OCCC Spring Wheat General Information

Cereal Performance Trials are conducted annually by the Ontario Cereal Crops Committee (OCCC). For more information about the OCCC, go to “About Us”.

Spring wheat trials are conducted annually at 8 locations across Ontario. A map showing the testing areas and trial locations for spring wheat can be found at “Performance: Spring Wheat”. Each trial consists of four replications and is managed according to the recommendations of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Detailed information about the practices used and explanations of terms can be found in OCCC Trial Methods & Testing Procedures March 2017 . Trials are inspected by representatives of the OCCC after heading to ensure that they meet OCCC standards.

“Intensive” trials for spring wheat refers to trials that receive two applications of a foliar fungicide for the control of leaf diseases and/or Fusarium Head Blight. Fungicide treatments for spring wheat include a T1 (GS 30-31) and T3 (GS 60-65) application. The OCCC thanks the Grain Farmers of Ontario, BASF, Bayer and Syngenta for their financial support towards the intensive trials.

The Yield Index reflects the performance of the variety relative to the average of the trials. Yield Indices are “Heritability Adjusted Relative Values” (HARV), which favour results from trial locations with high repeatability from rep to rep. For more information, see: Yan, W. Use of HARV in Variety Trial Summaries. Index values differing by less than 3 within a column may not represent true differences in yield. Variety yield rankings may vary from year to year. Decisions are therefore best made using data with the greatest number of years.

Heading and Physiological Maturity Days vary from year to year and should only be used to indicate relative differences.

Not all traits are expressed in any given year or area. For traits not reported in a table, see other area trait tables for that crop or previous years’ performance trial reports. Head to Head comparisons give multi-year data for all trait characteristics.

Plant Breeders’ Rights Status;indicates varieties protected under PBR 91 or PBR78. Visit pbrfacts.ca to learn more.

Abbreviations:
 •   Days = Days from planting.
 •   Fusarium Ratings: “Combined Fusarium Ratings” for spring wheat are based on BOTH Fusarium head blight ratings and deoxynivalenol (DON) levels from inoculated provincial trials. “DON Ratings” are based only on DON levels from inoculated provincial trials Ratings: MR=moderately resistant (best); MS=moderately susceptible; S=susceptible; HS=highly susceptible (worst)
 •   Other Ratings: For ratings 0 - 9, a high score is undesirable. Disease ratings are taken from naturally occurring infection.
 •   Spring Wheat Classes: hrs = hard red spring; efs = eastern feed spring; eow = (Canada Eastern Other Wheat) = does not meet quality standards for hrs; a = awned

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Ontario Cereal Crop Committee Performance Trials 2022
Table 1. Spring Wheat Cumulative Yield Index¹ Summary

		Area 2					Area 3					Area 5
Cultivar	Class	5 yr	4 yr	3 yr	2 yr	2022	5 yr	4 yr	3 yr	2 yr	2022	5 yr	4 yr	3 yr	2 yr	2022
Furano	HRS						96	95	93	92	97	100	100	99	95	97
MAJOR	HRS						100	100	99	100	100	102	103	101	94	90
Fuzion	HRS						96	97	98	97	98	100	99	99	100	101
Wilkin	HRS	108	108	106	105	116	102	101	100	101	104	93	92	93	98	100
AAC Scotia	HRS-a	97	97	97	100	95	102	102	103	104	103	111	111	112	109	108
TOPAZE	HRS-a									86	75
Raven	HRS-a	113	113	113	115	116	106	107	104	104	104	106	107	106	104	109
Ventry	HRS-a	105	104	104	104	107	102	101	101	100	106
AAC Synox	HRS-a						102	102	104	105	108	92	91	94	98	105
Maida	HRS-a								99	98	95			109	102	97
Agora	HRS			95	95	98			100	99	98			97	100	109
AAC Harlaka	HRS-a			98	101	101			101	101	104			91	97	100
Starlite	HRS				95	94				101	103				96	88
Arvida	HRS				99	97				106	105				106	102
Dagon	EFS-a						106	106	105	106	110	103	105	107	99	96
Evora	EFS-a				86	75				102	92
Means (t/ha)		4.56	4.61	4.47	4.82	5.45	3.76	4.00	3.86	3.93	4.12	4.09	4.27	4.23	4.31	5.02
Means (bu/ac)		67.8	68.5	66.4	71.6	81.1	55.9	59.5	57.4	58.5	61.2	60.8	63.6	62.9	64.1	74.6
Locations		13	12	9	6	3	13	10	7	6	3	11	8	5	3	1

¹ Values differing by less than 3 within a column may not represent true differences in yield.
² Cultivar yield ranking may vary from year to year. Decisions are therefore best made using data with the greatest number of years
    PBR Status; indicates varieties protected under PBR 91 or PBR78. Visit pbrfacts.ca to learn more.

