Soft White Winter Two-Gene IMI Wheat
Mela CL+ is a soft white winter two-gene Imidazolinone tolerant (Clearfield™) wheat variety developed and released in 2013 by the Agricultural Research Center of Washington State University. It’s the second two-gene Clearfield (CL+) wheat variety released by WSU. Compared to the single-gene Clearfield™, the two-gene technology provides significantly better tolerance to Imidazolinone group of herbicide imazamox. Mela CL+ was developed using marker-assisted background selection approach. Compared to popular wheat varieties including those with Clearfield™ technology, Mela CL+ has higher yield potential, excellent snow mold resistance, and better stripe rust resistance. Mela CL+ is ideal for Pacific Northwest areas where ORCF103, Eltan, and Xerpha are currently grown.
Agronomics
- Imidazolinone Tolerance is Two-gene
- Yield Potential is Excellent
- Test Weight is High Grain
- Protein is Good Cookie
- Diameter is Very Good
- Sponge Cake Performance is Superior
- Quality is Acceptable
Disease Resistance
- Stripe Rust is Moderately Resistant
- Snow Mold is Better than Eltan
- Winter Hardiness is Similar to Eltan
- Cephalosporium Stripe is Equal to Eltan
- Strawbreaker Foot Rot is Moderately Resistant
Three Year Variety Testing Data from 2017-2019
| Variety | <12″ Yield (BU/A) | Test Weight (LBS/BU) | Protein (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mela CL+ | 64 | 60.3 | 10.0 |
| Curiosity CL+ | 64 | 60.5 | 9.7 |
| Otto | 62 | 60.1 | 10.7 |
| ORCF102 | 61 | 60.6 | 10.6 |
| Eltan | 60 | 60.3 | 9.9 |
| UI Magic CL+ | 58 | 60.7 | 10.7 |
| WB1376CLP | 55 | 61.8 | 11.8 |
| C.V.% | 9 | 1.9 | 6.0 |
| LSD (0.05) | 2 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
<12″ Precip Zone (Bickleton, Connell, Harrington, Horse Heaven, Lind, Ritzville, and St. Andrews), 2017–2019, 17 loc/years.
Data was not available for (Bickleton), 2017 and 2019, (Harrington and Horse Heaven), 2019 for the analysis.
Availability
For seed inquiries please call Washington Genetics at 509-659-4020 or contact your local seed dealer.
Signed grower agreements are required.
View WSU Variety Mela CL+ (pdf) in pdf format.
Intended Production Area <12″ Annual Precipitation
