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

Copyright Prairie Grains Magazine
NovDec 2006

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Preliminary Report:  2006 Spring Wheat VarietyTrial Results in North Dakota

The following preliminary information is based on research conducted during the 2006 growing season. The final report will be published as NDSU Extension Circular A-574 and will be available on the internet at www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/aginfo/variety/index.htm when completed. Additional performance data from other sites in the state are available at Research and Extension Centers’ websites.

The following provided the data for this article: T. Friesen, USDA; J. Rasmussen, Plant Pathology; T. Olson, Cereal Chemist, T. Adhikari, Plant Pathology; S. Ali, Plant Pathology; M. McMullen, Plant Pathology; R. Stack, Plant Pathology; B. Schatz, Carrington; S. Zwinger, Carrington; P. Carr, Dickinson; E. Eriksmoen, Hettinger; B. Hanson, Langdon; M. Halvorson, Minot; and N. Riveland, Williston.

Table 1: 2006 North Dakota hard red spring wheat variety description table, agronomic traits.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reaction to Disease2

Variety

Agent or Origin1

Year Released

Beard

Height

Straw Strength

Maturity

Stem Rust

Leaf Rust

Foliar Disease

Root Rot

Head (Scab)

2375

NDSURF

1990

yes

sdwf

med

m.early

R-MR

S

S

M

MS

AC Amazon

Can

2001

no

med/tall

med

med

R

S

MS

NA

MS

AC Intrepid

Canterra

1999

no

med

med

med

R

MR

MS

M

S

AC Superb

Can

2001

yes

sdwf

strg

m.early

R

S

S

M

S

Alsen

ND

2000

yes

sdwf

strg

m.early

R

MR

S

M

MR

Amidon

ND

1988

yes

med

med

med

R

MR

M

MR

S

Argent3

ND

1998

yes

sdwf

strg

early

R

S

S

M

S

Aurora

N. Star G.

1999

yes

sdwf

strg

m.early

R

NA

S

NA

S

Banton

Trigen

2004

yes

sdwf

strg

m.early

R

NA

MS

NA

S

Bigg Red

WestBred

2004

yes

sdwf

med

med

R-MR

MS-S

MS

NA

MR

Briggs

SD

2002

yes

sdwf

strg

m.early

R-MR

R

MS

S

S

Choteau

MT

2004

yes

sdwf

NA

m.early

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Dapps

NDSU

2003

yes

sdwf

med

m.early

R

R

S

M

MS

Express

WestBred

1991

yes

sdwf

strg

med

R

S

MS

NA

VS

Forge

SD

1997

yes

sdwf

m.strg.

early

R

S

MR

MS

MS

Freyr

AgriPro

2004

yes

sdwf

strong

med

R

MR

MS

NA

MR

Glenn

ND

2005

yes

sdwf

strong

m.early

R

R

M

NA

MR

Glupro

ND

1995

yes

tall

med

m.late

R

MS

S

NA

VS

Grandin

ND

1989

yes

sdwf

strg.

early

R

S

S

M

S

Granger

SD

2004

yes

sdwf

m.strg.

m.early

R

R

MS

NA

MS

Granite

WestBred

2002

yes

sdwf

v.strg

m.late

R-MR

MR

S

NA

MS

Gunner

AgriPro

1995

yes

med

m.strg.

med

R-MR

S

M

S

M

Hanna

AgriPro

2002

yes

med

med

m.early

MR

MS/MR

MS

MS

MS

HJ98

MN

1998

yes

sdwf

strg.

m.early

R

S

MS

MR

S

Ingot

SD

1998

yes

sdwf

med

early

R

S

S

M

MS

Keystone

WPB

2001

yes

med

med

m.early

R

MR

S

S

MS

Knudson

AgriPro

2001

yes

sdwf

strg

med

MR

MR

MR

MS

M

McKenzie

Cenex

1998

yes

med

med

m.early

R

MR

S

M

S

McNeal

MT

1995

yes

med

strg.

m.early

MS

S

M

M

VS

Mercury

N. Star G.

1999

yes

sdwf

strg

m.early

R

MS

S

S

S

Norpro

AgriPro

1999

yes

sdwf

strg

med

R

MS/MR

M

M

S

Oklee

MN

2003

yes

sdwf

med

m.early

R

MS

MR

NA

M

Oxen

SD

1996

yes

sdwf

strg.

m.early

MR

MS

S

MS

S

Parshall

ND

1999

yes

med

strg.

m.early

MR

MS

M

MS

M

Polaris

N. Star G.

2003

yes

med

strg.

late

NA

NA

MS

NA

S

Reeder

ND

1999

yes

sdwf

strg.

m.early

R

MS

S

M

S

Russ

SD

1995

yes

 med

med

m.early

R

MS

S

MS

S

Saturn

N.Star G.

