DESCARTES

DESCARTES

Product catalog summary
Overview: The document provides information on the winter wheat variety 'DESCARTES', known for its superior quality for bread making in France. It highlights the wheat's registration in France and its performance in official trials.
Breeder Comments: DESCARTES is noted for its early booting and is recommended for later sowing. It has a strong disease resistance profile, particularly against fusarium and septoria, and includes the eyespot resistance gene (pcH1), making it suitable for sowing as a second wheat or after maize. It is classified as BPS in France, indicating excellent breadmaking quality and good specific weight.
Yields: In France, DESCARTES yields 114.1% of the standard in treated protocols and 105.7% in untreated protocols. It is characterized by high tillering, early earliness, and good winter hardiness.
Disease Resistance: DESCARTES shows tolerance to mildew, yellow rust, brown rust, septoria, and fusarium, making it a robust choice against these diseases.
Breeding Information: The variety is obtained by SECOBRA RECHERCHES, located at Centre de Bois-Henry, 78580 MAULE, France. Contact details include phone and fax numbers, and their website is www.secobra.com.
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_Winter Wheat (Superior quality for bread making in France) PAKITO ALTIGO High Good Good Susceptible BERMUDE Breeder Comments : Early to boot, DESCARTES is a wheat which has to be sown father late. It has an excellent disease resistance profile especially to fusarium and septoria. Thanks to its resistance gene to eyespot (pcH1), it can be sown as a second wheat. Thanks to its tolerance to fusarium, it can be sown after maize. DESCARTES has an excellent breadmaking quality as well : it is classified as a BPS (in France). It has a good sepcific weight.

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