RESULTS OF SPRING WHEAT VARIETIES GROWN IN COOPERATIVE PLOT AND NURSERY EXPERIMENTS IN 
 THE SPRING WHEAT REGION IN 1970
 
 The year 1970 was the 42nd in the history of the uniform regional testing program. 
 Data summarized in this report were obtained from (1) tests organized within each state, 
 (2) the uniform regional hard red spring wheat nursery, (3) the uniform regional durum 
 nursery and (4) the international sawfly yield nursery. Nurseries were grown in 
 Minnesota, South Dakota, Montana, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Idaho, Canada, Wyoming, and 
 Nebraska.
 
 NEW VARIETIES
 
 Two spring wheat varieties, Era and Fletcher, were released by the Minnesota 
 Agriculture Experiment Station. The U. S. Department of Agriculture participated in the 
 release of Fletcher.
 
 Fletcher (C.I. 13985) is described by the developers as an awned, midseason to late 
 semidwarf with high lodging resistance. It is resistant to stem and leaf rust. It is 
 tolerant to or exhibits low infections of Septoria, bunt and ergot. It has high yield and 
 medium bushel weight. Milling characteristics are satisfactory. Protein content and bake 
 absorption are lower than Chris, but better than Era. The variety was selected from 
 crosses involving Frontana, Thatcher, Mida, Kenya 117A, Kenya 58, Lee, Newthatch, 
 Pembina, and Polk "sib."
 
 Era (C.I. 13986) is described as an awned, midseason to late semidwarf with high 
 lodging resistance. It has resistance to stem and leaf rust, tolerance to Septoria, and 
 gives low infection of bunt, and ergot. It has very high yield and medium bushel weight. 
 Milling characteristics are satisfactory. Protein content and bake absorption are low. It 
 was selected from crosses involving Frontana, Thatcher, Mida, Kenya 117A, Kenya 58, Lee, 
 Newthatch, Pembina and Polk "sib.
 
 World Seeds, Inc., released a hard red spring wheat in 1970 named World Seeds 1809. 
 It is described as an awnless, early semidwarf with high lodging resistance. It is 
 resistant to stem and leaf rust. It has high yield and medium bushel weight. Milling 
 characteristics are satisfactory. Protein content and bake absorption are lower than 
 Chris, but better than Era. For further information, contact the developer.
 
 Cargill, Inc. released an awned semidwarf hard red spring wheat named Bounty 208. 
 For specific information on this variety, you may contact the developer directly.
 
 ASSIGNMENT OF C.I. NUMBERS
 
 C.I. numbers were assigned as follows: Fletcher C.I. 13985, Era C.I. 13986, World 
 Seeds 1812 C.I. 14585, and Bonanza C.I. 14077.
 
 This is a reminder that C.I. numbers are assigned to selections, genetic material, 
 etc., only upon request of parties concerned, except for varieties which are named and 
 released for public use. If you have materials that should be added to the world 
 collection maintained by Plant Science Research Division at Beltsville, please apply for 
 a C.I. number and submit seed to Dr. J. C. Craddock.