HARD RED SPRING WHEAT - 1987 Publicly developed varieties are classed into Recommended, Not Adequately Tested, and Other Varieties categories. Privately developed varieties are listed and described in alphabetical order after a minimum of two years testing. RECOMMENDED VARIETIES - 1987 Era - Released by Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station in 1970. Awned, late to midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem rust and moderately resistant to leaf rust. Tolerant of loose smut and ergot. Medium lodging resistance. High yield and medium test weight. Low protein percent. Satisfactory milling. Disadvantages - Low bake absorption. Because of later maturity, less suitable for late seeding in southern Minnesota. Guard - Released by South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station in 1983. Variety protection pending. Awned, early, semidwarf. Resistant to leaf rust and moderately resistant to stem rust. Moderately tolerant to loose smut and ergot. Medium lodging resistance. Resistant to hessian fly. High yield and test weight. Medium protein percent. Satisfactory milling and baking. Disadvantages - Moderately susceptible to shattering and susceptible to tan spot. Len - Released by North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and USDA-ARS in 1979. Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem rust and moderately resistant to leaf rust. Moderately tolerant of loose smut and ergot. Good lodging resistance. Medium yield and test weight. High protein percent. Satisfactory milling and baking. Disadvantage - Moderately susceptible to shattering and tan spot. 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 moderately resistant to leaf rust. Tolerant of loose smut and moderately tolerant of ergot. Good lodging resistance. Very high yield and high test weight. Low to medium protein percent. Satisfactory milling. Disadvantage - Low bake absorption. Stoa - Released by North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station in 1984. Awned, midseason, medium height. Resistant to stem and leaf rust. Moderately tolerant of loose smut and ergot. Medium lodging resistance. Very high yield and medium test weight. Medium protein percent. Satisfactory milling and baking, Disadvantage - Higher potential for lodging. Wheaton - Released by Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station and USDA-ARS in 1982. Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem and leaf rust. Tolerant of loose smut and moderately tolerant of ergot. Medium lodging resistance. Very high yield. Low protein percent. Satisfactory milling. Disadvantages - Low test weight. OTHER VARIETIES - 1987 Butte - Released by North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and USDA-ARS in 1977. Awned, early, medium height. Resistant to stem rust. Tolerant of loose smut and ergot. Medium yield and high test weight. Medium protein percent. Satisfactory milling and baking characteristics. Because of early heading, may be suitable to black chaff. Moderately susceptible to tan spot and lodging. Very tough threshing. Chris - Released by Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station and USDA-ARS in 1965. Awnless, midseason, medium height. Moderately susceptible to stem and leaf rust. Tolerant of ergot and moderately tolerant of loose smut. Medium test weight and high protein percent. Satisfactory milling and baking. Disadvantages - Susceptible to lodging. Low yield. 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. Medium yield and test weight. High 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. PRIVATELY DEVELOPED VARIETIES - 1987 Apex 83 - First marketed by SeedTec in 1983. Seed sale regulated by the U.S. Variety Protection Act. Awned, early, semidwarf. Resistant to stem rust and moderately resistant to leaf rust. Tolerant to loose smut. High yield and medium test weight. Low to medium protein percent. Disadvantages - Low bake absorption and loaf volume. A99AR - Released by Weather Master in 1982. Seed sale regulated by U.S. Variety Protection Act. Awnless, late to midseason, tall. Moderately susceptible to stem rust and moderately resistant to leaf rust. Tolerant of loose smut. Very high yield and medium test weight. Low to medium protein percent. Disadvantages - Moderately susceptible to ergot and lodging. Very long and strong dough mixing requirements. Buckshot - First marketed by Arrowhead in 1983, now Discount Farm Center. Seed sale regulated by U.S. Variety Protection Act. Awned, midseason semidwarf. Resistant to stem rust and moderately susceptible to leaf rust. Moderately tolerant of loose smut and ergot. Medium lodging resistance. High yield and medium test weight. Low to medium protein percent. Satisfactory milling and baking. Celtic - First marketed by Agripro in 1985. Seed sales regulated by the U.S. Variety Protection Act. Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem and leaf rust. High yield and test weight. Low to medium protein percent. Satisfactory milling and baking. Challenger - Released by Western Plant Breeders in 1983. Seed sale regulated by U.S. Variety Protection Act. Awned, early, semidwarf. Moderately susceptible to stem and resistant to leaf rust. Tolerant to loose smut. Medium yield and high test weight. Low to medium protein percent. Disadvantages --Low bake absorption and loaf volume. Erik - First marketed by Agripro in 1983. Seed sale regulated by U.S. Variety Protection Act. Awned, late to midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem and leaf rust. Good lodging resistance. Very high yield and medium test weight. Low to medium protein percent. Disadvantage - Moderately susceptible to loose smut and mildew. Leif - First marketed by Rohm and Haas in 1984. Seed sale regulated by U.S. Variety Protection Act. Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem and leaf rust. Medium lodging resistance. Medium yield and test weight. Low to medium protein percent. Disadvantages - Low bake absorption. Norak - First sold by SeedTec in 1985. Seed sale regulated by the U.S. Variety Protection Act. Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to leaf rust and moderately resistant to stem rust. Medium yield. Low to medium protein percent. Disadvantages - Low water absorption. Norseman - First marketed by Agripro in 1984. Seed sale regulated by U.S. Variety Protection Act. Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to leaf rust. Good lodging resistance. Very high yield. Low to medium protein percent. Disadvantages - Low bake absorption and mixed resistant-susceptible to stem rust. Low test weight. Oslo - First marketed by Agripro in 1981. Seed sale regulated by U.S. Variety Protection Act. Awned, early semidwarf. Moderately resistant to stem rust and moderately tolerant of ergot. Good lodging resistance. High yield. Satisfactory milling. Disadvantages -Low protein percent and bake absorption. Moderately susceptible to leaf rust and loose smut. Low percent vitreous kernels and test weight. PR2360 - Released by Pioneer Hi-Bred in 198 1. Seed sale regulated by U.S. Variety Protection Act. Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Moderately resistant to stem and leaf rust. Medium lodging resistance. High yield and test weight. Satisfactory milling. Disadvantage - Low protein percent and bake absorption. Because of later maturity, less suitable for late seeding in southern Minnesota. Success - First marketed by Cenex in 1984. Seed sale regulated by U.S. Variety Protection Act. Awned, late, semidwarf. Resistant to stem and leaf rust. Very high yield and medium test weight. Disadvantages -Low protein percent. Moderately susceptible to lodging. Walera - First marketed by Agsco in 1980. Seed sale regulated by U.S. Variety Protection Act. Awned, late to midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem rust and moderately resistant to leaf rust. Moderately tolerant to loose smut and ergot. Medium lodging resistance. High yield and medium test weight. Satisfactory milling. Disadvantages -Low protein percent and bake absorption. 2369 - Released by Pioneer Hi-Bred in 1983. Seed sale regulated by U.S. Variety Protection Act. Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Moderately resistant to stem rust and tolerant to loose smut. Very high yield and high test weight. Low to medium protein percent. Medium lodging resistance. Disadvantages - susceptible to leaf rust.