ND Durum

Table 1. Yield of Durum Varieties at Four Locations in Western North Dakota, 2001-2003 (bushels/acre).

	Minot		Williston		Dickinson		Hettinger		Average
Variety	2003	3 yr	2003	3 yr	2003	3 yr	2003	3 yr	2003	3 y4
AC Avonlea	69.3	60.0	41.4	494.0	61.4	49.9	39.9	—	53.0	—
AC Melita	—	—	41.4	49.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
AC Napoleon	64.5	—	42.5	50.3	—	—	—	—	—	—
AC Navigator	—	—	49.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
AC Pathfinder	—	—	45.4	49.9	—	—	—	—	—	—
Belzer	62.2	57.9	45.6	50.1	55.9	44.0	39.5	40.5	50.8	48.1
Ben	64.7	62.7	42.8	50.7	55.6	43.0	43.8	40.2	51.7	49.2
Dilse	64.2	61.0	46.0	51.9	55.5	45.8	36.6	38.8	50.6	49.4
Kyle	—	—	43.3	50.7	—	—	—	—	—	—
Lebsock	63.4	62.4	46.4	53.3	56.0	46.0	44.2	42.4	52.5	51.0
Maier	61.9	60.4	44.6	51.7	60.6	47.9	38.2	39.8	51.3	50.0
Monroe	62.8	62.1	44.7	46.9	54.2	44.3	36.6	38.2	49.6	47.9
Mountrail	67.5	64.3	45.3	53.7	56.2	47.5	44.3	40.9	53.3	51.6
Munich	65.8	59.5	41.0	50.7	56.6	44.1	43.8	41.8	51.8	49.0
Pierce	65.8	64.8	45.7	53.3	58.0	45.9	38.0	40.0	51.9	51.0
Plaza	67.4	60.2	42.5	52.7	56.4	46.0	36.5	41.4	50.7	50.1
Plenty	—	—	40.9	49.2	—	—	—	—	—	—
Renville	69.3	62.1	41.9	50.6	48.9	38.8	40.4	41.7	50.1	48.3
Rugby	65.9	61.9	41.6	47.9	53.3	43.1	38.9	37.1	49.9	47.5
Vic	—	—	39.9	49.3	—	—	—	—	—	—
Voss	—	—	43.0	50.8	—	—	—	—	—	—
Ward	—	—	41.2	48.4	—	—	—	—	—	—

Table 2. 2004 North Dakota Durum Wheat Variety Descriptions, Agronomic Traits.

							Reaction to Disease 2
	Agent or	Year	Chaff		Straw		Stem	Leaf	Foliar	Root
Variety	Origin 1	Released	Color	Height	Strength	Maturity	Rust	Rust	Disease	Rot	Scab
AC Avonlea	Can.	1997	white	med	med.	med.	R	R	M	S	S
AC Melita	Can.	1995	white	tall	med.	med.	R	NA	NA	M	S
AC Morse	Can.	1996	white	s.dwf.	strong	med.	R	R	M	MS	NA
AC Navigator	Can.	1999	white	s.dwf.	weak	med.	R	R	M	S	S
AC Pathfinder	Can.	1999	white	med.	weak	med.	R	R	M	MS	S
Belzer	ND	1997	white	tall	med.	late	R	R	M	M	M
Ben	ND	1996	white	med.	strong	med.	R	R	MR	M	MS
Cando	ND	1975	tan	s.dwf.	v.strong.	med.	R	R	M	M	VS
Dilse	ND	2002	white	med.	strong	late	R	R	M	M	MS
Dressler	AgriPro	1996	white	tall	med.	med.	R	MR	NA	MR	VS
Fjord	AgriPro	1986	white	tall	strong.	m.early	R	R	M	M	S
Kari	Agripro	1998	white	med	strong	med	R	R	M	M	S
Kyle	Can.	1984	white	tall	weak	med.	R	MR	M	S	NA
Laker	WPB	1985	white	s.dwf.	strong.	med.	R	MR	S	NA	S
Lebsock	ND	1999	white	med	strong	med	R	R	M	MS	MS
Lloyd	ND	1983	white	s.dwf.	v.strong.	med.	R	MR	S	MR	VS
Maier	ND	1998	white	med	strong	m-late	R	R	M	M	S*
Medora	Can.	1983	white	tall	strg.	m.early	R	R	MS	MS	VS
Monroe	ND	1985	white	tall	med.	early	R	R	M	M	VS
Mountrail	ND	1998	white	med	strong	late	R	R	M	M	MS
Munich	ND	1995	white	med.	v.strg.	med.	R	R	MR	M	S*
Pierce	ND	2001	white	med.	m.strong	med.	R	R	MS	MR	MS
Plaza	ND	1999	white	s.dwf.	strong	late	R	R	M	MS	MS
Plenty	Can.	1990	white	tall	weak	late	R	R	MR	M	MS
Renville	ND	1988	white	tall	med.	med.	R	R	M	M	S*
Rugby	ND	1973	tan	tall	v.strong.	m.early	R	R	MR	MS	S*
Vic	ND	1979	white	tall	med.	m.early	R	R	MR	M	S*
Voss	AgriPro	1994	white	s.dwf.	v.strong.	med.	R	MR	MS	MR	S
Ward	ND	1972	tan	tall	v.strong.	m.early	R	R	MR	MS	S

