Cal Rojo is hard red spring wheat. It was released by Resource Seeds, Inc. in 2006. It was selected from the cross CMT1171-4//Pfau /Veery #5/3/Bonus. Its experimental designation was RSI 00WB80404. Cal Rojo is medium-early maturing (3 days earlier than Summit) and has excellent straw strength. Plant height is shorter than Blanca Grande by 12 cm and Summit by 8 cm. Foliage is blue-green at boot stage; the flag-leaf is erect and twisted. The stem has a waxy bloom, but no anthocyanin. The last internode of the stem is hairy, and the peduncle is erect. The stem has four nodes, and the internodes are hollow. The spikes are awned, inclined, mid-dense and tapering in shape, with tan 2 glumes that are long and wide, having shoulders that are narrow and elevated, and an acuminate beak. Seed is hard, red, elliptical, with a rounded cheek and medium brush, a crease that is narrow and shallow, and midsize germ. At the time of release it was resistant to stripe rust, leaf rust, and powdery mildew, moderately resistant to Septoria tritici leaf blotch, and moderately susceptible to BYD. It was evaluated as Entry 1478 in the UC Regional Cereal Testing program from 2005-present for late fall planting in the Central Valley and surrounding areas, the south-central coast, and the southern desert regions of California.

AP-Octane is AP Octane is a hard red spring wheat bred and developed by Syngenta Participation AG. AP Octane was selected for height, maturity, appearance, kernel color, kernel soundness, disease reaction, and end use quality.

Summit 515 is a hard red spring wheat. It was developed by Syngenta Cereals (formerly Resource Seeds, Inc.) and released in 2011. Stripe rust resistance genes Yr5 and Yr15 were introduced by four backcross generations into the susceptible cultivar Summit and then combined using marker assisted selection at UC Davis (project supported by Research Seeds Inc.). Research Seed Inc. selected the best lines among BC4F2 lines homozygous for the two genes. This cultivar is very similar to the original Summit but is resistant to prevalent races of the stripe rust pathogen present in California. It has medium early maturity and good straw strength. It is resistant to stripe rust and leaf rust, moderately susceptible to BYD, and susceptible to Septoria tritici leaf blotch and powdery mildew. It was evaluated as Entry 1658 in the UC Regional Cereal Testing program from 2010-present for late fall planting in the Central Valley, surrounding areas, the south-central coast region, and southern desert areas of California.

WB9229 is a hard red spring wheat bred and developed by WestBred, a unit of Monsanto Company. WB9229 was selected for resistance to stripe rust and high protein using a modified bulk breeding method. WB9229 is adapted to the wheat growing areas of the Central Valleys of California. The primary use will be for to make raised loaf bread. WB9229 is resistant to the current field races of stripe rust in California.

Patwin 515 is a hard white spring wheat. It was developed by the University of California, Davis. Foundation seed was produced in 2011/2012, with release planned for 2013. Stripe rust resistance genes Yr5 and Yr15 were introduced by five backcross generations into the UC Davis resistant cultivar Patwin (from the cross Madsen/2*Express) and then combined using marker assisted selection at UC Davis. This cultivar also has the Aegilops ventricosa 2NS translocation carrying resistance genes to stripe rust Yr17, leaf rust Lr37, stem rust Sr38, and root knot nematodes. Patwin 515 has very high yield potential in both the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys as well as excellent breadmaking quality (has one of the highest protein contents among current cultivars). It is very similar to the original Patwin, with medium-late maturity and excellent straw strength, but has additional sources of stripe rust resistance. It is resistant to stripe rust and leaf rust, moderately resistant to Septoria tritici leaf blotch and BYD, and moderately susceptible to powdery mildew. It was evaluated as Entry 1680 in the UC Regional Cereal Testing program from 2011-present for late fall planting in the Central Valley, surrounding areas, the south-central coast region, and southern desert areas of California and in the Oregon Spring Wheat Elite Yield Trial conducted in cooperation with the UC Regional Cereal Testing program from 2011-present for spring planting in the intermountain region of northern California.

Patwin-515HP is a Hard White Spring hexaploid wheat variety developed by the University of California wheat breeding program and tested in Regional Yield trials as experimental line UC1743.

UC-Desert Gold performed very well in the South San Joaquin and Imperial Valleys where it showed high yield potential under irrigation and good resistance to diseases. UC-Desert Gold primary use is for pasta.

Desert King is a modern durum wheat variety. It was released by the University of California AES in 2005. It was developed by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in cooperation with the Mexican Ministry of Agriculture (INIA) and received for testing in California as the cross Inter-11.

Desert King HP (Desert King –High Protein) is a modern durum wheat. It was developed by the University of California, Davis and released in 2011. Marker assisted selection was used to introgress the linked genes Yr36 for resistance to stripe rust and Gpc-B1 which increases grain protein content by approximately 10% more than Desert King into Desert King (from the cross Inter-11). Its experimental designation was UCD 08201/18. It has very high yield potential and very good pasta quality. Maturity (medium late) and plant height (averages about 34 inches) are similar to Desert King. Desert King HP has good straw strength. Desert King HP is partially resistant to stripe rust so can be grown in the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys. The introgression of the Gpc-B1 results in levels of protein that are compatible with high quality durum. Desert King HP shows lower levels of black point than other durum cultivars. The objective of this cultivar is to extend northward the durum growing region in California. At the time of release it was resistant to stripe rust, leaf rust, Septoria tritici leaf blotch, and BYD, and moderately susceptible to powdery mildew. It was evaluated as Entry 1627 in the UC Regional Cereal Testing program in 2009 and from 2011-present for late fall planting in the Central Valley and the Imperial Valley of California.

Varietal mixture, as its name implies, is a mixture of spelt varieties. This might be done either by the farmer, seed supplier, or end-user to accomplish a specific quality consistency or distinct flavor profile, or both.

TriCal 158EP is the latest result of TriCal's extensive forage research program. This all new variety stands up even in under the most extreme lodging pressure.

Pacheco Triticale is a winter active variety used primarily as a high yielding green chop -whole plant forage for the dairy industry or very high yielding cover crop.

Triticale Variety - Forage

Triticale Variety - Forage

Variety adapted to the Southern San Joaquin and Sacramento Valley with excellent grain yield potential and stripe rust resistance.

Sienna is a Hard Red Spring Wheat developed by Syngenta Seeds, Inc. It has a high yield potential, good protein and test weight. It is a semi-dwarf, plant height similar to Redwing expressing very good straw strength, medium tolate maturity, awed, white chaff and strap head type.