Shabrang, New durum Wheat Cultivar for Warm and Dry Agro-Climate Zone of Iran

Shabrang (DW-81-18), a durum wheat cultivar with 6640kg ha-1 introduced as a suitable cultivar for warm agro-climate zone of Iran including Khuzestan, Sistan-o-Baluchestan, Ilam, Bushehr, Hormozgan and the warm region of Kerman, Lorestan, Kermanshah and Fars provinces. DW-81-18 with some other lines was assessed in regional yield trials in four crop seasons from 2000 to 2004. In elite regional yield trial in 2002-03 and 2003-04 this line with 6694 kg ha-1 was selected among 18 promising lines as a superior line based on grain yield and yield stability. Shabrang in addition to high yield and yield stability contains high quality of semolina and high protein percent. The results of on-farm condition assessing in provinces of Sistan o-Baluchestan, Kermanshah and Lorestan showed that this cultivar with grain yield of 6541kg ha-1 is superior to Karkheh as a local check with grain yield of 5486 kg ha-1. At all, because of high grain yield, yield stability, Tolerant to late season warm, quality of semolina and resistance to Yellow and leaf rusts, line DW-81-18 introduced as a new durum wheat cultivar with name “Shabrang”.