Super Dwarf Wheat for Growth in Confined Spaces

TBMG-9887

05/01/2011

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USU-Perigee is a dwarf red spring wheat that is a hybrid of a high-yield early tall wheat (USU-Apogee) and a low-yield, extremely short wheat that has poor agronomic characteristics. USU-Perigee was selected for its extremely short height (≈0.3 m) and high yield — characteristics that make it suitable for growth in confined spaces in controlled environments. Other desirable characteristics include rapid development and resistance to a leaf-tip necrosis, associated with calcium deficiency, that occurs in other wheat cultivars under rapid-growth conditions (particularly, continuous light).

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"Super Dwarf Wheat for Growth in Confined Spaces," Mobility Engineering, May 1, 2011.
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May 1, 2011
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TBMG-9887
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English