RESULTS OF SPRING WHEAT VARIETIES GROWN IN COOPERATIVE PLOT AND NURSERY EXPERIMENTS IN THE 
 SPRING WHEAT REGION IN 1974
 
 The year 1974 was the 46th in the history of the uniform regional testing program. Data 
 summarized in this report were obtained from (1) the uniform regional hard red spring wheat 
 nursery, (2) the uniform regional durum nursery, (3) the international sawfly yield nursery 
 and (4) the secondary sawfly yield nursery.
 
 NEW VARIETIES
 
 Six hard red spring wheat varieties were named and released that have not been 
 previously reported.
 
 BOUNTY 309 - Awned, medium to early maturing semidwarf with high lodging resistance. 
 Moderately susceptible to leaf rust. Moderately resistant to stem rust if planted early; 
 moderately susceptible to stem rust if planted late. Preliminary data show high yield and 
 medium test weight. Insufficient data on milling and baking characteristics. Developed by 
 Cargill, Inc., and approved for certification in 1972. Seed sale regulated by U.S. Variety 
 Protection Act.
 
 GLENLEA - Awnless, medium height and maturity with high lodging resistance. Resistant 
 to stem rust, but moderately susceptible to leaf rust. Preliminary data show high yield and 
 medium test weight with very large kernels. Insufficient data on milling and baking 
 characteristics. Developed by the University of Manitoba. Licensed in 1972.
 
 PRODAX - Awned, semidwarf, medium maturity with high lodging resistance. Susceptible to 
 leaf rust, but resistant to stem rust. Preliminary data show high yield and medium to low 
 test weight. Insufficient data on milling and baking characteristics. Developed by Northrup, 
 King & Co. and approved for certification in 1974.
 
 PROFIT Z5 - Awned, early semidwarf with high lodging resistance. Resistant to stem and 
 leaf rust. Preliminary data show high yield and medium test weight. Insufficient data on 
 milling and baking characteristics. Released by World Seeds Inc., Oceanside, California, in 
 1974. Seed sale regulated by U.S. Variety Protection Act.
 
 WS 1877 - Awned, early with high lodging resistance. Resistant to moderately 
 susceptible to leaf rust; resistant to stem rust. Medium yield and high test weight. 
 Insufficient data on milling and baking characteristics. Released by World Seeds Inc., 
 Oceanside, California, in 1973.
 
 NORDAK - Awned, medium height and maturity. Fair resistance to lodging. Resistant to stem 
 rust and resistant to moderately susceptible to leaf rust; susceptible to loose smut. Medium 
 yield and test weight. Selected as a single plant in a field of durum wheat by A. H. Berg, 
 Barney, North Dakota. Released to farmers in 1971.