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                    DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES
 
 
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 PUBLICLY DEVELOPED VARIETIES
 
 Butte 86 - Awned, early, medium height. Resistant to stem and
 moderately resistant to leaf rust. High yield and test weight.
 Medium protein percent. Moderately susceptible to tan spot, black
 chaff, and lodging. Best adapted south of 1-94. Released by North
 Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station in 1986.
 
 Grandin - Awned, early, semidwarf. Resistant to stem rust and
 leaf rust. High yield and test weight. Good lodging resistance.
 Moderately tolerant to loose smut. High protein percent.
 Moderately susceptible to foliar diseases. Released by North
 Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station in 1989.
 
 Kulm - Awned, early, medium height. Moderately resistant to leaf
 rust and resistant to stem rust. High yield and test weight. High
 protein percentage. Moderately susceptible to lodging Released by
 North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station in 1994. Seed sales
 regulated by the U S. Plant Variety Protection Act, PVP(94).
 
 Marshall - Awned, midseason, semidwarf. Resistant to stem rust
 and moderately susceptible to leaf rust. Moderately tolerant of
 loose smut and ergot. Good lodging resistance. High yield and
 high test weight. Low to medium protein percent. Satisfactory
 milling. Released by Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station
 and USDA-ARS in 1982. Seed sale regulated by U.S. Plant Variety
 Protection Act.
 
 Russ - Awned, early-midseason maturity, medium height. Moderately
 resistant to stem rust and leaf rust. High yield and medium test
 weight. Moderately susceptible to lodging Medium protein percent.
 Moderately susceptible to foliar diseases. Released by South
 Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station in 1995.
 
 Sharp - Awned, early, medium height. Resistant to stem rust and
 moderately resistant to leaf rust. High yield and test weight.
 Medium protein percent. Moderately susceptible to lodging and
 black chaff. Best adapted south of 1-94. Released by South Dakota
 Agricultural Experiment Station in 1990.
 
 Stoa - Awned, midseason, medium height. Resistant to stem and to
 leaf rust. Moderately tolerant of loose smut and ergot.  Very
 high yield and medium test weight. Medium protein percent. Higher
 potential for lodging. Released by North Dakota Agricultural
 Experiment Station in 1984.
 
 Verde - Awned, midseason-late maturity, semidwarf. Resistant to
 stem rust and moderately resistant to leaf rust. High yield and
 medium test weight. Good lodging resistance. Medium to low
 protein percent. Moderately resistant to foliar diseases.
 Released by Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station and
 USDA-ARS 1995. Seed sale regulated by the U.S. Plant Variety
 Protection Act, PVP(94).
 
 
 VARIETY NOT ADEQUATELY TESTED
 
 Trenton-Awned, early, medium height. Resistant to stem rust and
 moderately resistant to leaf rust. High yield and medium test
 weight. Moderately susceptible to lodging. Medium-high protein
 percent. Moderately susceptible to foliar diseases. Recommended
 by North Dakota State University for western and central North
 Dakota. Released by North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station
 in 1995. Seed sale regulated by the U.S. Plant Variety Protection
 Act, PVP(94).
 
 
 PRIVATELY DEVELOPED VARIETIES
 
 2375-Awned, early, medium height. Resistant to stem rust and
 moderately resistant to leaf rust. Tolerant to loose smut. Very
 high yield and test weight. Medium to high protein percent.
 Moderately susceptible to lodging, shattering and foliar
 diseases. Best adapted south of I-94. Released by Pioneer Hi-Bred
 in 1988. Sold by North Dakota State University Research
 Foundation 1990. Seed sale regulated by U.S. Plant Variety Protec
 tion Act.
 
 2370-Awned, early, semidwarf. Moderately resistant to stem and
 leaf rust. High yield and medium test weight. Good lodging
 resistance. Medium protein percent. Released by Pioneer Hi-Bred
 in 1989. Sold by North Dakota State University Research
 Foundation in 1990. Seed sale regulated by U.S. Plant Variety
 Protection Act.
 
 Hamer-Awned, early-midseason maturity, semidwarf. Resistant to
 stem rust and moderately resistant to leaf rust. High yield and
 medium test weight. Good lodging resistance. Medium to low
 protein percent. Moderately resistant to foliar diseases.
 Released by AgriPro 1995. Seed sale regulated by the U.S. Plant
 Variety Protection Act, PVP(94).
 
 Lars - Awned, midseason, semidwarf.  Resistant to stem rust and
 moderately resistant to leaf rust.  High yield and low test
 weight.  Good lodging resistance.  Low-medium protein percent.
 Moderately resistant to foliar diseases.  Released by AgriPro in
 1995.  Seed sale regulated by the U.S. Plant Variety Protection
 Act, PVP(94).
 
 Nordic - Awned, midseason, semidwarf.  Resistant to stem rust and
 moderately susceptible to leaf rust.  Moderately tolerant of
 loose smut.  High yield and medium test weight.  Low protein
 percent.  Medium lodging resistance.  Released by AgriPro in
 1986.  Seed sale regulated by the U.S. Plant Variety Protection
 Act, PVP.
 
 Norlander-Awned - Early, semidwarf.  Moderately susceptible to
 stem rust and moderately resistant to leaf rust.  High yield and
 medium test weight.  Good lodging resistance.  Medium protein
 percent.  Moderately resistant to foliar diseases.  Released by
 AgriPro in 1995.  Seed sale regulated by the 1995 U.S. Plant
 Variety Protection Act.