Registration of ‘SW049029104’ Wheat

Abstract

‘SW049029104’ (Reg. No. CV‐1053, PI 658599) soft red winter (SRW) wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) was developed and released by the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station in March 2009. SW049029104 was derived from the cross ‘38158’ (PI 619052)/Pioneer variety 2552//‘Roane’ and was tested under the experimental number VA04W‐90. SW049029104 is a broadly adapted, high‐yielding, moderately short, semidwarf (Rht2) cultivar that is resistant to powdery mildew [caused by Blumeria graminis (DC.) E.O. Speer] and Fusarium head blight (caused by Fusarium graminearum Schwabe). In the 2009 USDA‐ARS Uniform Southern SRW Wheat Nursery conducted at 25 locations, SW049029104 ranked first among 40 entries for grain yield (4889 kg ha−1) and fourth for grain volume weight (73.2 kg hL−1). The milling and baking qualities of SW049029104 exceeded those of ‘USG 3555’ and Pioneer brand 26R61. Flour softness and cookie‐spread diameter of SW049029104 (61.5–64.8 g 100 g−1 and 18.39–18.48 cm) exceeded those of USG 3555 (57.9–61.1 g 100 g−1 and 18.09–18.21 cm) and Pioneer brand 26R61 (54.5–61.1 g 100 g−1 and 18.12–18.13 cm). While flour protein concentration of SW049029104 (8.55–8.66 g 100 g−1) was lower than that of USG 3555 (8.88–9.10 g 100 g−1) and Pioneer brand 26R61 (9.65–9.66 g 100 g−1), its gluten strength, assessed via lactic acid solvent retention capacity (124.7–129.7 g 100 g−1), exceeded that of USG 3555 (118.9–124.0 g 100 g−1) and Pioneer brand 26R61 (113.5–126.0 g 100 g−1).