Table 1. Characteristics of hard red spring wheat varieties,
1974-76
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Plant 1000 Test Wheat Milling
Heading ht. Lodging Rust2 kernel wt/bu Prot. baking
Variety(June) (in.) score1Leaf Stem (wt/g)4 (lbs) (%)4 quality
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Era 26 30 2.0 R-MR R 30 61.9 12.7 low-med
Kitt 25 30 2.0 R R 33 59.2 14.4 med-
high Olaf 25 32 1.9 R R 34 61.3 14.1 medium
Chris 25 39 3.5 R-MS R 28 61.4 15.2 V. high
Ellar 23 37 2.2 MR-MS R 34 61.2 14.7 medium
Fletcher4 27 30 1.9 MS R 32 60.5 13.8 medium
Glenlea 25 39 2.1 MS MR 39 60.3 14.1 low
Nowesta4 23 37 3.0 MS-S MR 29 60.1 14.5 low-med
Polk 24 38 3.4 R-MS R 36 62.6 14.7 V. high
Prodax 23 30 2.0 S R 34 59.3 13.6 med-low
Profit 75 22 29 2.0 R-MR R 27 60.4 13.4 low
Protor 22 29 1.9 MS R 31 61.8 14.0 low
Waldron 23 37 2.1 R R 33 60.6 14.8 high
Wared3 27 33 2.0 R R 30 62.3 13.5 low-med
W.S. 25 22 31 2.0 R R 27 60.0 13.4 low
World Seeds
1809 19 28 1.5 R-MR R 29 60.8 14.2 medium
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