Table 2. Characteristics of hard red spring wheat varieties, 1980-82
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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 21 34 3.8 S R 33 61.5 14.3 med.-high
Era 27 31 2.6 MR R 29 60.5 13.2 low-med.
Len 25 31 1.9 MR R 35 60.1 14.8 high-med.
Marshall 25 30 1.6 R R 31 60.4 13.7 med.-low
Olaf 25 31 2.1 MS R 35 59.3 14.6 med.-low
Solar 27 31 2.4 MR R 31 59.8 13.1 low
Aim 25 30 2.1 MR S 25 58.8 13.1 low
Alex 25 37 3.6 R R 33 61.1 14.9 high-med.
Angus 25 31 2.1 R R 34 60.2 14.7 med.-high
Centa 19 34 4.2 MS R 30 61.2 14.5 high-med.
Chris 25 38 5.2 MR R 29 59.8 15.7 v.high
Coteau 26 36 3.3 R R 31 59.8 15.9 high
Eureka 23 37 2.6 S MR 32 59.3 15.1 med.-high
James 20 33 3.0 MS R 32 59.2 14.5 medium
Kitt 27 30 2.5 R R 32 57.8 14.6 med.-high
Oslo 20 30 1.6 MS MR 32 58.4 13.4 low-med.
PR2360 25 31 2.6 MR R 29 60.0 13.4 low-med.
Walera 26 31 2.7 MR R 30 59.3 13.2 low-med.
Wared 28 31 2.2 MR R 29 59.8 13.6 med.-low
WS 1809 20 27 2.0 MS R 28 59.5 14.4 medium
711 24 31 1.9 MS R 31 60.0 13.3 low-med.
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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.