Table 1. Characteristics of hard red spring wheat varieties,1976-78
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Yield/acre (bushels)
Waseca St. Paul Morris Crookston Stephen4 Average5
Angus - 42 29 45 67 43
Era 70 47 33 47 74 47
Kitt 66 41 33 43 77 45
Olaf 64 41 32 38 70 43
Wared - 49 32 43 74 44
Butte - 48 33 46 66 46
Chris - 33 30 33 56 35
Coteau - 39 33 42 - 43
Ellar 50 42 30 36 60 40
Eureka6 - 36 38 41 - 38
Glenlea - 37 32 39 69 41
Polk - 33 27 39 59 38
Prodax 68 37 32 41 76 43
Protor 63 47 33 46 73 47
Solar1 - 47 26 51 - -
Waldron 53 39 29 41 63 41
World Seeds
1809 60 45 30 36 67 42
LSD 5% 5 5 5 4 11 3
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1 1 = erect, 9 = flat.
2 Reaction to prevalent races: R - resistant, MR = moderately
resistant, MS = moderately susceptible, S = susceptible.
3 14 percent moisture, 1975-77.
4 1976-77.
5 Waseca not included in average.
6 1977-1978.
7 1978.