Table 2. Characteristics of hard red spring wheat varieties,1977-79
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Yield/acre (bushels)
Waseca Lamberton4 Morris St. Paul Crookston Stephen6 Average7
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Angus 43 34 29 42 43 47 39
Era 59 36 34 51 47 60 46
Kitt 57 38 34 46 42 55 43
Olaf 58 40 36 47 42 57 44
Wared 60 36 29 47 46 55 43
Len - 38 35 45 42 53 5 43
James - 38 35 47 40 54 5 44
Butte 63 41 38 51 51 50 46
Aims5 - 38 34 40 44 57 5 43
B-1 5 - 25 18 43 42 52 5 36
Chris - 34 37 37 31 48 37
Coteau 59 40 37 43 42 47 5 42
Ellar - 38 30 44 38 39 38
Eureka - 40 39 42 40 42 5 41
Prodax - 27 26 45 46 64 42
Protor - 40 35 49 51 50 45
Solar4 - 36 30 51 50 62 5 46
Waldron 49 40 33 39 44 46 40
World Seeds
1809 - 36 31 46 42 52 41
LSD 5% - 6 6 7 7 6 4
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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 14 percent moisture, 1976-78.
4 1978-79.
5 1979.
6 1977, 1979.
7 Waseca not included.