Table 2. Characteristics of hard red spring wheat varieties, 1985-1987
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Test
Lodg- Seeds Wt./ Wheat Milling,
Heading Height ing Rust2 /pound bu. protein baking
Variety (June) (in.) score1 Leaf Stem (#) (lbs)(%)3 quality
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Publicly developed varieties
Guard 20 30 2 R MR 13,500 61 13.7 med.
Len 24 30 2 MR R 13,300 60 14.8 high-med.
Marshall 24 29 2 MR R 14,600 61 13.2 med.-low
Stoa 22 36 2 R R 13,900 60 14.4 med.-high
Wheaton 23 29 2 R R 13,000 59 13.2 low-med.
Butte 19 31 3 S R 14,100 61 13.8 med.-high
Butte 86 18 32 2 R R 12,800 61 14.2 med.-high
Chris 24 36 4 MR R 15,000 60 15.1 v. high
Era 25 29 2 MR R 15,300 60 13.3 low-med.
Shield 18 34 2 R S 12,700 60 14.0 med.
Privately developed varieties
Apex83 19 29 2 MR MS 12,600 60 13.4 low-med.
A99 AR 24 38 3 R R 10,800 60 14.1 low
Buckshot 23 30 2 MS R 12,500 60 13.9 med.
Celtic 22 31 2 R R 12,900 61 14.4 med.
Challenger 19 29 2 MR MS 12,600 61 13.4 low-med.
Leif 23 32 2 R R 12,600 61 14.4 low-med.
Norak 24 29 2 R MR 13,200 60 13.5 low
Nordic 23 31 2 MR R 12,800 61 12.5 low
Norseman 23 28 2 R R,S 13,400 59 14.0 med.-low
Success 26 33 2 R R 12,600 60 13.6 low-med.
Tammy 24 31 2 MR S 12,600 59 14.0 med.-low
Telemark 22 27 2 MR R 13,400 60 14.3 med.-high
2369 22 30 2 MS MR 12,800 61 13.8 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 12 percent moisture.