Table 2. Characteristics of hard red spring wheat varieties,1986-88
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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 86 15 28 2 R R 13,800 60 14.9 med-high
Marshall 20 25 1 MR R 15,600 60 14.2 med-high
Prospect 18 27 2 MR MR 13,800 60 14.4 med-low
Stoa 18 31 2 R R 15,100 59 14.7 med-high
Wheaton 19 24 2 R R 14,200 58 14.0 low-med
Amidon 4 17 31 2 R R 15,200 60 15.0 high-med
Chris 20 31 4 MR R 16,500 59 15.6 very high
Era 22 25 2 MR R 16,200 59 14.0 low-med
Guard 16 26 2 R MR 14,600 59 14.4 med-low
Len 20 27 1 MR R 14,200 60 15.6 high-med
Shield 2 15 29 2 R S 13,300 59 14.5 medium
Privately developed varieties
Apex83 15 25 2 MR MS 13,600 59 14.2 low-med
A99 AR 20 32 2 R R 11,700 55 15.3 low
Celtic 18 28 1 R R 13,800 60 15.1 medium
Challenger 15 25 2 MR MS 13,700 59 14.2 low-med
Norak 18 25 2 R MR 14,500 59 14.5 low
Nordic 20 27 1 MR R 12,800 61 13.5 low
Norseman 20 24 1 R R,S 14,600 58 15.1 med-low
Success 22 28 2 R R 13,900 58 15.0 low-med
Tammy 20 27 2 MR S 13,100 59 14.8 med-low
Telemark 19 24 1 MR R 14,600 59 15.1 med-high
2369 18 26 2 MS MR 13,600 60 14.7 low-med
2385 4 16 27 1 R MS 14,600 59 15.0 medium
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1 = erect, 9 = flat.
2 Reaction to prevalent races: R resistant, MR moderately
resistant, MS moderately susceptible, S susceptible .
3 12 percent moisture. 1987-88.
4 1987-88.
5 1988.