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Titan AX
Barley
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The world's first CoAXium® barley variety
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Tolerant to Aggressor® (Group 1) herbicide
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Derived from popular variety Compass
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Mid season maturity, slightly later than Compass, similar to RGT Planet
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Wide adaptation but particularly suited to low-medium rainfall or Mallee type environments
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Agronomically very similar to Compass
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Has entered the Grains Australia malt accreditation program but is currently deliverable as Barley/Feed
Breeders comments
Titan AX is the first barley variety in the world to carry tolerance to Sipcam Aggressor® herbicide (Group 1, Quizalofop-P-Ethyl), which allows growers to control susceptible populations of barley grass, brome grass, annual ryegrass, wild oats and other grass weeds in the barley phase of the rotation; offering an alternative to Clearfield® technology which growers have relied on for some time now.
Opportunistically discovered by Eyre Peninsula farmer Shannan Larwood in 2010, and further developed by the University of Adelaide, this novel herbicide tolerance trait has been bred into a range of widely adapted, high yielding backgrounds; with Titan AX being the first variety to be released.
Titan AX is derived from widely adapted and popular variety Compass, a plant type that particularly lends itself to low-medium rainfall or Mallee style environments where early vigour and longer straw is preferred; and where lodging is less of an issue. However, AGT data suggests that Titan AX performs consistently well across a range of growing conditions and therefore should be a suitable option for all growers that see value in tolerance to Aggressor® herbicide.
Titan AX has been accepted into the Grains Australia malt accreditation program, with stage 2 malt evaluation conducted in 2024. Titan AX is deliverable into the Barley/Feed grade.