Registration of ‘Runde’ spring bread wheat cultivar

Abstract‘Runde’ (Reg. no. CV‐1201, PI 702366; S02147‐7H‐0N‐2H‐0N) soft white spring bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivar was developed by Crop Breeding Institute and released in December 2016 through the National Variety Release Committee. Runde was selected from a cross between S98066‐7H‐0G‐1H‐0N and F99012 made in 2002 at Harare Research Station. S98066‐7H‐0G‐1H‐0N is an experimental line made from a cross between F97009 (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center [CIMMYT] line) and SC91155‐4H‐0G‐0H‐0G‐6G‐0N (Crop Breeding Institute line). F99012 is an experimental line developed by CIMMYT. Runde (S02147‐7H‐0N‐2H‐0N) is a product of a 2002 cross made in Zimbabwe as cross no. 147, using the pedigree method. Runde is an early maturing, rust tolerant, and high yielding cultivar. It is generally large‐seeded (49 g/1000 grains). The genotype was among the best performing cultivars with tolerance to rusts due to the presence of leaf rust and stem rust resistance genes, Lr34, Sr2, and Lr68. It has high flour extraction potential, good dough mixing characteristics, and high flour concentration.