Introduction to the Characteristics and Traits of the Luomai No. 8 Wheat Variety

2008-6-3008:21:36 Luomai No. 8 was bred by the Luohe Academy of Agricultural Sciences and passed national approval in 2007, approval number: Guoshenmai 2007008.

Characteristics and traits: semi-winter type, seedlings semi-prostrate, rapid stem elongation and jointing. Leaves wide and short, strong tillering ability, medium earing rate. Plant height about 75 cm, compact plant type, flag leaf relatively small and upright, good light penetration between rows. Spike spindle-shaped, long awns, white glumes, white grains. Grains semi-hard, uniform and plump. Average number of spikes per mu 400,000-470,000 spikes, grains per spike 35-40 grains, 1000-grain weight 38-42 g. Cold resistant, tolerant of late-season high temperatures, long leaf functional period. Stems hard, lodging resistant. Moderately resistant to leaf rust and sheath blight, moderately susceptible to stem rust, stripe rust and powdery mildew.

Yield performance: In 2004-2005, participated in the regional trial of the winter water group varieties in the southern Huang-Huai wheat region, average yield per mu 510.5 kg, an increase of 3.18% over the control Yumai No. 49; in 2005-2006, continued trial, average yield per mu 522.2 kg. In 2006-2007, participated in the production trial of the winter water group varieties in the southern Huang-Huai wheat region, average yield per mu 508.6 kg, an increase of 2.31% over the control Xinmai 18.

Cultivation points: Suitable sowing period is October 10-20, suitable basic seedlings per mu 120,000-150,000 plants.

Suitable planting range: Suitable for planting in the central and northern parts of our province and northern Anhui, the Guanzhong region of Shaanxi, in early-to-mid stubble fields with medium-to-high fertility.