DESCRIPTION
ND Grano was developed by the Durum Breeding Program at North Dakota State University and released by the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station in 2017. The North Dakota Crop Improvement and Seed Association (NDCISA) has a license agreement with the NDSU Research Foundation to produce and distribute ND Grano.
ND Grano has high yield potential, good quality, and low cadmium (Cd) uptake. It also has excellent test weight, large kernels, medium maturity, and medium resistance to leaf diseases.
ND Grano performed well in the Uniform Regional Durum Nursery and has good yield potential across the state of North Dakota. It has a similar yield to Carpio and good straw strength. Compared with Carpio and Joppa, ND Grano has higher test weight, smaller kernel size, and similar height.
ND Grano is resistant to both leaf and stem rust diseases, similar to Carpio. Fusarium head blight disease severity of ND Grano is similar to Joppa. ND Grano had higher DON accumulation than Carpio and Joppa.
ND Grano has low Cd uptake, lower than the well known low Cd uptake Canadian variety, AC Strongfield. End use quality characteristics of color and firmness are very favorable for ND Grano.
ND Grano is named after Grano, a city in Renville County North Dakota. It is one of the smallest towns in the state with a population of seven in 2010.
This variety has been exclusively licensed by the ND Crop Improvement and Seed Association. Additional information about growing this variety can be found at https://www.ndcropimprovement.com/seed/.
To help ensure genetic purity, 'ND Grano' durum has been protected under PVPA Title V (certificate No. 201800133) and must be sold as a class of certified seed.
Downloads
ND Grano Brochure.pdf
