Table 1. Growth and quality characteristics of hard red spring wheat varieties, 1996-1998. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lodging score: 1 = Erect; 9 = Flat. "On farms" test weight is derived from wheat grown at 13 locations on cooperating farmers' fields in 1998. Data for Ingot, Sharpshooter, Nora, Mercury, Keene and Hager are only from 1997-98. Data for AC Barrie and Ivan are only from 1998. Protein percentage is expressed on a 12 percent moisture basis. Test Wt. (lb/bu) ---------------- Milling Heading Height Lodging Branch On Baking Variety Date (in.) score Station Farms Protein % Quality --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BacUp 6-24 33 4.3 61.3 60.8 17.1 high Forge 6-24 32 2.7 60.2 60.4 15.1 med Ingot 6-24 35 3.6 61.8 62.4 15.4 hi-med Kulm 6-25 35 3.0 60.1 - 15.7 hi-med Sharp 6-25 34 3.4 60.8 60.4 15.1 med Sharpshooter 6-26 35 3.5 60.8 61.8 15.1 med Oxen 6-26 31 3.1 58.9 58.7 15.2 med Russ 6-27 34 3.3 58.8 59.2 14.9 med Grandin 6-27 33 2.6 59.4 58.3 15.5 high Hamer 6-27 31 2.2 59.4 59.0 14.9 med-low Nora 6-27 28 3.3 57.9 57.5 15.5 med AC Domain 6-27 35 3.2 59.1 - 16.0 med-hi 2375 6-28 33 4.3 59.9 59.6 14.9 med Trenton 6-28 37 3.7 59.5 - 15.6 hi-med HJ98 6-28 32 3.9 58.2 59.1 14.5 med Mercury 6-28 28 2.3 58.4 - 14.4 med Keene 6-28 38 3.0 58.9 - 15.4 med-hi Lars 6-29 28 2.3 58.0 56.7 14.1 med-low Norm (scab susceptible check) 6-29 32 2.3 57.1 - 14.0 med-hi Verde 6-30 32 2.7 59.0 59.3 14.3 med AC Cora 6-30 37 4.3 58.5 - 15.9 med AC Barrie 6-30 37 2.7 58.6 58.9 15.5 med Hager 6-30 32 2.7 58.0 57.2 15.1 med Ivan 6-30 30 2.2 58.1 - 14.0 med-low AC Majestic 6-30 35 3.2 58.0 - 15.7 med Marshall 7-1 30 1.9 57.5 57.6 14.3 med-low Gunner 7-1 34 2.7 60.3 61.2 16.1 med ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------