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Table 1a - Spring Wheat Cumulative Yield Index¹ Area 2 Intensive

Class	Variety	4-Year Index Fungicides		3-Year Index Fungicides		2-Year Index Fungicides		2022 Index Fungicides
		No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
hrs	Wilkin	106²	109	105	108	104	106	116	117
	AAC Scotia (awned)	93	96	94	96	97	101	94	97
	Raven (awned)	113	114	111	112	113	114	116	117
	Ventry (awned)	99	102	99	101	100	100	104	101
	Agora			94	98	94	98	98	95
	AAC Harlaka (awned)			96	96	99	97	102	98
	Starlite					94	96	92	92
	Arvida					100	106	100	106
efs	Evora (awned)					84	95	72	84
Means (t/ha)		4.39	4.62	4.26	4.41	4.56	4.72	4.79	4.85
Means (bu/ac)		65.3	68.7	63.3	65.6	67.8	70.2	71.3	72.1
Location-Years		8		6		4		2

¹ Values differing by less than 3 within a column may not represent true differences in yield.

² Cultivar yield rankings may vary from year to year. Decisions are therefore best made using data with the greatest number of years.
PBR Status; indicates varieties protected under PBR 91 or PBR78. Visit pbrfacts.ca to learn more.

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Table 1b - Spring Wheat Varietal Characteristics¹ Area 2

Cultivar	Class	Fusarium Data			Test Weight (kg/hL)	Protein (%)	1000 Kernel Weight (g)	Lodging (0-9)3	Height (cm)	Heading (days)	Maturity (days)	Mildew (0-9)3	Leaf Rust (0-9)3	Leaf Septoria (0-9)3	Stripe Rust (0-9)3	Straw Yield Index
		Combined Fusarium Rating2	DON Rating2	Years
Wilkin	HRS	HS	S	6	79.2	12.9	34.8	0.0	92	55	97	0.7	0.7	2.7	0.3	96
AAC Scotia	HRS-a	MS	MS	6	76.0	12.7	38.7	0.7	121	59	99	1.8	1.2	2.7	2.0	96
Raven	HRS-a	S	S	6	80.6	12.4	37.9	3.0	109	57	99	0.5	0.8	1.3	0.0	116
Ventry	HRS-a	MS	MR	6	80.2	13.7	42.0	0.0	108	54	99	0.7	1.3	1.7	0.0	94
Agora	HRS	MS	S	3	81.6	13.7	37.4	0.0	109	56	100	3.7	1.0	3.3	0.0	89
AAC Harlaka	HRS-a	MS	MS	3	80.7	14.6	36.4	0.0	105	55	98	2.0	0.8	3.0	0.0	96
Starlite	HRS	HS	HS	2	79.0	13.7	35.2	0.0	109	56	98	2.2	3.2	3.7	0.0	91
Arvida	HRS	MR	MR	1	79.1	13.3	35.7	0.0	119	55	96	1.3	5.3	2.7	1.0	89
Evora	EFS-a	MR	MR	2	72.6	13.4	32.0	0.0	108	64	104	0.7	2.8	3.0	0.0	133
Means					78.8	13.3	36.7	0.4	109	57	99	1.5	1.9	2.7	0.4	3.74 t/ha
Locations					3	2	3	1	2	3	1	2	2	1	1	1

¹See Head to Head comparisons on GoCereals.ca website for multi-year data for trait characteristics.
² MR=moderately resistant (best); MS=moderately susceptible; S=susceptible; HS=highly susceptible (worst)
³ For ratings 0-9, a high score is undesirable.
    PBR Status; indicates varieties protected under PBR 91 or PBR78. Visit pbrfacts.ca to learn more.

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Table 1c - Spring Wheat Cumulative Yield Index¹ Area 3 Intensive

