Detailed Introduction to the Panmai No. 7 Wheat Variety

(1) Variety origin: The Panzhihua City Agricultural Science Institute used the Guizhou @#@245@#@ variety "Xingyuan No. 1" as the female parent and "Mianyang No. 15", bred by the Mianyang City Agricultural Science Institute, as the male parent; sexual hybridization was carried out in 1988, and after pedigree selection and summer sowing generation advancement, the line was stabilized in 1992, with the line designation "Panmai 93-1".

(2) Characteristics: Panmai No. 7 is a spring-type, medium-maturity variety, with a whole growth period of about 201 days. The seedlings are semi-erect and grow vigorously; plant height is about 85 cm; the stems are sturdy and lodging resistance is strong. The spike is rectangular, thick and short, with long awns, white glumes, and many florets and well-filled grains per spikelet. The number of grains per spike is 40, the 1000-grain weight is 47 g, the grains are plump and white-skinned. Test weight is 810 g/L, crude protein 12.0%, wet gluten 24.7%, flour yield 69.0%, highly resistant to stripe rust, and slightly susceptible to powdery mildew.

(3) Yield performance: In 1996 and 1997, it participated in the Sichuan Province highland wheat new variety regional trial for two consecutive years. The average yield at 13 sites was 432.0 kg per mu, an increase of 6.67% over the control Xifu No. 4, reaching a significant level. In 1998, it participated in a production trial; the yield range at the three test sites was 426.7-511.2 kg, with an average yield of 473.8 kg per mu, an increase of 14.3% over the control.

(4) Cultivation points: The seeding rate is 10-13 kg per mu; determine the sowing rate according to soil moisture. In river valleys and shallow mountain areas below 1500 m altitude, sowing should be done in late October, and in high-altitude areas it should be appropriately delayed.

(5) Suitable planting areas: Suitable for planting in areas such as Liangshan Prefecture, Panzhihua City, and Aba Prefecture.