NIJINSKY is a HGCA Recommended soft endosperm nabim group 3 variety. Nijinsky is the progeny of a Claire x Consort cross and has inherited many of the strengths of both parents.
Disease resistance is good like Claire with the benefit of improved mildew resistance.
PEDIGREE | | Claire x Consort. |
YIELD (% Treated Controls) | | | Treated Trials | Untreated Trials | | NIJINSKY | 98 | 79 | | Claire | 99 | 78 | | Consort | 98 | 70 |
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REGIONAL TREATED TRIALS (% Treated controls) | | | North | East | West | | Nijinsky | 97 | 99 | 99 | | Claire | 97 | 99 | 99 | | Consort | 100 | 98 | 95 |
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STRAW CHARACTERS | | | NIJINSKY | Claire | Consort | | Resistance to Lodging with PGR | 8 | 7 | 8 | | Height without PGR (cm) | 88 | 89 | 86 | | Ripening (days +) - Claire | 0 | 0 | +3 |
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| GRAIN QUALITY | | | NIJINSKY | Claire | Consort | | Biscuit-Making Quality | Y | Y | Y | | Endosperm Texture | Soft | Soft | Soft | | Protein Content (%) | 12.0 | 12.0 | 11.8 | | Hagberg Falling Number | 219 | 242 | 226 | | Specific Weight (kg/hl) | 74.7 | 76.3 | 76.8 | | 1000 Grain Weight (g) | 47.6 | 47.2 | 50.7 |
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Y = Suited to this market
DISEASE RESISTANCE | | | NIJINSKY | Claire | Consort | | Mildew | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Yellow Rust | 8 | 9 | 7 | | Brown Rust | 5 | 5 | 3 | | Septoria nodorum | 6 | 8 | 4 | | Septoria tritici | 5 | 6 | 4 | | Eyespot | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Fusarium Ear Blight | 7 | 7 | 5 |
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Nijinsky has excellent all-round disease resistance and, like one of its parents Claire, has particularly good resistance to yellow rust.
Data from the HGCA Recommended Lists database, full data at www.hgca.com. On the 1-9 scales, high figures indicate that the variety shows the character to a high degree.
