reg. no. CV-818, P1 585044) was developed by the South Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station and released in 1994. It is an increase of an Fg headrow selected from the cross Triticum sphaerococcum/8*'Chancellor', Cl 15887//Coker 78-27. The cross was made in 1979 and segregating populations were advanced by the pedigree method. Cl 15887 possesses resistance to powdery mildew [caused by Erysiphe graminis DC. f. sp. tritici Em. Marchal; syn. Blumeria graminis (DC.) E.G. Speer] from Triticum sphaerococcum. Coker 78-27 is an unreleased breeding line with resistance to leaf rust (caused by Puccinia graminis Pers.:Pers.). Clemson 201 was evaluated prior to release as SC850559. It was an entry in the Uniform Southern Soft Red Winter Wheat Nursery from 1990 through 1992. Clemson 201 is moderately winter hardy and the same maturity as 'Coker 916'. Plant height is about 0.8 cm taller than Coker 916. At maturity, stems are moderately stiff and white. Spikes are apically awnletted, middense, fusiform, and inclined. Tip awns are white and range from 9 to 20 mm in length averaging approximately 12 mm. Glumes are glabrous, midwide, and midlong to long, with smooth veins. Shoulders are narrow and wanting. Beaks are wide and obtuse. Kernels are red, midlong, and ovate; brush is midsized, midlong, and collared; crease is midwide and middeep; cheeks are rounded. In South Carolina, Clemson 201 is moderately resistant to leaf rust and powdery mildew. It is listed by the USDA Cereal Rust Laboratory as having Lr9 and other, unidentified resistance genes. It is susceptible to Biotypes E, L, B, and GP of Hessian fly [Mayetiola destructor (Say)] as determined by the USDA-ARS at Purdue University. Clemson 201 is resistant to the local Hessian fly race complex at the Edisto Res. & Educ. Ctr., Blackville, SC. Clemson 201 demonstrated a 8% yield advantage over Coker 916 in South Carolina from 1990 through 1993. It was 8% greater in yield than 'Florida 302' in the Uniform Southern Soft Red Winter Wheat nursery at selected locations. Test weight was 13 to 39 kg m" higher than Florida 302 in the testing period. Soft milling and baking qualities are similar to 'Saluda', with slightly lower (2 to 5%) combined quality scores in regional quality tests. Clemson 201 is adapted to North and South Carolina, Georgia, and northern Mississippi, as determined by testing in the Uniform Southern Soft Red Winter Wheat Nursery. Breeder seed will be maintained by the Agronomy Department of Clemson University. Foundation seed will be produced and distributed by the South Carolina Foundation Seed Association, Clemson, SC 29634. Variety protection under the U.S. Plant Variety Protection Act is not contemplated for Clemson 201.