Preliminary North Dakota Durum Wheat Variety Trial Results for 2004 and 2005 Selection Guide

All Data Not Yet Compiled
Due to the late harvest this year, not all data has been compiled. For the final durum wheat varietal trial report (check in early December) and for data for other sites in the state go to www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/aginfo/variety/durum.htm .

The Authors and Contributors
Authors and contributors: Dr. Joel K. Ransom; Brian Sorenson; Dr. E. Elias - Durum Breeder; Dr. Frank Manthey - Cereal Science; Dr. T. Friesen – USDA; Dr. J. Rasmussen - Plant Pathology; Dr. S. Ali - Plant Pathology; Dr. M. McMullen - Plant Pathology; Dr. R. Stack - Plant Pathology; Blaine Schatz – Carrington; Steve Zwinger – Carrington; Dr. Pat Carr – Dickinson; Eric Eriksmoen – Hettinger; Bryan Hanson – Langdon; Mark Halvorson – Minot; Neil Riveland - Williston

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Table 1. 2004 North Dakota durum wheat variety descriptions, agronomic traits

Variety	Agent or Origin1	Year Released	Chaff Color	Height	Straw Strength	Maturity	Reaction to Disease2
							Stem Rust	Leaf Rust	Foliar Disease	Scab
AC Avonlea	Can.	1997	white	med	med.	med.	R	R	M	S
AC Melita	Can.	1995	white	tall	med.	med.	R	NA	NA	S
AC Morse	Can.	1996	white	s.dwf.	strong	med.	R	R	M	NA
AC Navigator	Can.	1999	white	s.dwf.	weak	med.	R	R	M	S
AC Pathfinder	Can.	1999	white	med.	weak	med.	R	R	M	S
Alzada	WestBred	2004	white	s.dwf	strong	early	R	NA	NA	NA
Belzer	ND	1997	white	tall	med.	late	R	R	M	MR
Ben	ND	1996	white	med.	strong	med.	R	R	MR	S*
Cando	ND	1975	tan	s.dwf.	v.strong	med.	R	R	M	VS
Dilse	ND	2002	white	med.	strong	late	R	R	M	MS
Dressler	AgriPro	1996	white	tall	med.	med.	R	MR	NA	VS
Fjord	AgriPro	1986	white	tall	strong.	m.early	R	R	M	S
Kari	Agripro	1998	white	med	strong	med	R	R	M	S
Kyle	Can.	1984	white	tall	weak	med.	R	MR	M	NA
Laker	WPB	1985	white	s.dwf.	strong.	med.	R	MR	S	S
Lebsock	ND	1999	white	med	strong	med	R	R	M	MS
Lloyd	ND	1983	white	s.dwf.	v.strong	med.	R	MR	S	VS
Maier	ND	1998	white	med	strong	m-late	R	R	M	S*
Medora	Can.	1983	white	tall	strg.	m.early	R	R	MS	VS
Monroe	ND	1985	white	tall	med.	early	R	R	M	VS
Mountrail	ND	1998	white	med	strong	late	R	R	M	S*
Munich	ND	1995	white	med.	v.strg.	med.	R	R	MR	S*
Pierce	ND	2001	white	med.	m.strong	med.	R	R	MS	S
Plaza	ND	1999	white	s.dwf.	strong	late	R	R	M	MS
Plenty	Can.	1990	white	tall	weak	late	R	R	MR	MS
Primo D’Oro	WB/DGP	2004	white	tall	med.	m.early	NA	NA	NA	NA
Renville	ND	1988	white	tall	med.	med.	R	R	M	S*
Rugby	ND	1973	tan	tall	v.strong	m.early	R	R	MR	S*
Vic	ND	1979	white	tall	med.	m.early	R	R	MR	S*
Voss	AgriPro	1994	white	s.dwf.	v.strong	med.	R	MR	MS	S
Ward	ND	1972	tan	tall	v.strong	m.early	R	R	MR	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 2.  North Dakota durum wheat variety quality descriptions, milling and processing data, averaged for five years (1999-2003) from Advanced Yield Trials

	Test	Wheat	Vitreous	Large	Falling	Mixograph	Pasta	Spaghetti	Overall
Variety	weight	Protein	Kernels	Kernels	Number	Score	Color	Firmness	Quality
	lb/bu	(%)*	%	%	sec	1-8**	1-12***	g*cm	****
AC Avonlea	59.4	15.4	91	57	451	6	9.2	7.1	Good
Belzer	59.0	14.6	90	61	391	7	9.0	6.8	Good
Ben	60.9	14.7	92	64	389	6	9.0	6.6	Excellent
Dilse	60.4	15.4	91	53	382	7	9.2	7.6	Excellent
Lebsock	61.3	14.1	90	58	401	6	9.2	6.4	Good
Maier	60.3	15.0	92	55	400	7	9.3	7.2	Excellent
Monroe	59.6	14.4	90	63	376	6	9.2	6.6	Good
Mountrail	60.1	14.1	90	49	406	5	9.0	6.2	Average
Munich	59.6	14.4	91	48	386	5	9.4	6.5	Good
Pierce	61.2	14.3	91	51	395	7	9.4	6.7	Good
Plaza	59.6	14.2	86	45	409	6	9.1	6.2	Average
Renville	60.2	14.5	91	49	387	6	9.2	6.8	Good
Rugby	60.3	14.5	91	54	370	3	9.0	5.4	*****
Average	60.1	14.6	91	54	396	6	9.2	6.6