Class	Variety	5-Year Index Fungicides		4-Year Index Fungicides		3-Year Index Fungicides		2-Year Index Fungicides		2022 Index Fungicides
		No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
hrs	Furano	102²	107	102	107	102	109	103	113	108	117
	MAJOR	96	101	98	102	95	100	97	102	98	101
	Fuzion	93	97	94	98	95	99	93	98	89	94
	Wilkin	98	103	95	102	95	103	95	104	98	109
	AAC Scotia (awned)	98	105	98	105	97	106	98	109	98	110
	TOPAZE (awned)							81	98	68	96
	Raven (awned)	103	106	102	104	100	103	98	102	93	103
	Ventry (awned)	96	99	95	97	98	99	95	97	98	100
	AAC Synox (awned)	100	104	100	104	101	105	100	106	105	109
	Maida (awned)					98	111	95	116	87	118
	Agora					96	101	91	99	85	95
	AAC Harlaka (awned)					100	102	101	105	107	109
	Starlite							92	98	90	96
	Arvida							103	109	108	119
efs	Dagon (awned)	101	108	102	109	101	109	103	114	106	121
	Evora (awned)							89	97	80	85
Means (t/ha)		4.90	5.22	4.91	5.24	4.57	4.94	5.12	5.63	4.70	5.23
Means (bu/ac)		72.8	77.6	73.0	77.9	67.9	73.4	76.2	83.7	69.9	77.7
Location-Years		5		4		3		2		1

¹ Values differing by less than 3 within a column may not represent true differences in yield.

² Cultivar yield rankings may vary from year to year. Decisions are therefore best made using data with the greatest number of years.
PBR Status; indicates varieties protected under PBR 91 or PBR78. Visit pbrfacts.ca to learn more.

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Table 1d - Spring Wheat Varietal Characteristics¹ Area 3

Cultivar	Class	Fusarium Data			Test Weight (kg/hL)	Protein (%)	1000 Kernel Weight (g)	Lodging (0-9)3	Height (cm)	Heading (days)	Maturity (days)	Mildew (0-9)3	Leaf Rust (0-9)3	Leaf Septoria (0-9)3	Straw Yield Index
		Combined Fusarium Rating2	DON Rating2	Years
Furano	HRS	MS	MS	6	78.4	14.1	34.7	1.8	112	59	93	4.5	1.8	3.7	91
MAJOR	HRS	MR	MS	6	77.9	14.5	36.1	0.3	112	61	91	2.2	0.8	3.2	100
Fuzion	HRS	MS	MS	6	76.3	14.0	33.5	4.5	118	56	88	2.7	2.2	4.8	106
Wilkin	HRS	HS	S	6	74.4	13.5	31.3	1.8	90	53	89	2.5	2.5	4.8	91
AAC Scotia	HRS-a	MS	MS	6	75.6	13.4	36.9	5.7	115	57	89	2.8	2.0	4.8	101
TOPAZE	HRS-a	S	S	6	75.4	13.7	29.6	1.8	112	60	94	3.8	3.8	4.2	103
Raven	HRS-a	S	S	6	76.9	13.4	34.7	5.2	105	56	92	2.5	2.3	4.3	118
Ventry	HRS-a	MS	MR	6	77.5	14.4	36.6	1.8	108	52	88	2.3	1.5	4.8	94
AAC Synox	HRS-a	MR	MR	5	79.9	14.2	33.7	4.0	107	54	88	2.2	1.3	4.3	89
Maida	HRS-a	S	S	3	77.4	13.5	33.6	2.5	115	59	94	3.0	2.7	4.5	115
Agora	HRS	MS	S	3	77.9	14.4	33.4	3.2	110	54	91	2.0	2.8	4.5	102
AAC Harlaka	HRS-a	MS	MS	3	78.5	14.8	35.8	2.7	109	53	87	2.7	1.3	4.7	92
Starlite	HRS	HS	HS	2	78.5	14.3	36.9	1.5	111	55	87	3.3	3.5	4.2	113
Arvida	HRS	MR	MR	1	78.2	13.6	35.4	2.3	118	53	88	2.8	2.8	4.5	88
Dagon	EFS-a	MS	S	6	76.9	13.3	30.4	1.8	100	57	91	3.0	1.3	4.3	91
Evora	EFS-a	MR	MR	2	76.3	14.4	33.4	7.0	116	62	93	3.0	1.8	5.3	104
Means					77.2	14.0	34.1	3.0	110	56	90	2.8	2.2	4.4	5.12 t/ha
Locations					3	3	3	2	3	3	1	2	2	2	1

¹See Head to Head comparisons on GoCereals.ca website for multi-year data for trait characteristics.
² MR=moderately resistant (best); MS=moderately susceptible; S=susceptible; HS=highly susceptible (worst)
³ For ratings 0-9, a high score is undesirable.
    PBR Status; indicates varieties protected under PBR 91 or PBR78. Visit pbrfacts.ca to learn more.

