Table 2. Characteristics of hard red spring wheat varieties, 1988-1990
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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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PUBLICALLY DEVELOPED VARIETIES
Butte 86 18 33 3.7 MR R 13,800 59.9 15.0 med-high
Grandin 19 32 2.5 MR R 14,200 59.4 15.3 high
Prospect 20 32 2.4 MR MS 14,100 59.5 14.7 med-high
Minnpro 20 32 3.0 R R 13,400 57.2 16.3 high-med
Stoa 21 35 3.9 R R 14,700 59.3 14.6 med-high
Wheaton 21 31 2.4 R R 14,000 57.4 14.3 low-med
Marshall 22 31 2.4 R R 14,200 58.0 14.9 med-high
Vance 23 31 1.8 MR R 16,200 58.4 14.4 med-low
Shield 17 34 3.7 MR MS 13,600 58.9 14.6 medium
Sharp 1 18 33 4.2 MR R 13,500 60.0 15.0 medium
Guard 19 30 3.1 R MR 14,600 59.1 14.5 med-low
Len 21 32 2.4 MS R 14,600 58.9 15.6 high-med
Amidon 22 37 3.9 R R 15,000 59.3 15.0 high-med
Chris 22 35 4.8 MR R 16,000 58.4 15.8 high
Gus 4 23 33 3.5 R R 15,800 48.9 15.7 high
PRIVATELY DEVELOPED VARIETIES
2375 19 32 4.1 MR R 13,800 60.0 15.2 med
Fjeld 20 31 2.9 MR R 14,000 58.4 13.8 low-med
W2501 20 31 2.0 R R 15,200 56.4 14.3 low-med
Bergen 1 21 31 2.1 R R 14,200 58.4 14.5 medium
Celtic 21 32 2.5 R R 13,500 58.6 15.0 medium
Telemark 21 29 1.3 R R 14,400 57.4 15.2 med-high
2369 21 31 2.8 MS MR 13,600 59.3 15.0 low-med
Nordic 22 32 2.8 MS R 12,600 59.5 13.6 low
Norseman 23 20 2.0 R R,S 13,800 57.5 15.0 med-low
Tammy 23 31 2.7 MS S 12,700 58.4 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 14% moisture basis.