2003

yes

med

NA

m.late

NA

NA

S

NA

S

Steele-ND

ND

2004

es

sdwf

med

med

R

R

MS

MS

M

Trenton

ND

1995

yes

  med

med

med

R

MS

MS

S

S

Trooper

WestBred

2004

yes

sdwf

strong

m.early

R

MS

S

NA

S

Ulen

MN

2005

yes

sdwf

med

m.early

R

MR

MS

NA

S

Walworth

SD

2001

yes

sdwf

med

m.early

R

S

S

M

S

1Refers to agent or developer: NDSURF = North Dakota State University Research Foundation; CDC = Crop Development Center, University of Saskatchewan;
Can = Agriculture Canada.; N. Star G.= North Star Genetics.  2R = resistant; MR = moderately resistant; M = intermediate; MS = moderately susceptible;
S = susceptible; VS = very Susceptible. 3Argent is a hard white wheat with good bread making qualities. 4MR in artificially induced epidemics.  5M in artificially
 induced epidemics. 6 MS in artificially induced epidemics.

Table 2: Yield of hard red spring wheat varieties grown at three locations in Eastern ND, 2006 (bu/A)

 

Casselton/Prosper

Carrington

Langdon

Average, Eastern ND

Variety

2006

3 Yr.

2006

3 Yr.

2006

3 Yr.

2006

3 Yr.

AC Amazon

--

--

38.3

40.8

51.7

55.3

--

--

AC Snowbird

--

--

32.7

--

--

--

--

--

AC Superb

70.4

--

36.7

37.8

53.6

54.1

53.6

--

Ada

67.6

--

45.6

--

58.9

--

57.4

--

Alsen

73.3

68.4

44.2

50.3

63.0

61.6

60.2

60.1

Argent

--

--

41.1

--

--

--

--

--

Bakker Gold

78.9

--

45.4

48.5

59.6

66.3

61.3

--

Banton

67.0

68.5

44.5

49.0

63.8

62.8

58.4

60.1

Bigg Red

78.6

--

48.4

--

61.9

--

63.0

--

Briggs

73.2

72.7

46.8

58.9

62.9

64.7

61.0

65.4

Dapps

69.7

66.2

40.7

46.7

57.0

63.2

55.8

58.7

Fireball

67.7

--

40.0

50.0

58.0

57.6

55.2

--

Freyr

72.6

73.2

47.3

50.9

63.0

60.4

61.0

61.5

Glenn

70.1

--

50.4

56.5

56.0

60.4

58.8

--

Granger

74.7

--

52.3

57.9

66.8

60.9

64.6

--

Granite

72.2

66.7

47.0

49.0

60.1

61.2

59.8

59.0

Gunner

65.5

56.6

38.6

42.7

51.7

53.1

51.9

50.8

Hanna

70.4

68.1

45.0

48.5

60.7

65.4

58.7

60.7

Howard

79.9

--

45.9

52.2

62.6

65.8

62.8

--

Ingot

66.2

62.0

36.9

42.2

52.1

52.9

51.7

52.4

Kelby

68.9

--

39.3

--

61.5

--

56.6

--

Knudson

70.3

74.7

41.1

54.9

65.4

65.7

58.9

65.1

Mercury

76.5

--

41.1

--

72.1

--

63.2

--

Norpro

78.0

--

51.3

48.0

67.2

65.5

65.5

--

Oklee

61.3

67.5

46.6

55.3

61.9

60.0

56.6

60.9

Oxen

75.2

66.6

44.4

46.3

59.4

57.0

59.7

56.6

Parshall

69.4

66.8

43.0

45.7

60.4

59.9

57.6

57.5

Polaris

78.8

70.4

42.5

48.6

64.1

67.1

61.8

62.0

Reeder

66.2

62.8

47.0

43.5

60.7

59.7

58.0

55.3

Rush

62.4

--

36.7

--

55.1

--

51.4

--

Russ

73.8

70.4

42.3

51.0

61.5

58.8

59.2

60.1

Saturn

70.0

68.7

47.5

49.3

62.3

59.3

59.9

59.1

Steele-ND

79.4

74.5

45.7

57.4

66.6

64.2

63.9

65.4

Traverse

81.4

--

44.2

--

66.2

--

63.9

--

Trooper

71.3

70.8

40.2

49.0

61.4

63.2

57.6

61.0

Ulen

75.1

--

42.7

51.9

62.5

55.5

60.1

--

Table 3: Yield of hard red spring wheat varieties grown at four locations in Western ND, 2006. (bu/A)

 

