Table 2. Characteristics of hard red spring wheat varieties,1982-84
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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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Publicly developed varieties
Butte 28 35 3 S R 13,400 62 13.6 med.-high
Era 34 30 2 MR R 15,100 60 12.5 low-med.
Len 32 31 2 MR R 13,200 60 14.4 high-med.
Marshall 33 30 1 MR R 14,600 61 12.0 med.-low
Wheaton 31 29 2 R R 13,000 59 12.6 low-med.
Angus 33 31 2 R R 13,400 61 14.2 med.
Centa 28 35 4 MS R 14,600 61 13.7 high-med.
Chris 33 38 5 MR MR-R 15,700 60 15.1 v.high
Guard 29 30 2 R MR-MS 13,400 61 13.7 med.
Olaf 33 31 2 MS R 13,000 60 14.2 med.-low
Stoa 31 36 2 R R 15,100 60 13.3 med.
Privately developed varieties
A99AR 34 40 3 S MR-MS 11,400 60 13.3 low
Buckshot 32 32 2 MS R 13,200 60 13.5 med.
Erik 35 32 2 R-MR MR-MS 15,100 59 13.0 low-med.
Oslo 29 29 2 MS MR 13,200 59 12.8 low-med.
PR2360 32 31 2 MR MR 14,600 60 12.7 low-med.
Solar 35 30 2 MR R 14,600 60 12.5 low-med.
Victory 283
31 36 3 S MS 13,200 62 13.9 low-med.
Walera 35 30 2 MR R 13,200 60 12.2 low
2369 31 30 2 S MR-MS 13,000 61 13.2 low-med.
711 31 31 2 S MR-R 13,200 61 12.7 med.-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 percent moisture.