Bioplatforms Australia will provide genome sequencing for up to 23 key wheat varieties of importance to Australia.
The first 16 varieties have been selected by research and industry partners based on their genetic diversity and existing relevance to the Australian wheat research community. Next-gen technology will be used to generate 10x genomic sequence coverage for the varieties listed below.

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Pedigree: http://ccg.murdoch.edu.au/pedigree/#11477539969831
Variety Summary:
- Classified as Australian Standard White
- Semi-dwarf in height
- Moderately susceptible to stem rust, stripe rust, and yellow spot
- Susceptible to leaf rust
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Pedigree: http://ccg.murdoch.edu.au/pedigree/#11477540841993
Variety Summary:
- classified as Australian Hard, premium quality white wheat
- Early maturity
- Resistant to stem, leaf and stripe rust
- Large average grain size
- Excellent strong dough characteristics
- High protein achiever
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Pedigree: RAC655/3/Sr21/4*Lance//4*Bayonet
Variety Summary:
- Mid season maturity
- Semi-dwarf in height
- Large grain size
- Tolerance to drought stress
- Susceptible to stripe rust
- Late maturity alpha-amaylase (LMA) susceptible
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Pedigree: RAC875/Krichauff//Excalibur/Kukri/3/RAC875/Krichauff/4/pedigreeRAC875//Excalibur/Kukri
Variety Summary:
- Classified as Australian Premium White (Western Australia), Australian Hard (South Australia, Victoria, NSW)
- Moderately resistant to stem rust, moderately resistant to moderately susceptible to stripe rust and moderately susceptible to leaf rust, yellow leaf spot and cereal cyst nematode.
- Semi dwarf in height
- Waxy leaves after dry conditions give drought tolerance
- High relative grain yield from very low yield potential areas through to high yield potential areas
- Mid season maturity
- Boron toxicity tolerance
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Pedigree: http://ccg.murdoch.edu.au/pedigree/#11477571027526
Variety Summary:
- Classified as Australian Hard (NSW), Australian Premium White (Victoria)
- High yield
- High water use efficiency and drought tolerance
- Short season maturity
- Acid soils tolerant
- Very good resistance to stem, leaf and stripe rusts
- Resistant to lodging
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Pedigree: http://ccg.murdoch.edu.au/pedigree/#11477553937786
Variety Summary:
- Classified as Australian Premium Hard (Queensland and Northern NSW)
- High yield and protein
- Excellent crown rot resistance
- Medium to high resistance to leaf and stem rust
- Very tolerant of root lesion nematodes
- Suited to main season plantings Queensland and Northern NSW
- Suits early to main season planting in Central Queensland
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Pedigree: http://ccg.murdoch.edu.au/pedigree/#11477571027008
Variety Summary:
- Classified as Australian Hard
- Mid to long season maturity
- Good grain size and quality
- Moderately resistant to moderately susceptible to stripe rust, susceptible to stem rust, moderately susceptible to susceptible to leaf rust and susceptible yellow spot
- Boron tolerant
- Long coleoptiles confer enhanced performance in drought conditions
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Pedigree: http://ccg.murdoch.edu.au/pedigree/#11477571027022
Variety Summary:
- Classified as Australian Prime Hard (Southern NSW), Australian Hard (South Australia and Victoria)
- High yielding, broadly adapted wheat
- Mid season maturity
- Moderate tolerance to acidic soils
- Moderately resistant to moderately susceptible to stem rust, moderately susceptible to leaf rust and moderately susceptible to susceptible to stripe rust
- Cereal cyst nematode resistant
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Pedigree: http://ccg.murdoch.edu.au/pedigree/#11477554000212
Variety Summary:
- Classified as Australian Premium White
- High yielding
- Early to mid season maturity
- Medium height and coleoptile length
- Good grain size
- Tolerant to toxic levels of aluminium and to most herbicides currently used
- Susceptible to rust
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Pedigree: Grandin/Glupro/5/Sumai3/Wheaton//Grandin/4/Grandin/3/IAS20*4/H567.71//Amidon
Variety Summary:
- Classified as Hard Red Spring Wheat (US)
- Moderate Fusarium head blight resistance
- Resistance to stem and leaf rust
- Tall-semi dwarf in height
- Mid season maturity
- Average yield
- High weight and protein
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Pedigree: http://ccg.murdoch.edu.au/pedigree/#11477540181737
Variety Summary:
- Classified as Hard Red Spring Wheat (Canada)
- High yield
- High protein achiever
- Resistant to lodging
- Good resistance to leaf and stem rust, common blunt and loose smut
- short, strong straw
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Pedigree: V 761-28-J4-B2-NZ8
Variety Summary:
- Breeding line from Israel
- Contains the grain protein content (GPC) gene and Yr36 (T. dicoccoides)
- Has good milling, strong dough and good baking properties
- Selected for resistance to stem, stripe and leaf rust
- Early maturing
- Moderate height
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Pedigree: http://ccg.murdoch.edu.au/pedigree/#11477539170115
Variety Summary:
- CIMMYT (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre, Mexico) cultivar
- Semi-dwarf in height
- Moderate rust resistance
- Susceptible to root lesion nematode
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Pedigree: (M)ST-2422-464/XIAOYAN-86
Variety Summary:
- Chinese Winter wheat cultivar
- Derived from the very successful cultivar Xiaoyan6
- High quality noodle wheat
- Adapted to the cold dry environment of northern China
- Resistant to stripe rust and a number of other diseases
- Contains a phosphate transporter gene that increases yield in phosphorus deficient soils
- Contains Rht8 dwarfing gene
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Pedigree: http://ccg.murdoch.edu.au/pedigree/#11477563176631
Variety Summary:
- Classified as Australian Premium White (Western Australia, South Australia and Southern NSW) and Australian Standard White (Victoria)
- High yielding
- Mid-season maturity with a wide area of adaptation
- Short-mid in height
- Acid and boron tolerant
- Very good resistance to leaf, stem and stripe rust
- Short straw variety that makes greater ease of handling stubble
- Short coleoptiles
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Pedigree: http://ccg.murdoch.edu.au/pedigree/#11477571023192
Variety Summary:
- Classified Australian Hard (NSW) and Australian Premium White (Western Australia and Victoria)
- Semi-dwarf in height
- Quick maturing
- Wide adaptation
- Resistant to yellow leaf spot
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