SY Basalt is a hard red spring wheat bred and developed by Syngenta Seeds, Inc. SY Basalt is the result of a cross made in 2001 by Syngenta Seeds, Inc. in Woodland VA. SY Basalt was selected for height, good yield performance and absence of stripe rust. SY Basalt is best adapted to the spring wheat growing areas in the Basin of Washington. SY Basalt has medium maturity. Syngenta Seeds, Inc. maintains seed stock and certified classes of Foundation, Registered, and Certified. Syngenta Seeds, Inc. will maintain the variety by the head row method to produce breeder seed if needed.
Kind | Hard Red |
Seasonal Growth Habit | Spring |
Coleoptile Color | White |
Juvenile Growth Habit | Erect |
Leaf Color at Boot | Green |
Flag Leaf at Boot | Erect, twisted, wax absent |
Auricle Color | White |
Day(s) to 50% Heading | 163 |
Anther Color | Yellow |
Anthocyanin | Anthocyanin absent |
Plant Height (cm) | 84 |
Internodes | Hollow |
Spike Shape | Tapering |
Spike Density | Mid dense |
Spike Curvature | Erect |
Awn Type | Awned |
Awn Color | White |
Glume Color | White/amber |
Glume Length | Long |
Shoulder Shape | Oblique |
Shoulder Width | Medium |
Beak Shape | Acuminate |
Beak Length | M |
Glume Pubescence | Absent |
Seed Color | Red |
Seed Shape | Ovate |
Cheeks | Rounded |
Brush Size | M |
Avg 1,000 Kernel wt (g) | 38 |