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AGT-Rimfire
Durum
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DBA Vittaroi replacement with much higher grain yield
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DBA Vittaroi plant type: shorter stature with good lodging tolerance
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Exceptional performance under high input/high yielding situations
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The best durum option on the market for irrigation production
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Good stripe rust resistance
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ADR quality classification in NSW
For full details download the AGT-Rimfire fact sheet
Seed Availability
Please contact an AGT Affiliate or your local retailer for seed.
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AGT-Rimfire can be traded between growers upon the completion of a License Agreement as part of AGT’s Seed Sharing™ initiative.
PBR and EPR
AGT-Rimfire is protected by Plant Breeders Rights (PBR) and all production (except seed saved for planting) is liable to an End Point Royalty (EPR), which funds future plant breeding.
AGT-Rimfire growers will be subject to a Grower License Agreement that acknowledges that an EPR of $4.30/tonne + GST must be paid on all production other than seed saved for planting.
Breeders comments
AGT-Rimfire has been released to offer growers that use irrigation production systems an updated alternative to DBA Vittaroi, or those seeking to grow durum under irrigation for the first time.
For many years, durum has been grown throughout the Riverina under irrigation by growers seeking price premiums that durum commands over other cereal crop types. However, most durum varieties have been bred for dryland production and tend to lodge under irrigation and high input circumstances. DBA Vittaroi has a short plant height and low lodging risk and has therefore become the most popular variety used in irrigated situations.
Agronomically similar to DBA Vittaroi, AGT-Rimfire offers good lodging tolerance, a short plant height, and good stripe rust resistance. Most importantly, AGT-Rimfire offers exceptional yield performance under high yielding, irrigated situations.
There is an increasing appetite from end users to source high quality durum from Australia, with the Riverina particularly well suited to increase production. A relatively low-risk variety with yield upside such as AGT-Rimfire has arrived at a perfect time to help meet these production demands.