Description:
‘Howard’ (Reg. no. CV-998, PI 642367) is a hard red spring wheat (HRSW) (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivar developed at North Dakota State University (NDSU) and released by the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station (NDAES) in January 2006. Howard was released because it combines a good level of Fusarium head blight (FHB) [caused by Fusarium graminearum Schwabe (telomorph Gibberella zeae (Schwein.) Petch)] resistance derived from the tetraploid wheat relative Triticum dicoccoides, high grain yield, and high end-use quality for the domestic and export wheat markets.Howard is an awned cultivar with mid-dense, inclined, and tapering spikes. The culms are white and the peduncle is slightly recurved. The awns are white and 8 to 10 cm in length. The glumes are white, medium, elevated, and acuminate; and the shoulder and beak are medium width. The kernels are rounded, hard, red, and oval; the germ is midsized; and the brush is medium.
Creation:
Howard was selected from the cross ‘Parshall’ (PI 613587)/5/‘Grandin’ (PI 531005)/3/IAS20*4/H567.71//‘Amidon’ (PI 527682)/4/ND 674 that was made in 1996 by Dr R.C. Frohberg. Parshall, Grandin, and Amidon are HRSW cultivars released by the NDAES in 1999, 1989, and 1988, respectively. IAS20*4/H567.71 is a breeding line introduced from the International Wheat and Maize Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Mexico; for its high resistance to leaf rust (caused by Puccinia triticina Eriks.). ND 674 (Grandin*2/ND ‘Glupro’ (PI 592759)), is a high quality HRSW experimental line developed by NDSU.
Country:
USA
Yeld:
Grain yield of Howard 4260 kg ha–1.

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