Table 2. Characteristics of hard red spring wheat varieties,1978-80
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Yield/acre (bushels)
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Waseca Lamberton Morris St. Paul Crookston Stephen 4 Average 5
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Angus 41 40 35 47 46 38 41
Era 50 45 39 54 52 55 48
Kitt 48 43 39 48 44 44 44
Len 50 45 39 52 47 44 46
Olaf 52 48 40 52 45 45 46
Wared 51 41 35 48 52 49 44
Aim - 47 4 36 45 4 47 4 45 44 4
Benito - 42 4 39 39 4 43 4 44 41 4
Butte 56 50 44 52 52 43 48
B-1 - 38 4 29 4 41 4 48 4 49 41 4
Chris - 41 37 39 36 43 39
Coteau - 45 43 43 47 41 44
Ellar - 45 38 43 42 35 41
Eureka 47 49 46 42 44 37 44
James 50 4 45 40 51 45 46 46
906R - 42 4 37 4 47 4 44 4 37 41 4
Probrand 711- 34 51 5 - 37 4 51 4 48 4
Prodax - 37 32 46 51 51 42
Protor 48 46 39 51 47 34 44
Solar 49 41 37 53 56 58 48
Waldron - 46 41 42 46 37 43
World Seeds
1809 - 42 35 47 42 36 41
LSD 5% 6 6 5 6 5 8 4
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1 = erect, 9 = flat.
2 Reaction to prevalent races: R = resistant, MR = moderately
resistant, MS = moderately susceptible, S = susceptible
3 14% moisture basis.
4 1979-80 data adjusted to 3 year average.
5 Waseca not included.