Table 1. Characteristics of spring wheat varieties, 1972-74
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Plant Test Milling,
Heading height Lodging Rust Reaction weight baking
Variety (June) (in.) (score) Leaf Stem lb/bu quality
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Hard red spring
Era 26 28 2.3 R-MR R 61.7 Low-med.
Olaf 24 30 2.2 R R 60.8 Low-med.
World Seeds
1809 20 27 1.6 R-MS R 61.2 Medium
Bonanza 21 27 2.0 R R 61.7 Med-low
Bounty 208 22 27 2.2 MR M R 59.0 Med-low
Bounty 3093 21 27 2.5 MS MR 60.5 -
Chris 25 37 4.0 R-MS R 61.5 V. high
Ellar 24 33 2.5 MR R 61.1 Medium
Fletcher 27 28 2.2 MS R 60.8 Medium
Glenlea4 25 36 3.3 MS R 60.5 Medium
Lark 22 28 2.3 MR R 60.9 Low-med.
Nordak 24 37 4.3 R-MS R 62.0 Med-high
Nowesta 3 23 26 3.5 MS-S MR 60.2 -
Polk 25 37 3.8 R-MS R 63.0 V. high
Prodax 3 23 28 2.3 S R 58.7 -
Profit 754 22 27 2.3 R R 61.0 -
Protor 22 27 2.2 MS R 61.8 Low
Red River 68 21 28 1.8 MR R 62.0 Low
Waldron 23 35 2.4 R R 60.5 High
WS 6 22 27 2.3 R R 59.5 Low
WS 1877 3 21 27 2.3 R-MS R 62.7 -
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