Introduction to the Yumai 18-64 Wheat Variety

Variety Origin Yumai 18-64 is a weak-springness early-maturing variety bred by the Western Henan Crop Variety Exhibition Center.

Characteristics and Traits This variety inherits the outstanding advantages of Yumai 18, including high yield, short and strong stems resistant to lodging, early maturity for disaster avoidance, stable grain weight, compact plant shape, leaves that do not senesce early, fast grain filling, wide adaptability, and strong self-regulation, making it suitable both for high-yield cultivation and for late-stubble intercropping and relay cropping. It overcomes the local shortcomings of Yumai 18 and takes it a step further. There are three outstanding advantages: 1. It has changed from disease-tolerant to disease-resistant. 2. Improved quality. Yumai 18-64 has white grains with a vitreous texture and a protein content of 14.2%. 3. Increased spike length and higher grain weight. Compared with Yumai 18, Yumai 18-64 has a spike length increased by about 1 cm, about 2 more grains per spike, and a 1000-grain weight increased from 40 g to about 42 g, giving it a more rational yield structure.