Currently Best Wheat Variety Recommendations and Suitable Growing Regions

Wheat is a major crop cultivated in our country, especially in the northern regions, where wheat is grown in very large quantities. Anyone who has grown wheat knows that there are a great many wheat varieties, so what are the currently best wheat varieties? Which regions is each suitable for growing in? Let's find out together.

1. Bainong Aikang 58

Bainong Aikang 58 is a new semi-winter, medium-maturity wheat variety bred by the Breeding Center of Henan Institute of Science and Technology. It has characteristics such as high and stable yield, lodging resistance, drought resistance, frost resistance, and disease resistance. Its plant height is about 70 cm, with a low center of gravity and tough stems, and in actual cultivation it has never lodged to date. After experiencing level-8 gales, it still achieved a yield of 650 kg per mu. At present, the planting area in the Henan region has reached 140 million mu. The Bainong Aikang 58 variety is suitable for planting in the southern Huang-Huai region, including Henan, Anhui, Jiangdu, Shaanxi, and Shandong.

2. Yangguang 578

Yangguang 578 is another successful work by the famous chief wheat breeder of Henan Province, researcher Zhao Quanhua, who enjoys special government allowances from the State Council, following the nationally approved wheat variety Yangguang 818. It has characteristics such as early maturity, large spikes, short stature, high quality, and even higher yield. Its plant height is 72.6 cm, with good lodging resistance, 420,000-450,000 spikes per mu, about 45-50 grains per spike, and a 1000-grain weight of about 48.0 g. The whole growth period is about 220 days, and it has a yield-increasing potential of more than 1600 jin per mu. This variety is suitable for planting in southern Shanxi, Xianyang and Weinan in Shaanxi, Henan, Shandong, Hubei, Anhui, Jiangsu, and similar ecological regions.

3. Gaomai No. 6

Gaomai No. 6 is a new short-stature wheat variety bred by Henan Dehong Seed Industry Co., Ltd. Its plant height is 77.1 cm, with a compact plant type and good plumpness. It has good resistance to sheath blight, powdery mildew, and Fusarium head blight, and is moderately susceptible to stripe rust. It has 378,000 spikes per mu, 36.8 grains per spike, and a 1000-grain weight of 44.4 g, with an average yield of 582.8 kg per mu. This variety is suitable for planting in the irrigation districts of Xi'an, Weinan, Xianyang, Tongchuan, and Baoji in Shaanxi, and in the areas north of the Huai River in Jiangsu and Anhui provinces.

4. Xinmai 169

The Xinmai 169 variety has characteristics such as relatively strong tillering ability, relatively good lodging resistance, and relatively good plumpness. It has 415,000 spikes per mu, 34.0 grains per spike, and a 1000-grain weight of 43.0 g, with an average yield of 577.6 kg per mu. The suitable sowing period is early to mid-October, and the suitable basic seedling count per mu is 120,000-200,000. It is suitable for planting in the irrigation districts of Xi'an, Weinan, Xianyang, Tongchuan, and Baoji in Shaanxi.

5. Zhengmai 618

Zhengmai 618 has a plant height of 76.4 cm, with relatively good stem elasticity and relatively good lodging resistance. The spike is rectangular, with short awns, white glumes, and white grains; the grains are semi-hard and have relatively good plumpness. It has 368,000 spikes per mu, 35.4 grains per spike, and a 1000-grain weight of 46.4 g, with an average yield of 580.6 kg per mu. It is suitable for planting in the plain irrigation districts of Henan Province except for Xinyang City and some southern parts of Nanyang City, and in the irrigation districts of Xi'an, Weinan, Xianyang, Tongchuan, and Baoji in Shaanxi.

6. Xuke 168

Xuke 168 is a semi-winter, large-spike, medium-late-maturity variety. It has characteristics such as relatively good winter cold resistance, early heading, relatively good lodging resistance, good root activity, and tolerance to late-stage high temperatures. It has 366,000-381,000 spikes per mu, 32.8-35.2 grains per spike, and a 1000-grain weight of 42.1-51.5 g, with an average yield of 576.1 kg per mu. It is suitable for planting in early and medium stubble fields with medium-high fertility in Henan Province (except for the southern rice-stubble wheat region).

7. Yannong 1212

Yannong 1212 is a new wheat variety bred by the Yantai Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Shandong. It has the "one high and five resistant" characteristics of high yield, cold resistance, disease resistance, lodging resistance, resistance to dry hot winds, and resistance to aging. Its average yield is 438-623.7 kg per mu, with a maximum yield of 840.7 kg per mu, and it has repeatedly broken our country's wheat high-yield records. It is suitable for planting in parts of Shandong Province, southern Hebei, northern Anhui, and eastern Henan with high fertility and water availability, and its yield-increasing potential is enormous.

8. Shannong 29

Shannong 29 is a new wheat variety bred by Professor Li Sishen of Shandong Agricultural University. This variety is a semi-winter variety, with a whole-province growth period of 242 days and a plant height of 79 cm. The stems have good elasticity and strong lodging resistance. It has good cold resistance. Its average yield is 521-620 kg per mu, with a maximum yield of 835.2 kg, and it has broken our country's wheat high-yield record for two consecutive years. It is suitable for planting in high-water and high-fertility fields in Shandong, central and southern Hebei, and southern Shanxi in the northern part of the Huang-Huai winter wheat region.

The above is an introduction to the currently best wheat varieties. In addition to those introduced above, other good wheat varieties include Yannong 999, Zhengmai 1860, Shannong 30, and Wankengmai 0622, all of which are quite good. Everyone can choose wheat varieties suitable for local planting according to their local environment and actual needs.

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