Our Varieties
Sunmaster
Wheat
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Offering a significant yield jump over established varieties in the northern region
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APH quality classification
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Similar maturity & planting window as Suntop
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Shorter plant type than Suntop and LRPB Reliant, with good lodging tolerance
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Good tolerance to crown rot and RLN (P. thornei)
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Maintains high yield in the presence of crown rot
For full details download the Sunmaster fact sheet
Seed Availability
Please contact an AGT Affiliate or your local retailer for seed.
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Sunmaster can be traded between growers upon the completion of a License Agreement as part of AGT’s Seed Sharing™ initiative.
PBR and EPR
Sunmaster 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.
Sunmaster growers will be subject to a Grower License Agreement that acknowledges that an EPR of $3.60/tonne + GST must be paid on all production other than seed saved for planting.
Breeders comments
Sunmaster represents the biggest leap forward in grain yield for northern wheat varieties in some time. With an impressive 9% and 7% yield improvement over LRPB Reliant and Suntop respectively, Sunmaster is clearly the leading APH main season variety for northern growers.
For many years now, Suntop has been one of the most popular APH varieties in the main planting window across NSW and Queensland. Since the release of Suntop, we have been focussing much of our efforts into breeding a Suntop replacement that delivers even more benefits to growers. These efforts are now making their way into the paddocks of Australian farmers, as we apply new breeding methods to combine elite grain yield with APH quality and the disease resistance needed in the north.
Since Sunmaster was released in 2020 it has consistently been the highest yielding variety across the northern region main season National Variety Trials. With proven performance across Queensland and New South Wales, Sunmaster has become the variety of choice for growers when it comes to a main season planting option.
Sunmaster also has a very sound disease resistance package, particularly being able to tolerate some level of crown rot and root lesion nematode (P. thornei) pressure.
Sunmaster has also demonstrated good grain quality characteristics. The combination of yield and grain quality attributes when applied to grade classification, enable a gross income to be calculated from NVT data. Results show that Sunmaster is a consistently high income earner across the northern region.
Sunmaster shares many similarities with its primary parent Suntop, with an APH quality classification, wide adaptation and mid-season maturity. Growers that are familiar with the maturity of Suntop should feel comfortable in planting Sunmaster in the same window.
We expect Summaster to continue to benefit growers for many more years as the clear choice for main season planting. It is a genuine Suntop replacement that has been higher yielding than all other main season varieties across the northern region.