Table 5. Disease susceptibility and tolerances of hard red spring wheat varieties. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Scab Scab Leaf Stem Leaf Disease Grain Variety Rust 1 Rust 1 Diseases 1 Severity 1 Soundness 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BacUp MS R S MR 1.5 Forge MS R MS MR-MS 2.5 Ingot MS R MS MR-MS 2.0 Oxen MR R MS MS 3.0 2375 MS R S MR-MS 2.5 Alsen 3 R R - MR 1.5 Argent MR-MS R MS MS-MR 3.5 Dandy 3 MS R - MS 3.0 Ember 4 MS R MS MR 2.5 McKenzie 3 R R - MS 2.5 Parshall MR-MS R MR-R MR-MS 2.0 Russ MR R MS MS 3.0 Mercury MR R MR S 5.0 Reeder 4 MR-MS R MR-R MS 3.5 HJ98 R R MS MS 3.0 Norm R R MR-R S 5.0 NorPro 4 MR R MR-R MS-S 3.5 AC Barrie MS R MS MS-MR 2.5 Aurora 4 MR-MS R - S 5.0 Verde MR-MS R MR-R MS 3.5 Ivan MR R MR-R S-MS 4.0 McVey MS R MS MR 2.5 Marshall MS R MS MS 3.5 Gunner MS R MR MR-MS 2.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 R = resistant, MR = moderately resistant, MS = moderately susceptible, S = susceptible. 2 Ability to maintain plump, sound kernels under scab epidemics; 1 = good, 5 = poor 3 2000 data only. 4 1999-2000 data only.