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An ideal, higher yielding replacement for LRPB Lancer
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Very high yielding, with excellent yield stability
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Suits late April/early May plantings
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Excellent rust resistance
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Medium-short plant type with better straw strength than LRPB Lancer
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Longer coleoptile than LRPB Lancer and other early season varieties
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APH quality classification
For full details download the Sundancer fact sheet
Seed Availability
Please contact an AGT Affiliate or your local retailer for seed.
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Sundancer can be traded between growers upon the completion of a License Agreement as part of AGT’s Seed Sharing™ initiative.
PBR and EPR
Sundancer 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.
Sundancer growers will be subject to a Grower License Agreement that acknowledges that an EPR of $4.00/tonne + GST must be paid on all production other than seed saved for planting.
Breeders comments
For many years LRPB Lancer has been a favoured variety for growers in NSW and Queensland for planting opportunities in the last week of April through to mid May. Not so much for its yield performance, but more for its yield stability, disease resistance, adaptability and short plant type. Sundancer combines this dependability with substantial increases in grain yield.
Sundancer has delivered excellent yield performance in AGT and NVT trials, delivering consistently higher yields compared with its main parent LRPB Lancer, and other LRPB Lancer alternatives such as LRPB Stealth and LRPB Raider.
Sundancer provides a solid disease resistance package for growers, with strong stripe rust resistance; a very valuable trait in high disease pressure seasons like 2022.
Sundancer is a mid-slow maturing variety suited to late April and early May planting, with a maturity very similar to LRPB Lancer in this planting window. When sown later into May, Sundancer is slightly quicker to reach head emergence than LRPB Lancer.
Sundancer is not quite as short as LRPB Lancer, but it has shown better straw strength. Sundancer also has a longer coleoptile than LRPB Lancer and other early season varieties.
We are proud to offer Sundancer to growers, providing an exciting combination of elite yield, APH quality, robust disease resistance, good lodging tolerance and a longer coleoptile in a slower maturing variety.