Issue 32
November/
December 2000

Prairie Grains is the official publication of the Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers, North Dakota Grain Growers Association, South Dakota Wheat, Inc. and the Minnesota Barley Growers Assocation.

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Grains Magazine
November/
December 2000

2000 Small Grain Variety Trial Results in North Dakota

Variety Selection Can Impact Markets

Small grain varieties are tested each year at North Dakota State University Research and Extension Centers. The relative performance of these varieties can be determined from the following tables.

Wheat agronomic and quality ratings are presented in Tables 1 and 2, while yield, protein and test weight data are presented in Tables 3 - 4. Durum agronomic and quality ratings are presented in Tables 5 and 6, with yield, protein and test weight presented in Tables 7-8.  Barley agronomic ratings are presented in Table 9 and yield, protein, test weight and plump data are presented in Table 10.

Successful wheat, durum and barley production depends on multiple factors including selecting the right variety for a particular area. The information included in this publication is meant to aid in selecting that variety or group of varieties. The data is only meant to make relative comparisons of performance among varieties.

Characteristics to evaluate in selecting a variety are: yield potential in your area; protein content when grown with proper fertility; straw strength and plant height; reaction to important diseases; and maturity.

When selecting a top yielding variety, it is best to use data that summarizes several years and locations. The notion that the single data set nearest your farm will indicate which variety will perform the best for you is incorrect. Choose the variety that on average performs the best at multiple locations near you over several years.

Variety selection not only impacts production, but in the long term can impact markets.  The collective variety choices of producers have as great an impact on quality conscience markets, particularly international ones, as any other single factor. Selecting varieties with good processing quality is essential to maintain market recognition.

The information included in the following tables was provided by the following NDSU and USDA researchers: Bliane Schatz, Bob Henson, Pat Carr, Eric Eriksmoen, Mark Halvorson, Bryan Hanson, Neil Riveland, Jim Miller, Robert Stack, Marcia McMullen, Richard Frohberg, Len Francl, Truman Olson, Jack Rasmussen, Rich Horsley, Jerry Franckowiak, Elias Elias, and Frank Manthy.

TABLE 1: 2001 North Dakota hard red spring wheat variety description table, agronomic traits.

TABLE 2a: 1999 Analytical milling and baking data from field plot variety trials at Carrington, Casselton, Dickinson, Hettinger, Langdon, and Williston. NDSU department of Cereal Science.

TABLE 2b: Analytical milling and baking data from field plot variety trials, average of 1998-1999.  NDSU Departrment of Cereal Science.

	Test	Falling	Protein	Flour	Farino-	Aborb-	Loaf
Variety	Weight	Number	14% MB	Extract.	gram	ance	Volume
	lb/bu	seconds	%	%	class	%	cc
AC BARRIE	59.8	468	15.9	70.8	6.1	61.9	1058
BUTTE 86	59.7	427	15.1	68.0	4.9	65.1	1024
FORGE	61.5	442	14.2	69.2	6.4	63.3	986
GRANDIN	59.1	424	15.0	69.2	6.3	63.8	1058
GUNNER	61.4	459	15.7	69.1	6.1	64.9	1040
HJ98	59.5	422	13.9	69.4	7.6	62.0	1027
IVAN	60.4	418	13.4	69.8	6.2	60.6	933
KEENE	61.5	387	14.7	68.8	6.2	65.6	1009
NORA	58.9	433	15.0	67.2	6.7	64.9	1002
PARSHALL	61.6	411	14.6	68.8	6.6	64.4	1075
REEDER	60.7	425	14.3	68.1	6.0	64.0	999
RUSS	59.9	413	14.2	68.6	6.3	65.2	1025

TABLE 3: Yield (bushels/acre0 of hard red spring wheat in North Dakota, 1998-2000.

TABLE 4: Protein (%) and test weight (lbs/bu) of hard red spring wheat grown at seven locations in North Dakota, 2000.

TABLE 5a: 2001 North Dakota durum wheat variety description, agronomic traits.

							REACTION TO DISEASE2
	Agent or Origin 1	Year Released	Chaff Color	Height	Straw Strength	Maturity	Stem Rust	Leaf Rust	Foliar Disease	Head Scab
Variety
Ward	ND	1972	tan	tall	v.strg.	m.early	R	R	MR	S
Rugby	ND	1973	tan	tall	v.strg.	m.early	R	R	MR	S*
Cando	ND	1975	tan	s.dwf.	v.strg.	med.	R	R	M	VS
Vic	ND	1979	white	tall	med.	m.early	R	R	MR	S*
Lloyd	ND	1983	white	s.dwf.	v.strg.	med.	R	MR	S	VS
Medora	Can.	1983	white	tall	strg.	m.early	R	R	MS	VS
Kyle	Can.	1984	white	tall	weak	med.	R	MR	M	N/A
Laker	WPB	1985	white	s.dwf.	strg.	med.	R	MR	S	S
Monroe	ND	1985	white	tall	med.	early	R	R	M	VS
Fjord	AgriPro	1986	white	tall	strg.	m.early	R	R	M	S
Renville	ND	1988	white	tall	med.	med.	R	R	M	S*
Plenty	Can.	1990	white	tall	weak	late	R	R	MR	MS
Voss	AgriPro	1994	white	s.dwf.	v.strg.	med.	R	MR	MS	S
Munich	ND