HARD RED SPRING WHEAT - 1980 RECOMMENDED VARIETIES - 1980 Angus - Awned, bronze chaff, medium maturity semidwarf with good lodging resistance. Resistant to stem and leaf rust. Tolerant of ergot but susceptible to loose smut and bacterial leaf blight. Medium yield and high test weight. Susceptible to shattering. Milling and baking characteristics are satisfactory. Protein content and bake absorption are lower than Chris, but better than Era. Selected from crosses involving Frontana, Thatcher, Mida, Kenya 117A, Kenya 58, Lee, Newthatch, Pembina, and Polk 'sib.' Released by Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station and USDA, SEA-AR in 1978. Era - Awned, midseason to late semidwarf with good lodging resistance. Resistant to stem and leaf rust. Tolerant of Septoria, bunt, loose smut, and ergot. Very high yield and high test weight. Milling characteristics are satisfactory. Protein content and bake absorption are low. Selected from crosses involving Frontana, Thatcher, Mida, Kenya 117A, Kenya 58, Lee, Newthatch, Pembina, and Polk "sib." Released by Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station in 1970. Kitt - Awned, midseason to late semidwarf with good lodging resistance. Resistant to stem rust and has broader spectrum of resistance to leaf rust than Chris and Era. Tolerant of black chaff, bacterial leaf blight, and ergot, but susceptible to loose smut. High yield and medium to low test weight. Susceptible to shattering. Milling and baking characteristics are satisfactory. Protein content and bake absorption are lower than Chris, but better than Era. Selected from crosses involving Frontana, Thatcher, Mida, Kenya 117A, Kenya 58, Lee, Newthatch, Pembina, and Polk "sib." Released by Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station and ARS-USDA in 1975. Len - Awned, midseason semidwarf with good lodging resistance. Resistant to stem and leaf rust. More resistant to leaf spot disease and shattering than Olaf. Medium to high yield and high test weight. Milling and baking characteristics are satisfactory. Selected from crosses involving ND499, Justin, RL4205, and Wisconsin 261. Released by North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and USDA-SEA-AR in 1979. Olaf - Awned, semidwarf, medium maturity with good lodging resistance. Resistant to stem and leaf rust but susceptible to loose smut. Medium yield and test weight. Susceptible to shattering. Protein content and bake absorption are lower than Chris, but better than Era. Tendency to have long dough mixing requirements. Selected from crosses involving Conley, Justin and Waldron. Released by North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station in 1973. Wared - Awned, midseason to late semidwarf with good lodging resistance. Resistant to stem and leaf rust. Tolerant of Septoria, bunt, loose smut, and ergot. High yield and high test weight. Milling and baking characteristics are slightly higher than Era but are lower than Kitt. Selected from crosses involving Frontana, Thatcher, Mida, Kenya 117A, Kenya 58, Lee, Newthatch, Pembina, and Polk 'sib' at the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station. Released by the Washington Agricultural Experiment Station and ARS-USDA in 1974. VARIETIES NOT ADEQUATELY TESTED - 1980 Solar - Awned, midseason to late semidwarf with good lodging resistance. Resistant to stem and leaf rust. High yield and test weight. Reported to be satisfactory in milling but low in protein and bake absorption. Selected from crosses involving Sonora 64 and Tezanos Pintos Precoz. Released by Northrup, King & Co. in 1977. Seed sale regulated by U. S. Variety Protection Act. OTHER VARIETIES - 1980 Aim - Awned, midseason to early semidwarf with good lodging resistance. Susceptible to leaf rust. Medium yield and test weight. Milling and baking characteristics are inadequately tested. Released by Western Plant Breeders, Inc. in 1978. Seed sale regulated by U.S. Variety Protection Act. B-1 - Awned, late maturing semidwarf with medium lodging resistance. Susceptible to stem and leaf rust. Medium yield with very low test weight. Classified by the Federal Grain Inspection Service as a soft red winter wheat, but has spring growth habit. Unsatisfactory milling and baking quality. Selected as an individual plant from the variety Lark by Mr. Allen in northwest Minnesota. Seed was available in 1979. Butte - Awned, early to midseason. Medium height and lodging resistance. Resistant to stem and leaf rust. Medium yield and very high test weight. Milling characteristics are satisfactory. Protein content and bake absorption are lower than Chris but better than Era. Selected from crosses involving NC480, Polk and Wisc261. Released by North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station in 1977. Chris - Awnless, medium height and maturity. Fair resistance to lodging. Resistant to stem rust but ranges from resistant to moderately susceptible to leaf rust. Medium yield and test weight. Milling and baking characteristics are satisfactory. Selected from crosses involving Frontana, Kenya 58, Newthatch, and Thatcher. Released by Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station and ARS-USDA in 1965. Coteau - Awned, midseason to late, and medium height. Good lodging resistance. Resistant to stem and leaf rust. Medium yield and test weight. Very high protein. Milling and baking characteristics are satisfactory. Selected from crosses involving ND 496 sib, ND 487, and Fletcher. Released by North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station in 1978. Ellar - Awnless, early, medium height and lodging resistance. Resistant to stem rust and moderately resistant to leaf rust. Medium yield and test weight. Flour yield and wheat protein are lower than Chris, but better than Era. Milling and baking characteristics are satisfactory. Selected from crosses involving Waldron, Kenya Farmer, Lee, Mida, and Cadet. Released by North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station in 1974. Eureka - Awnless, medium height and maturity. Fair resistance to lodging. Resistant to stem rust and moderately resistant to leaf rust. Medium yield and test weight. Satisfactory milling and baking quality. Selected from crosses involving Era, Corre camino, Ciano 67, and Sonora 64. Released by South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station in 1978. James - Awned, early to midseason. Medium height and lodging resistance. Resistant to stem rust and moderately susceptible to leaf rust. Susceptible to loose smut and ergot. Medium yield and test weight. Milling and baking characteristics are satisfactory. Selected from a cross of Olaf by ND 510-2. Released by South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station in 1979. Protor - Awned, early semidwarf with good lodging resistance. Resistant to stem rust and moderately susceptible to leaf rust; susceptible to ergot. High yield and medium test weight. Unsatisfactory milling and baking quality. Selected from the cross df Tobari by Ciano. Released by Northrup, King & Co. in 1972. Waldron - Awnless, yellow chaff, early, and medium height. Good lodging resistance. Resistant to stem and leaf rust. Very susceptible to ergot. Susceptible to Septoria. Medium yield and test weight. Satisfactory milling and baking characteristics. Selected from crosses involving Lee, Mida, K338AA, and Justin. Released by North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station in 1969. World Seed 1809 - Awnless, very early semidwarf with good lodging resistance. Resistant to stem and leaf rust but susceptible to loose smut. Medium yield and test weight. Milling and baking characteristics are satisfactory. Protein content and bake absorption are lower than Chris, but better than Era. Released by World Seeds Inc. in 1970. Seed sale regulated by U.S. Variety Protection Act.