Table 2. Characteristics of hard red spring wheat varieties,1987-89.
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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 6-14 27 3 MR R 13,800 60.3 14.8 Med-High
Prospect 6-17 26 1 MR MR 14,300 60.0 14.6 Med-Low
Minnpro 6-18 25 2 R R 13,600 57.8 16.4 High-Med
Stoa 6-18 30 2 MR R 14,900 59.6 14.7 Med-High
Wheaton 6-18 23 1 R R 14,100 57.8 14.1 Low-Med
Marshall 6-19 24 1 MR R 15,600 59.3 14.4 Med-Low
Vance 6-19 25 1 R R 14,400 58.5 14.8 Med-High
Shield 6-14 28 2 R MS 13,500 59.1 14.6 Med
Guard 6-16 25 1 R MR 14,800 59.8 14.4 Med-Low
Amiclon 6-18 31 2 R R 15,200 59.9 15.0 High-Med
Chris 6-18 30 3 MR R 16,600 59.4 15.8 Very High
Grandin 4 6-18 26 1 MS R 14,400 59.5 15.2 High
Len 6-19 26 1 MS R 14,800 59.4 15.6 High-Med
Era 6-21 24 1 MR R 15,900 59.5 13.9 Low-Med
PRIVATELY DEVELOPED VARIETIES
2385 6-15 27 1 R MS 14,100 59.2 15.2 Med
2375 4 6-17 28 2 MR R 13,800 60.4 15.6 Med
2369 6-17 25 1 MS MR 13,600 59.8 15.0 Low-Med
Celtic 6-18 27 1 R R 13,700 59.2 15.0 Med
Fjeld 4 6-18 25 1 MS R 14,400 58.9 14.2 Low-Med
Telemark 6-18 23 1 R R 14,700 58.1 15.2 High-Med
Leif 6-18 27 2 R R 14,800 59.6 15.4 Med
A99 AR 6-19 30 2 MS R 11,900 54.6 15.2 Low
Nordic 6-19 26 1 MS R 12,700 60.4 13.6 Low
Norseman 6-19 23 1 R R,S 13,900 58.2 15.1 Med-Low
Tammy 6-19 26 2 MS S 12,900 58.9 15.0 Med-Low
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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% moisture basis.
4 2 years data.