HYPERION is a very stiff strawed, soft endosperm Group 4 winter wheat variety with very high treated and untreated yields and an excellent specific weight. Good all round disease resistance, particularly to eyespot, make Hyperion well suited to the second and continuous wheat slot.
PEDIGREE | | Aardvark x (Consort x Woodstock) |
VERY HIGH YIELDING | (% treated control) | TREATED
TRIALS | UNTREATED TRIALS | | HYPERION | 103 | 85 | | Gladiator | 105 | 83 | | Napier | 103 | 80 |
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SHORT, STIFF STRAW | | | HYPERION | Napier | Gladiator | | Resistance to Lodging without PGR | 7 | 7 | 8 | | Resistance to Lodging with PGR | 8 | 8 | 8 | | Height without PGR (cm) | 83 | 81 | 83 | | Ripening (days +/- Claire) | 0 | +1 | 0 |
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Hyperion is a short strawed variety with good lodging resistance, like Napier and Gladiator. | GOOD ALL ROUND DISEASE RESISTANCE | | | HYPERION | Napier | Gladiator | | Mildew | <>6 | <>6 | <>6 | | Yellow Rust | <>5 | <>4 | <>8 | | Brown Rust | <>9 | <>8 | <>8 | | Septoria tritici | 5 | 4 | 5 | | Eyespot | 8 | 5 | 4 |
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Good all-round foliar disease resistance and outstanding eyespot resistance make Hyperion well suited to the second and continuous wheat slot. EXCELLENT SPECIFIC WEIGHT | | | HYPERION | Napier | Gladiator | | Specific Weight (kg/hl) | 77.9 | 75.7 | 77.2 | | Hagberg Falling Number | 227 | 175 | 267 | | Protein Content % | 12.3 | 11.5 | 11.8 | | Endosperm Texture | Soft | Hard | Hard |
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Most Group 4 varieties have low specific weight whereas Hyperion produces a bold sample with high specific weight. |
Data from the HGCA Recommended List database, full data at www.hgca.com. On the 1-9 scales, high figures indicate that the variety shows the character to a high degree.
