RESULTS OF SPRING WHEAT VARIETIES GROWN IN COOPERATIVE PLOT AND NURSERY EXPERIMENTS IN 
 THE SPRING WHEAT REGION IN 1989
 
 The year 1989 was the 61st in the history of the uniform regional testing program. Data 
 summarized in this report were obtained from (1) the uniform regional hard red spring nursery, 
 and (2) the uniform regional durum nursery.
 
 NEW VARIETIES
 
 Hard Red Spring Wheat
 
 Grandin--(ND526) Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem rust and moderately 
 susceptible to leaf rust. Moderately tolerant to loose smut. High yield and test weight. Medium 
 to high protein percent. Satisfactory milling and baking characteristics. Released by the North 
 Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station in 1989.
 
 Minnpro--(MN81110) Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem and leaf rust. High 
 yield and very high protein percent. Satisfactory milling and baking characteristics. Low test 
 weight and moderately susceptible to loose smut. Released by Minnesota Agricultural Experiment 
 Station and USDAARS in 1989. Variety protection pending.
 
 Vance--(MN82354) Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem and leaf rust. Tolerant to 
 loose smut. High yield and medium test weight. Medium protein percent. Satisfactory milling and 
 baking characteristics. Released by Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station and USDA-ARS in 
 1989. Variety protection pending.
 
 Gus--(ND618) Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem rust and moderately 
 susceptible to leaf rust. High yield and test weight. Medium protein percent. Satisfactory 
 milling and baking characteristics. Released by the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment 
 Station in 1989.
 
 Fjeld--(HS84-873) Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem rust and moderately 
 susceptible to leaf rust. Moderately tolerant of loose smut. High yield and medium test weight. 
 Low protein percent. Satisfactory milling characteristics. Disadvantages -- Lower flour water 
 absorption. Released by AgriPro in 1989. Variety protection pending.