¹ Refers to agent or developer: WPB = Western Plant Breeder.
² R = resistant; MR = moderately resistant (slow rusters); M = intermediate; MS = moderately susceptible; S = susceptible; VS = very susceptible; Foliar Disease = reaction to tan spot and septoria leaf spot complex. Letter ratings for head blight (scab) based on visual head symptoms. 
* Indicates yields and/or quality have often been higher than would be expected based on visual symptoms.

Table 3. Protein of Durum Varieties at Four Locations in North Dakota, 2003 Data (protein %).

Variety	Minot	Williston	Dickinson	Hettinger	Average
AC Avonlea	15.0	17.0	15.7	18.8	16.6
AC Melita	—	16.5	—	—	—
AC Morse	—	—	—	—	—
AC Napoleon	15.1	16.6	—	—	—
AC Navigator	—	15.4	—	—	—
AC Pathfinder	—	16.1	—	—	—
Belzer	14.6	15.4	14.4	17.6	15.5
Ben	15.1	16.4	15.7	17.5	16.2
Dilse	15.7	16.8	15.6	20.0	17.0
Kyle	—	14.9	—	—	—
Lebsock	14.4	15.6	14.8	16.8	15.4
Maier	15.5	16.4	15.7	18.7	16.6
Monroe	14.8	15.4	15.5	17.8	15.9
Mountrail	14.5	15.8	14.9	17.4	15.7
Munich	14.8	16.3	15.2	17.5	16.0
Pierce	14.5	16.1	14.7	18.2	15.9
Plaza	14.6	15.3	15.2	17.6	15.7
Plenty	—	16.0	—	—	—
Renville	14.4	16.0	15.3	18.1	16.0
Rugby	15.0	17.0	15.4	17.9	16.3
Utopia	—	—	—	—	—
Vic	—	15.9	—	—	—
Voss	—	15.5	—	—	—
Ward	—	16.7	—	—	—

Table 4. North Dakota Durum Wheat Variety Quality Descriptions, Milling and Processing Data, for 2002 at all Locations in the Advanced Yield Trials.

	Test	Vitreous	Large	Falling	Semolina	Mixograph	Pasta	Overall
	Weight	Kernels	Kernels	Number	Extraction	Score	Color	Quality
Variety	lb/bu	%	%	SEC	%	1-8 *	1-12 **	***
AC Avonlea	58.6	85	51	357	61.9	6	8.9	good
Belzer	58.4	86	53	312	61.8	8	8.7	good
Ben	59.7	88	59	306	63.0	7	8.5	excellent
Dilse	59.4	88	48	301	63.1	7	8.9	excellent
Lebsock	60.4	85	53	310	62.8	6	8.9	good
Maier	59.4	90	51	318	62.7	7	8.9	excellent
Monroe	58.4	84	56	298	62.1	7	8.9	good
Mountrail	59.1	86	43	344	62.0	6	8.4	average
Munich	58.1	86	41	322	62.2	5	8.9	good
Pierce	60.3	88	49	326	61.6	8	9.1	good
Plaza	59.3	83	44	319	62.5	6	8.8	average
Renville	59.1	86	49	328	63.0	6	8.9	good
Rugby	59.4	86	45	299	62.7	3	8.6	****
Average	59.2	86	49	319	62.4	6	8.8

*  Mixograph:  1=very weak and 8=very strong dough mixing properties indicating strong gluten proteins    
** Spaghetti Color Score:  Higher number indicates better color, with 9.0+ typically considered good    
*** Overall Quality is determined based on agronomic, milling and spaghetti processing performance
**** Rugby is desired for certain pastas such as bow-ties, but not for long goods (e.g., spaghetti)

Table 5. Yield of Durum Varieties in Eastern North Dakota, 2001-2003 (bushels/acre)