Minot

Williston

Hettinger

Dickinson

Avg. Western ND

Variety

2006

3 Yr.

2006

3 Yr.

2006

3 Yr.

2006

3 Yr.

2006

3 Yr.

AC Amazon

--

--

--

--

32.9

38.4

38.2

35.6

--

--

AC Snowbird

67.8

--

27.9

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

AC Superb

66.0

--

31.6

45.7

35.5

39.7

44.5

43.9

44.4

--

AC Vista

71.6

--

33.6

53.2

--

--

--

--

--

--

Ada

76.9

--

32.5

--

--

--

38.5

--

49.3

--

Alsen

69.8

69.4

30.0

47.6

38.1

39.7

40.1

43.0

44.5

49.9

Amidon

75.4

74.7

33.0

46.1

--

--

--

--

--

--

Argent

71.8

69.2

29.3

44.7

--

--

--

--

--

--

Bakker Gold

68.5

--

24.1

--

31.5

--

--

--

41.4

--

Banton

65.8

69.3

31.9

45.3

34.9

39.9

37.1

--

42.4

--

Bigg Red

72.1

--

30.9

--

38.2

--

41.8

--

45.8

--

Briggs

84.0

80.2

31.8

49.0

39.2

44.5

44.0

41.8

49.8

53.9

Choteau

72.9

71.2

32.2

46.0

36.5

39.5

41.2

--

45.7

--

Dapps

69.1

67.9

28.7

44.7

33.0

39.5

40.8

37.6

42.9

47.4

Express

56.3

--

31.6

--

35.9

--

--

--

--

--

Fireball

74.9

--

28.5

--

33.7

--

--

--

--

--

Freyr

77.3

74.5

30.4

50.1

38.0

43.5

42.9

--

47.2

--

Glenn

79.8

75.6

31.6

46.6

35.8

42.2

41.6

42.0

47.2

51.6

Granger

72.5

74.8

31.6

48.4

40.0

--

43.7

46.5

47.0

--

Granite

64.5

68.8

30.7

46.6

33.6

38.8

42.0

42.7

42.7

49.2

Gunner

64.1

62.7

27.4

44.6

34.5

39.6

43.7

43.4

42.4

47.6

Hanna

76.0

--

30.6

48.2

35.5

41.2

43.8

45.5

46.5

--

Howard

78.7

78.7

30.7

47.3

36.3

42.1

43.6

44.7

47.3

53.2

Ingot

66.2

--

33.3

46.6

37.8

41.2

42.1

44.0

44.8

--

Kelby

74.6

--

33.7

--

38.6

--

38.1

--

46.3

--

Knudson

76.6

80.6

32.0

47.6

36.9

39.5

41.4

--

46.7

--

Lolo

81.8

70.0

31.2

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

Mercury

71.3

--

29.2

--

37.8

43.8

41.1

44.3

44.9

--

Norpro

91.3

80.8

32.3

49.2

36.6

43.8

47.2

45.9

51.9

54.9

Oklee

--

--

--

--

38.4

--

35.3

39.2

--

--

Outlook

--

--

31.6

50.5

39.4

43.1

46.4

46.2

--

--

Oxen

67.8

68.9

34.7

45.4

38.5

42.9

46.1

46.8

46.8

51.0

Parshall

73.9

71.6

31.6

46.6

37.3

42.5

41.9

41.9

46.2

50.7

Polaris

65.5

72.8

25.0

46.5

28.2

--

44.4

--

40.8

--

Reeder

73.5

71.4

34.5

50.5

40.8

46.8

40.8

44.9

47.4

53.4

Rush

65.2

--

31.6

--

31.0

--

36.9

--

41.2

--

Russ

77.1

76.9

30.4

46.1

36.9

41.4

43.3

44.5

46.9

52.2

Saturn

57.6

--

29.3

48.6

28.8

--

44.6

--

40.0

--

Scholar

60.1

59.8

29.9

43.3

--

--

--

--

--

--

Steele-ND

73.6

74.6

30.1

48.7

38.1

44.7

43.4

44.6

46.3

53.2

Traverse

84.9

--

32.5

--

38.6

44.5

41.3

--

49.3

--

Trooper

83.3

76.6

32.9

48.9

36.8

42.1

41.3

--

48.6

--

Ulen

76.3

70.5

33.6

51.3

38.3

--

38.2

41.0

46.6

--

Table 4: Protein of hard red spring wheat varieties grown at seven locations in ND, 2006. (Protein %)

Variety

Casselton/
Prosper

Carrington

Langdon

Williston

Minot

Hettinger

Dickinson

State Avg.

AC Amazon

--

15.7

14.2

--

--

16.0

15.3

--

AC Snowbird

--

16.3

--

16.1

16.8

--

--

--

AC Superb

--

16.5

14.0

15.8

16.0

16.4

16.2

--

AC Vista

--

--

--

15.1

14.4

--

--

--

Ada

12.2

16.1

13.9

16.1

15.9

--

15.8

--

Alsen

13.8

15.9

14.8

16.9

16.4

16.2

16.1

15.7

Argent

--

16.2

--

16.7

16.4

--

--

--

Bakker Gold

11.9

15.2

13.8

17.4

14.5

16.4

--

--

Banton

13.9

16.2

14.7

16.2

16.8

16.1

15.1

15.6

Bigg Red

12.1

14.7

13.6

16.2

15.5

15.9

15.5

14.8

Briggs

13.9

15.7

15.1

16.6

16.7

15.9

16.1

15.7

Buck Pronto

13.5

15.8

--

18.1

17.3