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NDSU releases new spring wheat variety Alsen Good agronomic, baking/milling qualities with greater scab tolerance The North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station
at NDSU has announced the release of Alsen for seed increase this year by county crop improvement associations. Alsen is a hard red spring wheat variety that, in field trials conducted throughout multiple years, has
demonstrated a level of scab tolerance better than virtually all commercial varieties currently available. Alsen displays resistance to wheat stem and leaf rust, and its milling and baking qualities range from
average to good. Named after a small town in Cavalier County in ND, Alsen exhibits type II scab resistance, which is resistance to spread of the disease in the wheat spike. Under heavy scab pressure, Alsen will maintain
quality and yield. Alsen is a semidwarf, awned wheat with heading date and plant height similar to Grandin. Alsen has excellent lodging resistance, good test weight and yield potential in eastern North Dakota trials.
Alsen has slightly better shattering resistance than 2375. Protein quantity and quality of Alsen is equal to Grandin. In trials, Alsen has demonstrated good yield potential in environments characteristic of the Red
River Valley, where scab problems have been the most persistent and pervasive since 1993. Alsen is being increased for seed this year, and will be generally available for production in 2001. |
