Our Varieties
Beckom
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AH quality classification
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Mid season maturity
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High and stable yields
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Good resistance to stem and stripe rust
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Short, conservative plant type
Seed Availability
Please contact an AGT Affiliate or your local retailer for seed.
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Beckom can be traded between growers upon the completion of a License Agreement as part of AGT’s Seed Sharing™ initiative.
PBR and EPR
Beckom 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.
Beckom growers will be subject to a Grower License Agreement that acknowledges that an EPR of $3.25/tonne + GST must be paid on all production other than seed saved for planting.
Breeders comments
Since its release in 2015, Beckom has consistently delivered high yields, and along with AH quality and broad adaptation, has become a dominant variety across southern NSW in the main season sowing window.
Beckom is a mid-season maturing variety, and offers some planting date flexibility as it has moderate photoperiod and vernalisation requirements, allowing the variety to perform well when sown from the beginning through to the third week of May.
Beckom has moderate grain size, however screenings losses may become an issue in seasons when grain fill is curtailed by heat shock or drought stress. Appropriate time of planting is therefore important. Both AGT and NVT data suggest that sowing Beckom in the first two weeks of May will maximise potential yield while reducing the risk of downgrading due to screenings losses.
Short in height, Beckom produces plants with moderate early vigour and straw strength, but with good threshability.