HIGH INPUT WHEAT TEST
NORTHEAST RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, KEISER, AR
Soil series....Sharkey silty clay
Previous crop....Soybean
Preplant fertilizer....None
Planting date....October 12, 1993
Topdress # 1....90 lbs/A N on March 5, 1994
Topdress # 2....60 lbs/A N on March 23, 1994
Herbicide application(s)....0.33 oz/A Glean on November 10, 1993
Fungicide application(s)....4 oz/A Tilt on April 19, 1994
Insecticide application(s)....3.2 oz/A Karate on May 4, 1994
Harvest date....June 16, 1994
Precipitation
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Total
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1993-94 3.4 7.2 4.2 5.7 3.3 7.1 4.6 1.9 37.4
Normal 2.4 4.1 4.7 3.4 3.0 4.8 5.1 5.3 32.8
Departure +1.0 +3.1 -0.5 +2.3 +0.3 +2.3 -0.5 -3.4 +4.6
Table 4. Performance of Wheat Cultivars in High Input Test, Keiser.
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Entry Test Pt Head Mat. Wint 2-Yr 3-Yr
Name Yield wt Ldg ht date date kill Avg Avg
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bu/A lb/bu % in % ----bu/A---
PIONEER VARIETY 2580 97.5 60.7 0 31 4-22 5-28 0 87.3
AR 26158-4 97.2 62.1 0 29 4-20 5-27 0
PIONEER XW522 96.5 62.0 0 26 4-22 5-27 0
MADISON 95.5 60.5 0 30 4-23 5-27 0 84.9 85.9
PIONEER VARIETY 2684 95.0 62.8 0 29 4-21 5-27 0 82.5
TERRAL 8822 94.5 61.3 3 34 4-27 5-30 0 85.1
AR 370-2-1 94.5 61.5 0 28 4-23 5-28 7
AGRIPRO 89-4417A 93.4 61.0 0 29 4-25 5-28 0
TERRAL 101 92.9 60.4 3 34 4-26 5-30 0 84.1 80.5
HARTZ HX875W 91.9 60.9 10 34 4-23 5-25 3
GEORGIA 100 90.5 60.9 0 30 4-25 5-30 0 82.3 84.9
AGRA TECH 350W 90.4 60.3 0 33 4-25 5-27 0 75.9 74.6
CALDWELL 89.7 62.1 0 32 4-26 5-29 3 78.4 79.8
NK COKER 9543 89.5 62.7 7 26 4-23 5-27 3 84.8 84.7
HAZEN 89.2 61.3 0 29 4-25 5-28 0 80.9 81.3
SALUDA 89.2 62.8 0 27 4-25 5-27 0 79.8 84.3
NK COKER 9835 88.8 60.6 0 26 4-25 5-30 0 81.9 84.8
TERRAL 1011 88.4 60.7 0 33 4-26 5-30 0 80.8
AR 361A-9-1 88.2 62.8 0 27 4-25 5-28 0
AGRA TECH 91W 87.9 61.0 0 30 4-23 5-27 0 81.0 82.6
FREEDOM 87.7 59.9 0 30 4-26 5-29 3
NK COKER 9134 87.2 61.5 0 29 4-24 5-28 0
JACKSON 86.7 61.5 0 30 4-25 5-27 0 78.9
PIONEER VARIETY 2566 86.6 60.6 0 27 4-25 5-29 0
WAKEFIELD 86.2 61.8 0 32 4-26 5-30 0 77.4 81.4
AGRIPRO SAWYER 84.8 60.6 0 28 4-24 5-29 3 77.6 77.5
VERNE 84.4 61.2 0 35 4-26 5-30 0 75.3 78.6
EK 114 84.0 60.5 0 28 4-25 5-29 0
BAYLES 83.9 60.4 0 31 4-22 5-28 0 77.1 77.9
NK COKER 9474 83.7 63.0 0 29 4-23 5-28 0
CARDINAL 83.2 61.5 0 36 4-28 5-31 0 80.4 81.7
AGRA TECH FFR 525W 82.9 61.7 0 30 4-24 5-28 0 76.3 80.3
HARTZ HX3400 82.7 62.2 0 30 4-25 5-30 10 77.4
TX 89D 2148 82.4 61.4 0 29 4-23 5-27 7
AGRIPRO MALLARD 81.6 60.6 0 26 4-25 5-29 3 78.3 80.7
NK COKER 9803 80.6 63.2 7 28 4-22 5-26 0 76.7 81.5
AR 361A-2-1 80.0 63.1 0 36 4-25 5-28 3
GA GORE 79.9 60.5 0 29 4-22 5-27 0 72.8 76.3
AR 361A-1-2 79.1 62.9 0 35 4-24 5-28 0
FLORIDA 302 78.4 61.6 0 30 4-25 5-30 7 73.7 77.4
PIONEER XW523 77.4 61.3 0 28 4-25 5-29 3
ERNIE (MO 12256) 77.1 60.4 0 27 4-22 5-27 0
AGRIPRO SAVANNAH 74.9 62.4 0 27 4-24 5-28 0 73.1 74.5
AGRIPRO HICKORY 74.2 62.2 0 30 4-23 5-27 0 72.7
FLORIDA 304 74.0 61.0 0 29 4-24 5-29 0 70.8 72.1
CLARK 72.7 60.6 7 32 4-23 5-27 0 70.9
AR 361A-4-2 72.4 62.5 10 34 4-25 5-29 3
BUCKSHOT'S DS860073 71.2 62.4 0 26 4-24 5-29 0
BUCKSHOT'S DS2368 70.9 61.5 0 27 4-22 5-27 10 68.2 72.6
GA ANDY 70.7 61.6 0 29 4-16 5-25 17 71.4 71.8
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Grand mean 84.8 61.5 1 30 4-24 5-28 2 78.1 79.5
LSD (5%) 16.9 0.7 6 3 2 2 8 10.1 8.1
C.V. (%) 12.2 0.7 409 5 2 1 278 9.5 9.5
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Ldg = Lodging
Pt ht = Plant height