HARD RED SPRING WHEAT - 1983 RECOMMENDED VARIETIES Butte - Released by North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and USDA-ARS in 1977. Awned, early to midseason, medium height. Resistant to stem rust. Tolerant of loose smut and ergot. Very high yield and test weight with medium protein percent. Satisfactory milling and baking characteristics. Because of early heading, may be suitable for later seeding. Disadvantages-Susceptible to leaf rust and to black chaff. Moderately susceptible to tan spot and lodging. Very tough threshing and may be erratic in yield. Era - Released by Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station in 1970. Awned, late to midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem and moderately resistant to leaf rust. Tolerant of loose smut and ergot. Medium lodging resistance. Very high yield and high test weight. Satisfactory milling. Disadvantages-Low protein percent and bake absorption. Because of later maturity, less suitable for late seeding in southern Minnesota. Len - Released by North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and USDA-ARS in 1979. Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem and moderately resistant to leaf rust. Moderately tolerant of loose smut and ergot. Good lodging resistance. High yield and test weight. Medium protein percent. Satisfactory milling and baking. Disadvantages-Moderately susceptible to shattering. Marshall - Released by Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station and USDA-ARS in 1982. Seed sale regulated by U.S. Variety Protection Act. Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem and leaf rust. Tolerant of loose smut and moderately tolerant of ergot. Good lodging resistance. Very high yield and high test weight. Satisfactory milling. Disadvantages-Low to medium protein percent. Low bake absorption. Olaf - Released by North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and USDA-ARS in 1973. Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem rust. Moderately tolerant of ergot. Good lodging resistance. High yield and test weight. Medium protein percent. Satisfactory milling. Disadvantages-Susceptible to tan spot. Moderately susceptible to loose smut, leaf rust and shattering. Tendency to have long and strong dough mixing requirements. Solar - Released by Northrup King Co. in 1977. Seed sale regulated by U.S. Variety Protection Act. Awned, late to midseason, semidwarf, similar to Era. Resistant to stem and moderately resistant to leaf rust. Tolerant of loose smut and ergot. Medium lodging resistance. Very high yield and high test weight. Satisfactory milling. Disadvantages - Low protein percent and bake absorption. Because of later maturity, less suitable for late seeding in southern Minnesota. VARIETIES NOT ADEQUATELY TESTED - 1983 Centa - Released by South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station in 1982. Awned, very early, medium height. Resistant to stem rust. Medium yield and very high test weight. Satisfactory milling and baking characteristics. Disadvantages-Susceptible to lodging and moderately susceptible to leaf rust and loose smut. Oslo - Released by North American Plant Breeders in 1981. Seed sale regulated by U.S. Variety Protection Act. Awned, early to midseason, semidwarf. Moderately resistant to stem rust and moderately tolerant of ergot. Good lodging resistance. High yield and medium test weight. Satisfactory milling. Disadvantages-Low protein percent and bake absorption. Moderately susceptible to leaf rust and loose smut. PR2360 - Released by Pioneer Hi-Bred in 1981. Seed sale regulated by U.S. Variety Protection Act. Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem rust and moderately resistant to leaf rust. Medium lodging resistance. High yield and test weight. Satisfactory milling. Disadvantages-Low protein percent and bake absorption. Walera - Released by Northrup King Co. in 1980. Seed sale regulated by U.S. Variety Protection Act. Awned, late to midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem and moderately resistant to leaf rust. Moderately resistant to loose smut and ergot. Medium lodging resistance. High yield and test weight. Satisfactory milling. Disadvantages-Low protein percent and bake absorption. OTHER VARIETIES Aim - Released by Western Plant Breeders, Inc. in 1978. Seed sale regulated by U.S. Variety Protection Act. Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Moderately resistant to leaf rust and loose smut. Good lodging resistance. Medium yield and medium to low test weight. Disadvantages-Susceptible to stem rust and moderately susceptible to ergot and tan spot. Low protein percent and unsatisfactory milling and baking quality. Alex - Released by North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and USDA-ARS in 1981. Awnless, midseason, medium height. Resistant to stem and leaf rust. High yield and test weight. Medium protein percent. Satisfactory milling and baking. Disadvantages-Moderately susceptible to lodging, ergot, and loose smut. Angus - Released by Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station and USDA-ARS in 1978. Awned, bronze chaff, midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem and leaf rust. Tolerant of ergot, tan spot, and moderately tolerant of loose smut. Good lodging resistance. Medium yield and high test weight. Medium protein percent. Satisfactory milling and baking. Disadvantages-Susceptible to bacterial leaf blight and moderately susceptible to shattering and black chaff. Chris - Released by Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station and USDA-ARS in 1965. Awnless, midseason, medium height. Resistant to stem rust but ranges from resistant to moderately susceptible to leaf rust. Tolerant of ergot and moderately tolerant of loose smut. High test weight and protein percent. Satisfactory milling and baking. Disadvantages-Susceptible to lodging. Low yield. Coteau - Released by North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and USDA-ARS in 1978. Awned, midseason to late, medium height. Resistant to stem and leaf rust. High test weight. Very high protein percent. Satisfactory milling and baking. Disadvantages-Moderately susceptible to ergot, loose smut, and lodging. Low to medium yield. Eureka - Released by South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station in 1978. Awnless, midseason to early, medium height. Resistant to stem rust. Moderately tolerant of ergot and loose smut. Medium to high yield and test weight. High protein percent. Satisfactory milling and baking. Better adapted to west-central and southwest. Disadvantages-Susceptible to leaf rust. Moderately susceptible to tan spot and lodging. James - Released by South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station in 1979. Awned, early, medium height. Resistant to stem rust. High to medium yield. Medium test weight and protein percent. Satisfactory milling and baking. Because of early maturity, may be suitable for late seeding. Disadvantages-Moderately susceptible to leaf rust, loose smut, ergot, tan spot and lodging. Kitt - Released by Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station and USDA-ARS in 1975. Awned, late to midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem and leaf rust. Tolerant of tan spot and ergot. High yield and medium protein percent. Satisfactory milling and baking. Disadvantages-Low test weight, moderately susceptible to loose smut, shattering, and lodging. Wared - Released by Washington Agricultural Experiment Station and USDA-ARS in 1974. Selected at the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station. Awned, late to midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem and moderately resistant to leaf rust. Tolerant of loose smut and ergot. Good lodging resistance. High yield and test weight. Satisfactory milling. Disadvantages-Low to medium protein percent. Low bake absorption. Because of later maturity, less suitable for late seeding in southern Minnesota. World Seeds 1809 - Released by World Seeds, Inc. in 1970. Seed sale regulated by U.S. Variety Protection Act. Awnless, very early, semidwarf. Resistant to stem rust and tolerant of ergot. Good lodging resistance. Medium test weight and protein percent. Satisfactory milling and baking. Disadvantages - Susceptible to loose smut and tan spot. Moderately susceptible to leaf rust. Low to medium yield. 711 - Released by Northrup King Co. in 1980. Seed sale regulated by U.S. Variety Protection Act. Awned, late to midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem rust. Moderately tolerant to loose smut. Good lodging resistance. High yield and test weight. Satisfactory milling. Disadvantages-Moderately susceptible to leaf rust, ergot, and tan spot. Low protein percent and bake absorption.