This document summarizes information about the bread wheat variety HW 3094 that is suitable for cultivation in Tamil Nadu. Some key points: HW 3094 has a yield of 2364 kg/ha, is resistant to rust diseases, and has good chappathi and bread making quality. It has a short growing duration of 85-90 days. Trials showed it outperformed the popular variety HW 3070 with a 5.4% higher yield. The variety is well-suited to Tamil Nadu's climate as it requires less water than varieties from northern India. It helps meet the local demand for wheat.

1. BREAD WHEAT CULTURE
HW 3094 as COW(W) 1
HW
H
w
3094
Department of Millets
Centre for Plant Breeding and Genetics
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore -641 003

2. WH Y WH EA T F OR TA M I L N A D U
N OW
 WATER REQUIREMENT IS LESS
 SHORT DURATION CROP AND MATURES IN ABOUT 90
DAYS
 MEETS THE DOMESTIC REQUIREMENT OF WHEAT GRAIN
 PER DAY PRODUCTIVITY IS BETTER THAN NORTH INDIA
 LOCAL SALES AND PURCHASE BY FLOUR MILLS
ENSURES MARKETING THE GRAIN

4. WHEAT CO W (W) 1
Parentage : HD 2646/HW 2002A/CPAN 3057
Season : October 3rd Week to
November 2nd Week
Duration : 85 – 90 days
Grain Yield : 2364 Kg/ha
Special Feature :
 Bread wheat type
 High yield
 Rust resistance
 Better chappathi and bread making quality

5. Wheat scenario in India
Area Production Productivity
27.3 million ha 75.64 million tones 2770 kg/ha
Media reports about the need for wheat in Tamil Nadu

6. Overall performance of wheat culture HW 3094
S.No Name of the trial No.of Grain yield (kg/ha)
trials HW 3094 HW 3070
1. Research station trials 3 3306 2966
(2000-2003))
2. Multilocation trial 6 2951 2765
(2000 –2001)
3. All India Coordinated trials 3 4543 4363
AVT (2000 – 2001)
4. Adaptive Research Trials 75 (59) 2189 2146
(Special ART)
5 On Farm Trials (2003-2004) 49 2311 2122
Total 136 (120)
Overall mean 2364 2243
% increase over HW 3070 5.4%

7. Media reports about success
of ART

8. District wise performance of HW 3094 and
HW3070 in ART during 2003-2004
S. District No. of trials Grain yield (Kg/ha)
No.
HW 3094 HW 3070
1. Kancheepuram 2 2260 1598
2. Villupuram 2 3530 3608
3. Dharmapuri 20(4)* 2209 1953
4. Salem 3 3511 3135
5. Namakkal, 3 1915 3014
6. Erode 3 2582 3024
7. Theni 3 2963 2735
8. Madurai 5(2)* 1477 1438
9. Dindigul 3 1157 987
10. Thiruvannamalai 3 1263 1354
11. Coimbatore 3(1)* 1715 1825
12. Karur 3 1621 1546
13. Thiruvallur 2 2067 1780
14. Ramnad (2)* - -
15. Virudhunagar (3)* - -
Total 60 (12)*
Mean 2099 2032
% increase over 3070 3.3%
( )* No of locations not included for calculation of mean. Ramnad
(2), Virudhunager (3), Dharmpuri (4) , Coimbatore (1), Madurai (2)

9. REACTION TO RUST DISEASE OF HW 3094
UNDER FIELD CONDITIONS
S Variety Rust response score
No. Stem rust Leaf rust Yellow rust
(Black) (Brown)
1. HW 3070 40 MS* (5.3) 10 S (2.8) Yellow do
not appear
2. HW 3094 40 MS* (9.9) 5 MS (1.0) in the
peninsular
3. NIAW 34 10 MS (4.1) 40 MS (6.4) zone and
(Peninsular, plains of
Zone, irrigated, Tamil Nadu.
late sown, best
* maximumcheck)
score
( ) Average co-efficient of infection (ACS) upto 12 only permitted in
peninsular India
S= susceptible
MS-Moderately susceptible
Source: DWR, AICWIP, Progress report 2000-01., Vol-V.

10. QUALITY CHARACTERS OF HW 3094
Sl. Quality parameters HW 3094 HW 3070 HI 977 C 306
No. (best (best
bread Chappat
var) hi
1. Grain appearance 5.3 5.1 5.7 var)
6.3
(Max. score –10)
2. Hectolitre weight 78.0 75.6 78.5 81.6
3. Protein content 11.6 10.62 13.3 10.6
4. Sedimentation value 51.0 43.0 67.0 47.0
5. High molecular weight 5+10 2+12 5+10 2+12
glutinin subunits category
(5+10 good for bread
making)
6 Chappathi score (Max. 10) 8.14 7.54 8.1 8.5
Higher the value represent better quality in all quality parameters
HW 3094 has got better chappathi and bread making quality which is
comparable to the best checks.

13. THANK YOU……….