HARD RED SPRING WHEAT - 1990 Publicly developed varieties are classed into Recommended, Not Adequately Tested, and Other Varieties categories and listed within classes in maturity order. Privately developed varieties are listed and described in maturity order. RECOMMENDED PUBLICLY DEVELOPED VARIETIES - 1990 Butte 86 - Awned, early, medium height. Resistant to stern 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. Prospect - Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Moderately resistant to stem and leaf rust. High yield and test weight. Tolerant to loose smut. Medium lodging resistance. Medium to low percent protein. Satisfactory milling. Disadvantages-Moderately susceptible to leaf spotting diseases. Released by South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station in 1988. Variety protection pending. Minnpro - Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem and leaf rust. High yield and very high protein percent. Satisfactory milling and baking characteristics. Disadvantages- Low test weight and moderately susceptible to loose smut. Released by Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station and USDA-ARS in 1989. Variety protection pending. Stoa - Awned, midseason, medium height. Resistant to stem and moderately resistant to 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. Moderately tolerant of loose smut and 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. Marshall - Seed sale regulated by U.S. Variety Protection Act. Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem rust and moderately resistant to leaf rust. Moderately tolerant of loose smut and 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 USDAARS in 1982. Vance - Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem and leaf rust. Tolerant to loose smut. High yield and medium test weight. Medium protein percent. Satisfactory milling and baking characteristics. Disadvantages-Best adapted to northern Minnesota. Released by Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station and USDA-ARS in 1989. Variety protection pending. NOT ADEQUATELY TESTED PUBLICLY DEVELOPED VARIETY - 1990 Grandin - Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem rust and moderately susceptible to leaf rust. Moderately tolerant to loose smut. High yield and test weight. Medium to high protein percent. Satisfactory milling and baking characteristics. Released by the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station in 1989. OTHER PUBLICLY DEVELOPED VARIETIES - 1990 Shield - Awned, early, medium height. Moderately susceptible to stem rust and resistant to leaf rust. Tolerant of loose smut. 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. 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. Seed sale regulated by U.S. Variety Protection Act. Amidon - Awnless, midseason, medium height. Resistant to stem and leaf rust * Moderately tolerant of loose smut. Medium yield, high test weight. Tolerant to sawfly. Medium percent protein. Satisfactory milling, baking. Disadvantages: High potential for lodging. Released by North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station in 1988 and suggested for western North Dakota. 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. Len - Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem rust, 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 in 1979. 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 - 1990 2385 - Awned, early, semidwarf. Moderately susceptible to stem and resistant to leaf rust. Moderately susceptible to loose smut. Medium to low yield and medium test weight. Medium to high percent protein. Released by Pioneer Hi-Bred in 1987. Variety protection pending. 2375 - Awned, midseason to early, medium height. Resistant to stem rust and moderately resistant to leaf rust. Tolerant to loose smut. Very high yield and test weight. Medium to high protein percent. Satisfactory milling and baking characteristics. Disadvantages: Moderately susceptible to lodging. Released by Pioneer Hi-Bred in 1988. Variety protection pending. 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. Celtic - Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem and leaf rust. Moderately tolerant of loose smut. High yield and test weight. Medium protein percent. Satisfactory milling and baking. First marketed by AgriPro, 1985. Seed sale regulated by the U.S. Variety Protection Act. Fjeld - Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem rust and moderately susceptible to leaf rust. Moderately tolerant of loose smut. High yield and medium test weight. Low protein percent. Satisfactory milling characteristics. Disadvantages: Lower flour water absorption. Released by AgriPro, 1989. Variety protection pending. Telemark - Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem rust and 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 sale regulated by the U.S. Variety Protection Act. Leif - Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem and leaf rust. Medium lodging resistance. Moderately susceptible to loose smut. 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. A99AR - Awnless, late to midseason, tall. Resistant to stem rust and moderately susceptible to leaf rust. Tolerant of loose smut. High yield. Low to medium protein percent. Disadvantages: Moderately susceptible to ergot and lodging. Low test weight. Very long and strong dough mixing requirements. Released by Weather Master in 1982. Seed sale regulated by U.S. Variety Protection Act. Nordic - Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem rust and moderately resistant to leaf rust. Moderately tolerant of loose smut. Very high yield and test weight. Disadvantage: Low protein percent. First marketed by Agripro in 1986. Seed sale regulated by the U.S. Variety Protection Act. Norseman - Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Mixed resistant-susceptible to stem rust, and resistant to leaf rust. Good lodging resistance. Moderately susceptible to loose smut. 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. Tammy - Awned, midseason semidwarf. Moderately susceptible to leaf rust and susceptible to stem rust. Moderately tolerant of loose smut. High yield, low test weight. Medium protein percent. First sold by World Seeds, Inc. in 1985. Seed sale regulated by the U.S. Variety Protection Act.