Table 1. Characteristics of spring wheat varieties, 1971-73
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Yield, bu/a
St. Paul Morris3 Crookston Stephen3 Ave.
Era 46 54 64 62 57
Olaf 44 49 55 58 52
World Seeds
1809 48 52 49 - 50
Bonanza 40 45 51 55 48
Bounty 208 40 47 42 45 44
Chris 33 45 50 51 45
Fletcher 40 48 55 54 49
Justin 32 36 47 43 40
Lark 41 43 48 51 46
Manitou 35 36 44 - 41
Neepawa 39 38 52 51 45
Nordak 38 39 50 45 44
Polk 34 39 50 49 43
Protor 47 56 57 58 55
Red River 68 48 46 52 52 50
Waldron 41 48 51 47 47
WS6 42 48 47 - 45
World Seeds
1812 47 49 53 44 48
LSD 5% 4 6 4 4 2
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1 1 = erect, 9 = flat.
2 Reaction to prevalent races: R = resistant, MR = moderately
resistant, MS = moderately susceptible, S = susceptible.
3 Two years' data.
4 One year data.