Table 2. Characteristics of hard red spring wheat varieties, 1981-1983
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Test
Lodg- Seeds Wt./ Wheat Milling,
Heading Height ing Rust2 /pound bu. protein baking
Variety (June) (in.) score1 Leaf Stem (#) (lbs) (%)3 quality
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Butte 28 36 3.7 S R 13,400 61.3 14.6 med.-high
Era 34 31 2.3 MR R 15,700 60.2 13.2 low-med.
Len 31 32 1.6 MR R 13,400 59.7 15.0 high-med.
Marshall 33 30 1.5 R R 14,600 60.8 13.5 med.-low
Solar 35 31 2.1 MR R 14,600 59.8 13.1 low
Wheaton 31 30 2.0 R R 13,000 58.5 13.2 low-med.
Alex 31 37 3.3 R MS 13,200 60.7 15.0 high-med.
Angus 32 32 1.9 R R 13,200 60.2 14.9 med.
Centa 27 35 4.5 MS R 15,100 61.0 14.4 high-med.
Chris 32 38 4.8 MR MR-R 15,700 59.7 15.8 v.high
Coteau 33 37 3.0 R R 14,600 60.2 16.1 high
Erik 34 32 1.9 R-MR MR-MS 15,100 58.7 13.7 low-med.
Kitt 34 31 2.3 R R 13,200 57.9 14.9 med.
Olaf 32 32 1.9 MS R 13,000 58.9 14.8 med.-low
Oslo 29 31 1.8 MS MR 14,200 58.6 13.4 low-med.
PR2360 32 32 2.2 MR R 14,600 60.0 13.4 low-med.
Victory 283
30 37 3.4 S MS 14,200 61.0 14.3 low-med.
Walera 35 31 1.9 MR R 14,600 59.5 13.0 low
Wared 35 32 1.9 MR R 15,700 59.9 13.7 med.-low
World Seeds
1809 27 28 1.8 MS R 15,100 59.6 14.8 med.
2369 31 31 2.8 S MR-MS 13,000 60.8 13.8 low-med.
711 31 32 1.7 MS R 14,200 60.0 13.5 med.-low
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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.