NEW VARIETIES SOUTHERN REGION
Variety | SRA 19
(QN86-640 X QN90-252)
| SRA 20
(QN86-5279 X QS91-7008)
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Appearance | Light green stalk, dark olive when exposed. Light wax. No hairs on leaf sheath. Good canopy cover, broad leaves. Trash held loosely to stalk.
| Green stalk, white-green when exposed. Medium to heavy wax band. No hairs on leaf sheath. Erect leaves. Forms canopy later. Trash held tight. |
Soils | Range of soils | Range of soils |
Suggested harvest period | Mid, late | Mid, late |
Yield | High | High |
CCS | Low - Moderate
| Low - Moderate |
Germination | Good | Can be slow but reliable |
Arrowing | Unknown | Unknown |
Diseases | | |
Resistant | Leaf scald, Mosaic, Orange rust, Pachymetra
| Mosaic, Pachymetra, Red rot, Smut |
Intermediate | Red rot, Fiji Leaf Gall, Smut | Fiji Leaf Gall, Leaf Scald |
Susceptible |
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Unknown | Brown rust, Lesion and Root knot nematodes, RSD, canegrubs | Brown rust, Orange rust, RSD, Lesion and Root knot nematodes, cane grubs |
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Variety | Q247
(Q138 X Q155) | Q252
(Q208 X Q96) | Appearance | Yellow green stalks, reddish-purple where exposed, medium wax covering. Trash held loosely to stalk. Few hairs. Open stool habit with many stalks. | Yellow green stalks with a medium-heavy wax covering. Medium-thick stalk.
No hairs present on leaf sheath. | Soils | Trials indicate a range of soil types.
(limited data) | Trials indicate a range of soil types.
(limited data) | Suggested harvest period | Early, Mid, Late | Good all season. (limited trial results data) | Yield | Moderate | Moderate-high | CCS | Moderate-High | Moderate-high | Germination | Slow | Average | Arrowing | Sparse | Moderate | Diseases | | | Resistant | Fiji leaf Gall, Pachymetra, Mosiac, orange rust | Leaf scald, Mosiac, Red rot | Intermediate | Smut | Fiji leaf gall, Pachymetra, Smut | Susceptible | Root Knot Nematodes, RSD | | Unknown | Brown rust, Lesion nematodes | | Comments | Suitable for early harvest | Has simular free trashing habit as Q208. |
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Variety | SRA 2
(QS92-206 XQS87-7430) | SRA 4
(Q138 X QS87-7427) | Appearance | Yellow-green stalks, light wax covering, erect stool and closed habit, moderate to tight trash | Yellow-green stalks, greyed-red when exposed, with medium wax covering.
Few hairs on leaf sheath | Soils | Majority of soils | Majority of soils | Suggested harvest period | Early, mid, late | Early, mid, late | Yield | Moderate-high | Moderate | CCS | High | Moderate | Germination | Average | Fast | Arrowing | Heavy | Sparse | Diseases | | | Resistant | Fiji Leaf Gall, Pachymetra | Fiji leaf gall, Mosiac, Orange rust | Intermediate | Mosiac, Smut | Pachymetra, Smut | Susceptible | Root Knot nematode, RSD | | Unknown | Brown rust, lesion nematode, orange rust | RSD, Brown Rust, Nematodes | Comments | Will lodge readily.
Good productivity in ratoons | Southern trial results indicate good ratooning ability |
Further information regarding these varieties and other varieties can be found on the SRA website in QCANESelect. |
