W98616, a white-seeded spring wheat with increased preharvest sprouting

Hucl, P. and Matus-Cadiz, M. 2002. W98616, a white-seeded spring wheat with increased preharvest sprouting. Can. J. Plant Sci. 82: 129-131. White-seeded spring wheat germplasm line W98616 was selected for improved levels of preharvest sprouting resistance. W98616 has levels of seed dormancy comparable to Columbus, a red-seeded sprouting-resistant cultivar. W98616 has similar test weight, kernel weight, maturity, plant height, grain protein, and kernel hardness, but is lower yielding and 2 d later heading relative to BW264, a hard white wheat cultivar.