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Cereal Crop Disease Resistance Ratings

This publication provides disease ratings for registered varieties of cereal crops. Resistance to diseases can be an important consideration in the selection of an appropriate variety, but there are many other agronomic factors to consider as well. Not all of the varieties listed will be suitable for every region of British Columbia. 

Table of Contents

Barley, Two Row
Barley, Six Row
Barley, Semi-Dwarf
Oats
Rye
Triticale
Wheat, Common
Wheat, Winter
Wheat, Soft White

Wheat Leaf Rust


Two Row Barley
VG=Very Good;   G=Good;   F=Fair;   P=Poor;   VP=Very Poor;   - = Unknown;   * = Hulless
Variety Common Root Rot Covered & False Loose Smut Leaf Stripe Loose Smut

Net Blotch
(n,s)1

 Scald Spot Botch Stem Rust2 Fusarium Head Blight
AC Metcalfe F F - VG VP,F P F G F
CDC Bold G G - P VP,F G VP G VP
CDC Coalition F G - VG VP,G P F G F
CDC Copeland F F - P F, F P VP G F
CDC Cowboy F G   P F,G P F G G
CDC Dawn* F F - P F F P F F
CDC Dolly F F - VP VP,P F VP P G
CDC Freedom* F G - P G P P F P
CDC Gainer* F P - P F F VP G F
CDC Helgason F G - VG G,G P F F P
CDC Kendall G P - P F,G P VP P F
CDC McGuire* G G - P F,G F F F G
CDC Mindon F VG - VG VP,G VP F F G
Variety Common Root Rot Covered & False Loose Smut Leaf Stripe Loose Smut Net Blotch
(n,s)1		 Scald Spot Blotch Stem Rust2 Fusarium Head Blight
CDC Select F G - P P,G P P F P
CDC Stratus F F - P F,G P P G F
CDC Trey G VG - P F,VG P F G F
Champion G VG - VP VP,F VP P F F
Conlon G F - F F,G VP F G G
Harrington F P P P VP,P P VP P G
McLeod F VG - VP VP,F P VP P F
Merit F G - P F,G P P F F
Newdale G G - VP F,G P F G F
Niobe P G - P P,VG F VP F P
Ponoka F VG - VG P,G G P VP F
Rivers G G - G G P - G F
Seebe F VG G VP VP,P G - P G
Stein P G F P F P - G F
Xena G P - P VP,F P VP G G

1Ratings for Net-Form of net blotch, followed by Spot-Form of net blotch
2All cultivars are susceptible to a new race of stem rust (Pgt-QCC).

Six Row Barley
VG=Very Good;   G=Good;   F=Fair;   P=Poor;   VP=Very Poor;   - = Unknown;   * = Hulless
Variety Common Root Rot Covered & False Loose Smut Leaf Stripe Loose Smut Net Blotch
(n,s)1		 Scald Spot Blotch Stem Rust2 Fusarium Head Blight
AC Albright P F - P P P - P -
AC Bacon* F F - P VP,P F F G G
AC Harper F F - P F,F F F F P
AC Hawkeye* F F - P F F - F F
AC Lacombe P G - P P,G P F G VP
AC Ranger G F - P F,G - G G VP
AC Rosser G G - P F,G VP G G VP
Alston F VG - P F,G P G F VP
Brier P G G P F F - G -
CDC Battleford G G - P P,VG P VG G VP
CDC Sisler G P - P F P G G F
CDC Springside F F - G VP,F P VG P VP
CDC Tisdale F G - P G P - G P
Variety Common Root Rot Covered & False Loose Smut Leaf Stripe Loose Smut Net Blotch
(n,s)1		 Scald Spot Blotch Stem Rust2 Fusarium Head Blight
CDC Yorkton G G - P F,G P G G P
Chigwell VP VG - P F,G G F P VP
Excel G F - P VP,F P G G VP
Lacey G G - F VP,F P VG G VP
Legacy G G - F VP,G P G G P
Manny P VG - P P,F VG P P P
Peregrine* G P - P F F - G VP
Robust F F - F VP,P P G G P
Stander F P - P P,F P G G VP
Sundre P VG - P P,F VG F F VP
Tradition G G - F VP,F P G G VP
Trochu G G - P VP,G F F G F
Tyto* F VG - VP VP,F P - F P
Virden G F F P P,G P G G VP
Vivar G VG - F VG,G F F G VP

