HARD RED SPRING WHEAT - 1988 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 Guard - Awned, early, semidwarf. Resistant to leaf rust and moderately resistant to stem rust. Moderately tolerant of 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. Released by South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station in 1983. Variety protection pending. Len - 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. Disadvantages-Moderately susceptible to shattering and tan spot. Released by North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and USDA-ARS in 1979. Marshall - Seed sale regulated by U.S. Variety Protection Act. Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem rust 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. Disadvantages-Low bake absorption. Released by Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station and USDA-ARS in 1982. Stoa - 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. Disadvantages-Higher potential for lodging. Released by North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station in 1984, Wheaton - 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. Released by Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station and USDA-ARS in 1983. VARIETIES NOT ADEQUATELY TESTED - 1988 Butte 86 - Awned, early, medium height. Resistant to stem and leaf rust. Moderately tolerant of loose smut. High yield and test weight. Medium protein percent. Satisfactory milling and baking characteristics. Disadvantages - Moderately susceptible to tan spot, black chaff, and lodging. Released by North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station in 1986. Shield - Awned, early, medium height. Moderately susceptible to stem rust and resistant to leaf rust. High yield and medium test weight. Resistant to hessian fly. Medium protein percent. Satisfactory milling and baking characteristics. Disadvantages - Susceptible to shattering and moderately susceptible to lodging. Released by South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station in 1987. OTHER VARIETIES - 1988 Butte - 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. Disadvantages-Susceptible to leaf rust and to black chaff. Moderately susceptible to tan spot and lodging. Very tough threshing. Released by North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and USDA-ARS in 1977. Chris - Awnless, midseason, medium height. Resistant to stem rust and moderately resistant to leaf rust. Tolerant of ergot and moderately tolerant of loose smut. Low yield and medium test weight. High protein percent. Satisfactory milling and baking. Disadvantages-Susceptible to lodging. Released by Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station and USDA-ARS in 1965. Era - 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. Released by Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station in 1970. PRIVATELY DEVELOPED VARIETIES - 1988 Apex 83 - Awned, early, semidwarf. Moderately susceptible 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. First marketed by SeedTec in 1983, Seed sale regulated by U.S. Variety Protection Act. A99AR - 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. Released by Weather Master in 1982. Seed, sale regulated by U.S. Variety Protection Act. Buckshot - 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. First marketed by Arrowhead in 1983, now Discount Farm Center. Seed sale regulated by U.S. Variety Protection Act. Celtic - Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem and leaf rust. High yield and test weight. Medium protein percent. Satisfactory milling and baking. First marketed by Agripro in 1985. Seed sales regulated by the U.S. Variety Protection Act. Challenger - Awned, early, semidwarf. Moderately susceptible to stem rust 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. Released by Western Plant Breeders in 1983. Seed sale regulated by U.S. Variety Protection Act. Leif - 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. First marketed by Rohm and Haas in 1984. Seed sale regulated by U.S. Variety Protection Act. Norak - Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to leaf rust and moderately resistant to stem rust. Medium yield and test weight. Low to medium protein percent. Disadvantages - Low water absorption. First sold by SeedTec in 1985. Seed sale regulated by the U.S. Variety Protection Act. Nordic - Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem rust and moderately resistant to leaf rust. Moderately tolerant of loose smut. Moderately tolerant to tan spot. Very high yield arid test weight. Disadvantage-low protein percent. First marketed by Agripro in 1986. Seed sales regulated by the U.S. Variety Protection Act. Norseman - Awned, midseason, semidwarf, Resistant to leaf rust, and mixed resistant-susceptible to stem rust. Good lodging resistance. Very high yield and low test weight. Low to medium protein percent. Disadvantage - Low bake absorption. First marketed by Agripro in 1984. Seed sale regulated by U.S. Variety Protection Act. Success - Awned, late, semidwarf. Resistant to stem and leaf rust. Very high yield and medium test weight. Low protein percent. Disadvantages - Moderately susceptible to lodging. First marketed by Cenex in 1984. Seed sale regulated by U.S. Variety Protection Act. Tammy - Awned, midseason semidwarf. Resistant to leaf rust and susceptible to stem rust. High yield and low test weight. Medium protein percent. First sold by World Seeds, Inc. in 1985. Seed sale regulated by the U.S. Variety Protection Act. Telemark - Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem rust and moderately resistant to leaf rust. Moderately tolerant of loose smut. Medium to high yield and test weight. Medium protein percent. Satisfactory quality. First marketed by Agripro in 1986. Seed sales regulated by the U.S. Variety Protection Act. 2369 - Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Moderately resistant to stem rust and moderately susceptible to leaf rust. Tolerant to loose smut. Very high yield and high test weight. Low to medium protein percent. Medium lodging resistance. Released by Pioneer Hi-Bred in 1983. Seed sale regulated by U.S. Variety Protection Act.