Table 1. Characteristics of hard red spring wheat varieties,1978-80
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Wt. Test
Lodg- 1000 Wt./ Wheat Milling,
Heading Height ing Rust2 seeds bu. protein baking
Variety (June) (in.) score1 Leaf Stem (g) (lbs) (%)3 quality
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Angus 25 31 1.8 R R 33 59.7 14.6 med.-high
Era 27 31 2.0 MR R 31 59.8 13.6 low-med.
Kift 26 31 2.2 R R 33 57.3 14.8 med.-high
Len 25 32 1.8 MR R 34 59.3 14.9 high-med.
Olaf 25 32 1.8 MR R 36 59.8 14.8 medium
Wared 27 31 1.6 R R 30 59.5 14.1 medium
Aim 24 30 2.1 MR S 30 58.8 13.3 low
Benito 25 37 3.0 MR MR 30 59.3 15.6 high-med.
Butte 22 34 3.0 R R 34 61.0 14.6 med.-high
B-1 29 33 2.5 S S 33 53.9 12.1 v. low
Chris 25 38 4.0 R-MS R 30 59.9 15.7 v. high
Coteau 26 37 2.8 R R 33 59.5 15.9 high
Ellar 24 36 2.8 MS-MR R 35 59.5 15.3 high-med.
Eureka 24 37 3.2 MR-MS R 33 58.7 15.3 med.-high
James 22 34 2.6 MR-MS R 31 58.7 14.7 med.
906R 20 28 1.7 S MS 36 58.8 14.3 low
Probrand 711 24 31 1.8 MR-MS R 34 59.5 - -
Prodax 24 31 2.4 S MR 34 56.3 13.9 low
Protor 22 29 1.9 MS R 32 59.8 14.3 low
Solar 27 31 1.8 R-MR R 31 59.4 13.4 low
Waldron 23 36 2.4 MS-MR R 35 59.1 15.4 high-med.
World Seeds
1809 19 27 1.8 R-MR R 30 59.2 14.7 medium
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