Table 3. Characteristics of hard red spring wheat varieties,
1983-85.
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(days after Height Lodging Rust reaction 2
Variety May 31) (inches) (score)1 leaf stem
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Publicly developed varieties
Era 30 30 3.4 MR R
Guard 25 30 2.4 MR MR
Len 28 31 2.4 MR R
Marshall 29 30 1.7 MR R
Stoa 27 36 2.4 R R
Wheaton 27 30 2.7 R R
Butte 24 35 4.4 S R
Chris 29 38 5.3 MR MR
Olaf 29 31 2.4 MS R
rivately developed varieties
Apex 83 24 30 1.7 R R
A99AR 30 40 3.7 S MR-MS
Buckshot 28 31 2.4 S R
Challenger 24 30 1.8 R R
Erik 31 32 2.6 R R
Leif 28 33 2.5 R R
Norseman 29 29 1.5 R R
Oslo 25 29 2.3 MS R
PIR 2360 28 31 2.4 MR R
Solar 31 30 2.8 MR R
Success 32 33 3.4 R R
Walera 31 30 2.6 MR R
2369 28 30 2.6 MS R
1 1 = erect, 9 = flat;
2 Reaction to prevalent races: R = resistant, MR = moderately
resistant, MS = moderately susceptible, S = susceptible.
3 14 percent moisture.