The new varieties – Bogong and Canobolas – named after eponymous mountains, are set to prove that when talking triticale, Everest isn’t the ultimate.

ABB Seeds has exclusive commercial rights to the new varieties which were officially released today at the Douglas McMaster Research Station.

ABB Seeds' general manager, Garry Goucher, said both varieties had very good resistance to field strains of rust and each had particular attributes for specific growing conditions.

"Bogong has very high yield potential and is a widely adapted spring triticale that performs best in medium to high rainfall, or late maturing environments in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia," Mr Goucher said.

"It produces large plump golden brown grain, much larger than Everest and it’s an ideal replacement for varieties such as Tahara, Kosciuszko and older types.

"Canobolas is an early to mid-season maturing, awned grain triticale which matures one to two days faster than Everest and Treat and is equivalent to a mid-season wheat variety."

Canobolas has superior aluminium/acid soil tolerance compared to all current triticale varieties and is ideally suited to the NSW slopes and tablelands, north-east Victoria and areas with acid soil symptoms.

"Again, Canobolas produces large plump, golden brown grain, much larger than Everest with low screenings and high digestible energy," Mr Goucher said.

"Canobolas is resistant to all common field strains of rust including the latest WA pathotype of stripe rust and is seen as an ideal replacement for all existing triticale varieties including Everest, Kosciuszko, Speedee and Tahara."

Bogong and Canobolas were selected by Dr Robin Jessop, Mike Fittler and the triticale breeding team at the University of New England, at Armidale, NSW.