Introduction to the Gaomai 6 Wheat Variety and Its Main Characteristics

Gaomai 6 is a semi-winter wheat variety with a whole growth period of 228 days, maturing 1 day earlier than the control variety Zhoumai 18. Plant height is 77.1 cm, the plant type is compact, the stems have good elasticity, and lodging resistance is strong. The flag leaves are short and wide, pointing upward, the spike layer is neat, and the ripening appearance is good. Disease resistance identification: highly susceptible to sheath blight, powdery mildew, and fusarium head blight, moderately susceptible to stripe rust, and highly resistant to leaf rust.

Variety characteristics:

Semi-winter habit, whole growth period of 228 days, maturing 1 day earlier than the control variety Zhoumai 18. Seedlings are semi-prostrate, leaves are wide and long, leaf color is yellow-green, tillering ability is medium, and tolerance to late spring cold is medium. Plant height is 77.1 cm, the plant type is compact, the stems have good elasticity, and lodging resistance is strong. The flag leaves are short and wide, pointing upward, the spike layer is neat, and the ripening appearance is good. The spike is rectangular, with long awns, white glumes, and white grains; the grains are vitreous and have good plumpness. The number of spikes per mu is 378,000, the number of grains per spike is 36.8, and the 1000-grain weight is 44.4 g. Disease resistance identification: highly susceptible to sheath blight, powdery mildew, and fusarium head blight, moderately susceptible to stripe rust, and highly resistant to leaf rust. Quality testing: grain test weight 810 g/L and 806 g/L, protein content 14.36% and 14.23%, wet gluten content 29.5% and 32.2%, and stability time 4.3 minutes and 2.5 minutes.

Key points of cultivation technology

The suitable sowing period is early to mid-October, with a suitable basic seedling population of 120,000-200,000 per mu, and attention should be paid to the control of pests and diseases such as aphids, stripe rust, sheath blight, powdery mildew, and fusarium head blight.