Table 2. Characteristics of hard red spring wheat varieties,1974-76
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Yield, bushels/acre
Waseca St. Paul Morris Crookston Stephen3 Average5
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Era 72 39 39 49 78 49
Kitt 72 37 38 44 75 46
Olaf 71 38 36 40 66 43
Chris 59 30 34 37 56 38
Ellar 56 31 38 38 63 41
Fletcher4 34 31 42 68 42
Glenlea 48 33 36 36 68 41
Nowesta4 32 35 43 - -
Polk 32 32 39 61 39
Prodax 72 34 35 43 76 44
Profit 75 74 36 37 39 70 44
Protor 64 40 37 37 72 44
Waldron 66 37 37 39 65 43
Wared3 - 32 31 38 77 44
W.S. 25 - 36 37 41 71 44
World Seeds 1809 67 38 35 35 63 41
LSD 5% 11 5 4 3 10 3
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1 = erect, 9 = flat.
2 Reaction to prevalent races: R = resistant, MR = moderately
3 1975-76 data.
4 1974-75 data.
5 Waseca data not included in average.