Table 1. Characteristics of hard red spring wheat varieties,1979-81
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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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Butte 22 34 3.5 R R 34 61.1 13.9 medium
Era 28 30 2.8 MR R 32 59.7 13.3 low-med.
Kitt 28 30 3.1 R R 34 57.2 14.2 med.-high
Olaf 25 31 2.0 MR R 34 59.5 14.1 medium
Len 25 31 1.7 MR R 36 59.5 14.5 high-med.
Solar 28 31 2.5 MR R 32 59.5 13.0 low
Wared 28 31 2.3 R R 30 59.4 13.5 medium
Aim 25 30 2.1 MR S 29 58.2 13.1 low
Alex 26 37 3.4 MR R 34 60.7 14.5 high-med.
Angus 26 31 2.0 R R 34 59.7 14.2 med.-high
Benito 26 36 3.5 MR MR 29 58.6 14.8 high-med.
Chris 26 37 5.0 R-MS R 29 59.9 15.1 v.high
Coteau 27 36 2.9 R R 33 59.8 15.4 high
Eureka 24 36 2.9 MS MR 36 58.7 14.8 med.-high
James 21 33 2.9 MS R 34 58.3 14.0 medium
Oslo 22 29 1.4 MR MR 35 58.4 13.3 low-med.
PR2360 26 30 2.2 MR R 32 59.2 13.3 low-med.
Walera 28 30 3.0 MR R 32 59.4 13.1 low-med.
World Seeds
1809 20 27 1.9 MS R 32 58.8 14.3 medium
711 24 31 2.8 MS R 34 59.4 13.3 low-med.
715 29 32 2.7 MS MS 34 58.0 13.7 v. low
906R 20 28 2.1 S MS 39 57.8 14.0 low
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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% moisture basis.