Roozeboom, K., R. Sears, R. Bowden, M. Knapp, P. Evans, J. Long, T. J. Martin, A. Schlegel, M. Witt, M. Claassen, W. B. Gordon, W. Heer, K. Janssen, B. Marsh, V. Martin. 1996. 1996 Kansas Performance Tests with Winter Wheat Varieties. Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Report of Progress 769. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kansas Wheat Performance Test Locations and Codes _______________________________________________________ | \_ | TD TI RP BR \ | > | RL \ \ | EL | | | | | | GD GI FR | | | | | | FD SD SI RN HV | | | | ST SU LB | |___________________________________________________________| EAST BR Brown County Test near Powhattan RL Riley County Test near Manhattan FR Franklin County Test near Ottawa LB Labette County Test near Parsons CENTRAL RP Republic County Test near Belleville HV Harvey County Test near Hesston RN Reno County Test near Hutchinson SD Stafford County Dryland Test south of Great Bend SU Sumner County Test near Caldwell WEST EL Ellis County Test near Hays TD Thomas County Dryland Test near Colby GD Greeley County Dryland Test near Tribune FD Finney County Dryland Test near Garden City IRRIGATED SI Stafford County Irrigated Test south of Great Bend TI Thomas County Irrigated Test near Colby GI Greeley County Irrigated Test near Tribune ST Stevens County Irrigated Test near Hugoton -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE CONTENTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ks96_txt.txt INTRODUCTION 1996 CROP CONDITIONS Weather Conditions Crop Development Diseases Insects Harvest Statistics WHEAT VARIETIES GROWN IN KANSAS Acreage Distribution Agronomic Characteristics New Variety Descriptions 1996 PERFORMANCE TESTS Objectives Varieties Included in Tests Environmental Factors Affecting Individual Tests Test Results and Variety Characterization Protein Content CONTRIBUTORS ks9601.txt Comparisons of agronomic characteristics of leading winter wheat varieties, Table 1 ks9602.txt Parentage and origin of public varieties included in 1996 Kansas tests, Table 2 ks9603.txt Private entrants and their entries in 1996 Kansas tests, Table 3 ks9604.txt Site descriptions and management in 1996, Table 4 ks9605.txt Yield (bushels per acre) 1996 Kansas Winter Wheat Performance Tests, Table 5 ks9606.txt Yield (% of test average) 1996 Kansas Winter Wheat Performance Tests, Table 6 ks9607a.txt Period-of-years yield (% of test average) 1996 Kansas Winter Wheat Performance Tests - East, Table 7a ks9607b.txt Period-of-years yield (% of test average) 1996 Kansas Winter Wheat Performance Tests - Central, Table 7b ks9607c.txt Period-of-years yield (% of test average) 1996 Kansas Winter Wheat Performance Tests - West, Table 7c ks9608.txt Test weight (lbs per bushel) 1996 Kansas Winter Wheat Performance Tests, Table 8 ks9609.txt Maturity (days +/- Scout 66 or Newton) 1996 Kansas Winter Wheat Performance Tests, Table 9 ks9610.txt Plant height (inches) 1996 Kansas Winter Wheat Performance Tests, Table 10 ks9611.txt Winter injury and disease ratings 1996 Kansas Winter Wheat Performance Tests, Table 11 ks9612.txt Planted seed characteristics, coleoptile lengths and Hessian fly ratings, 1996 Kansas Winter Wheat Performance Tests, Table 12 ks9613a.txt Protein (% at 14% moisture) 1995 Kansas Winter Wheat Performance Tests-East & Central, Table 13a ks9613b.txt Protein (% at 14% moisture) 1995 Kansas Winter Wheat Performance Tests-West & Irr., Table 13b