1Ratings for Net-Form of net blotch, followed by Spot-Form of net blotch
2All cultivars are susceptible to a new race of stem rust (Pgt-QCC).

Semidwarf Barley
VG = Very Good;   G = Good;   F = Fair;   P = Poor;   VP = Very Poor;   - = Unknown
Variety Common Root Rot Covered & False Loose Smut Leaf Stripe Loose Smut Net Blotch
(n,s)1		 Scald Spot Blotch Stem Rust2 Fusarium Head Blight
CDC Earl F G - P F F F G VP
CDC Silky F F - P F F G G VP
Falcon F G - P F F F G VP
Kasota F G - P F G - G VP
Mahigan F G - P F G - G VP
Niska P G - P VP,G G G G VP
Vivar G VG - F G P F G VP

1Ratings for Net-Form of net blotch, followed by Spot-Form of net blotch
2All cultivars are susceptible to a new race of stem rust (Pgt-QCC).

Oat
VG = Very Good;   G = Good;   F = Fair;   P = Poor;   VP = Very Poor;   - = Unknown
Variety Covered/Loose Smut Barley Yellow Dwarf Crown Rust Stem Rust
AC Assiniboia VG F VP F
AC Juniper F P P P
AC Medallion VG P F F
AC Morgan F P VP VP
AC Mustang F - VP P
AC Preakness VG P P F
AC Rebel G F P F
Bullion P P P P
CDC Boyer P P F F
CDC Dancer VG P F F
CDC Minstrel VG P VP VP
CDC Orrin VG P VP VP
CDC Pro-Fi F P P F
CDC Sol-Fi G - VP VP
CDC Weaver VG P P F
Variety Covered/Loose Smut Barley Yellow Dwarf Crown Rust Stem Rust
Calibre P P VP VP
Cascade VP P P P
Derby P P VP VP
Dumont VG P P F
Furlong VG G P F
HiFi P G VG F
Jasper P P P P
Jordan VG G F F
Kaufmann VG G F F
Leggett VG P VG F
Lu G - VP VP
Pinnacle VG P P F
Ronald VG G P F
Souris VG P VG G
SW Betania G P F VP
SW Exactor G P P VP
Triactor VG P G P
Triple Crown G P P VP

Rye
G = Good;   F = Fair;   P = Poor;   VP = Very Poor;   - = Unknown
Variety Ergot Stem Smut
AC Remington P -
AC Rifle P G
Dakota P -
Hazlet P -
Musketeer P F
Prima P F

Triticale
VG = Very Good;   G = Good;   F = Fair;   P = Poor;   - = Unknown
Variety Common Bunt Common Root Rot Leaf Rust Stem Rust
AC Alta VG F VG VG
AC Certa VG G VG VG
AC Copia VG F VG VG
AC Ultima VG F VG VG
Bunker VG - VG VG
Pronghorn VG F VG VG
Sandro VG G VG VG
Tyndal VG - VG VG

