'Tioga'
RFP-171
Tioga was developed by the NDSU Durum Breeding Program and released by the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station in 2010. Tioga was selected from a cross between the NDSU varieties Plaza and Maier.
Tioga durum is named for the northwest North Dakota town of Tioga in Williams County, but is well adapted to the entire durum producing region of North Dakota. Tioga has shown excellent yield potential in NDSU yield trails as well as very good yield stability across multiple environments. Tioga provides slight yield advantage over Lebsock and Divide across environments in North Dakota. Tioga has the largest kernel size among the predominant grown durum varieties in North Dakota. The test weight of Tioga is very good. Tioga has been given an overall quality rating of “Excellent” by the NDSU Cereal Chemists. The overall quality rating is based on agronomic, milling, and spaghetti processing performance. Tioga has very good protein content and has the highest mixograph score and gluten index among NDSU’s varieties. Therefore Tioga has high yield potential that is combined with excellent quality.
The scab tolerance of Tioga is close to that of Divide which is slightly better than Grenora, Alkabo, Lebsock, Mountrail, and Pierce. Tioga has moderate level of resistance to foliar diseases which is similar to Divide and Mountrail.
To help insure genetic purity, ‘Tioga’ durum will be protected under the Plant Variety Protection (PVP) under Title V and must be sold as a class of certified seed.
For more information about Tioga and other durum varieties, visit www.ag.ndsu.edu/varietytrials/durum or contact the NDSU durum breeder or small grains agronomist at 701-231-7971.
Downloads
File: Tioga Brochure.pdf