🌱 Introducing AGT-Opener Imi
A new chapter in Australian chickpeas starts here.
AGT-Opener Imi is Australia's first-ever chickpea variety with imidazolinone (Imi) tolerance, giving growers a valuable new option when managing paddocks with residual Imi herbicides and expanding rotational flexibility.
Selected from elite germplasm acquired through the transition of the former Chickpea Breeding Australia program, AGT-Opener Imi is the first chickpea variety released under the AGT banner following our assumption of chickpea breeding responsibilities in 2026.
✅ Australia's first chickpea variety with Imi tolerance
✅ Excellent plant-back option for managing imidazolinone residues
✅ Competitive yield performance against commonly grown varieties
✅ Excellent resistance and tolerance to Pratylenchus thornei (RLN)
While APVMA approval for in-crop use of imidazolinone herbicides is still pending, AGT-Opener Imi already offers a practical solution for growers wanting confidence when planting into paddocks with recent Imi herbicide history.
In recognition of the strong legacy built by Chickpea Breeding Australia, we've continued the tradition of naming chickpea varieties after cricketing terms. As its name suggests, AGT-Opener Imi is first to the crease, leading a new era of chickpea breeding innovation at AGT.
Read more here: loom.ly/Gzq3nsI
A new chapter in Australian chickpeas starts here.
AGT-Opener Imi is Australia's first-ever chickpea variety with imidazolinone (Imi) tolerance, giving growers a valuable new option when managing paddocks with residual Imi herbicides and expanding rotational flexibility.
Selected from elite germplasm acquired through the transition of the former Chickpea Breeding Australia program, AGT-Opener Imi is the first chickpea variety released under the AGT banner following our assumption of chickpea breeding responsibilities in 2026.
✅ Australia's first chickpea variety with Imi tolerance
✅ Excellent plant-back option for managing imidazolinone residues
✅ Competitive yield performance against commonly grown varieties
✅ Excellent resistance and tolerance to Pratylenchus thornei (RLN)
While APVMA approval for in-crop use of imidazolinone herbicides is still pending, AGT-Opener Imi already offers a practical solution for growers wanting confidence when planting into paddocks with recent Imi herbicide history.
In recognition of the strong legacy built by Chickpea Breeding Australia, we've continued the tradition of naming chickpea varieties after cricketing terms. As its name suggests, AGT-Opener Imi is first to the crease, leading a new era of chickpea breeding innovation at AGT.
Read more here: loom.ly/Gzq3nsI
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