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2006 Minnesota Wheat Varieties
 We would like to thank all of the Minnesota wheat producers who
responded to our annual wheat variety survey. The results of this survey help guide our U of M spring wheat breeder, Jim Anderson, in developing suitable varieties for production in Minnesota. The
results of the survey tell us what varieties are most popular, and what characteristics are most important to you as growers. This year, we had a survey response rate of 22%. We hope that this
will improve in the future. Next year, when you receive the survey, please take a few minutes to complete and return it.
Survey Findings
• Knudson was the most popular variety statewide, with almost 18 percent of the acreage planted in 2006.
• Second most popular was Oklee, with just over 16 percent of
the state's acreage in 2006.
• Third on the list was Freyr at 13.32%, followed by Granite at just over 8% and Briggs at just 7.88%.
• In the northern growing regions of the state, Knudson was the
most popular variety, with over 14% of the acres.
• Knudson was the most popular variety in the central and southern growing regions, with 22.01% of the acres in
central Minnesota, and over 20% in the south.
 
2006 vs. 2005 Spring Wheat Survey
|
Variety
|
Release Date
|
Entire State 2006
|
Entire State 1005
|
Northern 2006
|
Northern 2006
|
Central 2006
|
Central 2005
|
Southern 2006
|
Southern 2005
|
|
Knudson
|
2001 AgriPro
|
17.75%
|
16.01%
|
14.50%
|
14.45%
|
22.01%
|
18.39%
|
20.28%
|
10.79%
|
|
Oklee
|
2003 MN AES
|
16.33%
|
10.32%
|
13.67%
|
11.25%
|
19.99%
|
8.97%
|
17.02%
|
12.20%
|
|
Freyr
|
2004 AgriPro
|
13.32%
|
2.69%
|
13.20%
|
2.84%
|
14.79%
|
2.53%
|
2.26%
|
1.77%
|
|
Granite
|
2002 WestBred LLC
|
8.04%
|
10.04%
|
8.28%
|
10.29%
|
7.20%
|
9.62%
|
12.36%
|
11.81%
|
|
Briggs
|
2002 SD AES
|
7.88%
|
9.01%
|
11.73%
|
14.30%
|
2.63%
|
2.28%
|
6.56%
|
1.85%
|
|
Oxen
|
1995 SD AES
|
7.17%
|
16.99%
|
3.63%
|
6.43%
|
11.52%
|
29.94%
|
12.43%
|
40.71%
|
|
Alsen
|
2000 ND AES
|
7.16%
|
8.79%
|
10.60%
|
12.35%
|
3.06%
|
4.45%
|
1.07%
|
0.60%
|
|
Banton
|
2004Trigen Seeds, LC
|
3.11%
|
1.67%
|
3.84%
|
2.19%
|
1.98%
|
0.97%
|
4.07%
|
1.59%
|
|
Granger
|
2004 SD AES
|
2.86%
|
0.67%
|
2.01%
|
0.43%
|
3.45%
|
0.96%
|
8.08%
|
1.26%
|
|
Steele-ND
|
2004 ND AES
|
2.67%
|
0.60%
|
3.03%
|
0.78%
|
2.28%
|
0.38%
|
1.65%
|
0.26%
|
|
Ulen
|
2005 U OF M
|
1.69%
|
0.37%
|
1.65%
|
0.31%
|
1.57%
|
0.43%
|
3.12%
|
0.77%
|
|
Walworth
|
2001 SD AES
|
1.62%
|
3.92%
|
2.06%
|
3.24%
|
1.04%
|
4.77%
|
1.36%
|
5.03%
|
|
Reeder
|
1999 ND AES
|
1.56%
|
6.95%
|
2.05%
|
9.42%
|
1.02%
|
3.88%
|
0.25%
|
2.24%
|
|
Polaris
|
2004 NorthStar Genetics
|
1.22%
|
1.11%
|
1.89%
|
1.19%
|
0.41%
|
1.07%
|
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
|
Trooper
|
2004 WestBred LLC
|
0.89%
|
1.26%
|
1.24%
|
1.63%
|
0.50%
|
0.82%
|
0.10%
|
0.00%
|
|
Mercury
|
1997 NorthStar Genetics
|
0.80%
|
0.94%
|
0.17%
|
0.42%
|
1.17%
|
1.51%
|
5.17%
|
3.44%
|
|
Parshall
|
1999 ND AES
|
0.72%
|
2.46%
|
1.11%
|
3.28%
|
0.25%
|
1.50%
|
0.10%
|
0.00%
|
|
Glenn
|
2005 NDSU
|
0.70%
|
0.01%
|
0.47%
|
0.00%
|
1.11%
|
0.02%
|
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
|
Express
|
1992 WestBred LLC
|
0.66%
|
1.78%
|
0.67%
|
0.69%
|
0.73%
|
3.31%
|
0.00%
|
0.80%
|
|
NorPro
|
2001 AgriPro
|
0.52%
|
0.82%
|
0.39%
|
0.37%
|
0.68%
|
1.41%
|
0.68%
|
1.29%
|
|
Kelby
|
2006 AgriPro
|
0.47%
|
0.00%
|
0.31%
|
0.00%
|
0.71%
|
0.00%
|
0.25%
|
0.00%
|
|
Bigg Red
|
2005 Bigg Dogg Agg, Inc
|
0.42%
|
0.01%
|
0.49%
|
0.00%
|
0.36%
|
0.03%
|
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
|
Ada
|
2006 U of M
|
0.39%
|
0.00%
|
0.29%
|
0.00%
|
0.57%
|
0.00%
|
0.08%
|
0.00%
|
|
2375
|
Pioneer/NDSU
|
0.38%
|
0.40%
|
0.59%
|
0.43%
|
0.07%
|
0.27%
|
0.53%
|
2.20%
|
|
Ingot
|
1998 SD AES
|
0.37%
|
0.69%
|
0.12%
|
0.25%
|
0.70%
|
1.32%
|
0.55%
|
0.00%
|
|
Dandy
|
1999 NorthStar Genetics
|
0.24%
|
0.37%
|
0.27%
|
0.53%
|
0.06%
|
0.15%
|
1.35%
|
0.32%
|
|
Lars
|
1995 AgriPro
|
0.22%
|
0.23%
|
0.35%
|
0.37%
|
0.06%
|
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
1.08%
|
|
Nora
|
1997 AgriPro
|
0.14%
|
0.88%
|
0.25%
|
1.19%
|
0.00%
|
0.51%
|
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
|
Butte
|
86 1986 ND AES
|
0.10%
|
0.05%
|
0.17%
|
0.08%
|
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
|
Rush
|
2006 Westbred
|
0.10%
|
0.00%
|
0.18%
|
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
|
Saturn
|
2004 Northstar Genetics
|
0.08%
|
0.16%
|
0.15%
|
0.23%
|
0.00%
|
0.07%
|
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
|
Other Varieties
|
|
0.46%
|
0.39%
|
0.65%
|
0.49%
|
0.10%
|
0.26%
|
0.68%
|
0.00%
|
|
Total
|
|
100.04%
|
99.59%
|
100.01%
|
99.43%
|
100.02%
|
99.82%
|
100.00%
|
100.01%
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