Table 3. North Dakota durum wheat variety quality descriptions, milling and processing data, for 2003 at all locations in the Advanced Yield Trials

	Test	Wheat	Vitreous	Large	Falling	Mixograph	Pasta	Spaghetti	Overall
Variety	weight	Protein	Kernels	Kernels	Number	Score	Color	Firmness	Quality
	lb/bu	(%)*	%	%	sec	1-8**	1-12***	g*cm	****
AC Avonlea	60.8	15.6	94	55	514	5	9.3	7.0	Good
Belzer	60.3	14.9	93	59	419	7	9.2	6.6	Good
Ben	62.2	15.1	95	61	430	6	9.2	6.3	Excellent
Dilse	61.7	15.7	94	51	418	6	9.3	7.2	Excellent
Lebsock	62.7	14.5	94	55	426	6	9.4	6.3	Good
Maier	61.9	15.6	95	51	449	7	9.2	7.3	Excellent
Monroe	61.1	15.0	95	57	415	6	9.4	6.6	Good
Mountrail	61.1	14.6	92	44	429	5	9.4	6.5	Average
Munich	60.8	15.0	94	43	407	5	9.5	6.6	Good
Pierce	62.4	14.8	95	48	420	7	9.4	6.7	Good
Plaza	60.7	14.6	90	42	446	6	9.1	6.3	Average
Renville	61.3	15.1	94	46	407	6	9.4	6.8	Good
Rugby	61.8	15.1	95	50	394	3	9.4	5.3	****
Average	61.4	15.1	94	51	429	6	9.3	6.6

*Wheat protein is reported on a 12% moisture basis
**Mixograph: 1=very weak and 8=very strong dough mixing properties indicating strong gluten proteins
***Spaghetti Color Score: Higher number indicates better color, with 8.0+ 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 4. Yield of durum varieties at three locations in Eastern North Dakota, 2004

Variety	Prosper*		Carrington		Langdon		Average Eastern ND
	2004	2 Yr	2004	3 Yr	2004	3 Yr	2004	3 Yr
			bu/A	bu/A	bu/A	bu/A	bu/A	bu/A
AC Avonlea	72.6	76.3	65.0	55.7	71.3	70.8	69.6	67.6
AC Navigator	--	--	53.0	--	65.3	--	--	--
AC Pathfinder	--	--	61.0	--	67.8	--	--	--
Belzer	--	--	59.7	54.2	72.0	74.3	--	--
Ben	79.4	83.4	61.5	59.8	70.8	72.2	70.6	71.8
Dilse	82.2	78.8	61.7	55.2	69.4	73.6	71.1	69.2
Lebsock	92.5	91.0	62.8	58.8	71.8	75.6	75.7	75.1
Maier	79.1	75.2	58.0	53.8	68.2	68.2	68.4	65.7
Monroe	--	--	54.4	55.2	69.6	71.5	--	--
Mountrail	89.1	90.6	66.6	59.3	70.9	78.3	75.5	76.1
Munich	--	--	65.4	60.2	73.6	73.9	--	--
Pierce	82.8	82.7	68.9	59.4	71.7	74.3	74.5	72.1
Plaza	85.6	86.5	47.4	51.5	74.0	70.9	69.0	69.6
Primo D’Oro	--	--	62.9	--	60.4	--	--	--
Renville	68.5	74.2	65.0	59.6	76.6	74.6	70.0	69.5
Rugby	--	--	63.4	55.2	65.7	72.4	--	--

*Average of 2003 and 2004.

Table 5. Yield of durum varieties at four locations in Western North Dakota, 2004

