Triticum aestivum spp. vulgare (bread wheat) cv. Beulah

Abstract

Beulah, with the parentage Cook x 2/Millewa/TM56 (TM56 = AUS10894/4 x Condor), is a semi-dwarf, early flowering, spring wheat with moderately strong straw and reaching ear emergence 2 days later than Meering. In silo group A (Mallee region), Beulah yields equal to Meering and higher than Cocamba, and is similar to these cultivars in silo group C (Wimmera region). Beulah is resistant to cereal cyst nematode [Heterodera avenae], moderately resistant to stripe rust [Puccinia striiformis] and flag smut [Urocystis agropyri], and has the stem rust [P. graminis f.sp. tritici] resistance genes Sr30 and Sr36, giving it resistance to the current Australian races of stem rust. Average milling yields of this hard-grained cultivar are 2% higher than those of Meering. The flour has mixing properties similar to those of Meering, while the dough is more extensible (2.2 cm longer). Overall baking quality of Beulah is good. Beulah is acceptable for the Australian Standard White class in Victoria.