Table 1. Characteristics of spring wheat varieties, 1968-1970.
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Plant Rust Reaction 2 Bushel
Heading height Lodging Leaf Stem weight
Variety (date) (inches) (score1) (pounds)
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Hard Red Spring
Chris 6-26 38 4.0 R R 61.8
Polk 6-26 38 3.5 R R 62.0
Waldron 6-25 37 1.8 R R 61.3
Era 6-28 30 2.5 R R 61.3
Fletcher 6-29 30 2.3 R R 60.9
Neepawa 6-25 36 3.0 S R 61.2
Inia 66 6-22 28 2.0 S R 61.5
Justin 6-26 38 3.3 S R 58.8
Red River 68 6-21 32 2.5 R R 62.5
Manitou 3 6-26 35 4.0 MS-S R 59.4
World Seed
1809 3 6-22 28 2.5 R R 61.5
World Seed
1812 3 6-26 28 2.5 R R 62.1
Bonanza 4 6-23 27 2.3 R R 58.9