Joaquin Oro

Joaquin Oro

Natural Wheat Class
Proprietary

Proprietary

UCD Preferred Variety List for Quality

Recommended

Habit

Spring

Seed Color

Red

Joaquin Oro comes from  the variety Joaquin which is is a hard red spring wheat. WB-Joaquin Oro is a hard red spring wheat bred and developed by WestBred, a unit of Monsanto Company. It was released in 2011 WB-Joaquin Oro was selected for similarity to “Joaquin” for morphological, agronomic and quality traits. The breeding method was backcross. WB-Joaquin Oro is adapted to the wheat growing areas of the San Joaquin Valley in California. The primary use will be for flour to make raised loaf bread. WB-Joaquin Oro is resistant to the current field races of stripe rust in California. It is susceptible to Septoria tritici.

Particularly suited for:

San Joaquin Valley

*Lab data below is an average from 2020 harvest

Lab Information

Grain Quality

Protein
11.7% m.b.
Moisture
8.3% m.b.

Whole Grain Flour

Ash
1.5% m.b.
Protein
11.7% m.b.
Gluten Strength
4
Color
Dark Red
Flavor Profile
Malty, Nutty, Rich
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