	Prosper	Carrington		Langdon +		Ave E. ND ++
Variety	2003	2003	3 yr	2003	3 yr	2003	3 yr
AC Avonlea	80.0	66.4	42.3	78.1	64.7	72.3	53.5
Belzer	—	65.9	43.4	80.7	71.3	—	57.4
Ben	87.4	73.6	54.2	81.0	67.0	80.7	60.4
Dilse	75.4	64.7	44.4	81.0	68.4	73.7	56.4
Lebsock	89.5	72.2	52.2	81.6	74.2	81.1	63.2
Maier	71.2	68.4	44.7	80.4	69.0	73.3	56.9
Monroe	—	67.4	47.6	81.4	68.1	—	57.9
Mountrail	92.0	70.5	47.4	89.7	73.7	84.1	60.6
Munich	—	70.5	51.0	81.2	72.0	—	61.5
Pierce	82.6	67.3	49.4	81.5	69.1	77.1	59.3
Plaza	87.3	67.4	42.6	73.1	65.9	75.9	54.3
Renville	79.9	69.7	51.0	76.0	68.9	75.2	60.0
Rugby	—	66.0	43.3	81.1	70.6	—	57.0

Table 6. Test Weight of Durum Varieties at Seven Locations in North Dakota, 2003 Data (lbs/bu).

Variety	Prosper	Carrington	Langdon	Minot	Williston	Dickinson	Hettinger	Ave
AC Avonlea	56.8	61.1	58.9	62.3	60.6	54.4	57.1	58.7
AC Melita	—	—	—	—	61.1	—	—	—
AC Napoleon	—	—	—	60.8	59.7	—	—	—
AC Navigator	—	—	—	—	62.4	—	—	—
AC Pathfinder	—	—	—	—	61.4	—	—	—
Belzer	—	60.7	58.7	60.8	59.9	57.7	56.4	—
Ben	59.7	63.5	62.0	63.0	61.8	59.1	58.4	61.1
Dilse	57.7	62.2	61.3	62.8	61.1	58.4	57.7	60.2
Lebsock	60.5	63.6	62.3	63.1	62.3	59.0	59.2	61.4
Maier	56.8	62.8	61.0	62.4	61.3	58.8	58.2	60.2
Monroe	—	62.1	61.3	62.3	60.6	57.3	57.5	—
Mountrail	58.2	62.1	61.0	61.6	60.8	56.2	57.4	59.6
Munich	—	62.2	60.6	62.5	60.7	57.5	57.6	—
Pierce	59.1	63.4	62.3	62.9	61.9	58.4	58.4	60.9
Plaza	56.2	61.1	57.7	62.5	61.5	57.2	56.2	58.9
Plenty	—	—	—	—	60.8	—	—	—
Renville	59.2	62.5	60.5	62.5	61.1	56.8	57.8	60.1
Rugby	—	62.4	61.8	63.0	61.3	57.4	58.5	—
Vic	—	—	—	—	61.4	—	—	—
Voss	—	—	—	—	61.4	—	—	—
Ward	—	—	—	—	60.7	—	—	—

Table 7. Durum Wheat Variety Quality Descriptions, Milling and Processing Data Based on 5-Year Averages (1998 -2002) From Advanced Yield Trials in North Dakota.

	Test	Vitreous	Large	Falling	Semolina	Mixograph	pasta	Overall
	Weight	Kernels	Kernels	Number	Extraction	Score	Color	Quality
Variety	lb/bu	%	%	sec	%	1-9 *	1-12 **	***
AC Avonlea	59.0	91	58	445	61.8	6	9.3	good
AC Melita	58.8	94	54	427	62.1	7	9.4	good
AC Morse	57.9	93	57	454	61.4	6	9.3	good
Belzer	58.6	90	63	394	61.5	7	9.0	good
Ben	60.5	92	66	387	62.9	6	9.0	excellent
Dilse	60.0	90	53	383	62.8	7	9.3	excellent
Lebsock	60.9	89	60	405	62.8	6	9.2	good
Maier	59.9	92	55	397	62.6	7	9.4	excellent
Monroe	59.1	90	66	377	62.2	6	9.2	good
Mountrail	59.8	90	50	407	61.9	5	9.0	average
Munich	59.2	91	49	386	62.3	5	9.5	good
Pierce	60.7	91	52	390	61.4	7	9.4	good
Plaza	59.2	86	46	410	62.1	6	9.1	average
Renville	59.9	91	47	391	63.1	6	9.3	good
Rugby	59.9	91	55	374	62.9	3	9.0	****
Average	59.8	90	55	392	62.4	6	9.2

*  Mixograph:  1=very weak and 8=very strong dough mixing properties indicating strong gluten proteins
** Spaghetti Color Score:  Higher number indicates better color, with 9.0+ typically considered good
*** Overall Quality is determined based on agronomic, milling and spaghetti processing performance
**** Rugby is desired for certain pastas such as bow-ties, but not for long goods (e.g., spaghetti)