WINTER  WHEAT  VARIETY  DESCRIPTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

Resistance To 2

 

Quality  Factors

 

Variety

Origin1

PVP4

 

Height

 

Maturity

Winter

Hardiness3

 

Lodging

Stem

Rust

Leaf

Rust

Foliar

Disease

 

Test

Weight

Grain

protein

 

Above**

Colorado

yes

Short

Early

Poor

R

R

S

MS

 

good

med

Agassiz

ND

no

tall

m late

good

MS

R

S

MR

 

 high

m high

Arapahoe

NE

yes

medium

early

fair

MR

MR

MR

M

 

medium

medium

Big Sky

MT

yes

tall

medium

good

MR

R

MR

R

 

high

medium

CDC Falcon

Canada

yes

m short

medium

good

R

R

R

MR

 

medium

low

CDC Kestrel

Canada

no

m tall

medium

good

MS

S

S

MS

 

m  low

low

CDC Raptor

Canada

no

m short

medium

fair

R

MR

MR

S

 

medium

m low

Crimson

SD

yes

medium

medium

fair

MR

MS

S

MR

 

high

medium

Elkhorn

ND

yes#

medium

medium

good

MS

MR

MR

M

 

medium

m  high

Expedition

SD

yes

medium

medium

fair

R

MS

R

MS

 

low

medium

Genou*

MT

yes

medium

medium

poor

na

na

na

na

 

m low

medium

Goodstreak

NE

yes

tall

m early

fair

MS

MR

S

MS

 

high

medium

Harding

SD

yes

medium

medium

good

MR

NA

MS-MR

MR

 

medium

m high

Harry

NE

no

medium

medium

poor

R

MR

MR

S

 

medium

low

Jagalene

AgriPro

yes

short

early

poor

R

MR

S

MS

 

high

medium

Jerry

ND

yes#

medium

medium

good

MR

R

MR

R

 

medium

m high

Judith

MT

no

medium

medium

fair

MS

S

S

M

 

m  low

m high

McClintock

Canada

no

medium

m early

fair

MR

NA

S

R

 

high

medium

Millenium

NE/SD

yes

m short

medium

fair

MR

MR

MS

MS

 

medium

m low

Morgan

CO

yes#

medium

m late

good

MR

NA

S

M

 

medium

m high

Neeley

ID

no

medium

m  late

fair

MR

S

S

M

 

m  low

m  low

Nekota

SD/NE

no

v short

early

good

R

MR

MS

M

 

m high

m low

Norstar

Canada

no

tall

late

v  good

MS

S

S

R

 

high

 medium

Paul

MT

no

short

m late

good

R

R

MS

MR

 

m low

m low

Rampart*

MT

no

medium

m late

fair

R

R

S

MR

 

medium

high

Ransom

ND

yes#

medium

m early

good

MS

NA

R

M

 

m high

m low

Roughrider

ND

no

tall

medium

v  good

MS

R

S

M

 

medium

high

Seward

ND

no

medium

medium

good

MS

R

S

MS

 

m high

medium

Tandem

SD

yes

medium

early

fair

MS

NA

S

MR

 

high

medium

Tiber

MT

no

tall

m  late

fair

MS

S

S

MR

 

m high

medium

Wahoo

NE/WY

yes

medium

medium

fair

MR

S

R

 

medium

m high

Wesley

NE/SD/WY

no

short

m early

poor

MR

MR

MS

MR

 

medium

high

* Sawfly resistant        **Clearfield wheat with imidazolinone tolerance

 

HARD  WHITE  WINTER  WHEAT  VARIETY  DESCRIPTIONS

Gary

ID

yes

medium

m late

fair

MR

NA

NA

NA

 

medium

low

Golden Spike

UT/GM

yes

medium

late

fair

MR

NA

NA

NA

 

low

low

NuFrontier

GM/AgriPro

yes

m short

early

fair

MR

NA

NA

 NA

 

medium

low

NuHorizon

GM/AgriPro

yes

short

early

poor

R

NA

NA

NA

 

medium

low

Nuplains

NE

yes

short

medium

poor

MR

MS

S

NA

 

high

m high

NuSky

MT

no

medium

m late

good

R

MR

S

MR

 

medium

medium

Nuwest

MT/GM

yes

medium

medium

good

R

MR

S

MR

 

m  low

medium

Wendy

SD

yes

short

early

good

NA

NA

NA

NA

 

medium

medium

                               

1 Refers to developer: AC = Agriculture Canada,  GM = General Mills, WPB = Western Plant Breeders., ID = Idaho                          

2  R = resistant, MR = moderately resistant, M = intermediate, MS = moderately susceptible, S = susceptible, VS = very susceptible, NA = data not available.

3  Varieties with fair winter hardiness should not be seeded on bare soil.

4  “yes” indicates the variety is protected and the seed may be sold for planting purposes only as a class of certified seed (Title V Option).

  “yes#” indicates that the variety is protected but does not have the Title V option.  PVP = Plant Variety Protection.

 

Winter  Rye  Variety  Descriptions

 

Variety

Origin

PVP

Year

Released

 

Height

Straw

Strength

 

Maturity

Seed

Color

Seed

Size

Test

Weight

Winter

hardiness

AC Rifle

Can

no

1998

med

v good

late

blue

large

med

v good

Dacold

ND

no

1989

med

v good

v late

bl-grn

med

low

good

Frederick

SD

no

1984

tall

fair

late

tan

med

high

good

Musketeer

Can

no

1980

tall

good

m early

blue

large

med

v.good

Prima

Can

no

1984

tall

good

med.

blue

large

med

v.good