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Table 1e - Spring Wheat Cumulative Yield Index¹ Area 5 Intensive

Class	Variety	5-Year Index Fungicides		4-Year Index Fungicides		3-Year Index Fungicides		2-Year Index Fungicides		2022 Index Fungicides
		No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
hrs	Furano	95²	103	94	103	90	103	86	100	92	100
	MAJOR	100	103	99	103	95	103	87	99	86	98
	Fuzion	96	103	94	102	91	102	91	106	96	109
	Wilkin	89	94	89	96	88	97	94	106	95	109
	AAC Scotia (awned)	112	121	111	121	110	126	105	124	102	115
	Raven (awned)	103	105	103	104	100	104	97	103	103	106
	AAC Synox (awned)	92	91	92	91	94	95	97	99	100	101
	Maida (awned)					110	114	98	109	92	107
	Agora					94	99	97	104	103	111
	AAC Harlaka (awned)					88	93	91	100	95	102
	Starlite							93	100	84	96
	Arvida							103	115	96	112
efs	Dagon (awned)	101	104	102	105	100	106	93	102	91	99
Means (t/ha)		4.01	4.20	4.35	4.56	4.42	4.82	4.70	5.32	5.02	5.68
Means (bu/ac)		59.6	62.4	64.6	67.8	65.8	71.6	69.9	79.0	74.6	84.5
Location-Years		5		4		3		2		1

¹ Values differing by less than 3 within a column may not represent true differences in yield.

² Cultivar yield rankings may vary from year to year. Decisions are therefore best made using data with the greatest number of years.
PBR Status; indicates varieties protected under PBR 91 or PBR78. Visit pbrfacts.ca to learn more.

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Table 1f - Spring Wheat Varietal Characteristics¹ Area 5

Cultivar	Class	Fusarium Data			Test Weight (kg/hL)	Protein (%)	1000 Kernel Weight (g)	Height (cm)	Heading (days)	Maturity (days)	Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (0-9)3	Straw Yield Index
		Combined Fusarium Rating2	DON Rating2	Years
Furano	HRS	MS	MS	6	67.2	13.4	32.6	106	59	93	1.7	77
MAJOR	HRS	MR	MS	6	66.4	13.6	31.5	108	63	95	3.3	96
Fuzion	HRS	MS	MS	6	74.0	13.3	35.7	115	56	88	1.0	98
Wilkin	HRS	HS	S	6	73.6	12.9	28.6	92	53	90	1.7	91
AAC Scotia	HRS-a	MS	MS	6	75.9	12.4	38.7	116	58	92	1.7	95
Raven	HRS-a	S	S	6	75.9	12.5	37.4	100	57	94	1.0	101
AAC Synox	HRS-a	MR	MR	5	79.2	13.8	33.6	104	56	91	1.0	113
Maida	HRS-a	S	S	3	74.3	13.4	35.1	108	60	96	3.0	121
Agora	HRS	MS	S	3	77.9	13.6	33.2	107	53	94	1.0	104
AAC Harlaka	HRS-a	MS	MS	3	78.5	14.3	34.6	107	54	85	1.0	106
Starlite	HRS	HS	HS	2	75.6	14.9	34.3	105	55	85	1.7	113
Arvida	HRS	MR	MR	1	77.4	13.4	33.6	108	54	84	1.0	99
Dagon	EFS-a	MS	S	6	75.1	12.7	32.2	94	60	94	2.3	85
Means					74.7	13.4	33.9	105	57	91	1.6	4.94 t/ha
Locations					1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

¹See Head to Head comparisons on GoCereals.ca website for multi-year data for trait characteristics.
² MR=moderately resistant (best); MS=moderately susceptible; S=susceptible; HS=highly susceptible (worst)
³ For ratings 0-9, a high score is undesirable.
    PBR Status; indicates varieties protected under PBR 91 or PBR78. Visit pbrfacts.ca to learn more.

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Table 4a - Spring Wheat Distributors

Class	Variety	Distributor
hrs	Furano	C & M Seeds
	MAJOR	Synagri
	Fuzion	Semences Prograin Inc
	Wilkin	C & M Seeds
	AAC Scotia (awned)	Semican Inc
	TOPAZE (awned)	Pedigrain
	Raven (awned)	C & M Seeds
	Ventry (awned)	SeCan Association
	AAC Synox (awned)	Synagri
	Maida (awned)	Elite Seeds
	Agora	Semican Inc
	AAC Harlaka (awned)	Semican Inc
	Starlite	Snobelen Farms/Marc Bercier Seed Cleaning
	Arvida	Semican Inc
efs	Dagon (awned)	Elite Seeds
	Evora (awned)	Elite Seeds

¹ hrs = hard red spring, efs = eastern feed spring.
  PBR Status; indicates varieties protected under PBR 91 or PBR78. Visit pbrfacts.ca to learn more.

Table 7d - Distributor Contact Information