Table 1. Characteristics of hard red spring wheat varieties,1977-79
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Wt. Test
Lodg- 1000 Wt./ Wheat Milling,
Heading Height ing Rust2 seeds bu.protein baking
Variety (June) (in.) score1 Leaf Stem (g) (lbs) (%)3 quality
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Angus 28 31 2.0 R R 32 59.3 14.8 med-high
Era 30 31 2.3 R-MR R 30 59.5 13.8 low-med.
Kitt 29 31 2.8 R R 32 57.2 15.0 med.-high
Olaf 28 33 2.0 R R 34 59.8 15.2 medium
Wared 30 31 1.9 R-MR R 30 59.4 14.4 medium
Len 28 33 2.0 R R 34 59.0 15.1 med-high
James 26 35 2.8 MS R 30 58.4 15.0 medium
Butte 26 35 3.4 R R 33 60.8 14.9 med.-high
Aims5 27 31 2.2 MS S - 58.8 - -
B-15 32 34 3.2 S S - 53.0 - -
Chris 29 39 4.1 R-MS R 29 59.8 16.0 v.high
Coteau 29 37 3.0 R R 33 59.6 16.2 high-med
Ellar 27 37 2.8 MS-MR R 34 59.3 15.6 med-high
Eureka 28 37 3.5 MS-MR R 33 58.6 15.5 med-high
Prodax 28 32 2.7 S MS 32 56.1 14.2 low-med.
Protor 26 30 2.0 MS R 31 59.7 14.8 low
Solar4 30 31 2.1 R-MR R 30 59.4 13.6 low
Waldron 27 37 2.4 MS-MR R 34 58.4 15.7 high
World Seeds
1809 23 28 2.0 R-MR R 30 59.0 14.9 medium
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