HARD RED SPRING WHEAT - 1970 RECOMMENDED VARIETIES Tall varieties - The following four varieties have performed well and have good quality. Chris - Awnless, medium height and maturity. Fair resistance. to lodging. Resistant to leaf and stem rust. High yield and medium bushel weight. Milling and baking characteristics are satisfactory. Selected from crosses involving Frontana, Kenya 58, Newthatch, and Thatcher. Released by the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station in 1965. Manitou - Awnless, medium height and maturity. Fair resistance to lodging. Resistant to stem rust but susceptible to leaf rust. High yield and medium bushel weight. Milling and baking characteristics are satisfactory. Selected from crosses involving Thatcher, Frontana, Canthatch, and P.I. 170925. Released by the Canada Department of Agriculture at Winnipeg in 1965. Polk - Awned, bronze chaff, medium height and maturity. Medium resistance to lodging. Resistant to stem and leaf rust. High yield and bushel weight. Milling and baking characteristics are satisfactory. Selected from crosses involving Thatcher, Supreza, Frontana, Kenya 58, and Newthatch. Released by the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station in 1968. Waldron - Awnless, yellow chaff, early, and medium height. Very lodging resistant. Resistant to stem and leaf rust. Seriously infected with ergot in 1969 in some research trials and seed fields. Susceptible to Septoria. High yield and medium bushel weight. Milling and baking characteristics are satisfactory. Selected from crosses involving Lee, Mida, K338AA, and Justin. Released by the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station in 1960, Semidwarf varieties - The following three varieties generally are higher yielding than the tall ones, but are lower in protein and bake absorption. Era - Awned, midseason to late semidwarf with high lodging resistance. Resistant to stem and leaf rust. Tolerant of Septoria, bunt, and ergot. Very high yield and medium bushel weight. Milling characteristics are satisfactory. Protein content and bake absorption are low. Selected from crosses involving Frontana, Thatcher, Mida, Kenya 117A, Kenya 58, Lee, Newthatch, Pembina and Polk "sib." Released by the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station in 1970. Fletcher - Awned, midseason to late semidwarf with high lodging resistance. Resistant to stem and leaf rust. Tolerant of Septoria, bunt, and ergot. High yield and medium bushel weight. Milling characteristics are satisfactory. Protein content and bake absorption are lower than Chris, but better than Era. Selected from crosses involving Frontana, Thatcher, Mida, Kenya 117A, Kenya 58, Lee, Newthatch, Pembina, and Polk "sib." Released by the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station in 1970. World Seed 1809 - Awnless, early semidwarf with high lodging resistance. Resistant to stem and leaf rust. High yield and medium bushel weight. Milling characteristics are satisfactory. Protein content and bake absorption are lower than Chris, but better than Era. Parentage not disclosed. Released by World Seeds Incorporated in 1970. VARIETIES NOT ADEQUATELY TESTED - 1970 Bonanza-Awned, early maturing semidwarf with high lodging resistance. Resistant to stem and leaf rust. High incidence of necrotic lesions on leaves. Milling characteristics are satisfactory. Protein content and bake absorption are low. Parentage not disclosed. Released by DeKalb Ag. Res. in 1970. Bounty 208 - Awned, early semidwarf. Released by Cargill, Inc., in 1970. OTHER VARIETIES Crim - Awned, medium height and maturity. Fair lodging resistance. Susceptible to loose smut and leaf rust but resistant to stem rust. Medium yield and bushel weight. Milling and baking characteristics are satisfactory, Selected from crosses involving Klein, Titan, Thatcher, Kenya 58, and Newthatch. Released by the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment station in 1963. Inia 66 - Awned, early semidwarf with high lodging resistance. Resistant to stem rust but susceptible to leaf rust. Susceptible to shattering. High yield and medium bushel weight. Protein Content and bake absorption are low. Selected from crosses Lerma Rojo and Sonora 64. Released in Mexico in 1966. Justin - Awnless, midseason, and medium lodging resistance. Susceptible to leaf rust but resistant to stem rust. Fair yield and medium bushel weight. Milling and baking characteristics are satisfactory. Selected from crosses involving Conley, Thatcher, Kenya Farmer, Mida, and Lee. Released by the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station in 1962. Neepawa - Awnless, early, and medium height. Medium resistance to lodging. Resistant to stem rust but susceptible to leaf rust. High yield and medium bushel weight. Milling and baking characteristics are unsatisfactory. Selected from crosses involving Thatcher, Frontana, and Kenya Farmer. Released by the Canada Department of Agriculture at Winnipeg in 1969. Red River 68 - Awned, early, semidwarf with high lodging resistance. Resistant to stem and leaf rust. High yield and bushel weight. Milling and baking characteristics are unsatisfactory. Parentage not disclosed. Released by World Seeds Incorporated in 1967. Selkirk - Awnless, medium height and maturity. Medium lodging resistance. Susceptible to leaf rust but resistant to stem rust. Medium yield and bushel weight. Milling and baking characteristics are satisfactory. Selected from crosses involving McMurachy, Exchange, and Redman. Released by the Canada Department of Agriculture at Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1953. World Seed 1812 - Awned, early semidwarf with high lodging resistance. Resistance to stem and leaf rust. High yield and bushel weight. Protein content and bake absorption are low. Dough handling properties are undesirable. Parentage not disclosed. Released by World Seeds Incorporated in 1969.