Table 1. Yields of hard red spring wheat, 1984-86.
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Test Wheat Milling
Heading Ht. Lodging Rust Reaction Number Wt. Protein Baking
Variety June in. score 1 stem leaf 2 Seeds lb/bu % 3 Quality
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PUBLICLY DEVELOPED VARIETIES
Era 29 31 2.0 MR R 15,900 60 12.5 Low-Med
Guard 24 31 2.0 R MS 13,300 61 13.3 Med
Len 27 31 1.6 R R 13,700 60 14.1 High-Med
Marshall 28 30 1.6 MR R 14,500 61 12.8 Med-Low
Stoa 25 37 2.0 MR R 14,000 60 13.8 Med-High
Wheaton 26 30 2.2 R R 13,000 59 12.6 Low-Med
Butte 23 34 2.7 S R 14,300 61 13.7 Med-High
Chris 28 38 4.2 MS MS-MR 15,000 60 14.8 V.High
Olaf 27 32 1.7 R R 13,400 60 14.1 Med-Low
PRIVATELY DEVELOPED VARIETIES
Apex83 23 30 2.0 MR R 12,400 60 13.0 Low-Med
A99AR 28 40 2.8 MR MS 10,900 60 13.2 Low
Buckshot 27 32 1.9 MS R 12,600 60 13.2 Med
Celtic 25 32 2.0 R R 13,000 61 13.6 Med
Challenger 23 30 2.0 R MS-S 12,500 61 12.9 Low-Med
Erik 29 32 1.8 R R 14,000 60 12.7 Low-Med
Leif 26 34 2.0 R R 12,500 61 12.8 Low-Med
Norak 28 30 2.0 R MR 13,000 60 12.8 Low
Norseman 27 30 1.2 R R,S 13,000 59 13.3 Med-Low
Oslo 23 29 1.7 MS MS 12,800 59 12.6 Low
Solar 29 31 2.1 MR-MS R 14,600 60 12.5 Low-Med
Success 30 34 2.3 R R 12,600 60 12.6 Low-Med
Tammy 28 32 2.0 R MS 12,800 59 13.3 Med-Low
Walera 30 30 2.0 MR R 14,500 60 12.5 Low
2369 26 31 2.2 MS MR 12,900 61 13.0 Low-Med
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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;