Table 4. Characteristics of hard red spring wheat varieties,1983-85.
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Seeds/ Test Wheat Milling
pound weight protein and baking
Variety (number) (lbs/Bu) (percent)3 quality
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Publicly developed varieties
Era 14,300 60.5 12.0 low-med.
Guard 12,500 61.3 12.9 med.
Len 12,700 60.3 13.9 high-med.
Marshall 13,200 61.2 12.4 med.-low
Stoa 13,000 60.1 13.1 med.-high
Wheaton 11,400 59.7 12.3 low-med.
Butte 13,000 61.6 12.7 med.-high
Chris 14,300 60.2 14.4 v. high
Olaf 11,500 60.3 13.8 med.-low
Privately developed varieties
Apex83 10,800 60.7 12.6 low-med.
A99AR 9,800 60.1 12.6 low
Buckshot 12,000 60.3 12.8 med.-high
Challenger 11,100 60.7 12.4 low-med.
Erik 12,600 59.5 12.2 med.-low
Leif 11,100 60.7 12.0 low
Norseman 12,500 60.0 12.6 med.-low
Oslo 11,600 59.3 12.2 low
PR 2360 13,400 60.3 12.3 low-med.
Solar 12,700 60.5 11.8 low-med.
Success 11,500 60.7 11.9 low-med.
Walera 12,100 60.5 11.7 low
2369 11,400 61.3 12.6 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 percent moisture.