Variety	Minot		Williston		Dickinson		Hettinger		Average
	2004	3 Yr.	2004	3 Yr.	2004	3 Yr.	2004	3 Yr.	2004	3 Yr.
	bu/A	bu/A	bu/A	bu/A	bu/A	bu/A	bu/A	bu/A	bu/A	bu/A
AC Avonlea	90.9	68.3	51.8	43.5	30.0	41.8	38.7	--	52.9	--
AC Navigator	93.0	--	49.9	--	27.1	--	--	--	--	--
AC Pathfinder	93.9	--	50.6	44.9	30.9	--	--	--	--	--
Alzada	--	--	56.2--	--	23.2	--	33.1	--	--	--
Belzer	86.3	66.4	52.0	44.8	26.9	39.0	33.5	31.6	49.7	45.4
Ben	83.5	68.1	52.0	44.5	28.6	38.5	33.4	33.3	49.4	46.4
Dilse	89.9	69.1	50.9	45.0	35.4	42.5	32.5	30.4	52.2	46.8
Kyle	--	--	51.4	44.4	--	--	--	--	--	--
Lebsock	84.9	67.4	51.8	45.9	28.7	40.4	32.2	34.1	49.4	46.9
Maier	86.9	66.5	51.9	45.1	28.1	41.4	32.1	29.2	49.8	45.6
Monroe	70.8	61.9	50.7	43.8	29.8	39.6	30.5	30.4	45.4	43.9
Mountrail	83.8	68.8	51.7	44.9	32.1	41.1	36.1	34.3	50.9	47.3
Munich	72.7	62.1	53.1	44.5	30.5	39.4	32.7	32.8	47.3	44.7
Pierce	88.0	70.8	50.7	44.9	31.0	41.2	29.9	30.0	49.9	46.7
Plaza	83.1	66.0	53.3	44.7	28.0	39.3	29.8	29.5	48.6	44.9
Plenty	--	--	52.5	43.1	--	--	--	--	--	--
Primo D’Oro	82.6	--	50.6	--	30.1	--	32.4	--	48.9	--
Renville	75.4	65.4	52.0	43.6	28.1	36.0	32.5	33.0	47.0	44.5
Rugby	73.7	63.8	51.4	43.9	29.9	38.7	29.2	29.9	46.1	44.1
Vic	--	--	47.5	42.0	--	--	--	--	--	--
Voss	--	--	51.4	44.5	--	--	--	--	--	--
Ward	--	--	51.7	43.2	--	--	--	--	--	--

Table 6. Protein of durum varieties at three locations in North Dakota, 2004

Variety	Carrington	Williston	Hettinger	Average
	---------------------------------------(%)------------------------------------------------
AC Avonlea	15.1	15.9	16.5	15.8
AC Navigator	14.3	15.1	--	14.7
AC Pathfinder	14.2	14.5	--	14.4
Alzada	--	14.3	15.9	15.1
Belzer	14.4	14.8	15.6	14.9
Ben	14.3	15.7	16.6	15.5
Dilse	14.6	16.3	17	16.0
Kari	--	--	--	--
Kyle	--	15.3	--	15.3
Lebsock	14.2	14.4	16.3	15.0
Maier	14.5	16	17.2	15.9
Monroe	14.5	14.9	16.4	15.3
Mountrail	14.2	15.1	16.1	15.1
Munich	14.4	15.7	15.9	15.3
Pierce	14	14.7	15.8	14.8
Plaza	14.1	15.1	16.3	15.2
Plenty	--	16.2	--	16.2
Primo D’Oro	14.7	15.1	16.2	15.3
Renville	14.2	15.1	16.1	15.1
Rugby	14.4	15.4	17	15.6
Vic	--	15.5	--	15.5
Voss	--	14.8	--	14.8
Ward	--	15.9	--	15.9

Table 7. Test weight of durum varieties at seven locations in North Dakota, 2004

Variety	Prosper	Carrington	Langdon	Minot	Williston	Dickinson	Hettinger	Average
	-------------------------------------------Test weight (lbs/bu) --------------------------------------------------
AC Avonlea	54.8	58.5	58.5	61.2	61.8	61.6	61.4	59.7
AC Navigator	--	58.1	56.4	62.6	62.5	62.4	--	--
AC Pathfinder	--	57.9	57.4	62.9	62.0	62.1	--	--
Alzada	--	--	--	--	61.7	62.5	60.8	--
Belzer	--	57.8	57.4	61.5	61.0	59.9	59.2	--
Ben	58.4	59.6	61.8	62.7	62.8	62.5	60.5	61.2
Dilse	57.5	58.8	59.1	62.3	62.5	62.1	60.1	60.3
Kari	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Kyle	--	--	--	--	61.3	--	--	--
Lebsock	59.0	60.1	61.0	62.8	63.1	62.0	60.4	61.2
Maier	57.6	59.7	59.4	62.8	62.8	61.9	59.4	60.5
Monroe	--	57.7	60.8	61.4	62.3	61.6	60.3	--
Mountrail	57.5	58.5	57.0	62.0	62.0	61.0	60.8	59.8
Munich	--	58.1	60.4	61.6	61.8	61.5	60.4	--
Pierce	59.1	60.1	60.0	62.8	62.8	62.1	61.0	61.1
Plaza	56.4	57.1	57.4	62.3	62.3	62.1	61.0	59.8
Plenty	--	--	--	--	61.3	--	--	--
Primo D’Oro	--	59.8	59.6	63.0	63.1	61.8	60.6	--
Renville	56.6	58.2	59.5	62.2	61.9	61.4	60.2	60.0
Rugby	--	58.1	60.5	61.8	62.7	62.1	59.8	--
Voss	--	--	--	--	61.8	--	--	--
Ward	--	--	--	--	62.2	--	--	--