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             MINNESOTA HARD RED SPRING WHEAT - 1994
 
 
                       R.H Busch, USDA-ARS 
 
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 Recommendations for hard red spring wheat varieties are no longer
 being made by Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station
 evaluators.  The basis on which recommendations were made in the
 past are no longer considered appropriate because of the severity
 of the scab epidemic.
 
 The scab epidemic in hard red spring wheat growing areas has
 demonstrated the clear need to give much greater weight in
 selecting varieties to their tolerance to this devastating
 disease.  To assist growers in selecting such varieties, a new
 table (Table 3) presents performance data under both diseased and
 low disease conditions.
 
 Table 1 presents long term grain yield for varieties grown at
 various locations in Minnesota.  Other important agronomic,
 disease and bread-making quality characteristics are in Table 2.
 However, these two tables should no longer be the only, or even
 primary basis for selecting varieties to plant.  They should be
 used in conjunction with Table 3 to reduce risk of loss.  Use of
 more than one variety is also highly recommended to reduce risk.
 
 Variety description do not provide information on scab
 resistance.  Table data should be used.  Varieties are listed in
 maturity order.