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Registration of ‘Belzer’ Durum Wheat
Author(s) -
Elias E. M.,
Stack R. W.,
Miller J. D.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
crop science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.76
H-Index - 147
eISSN - 1435-0653
pISSN - 0011-183X
DOI - 10.2135/cropsci1999.0011183x003900030062x
Subject(s) - library science , miller , crop , citation , biology , computer science , agronomy , ecology
'Belzer' (Reg. no. 868, PI 603286) , spring durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. var. durum Desf.) was developed by the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station in cooperation with USDA-ARS and officially released on 14 July 1997. Belzer was tested as D87240 and was selected from the cross D7798/DT367 made in 1983 by R.G. Cantrell. The parent D7798 was derived from the cross D71110/Edmore(5). The pedigree of D71110 is D6580/Ward(7). D6580 was derived from the cross Lakota/DwF4-Ldn//Leeds(3). DT367 (4) was developed at the Agricultural Canada Research Station at Swift Current, SK and was released as a high-yielding durum wheat germplasm in 1991. Belzer was developed using the pedigree method and was bulked in the F5 generation as an F4-derived line in 1987. Belzer was named in honor of the late Terry Belzer, durum wheat producer of Cando, ND, in recognition of his efforts to secure funds for research on Fusarium head blight [caused by Fusarium graminearum Schwabe; teleomorph Gibberella zeae (Schweinitz.) Petch]. Belzer was tested for agronomic and quality traits at 68 location-years from 1991 to 1996. Belzer was released because of its high yield, large kernels, very strong gluten, and moderate level of resistance to Fusarium head blight relative to Renville (1).