Wheat
VG = Very Good;   G = Good;   F = Fair;   P = Poor;   VP = Very Poor;   - = Unknown
Variety Common Bunt Common
Root Rot		 Leaf Spot Leaf Rust Loose Smut Stem Rust Stripe Rust Wheat Streak
Mosaic		 Fusarium Head
Blight
5601 HR G - P G F G - - F
5602 HR G - F VG G G F - G
5700 PR VG - P F P VG P - VP
5701 PR F - P VG P VG VG - VP
AC Abbey G F P P F G F F P
AC Barrie G F P P G G P VP F
AC Cadillac VG F F G VG G F - F
AC Cora G F G VG G VG P - F
AC Corinne F F P G VG G G - P
AC Crystal VG F VP P F VG P - VP
AC Domain F - VP F VG VG G P P
AC Eatonia G F P P F F F - -
AC Elsa G F G G G VG G F P
AC Glenavon F F P G VG G - - VP
AC Intrepid VG G F G F G G - P
AC Majestic VG F P P F VG - - F
Variety Common Bunt Common
Root Rot		 Leaf Spot Leaf Rust Loose Smut Stem Rust Stripe Rust Wheat Streak
Mosaic		 Fusarium Head
Blight
AC Splendor F F F G F VG F - P
AC Taber VG F P F P VG P F VP
AC Vista VG F P P P G F P VP
Alikat G F P P G G - - F
Alvena P - - F G G F - P
CDC Abound F - P P F G - - VP
CDC Alsask G F P VG G G F - P
CDC Bounty F - P F G G - - F
CDC Go F - VP F P VG - - P
CDC Imagine VG - P F G G F - VP
CDC Osler F - F VG G VG - - VP
CDC Rama VG - G G VG VG G - F
CDC Teal F F P G G G G - VP
Fieldstar VB F - F VG F G G - F
Variety Common Bunt Common
Root Rot		 Leaf Spot Leaf Rust Loose Smut Stem Rust Stripe Rust Wheat Streak
Mosaic		 Fusarium Head
Blight
Glenlea F G G F VG VG G P P
Goodeve VB P - P G G G F - VP
Harvest VG - P G G VG - - VP
Helios F   P P VG G - - F
Infinity F - P VG G G P - VP
Journey VG - P F F VG F - P
Kanata P - P P F F P - F
Kane F - F VG P G - - F
Katepwa F F P P G VG P P F
Lillian G - P VG F G G - VP
Lovitt F - F G G VG P - P
McKenzie VG F P VG VP G P - F
Peace VG - P G VG G - - VP
Prodigy VG F P VG F VG - - VP
Roblin VP F VP F G G F P VP
Snowbird P - P F G G G - P
Somerset P - P G VG VG - - P
Stettler G - P P VG G - - P
Superb VG F P VP F VG P - P
Unity VB VG   F VG P VG - - P
Waskada VG F P F G VG G - G

Winter Wheat
VG = Very Good;   G = Good;   F = Fair;   P = Poor;   VP = Very Poor;   - = Unknown
Variety Common Bunt Common
Root Rot		 Leaf Rust Loose Smut Powdery
Mildew		 Stem Rust Stripe Rust Fusarium Head
Blight
AC Bellatrix G - P - P VP - P
AC Readymade P - VP P P VP P P
AC Tempest P - P - P P - P
CDC Buteo P - G - - G - F
CDC Clair P F P - - P - P
CDC Falcon P - G - - G - VP
CDC Harrier P - P - - G - VP
CDC Kestrel P - P - - P - P
CDC Osprey P I P -   P - P
CDC Ptarmigan - - P - - P - VP
CDC Raptor P - G - - VG - VP
McClintock P - VG - - VG - VP
Norstar VP P VP P - VP P P
Radiant F - P - - P - VP

Soft White Wheat
VG = Very Good;   G = Good;   F = Fair;   P = Poor;   VP = Very Poor;   - = Unknown
Variety Common Bunt Common
Root Rot		 Leaf Rust Loose Smut Powdery Mildew Stem Rust Stripe Rust Fusarium Head
Blight
AC Andrew P F P VP - - G VP
AC Meena P F P VP - - G P
Bhishaj VP G - G - - G VP

 

Updated August 2009

Disclaimer
Information on disease resistance was collected from a variety of sources. This information has the potential to change or be out-of-date.