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Spelt Varieties

Spring Spelt

CDC Origin

CDC ORIGIN is a spring spelt variety with 105-110 dat maturity. It has very good standability and good test weight. Moderately resistant to leaf rust and fusarium head blight.

French’s Hybrids, Inc. 
6484 St. Rt. 303, Wakeman, OH 44889
Huron Co (440)839-2934

Winter Spelt

Comet

COMET is easily distinguishable from Oberkulmer, Champ, Maverick and Sungold due to its extreme shortness of stature, its earliness, and its cream or off-white chaff color. Comet has averaged twenty inches shorter than Oberkulmer and about twelve inches shorter than Maverick or Sungold. It averages about the same date of heading as Maverick and is several days earlier than Oberkulmer and Champ. The cultivar appears well adapted to Midwest growing conditions. Late seedings of increases indicate the cultivar has excellent winter hardiness. Comet appears to have very high protein content, averaging 1.5% higher than Oberkulmer (whole grain) in tests prior to 1998. This cultivar is exclusively licensed to French’s Hybrids, Inc. as a royalty bearing variety. 

French’s Hybrids, Inc. 
6484 St. Rt. 303, Wakeman, OH 44889
Huron Co (440)839-2934

Maverick

MAVERICK is easily distinguishable from Oberkulmer and Champ in that it is white chaffed at maturity. Maverick is several days earlier and several inches shorter in height than Champ. Maverick exhibits much improved winter survival over other varieties as well as improved test weight. Protein contents are very acceptable and baking qualities are superior to Oberkulmer. In five years of testing, Maverick has nearly a 9 bushel per acre yield advantage over Oberkulmer. This line appears well adapted to Midwest growing conditions and has performed very well in trials in the upper Midwest and Canada. This cultivar is exclusively licensed to French’s Hybrids, Inc. as a royalty bearing variety.

French’s Hybrids, Inc. 
6484 St. Rt. 303, Wakeman, OH 44889
Huron Co (440)839-2934

Sonic

SONIC was released in 2014 by the Sunbeam Extract Company of Indiana for marketing in the U.S. primarily as a forage cultivar to be grown in the Eastern states. It is intended to replace the old European cultivar, Oberkulmer Rottkorn. While no forage yields of Sonic or Oberkulmer are available, Sonic is expected to equal or outyield Oberkulmer Rottkorn in forage production due to its equal height, more vigorous growth habit and improved disease resistance. Since Sonic is intended for use as a forage crop, grain yield is important only to the sole licensee. Sonic appears to be a very stable, uniform, and pure cultivar as observed by the originator over a period of several years. Few off-types have been observed.  This cultivar has been exclusively licensed to French’s Hybrids, Inc. of Wakeman, Ohio as a royalty bearing cultivar. 

French’s Hybrids, Inc. 
6484 St. Rt. 303, Wakeman, OH 44889
Huron Co (440)839-2934

Sungold

SUNGOLD is easily distinguishable from Oberkulmer, Champ, and Maverick, the only other spelt cultivars currently certified since it has a medium brown chaff color. Sungold is also several days earlier to head than Oberkulmer and Champ, but about three days later in heading than Maverick. Sungold is also several inches shorter than Oberkulmer and Champ, being about the same height as Maverick. The cultivar appears well adapted to Midwest growing conditions and has also performed well in Montana and Canada. This cultivar is exclusively licensed to French’s Hybrids, Inc. as a royalty variety.

French’s Hybrids, Inc. 
6484 St. Rt. 303, Wakeman, OH 44889
Huron Co (440)839-2934

Zollernfit

ZOLLERNFIT is a German developed winter spelt variety complying with UPOV-Variety description and the Community Plant Variety Office. It is described as the quality spelt with a very low risk of lodging. It is further described as having excellent straw stability, high grain yield, good leaf-health, very high protein and flour quality number, and highest sedimentation values. The variety is further described as having a short plant height, having medium maturity, and low to medium winter kill ratings.

Albert Lea
1414 W Main St, PO Box 127 Albert Lea, MN 56007
800-352-5247

Zollernperle

ZOLLERNPERLE is a German developed winter spelt variety complying with UPOV-Variety description and the Community Plant Variety Office. It is described as the modern spelt wheat for those with the highest demands. The variety is described with its high yield potential, good quality traits, and low susceptibility to disease. Its maturity and plant height are described as medium, and its risk of lodging is low to moderate. Winter killing rating is low to medium. This is a newly registered spelt wheat.

Albert Lea
1414 W Main St, PO Box 127 Albert Lea, MN 56007
800-352-5247

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