Description of Varieties BacUp - Awned, very early, medium height. Resistant to stem rust, moderately susceptible to leaf rust. Low yield, very high test weight. Fair lodging resistance. Susceptible to foliar diseases. High tolerance to scab. Very high protein percent. Specialty variety release for scab tolerance with recommendation that it not be used on over 15 % to 20 % of acreage. Released by USDA-ARS and Minn. AES in 1996. Forge - Awned, early, medium height. Moderately resistant to stem rust, moderately susceptible to leaf rust. High to medium yield, high test weight. Good lodging resistance. Moderately susceptible to foliar diseases. Medium protein percent. Released by S.D. AES in 1997. PVP (pending) Ingot - Awned, early, tall. Resistant to stem rust, moderately susceptible to leaf rust. High to medium yield, very high test weight. Fair lodging resistance. Moderately susceptible to foliar diseases. Medium protein percent. Released by S.D. AES in 1998. PVP (pending) Kulm - Awned, early, medium height. Resistant to stem rust, moderately resistant to leaf rust. High yield and test weight. Fair lodging resistance. Moderately susceptible to foliar diseases. High protein percent. Released by N.D. AES in 1994. PVP (94) Oxen - Awned, early, semidwarf. Moderately resistant to stem rust, moderately susceptible to leaf rust. Very high yield, medium test weight. Fair lodging resistance. Moderately susceptible to foliar diseases. Medium protein percent. Released by S.D. AES in 1996. PVP (94) Sharp - Awned, early, medium height. Resistant to stem rust, moderately resistant to leaf rust. Medium to high yield, high test weight. Fair lodging resistance. Moderately susceptible to foliar diseases. Medium protein percent. Released by S.D. AES in 1990. Sharpshooter - Awned, early, medium height. Resistant to stem rust, moderately resistant to leaf rust. Medium yield and high test weight. Fair lodging resistance. Moderately susceptible to foliar diseases. Medium protein percent. Similar to Sharp, selected from for possibly enhanced scab tolerance. Released by Western Plant Breeders in 1996. PVP (pending) Ember - Awned, early-midseason maturity, medium height. Resistant to stem rust, moderately resistant to leaf rust. Medium to low yield and high test weight. Fair lodging resistance. Moderately susceptible to foliar diseases. Low to medium protein percent. Released by S.D. AES in 1999. PVP (pending) Hamer - Awned, early-midseason maturity, semidwarf. Resistant to stem rust, moderately resistant to leaf rust. Very high yield and medium test weight. Good lodging resistance. Moderately resistant to foliar diseases. Medium to low protein percent. Released by AgriPro 1995. PVP (94) 2375 - Awned, early-midseason maturity, medium height. Resistant to stem rust, moderately susceptible to leaf rust. High to medium yield and test weight. Fair lodging resistance. Susceptible to foliar diseases. Tolerant to loose smut. Moderately susceptible to shattering. Medium protein percent. Released by Pioneer Hi-Bred in 1988. Sold by North Dakota State University Research Foundation 1990. PVP (94) Argent - Hard white spring wheat, awned, early-midseason maturity, medium height. Resistant to stem rust, moderately susceptible to leaf rust. Medium to high yield and medium test weight. Good lodging resistance. Moderately susceptible to foliar diseases. High protein percent. Released by N.D. AES in 1998. PVP (pending) Parshall - Awned, early-midseason maturity, tall. Resistant to stem rust, moderately resistant to leaf rust. High yield and test weight. Good lodging resistance. Moderately resistant to foliar diseases. High protein percent. Released by N.D. AES in 1999. PVP (pending) Russ - Awned, early-midseason maturity, medium height. Moderately resistant to stem rust and leaf rust. Medium to high yield, medium test weight. Fair lodging resistance. Moderately susceptible to foliar diseases. Medium protein percent. Released by S.D. AES in 1995. PVP (94) HJ98 - Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem rust, moderately resistant to leaf rust. Very high yield and medium test weight. Fair lodging resistance. Moderately susceptible to foliar diseases. Medium to low percent protein. Released by Minn. AES and USDA-ARS in 1998. PVP (94) Ivan - Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem rust, moderately resistant to leaf rust. Very high yield, medium test weight. Very good lodging resistance. Moderately resistant to foliar diseases. Low to medium protein percent. Released by AgriPro in 1998. PVP (pending) Keene - Awned, midseason, tall. Resistant to stem rust, moderately resistant to leaf rust. Medium yield and test weight. Fair lodging resistance. Moderately resistant to foliar diseases. Medium protein percent. Released by N.D. AES in 1997. PVP (94) Lars - Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem rust, moderately resistant to leaf rust. Very high yield, low test weight. Good lodging resistance. Moderately resistant to foliar diseases. Low to medium protein percent. Released by AgriPro in 1995. PVP (94) Mercury - Awned, midseason, semidwarf Resistant to stem rust, moderately resistant to leaf rust. High yield, medium test weight. Good lodging resistance. Moderately susceptible to foliar diseases. Medium to low protein percent. Released by North Star Genetics in 1998. Nora - Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem rust and moderately resistant to leaf rust. Medium to low yield and low to medium test weight. Fair lodging resistance. Moderately susceptible to foliar diseases. High protein percent. Released by AgriPro in 1996. PVP (94) Norm -Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem rust and to leaf rust. High yield, medium test weight. Good lodging resistance. Moderately resistant to foliar diseases. Low to medium protein percent. Included in trials as a scab susceptible check. Released by Minnesota AES and USDA-ARS in 1992. PVP NorPro - Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Moderately resistant to leaf rust. High yield, medium test weight. Very good lodging resistance. Moderately resistant to foliar diseases. Medium protein percent. Released by AgriPro in 1999. PVP (pending) Reeder - Awned, midseason, medium height. Resistant to stem rust, moderately resistant to leaf rust. High yield and test weight. Good lodging resistance. Moderately resistant to foliar diseases. Medium protein percent. Released by N.D. AES in 1999. PVP (pending) AC Barrie - Awnless, midseason-late, tall. Resistant to stem rust and moderately susceptible to leaf rust. Low yield, medium test weight. Fair lodging resistance. Moderately susceptible to foliar diseases. High to medium protein percent. Released by Agriculture and AgriFood, Manitoba, Canada, to Cargill in 1997. McVey - Awned, midseason-late maturity, medium height. Resistant to stem rust, moderately resistant to leaf rust. High yield, low test weight. Fair lodging resistance, Moderately resistant to foliar diseases. Low protein percent. Released by Minn. AES and USDA-ARS 1999. PVP (pending) Verde - Awned, midseason-late maturity, semidwarf Resistant to stem rust, moderately resistant to leaf rust. Very high yield, medium test weight. Good lodging resistance. Moderately resistant to foliar diseases. Medium to low protein percent, Released by Minn. AES and USDA-ARS in 1995. PVP (94) Gunner - Awned, late, medium height. Resistant to stem rust , moderately resistant to leaf rust. Medium yield, high test weight. Good lodging resistance. Moderately resistant to foliar diseases. High protein percent. Released by AgriPro in 1996. PVP (94) Hagar - Awned, late, semidwarf. Resistant to stem rust, moderately resistant to leaf rust. Medium yield and medium test weight. Good lodging resistance. Moderately susceptible to foliar diseases. Medium protein percent. Released by AgriPro in 1998. PVP (94) Marshall - Awned, late, semidwarf. Resistant to stem rust, moderately susceptible to leaf rust. Medium to low yield and test weight. Very good lodging resistance. Moderately susceptible to foliar diseases. Low to medium protein percent. Released by Minn. AES and USDA-ARS in 1982. PVP