AGRIPRO WHEAT [p. 16]

Southeastern Soft Red Winter Wheat, P.O. Box 2365, Jonesboro, AR 72402, USA.

www.agriprowheat.com

J. Barton Fogleman, Michael Montgomery, and Christopher DeArmond.

We expanded our research station at Jonesboro, AR, by adding a new greenhouse, a new equipment shed, additional office space, and an ocean-going container (for seed fumigation and storage) in 2003.

A new SRWW cultivar, AgriPro Savage, was released to midsouth wheat producers in the autumn. AgriPro Savage has midseason maturity and is resistant/moderately resistant to the soil virus complex (SBMV-WSSMV) and to the current races of leaf and stripe rust. Savage also has very good test weight. Savage is a good complement to our 2002 release, AgriPro Natchez, which is becoming popular with midsouth wheat producers due to its overall strong disease resistance package.

We are continuing our efforts to develop Clearfield wheats in coöperation with BASF. Although AP112CL was withdrawn due to stripe rust susceptibility and lack of performance, several new candidates were identified and our Clearfield wheat testing continues.

We also have been active the past 3 years in attempting to establish Identity Preserved wheat programs in Alabama and Georgia that would pay wheat producers premium incentives to grow a specific wheat variety for a specific customer. Progress is slow, but we are aware that changes of this type are difficult and we are persistent and committed.