'Tioga' Durum (RFP-171)
Description
'Tioga' was developed by the NDSU Durum Breeding Program and released by the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station in 2010. 'Tioga' was selected from a cross between the NDSU varieties 'Plaza' and 'Maier'.
'Tioga' durum is named for the northwest North Dakota town of Tioga in Williams County, but is well adapted to the entire durum producing region of North Dakota. 'Tioga' has shown excellent yield potential in NDSU yield trails as well as very good yield stability across multiple environments. 'Tioga' provides slight yield advantage over 'Lebsock' and 'Divide' across environments in North Dakota. 'Tioga' has the largest kernel size among the predominant grown durum varieties in North Dakota. The test weight of 'Tioga' is very good. 'Tioga' has been given an overall quality rating of Excellent by the NDSU Cereal Chemists. The overall quality rating is based on agronomic, milling, and spaghetti processing performance. 'Tioga' has very good protein content and has the highest mixograph score and gluten index among NDSU's varieties. Therefore, 'Tioga' has high yield potential that is combined with excellent quality.
The scab tolerance of 'Tioga' is close to that of 'Divide' which is slightly better than 'Grenora', 'Alkabo', 'Lebsock', 'Mountrail', and 'Pierce'. 'Tioga' has moderate level of resistance to foliar diseases which is similar to 'Divide' and 'Mountrail'.
To insure genetic purity, 'Tioga' durum is protected under PVPA Title V (certificate No. 201100144) and must be sold as a class of certified seed.
Downloads
Tioga Brochure.pdf
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