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Northcentral Montana Off-Station Spring Wheat Variety Performance Evaluations

 

Principal Investigator:  Peggy Lamb, Research Scientist, Northern Ag Research Center, Havre 

Project Personnel: 

Luther Talbert, Breeder/Geneticist, Spring Wheat, Bozeman

Hwa-Young Heo, Research Associate, Spring Wheat, Bozeman

Kyla McNamara, Research Associate, Havre

Eleri Haney, Research Associate, Havre

Jesse Fulbright, Liberty County Extension

Tyler Lane, Chouteau County Extension

Marko Manoukian, Phillips County Extension

Julianne Snedigar, Blaine County Extension

Cooperators:

Max Cederberg, Landowner, Turner

Kurt Kammerzell, Landowner, Chester

Pete Lumsden & John Flansaas, Landowners, Loring

Terry McKeever, Landowner, Loma

 

Objectives

Diverse cropping environments exist within the five‑county area most closely served by Northern Agricultural Research Center.  Winter wheat, spring wheat, barley, durum and oat production together in the five counties (Blaine, Chouteau, Hill, Liberty and Phillips), represents just over 28 percent of the 2015-2019 statewide cereal production totals (42 percent for winter wheat and 27 percent for spring wheat).  Producers are keenly interested in variety performance data generated under local conditions.  It is our objective, within budget and other resource limitations, to evaluate small grain variety performance, over time, under conditions representative of specific areas of northern Montana, yet differing from that of the Research Center.  Growers are provided reliable, unbiased, up-to-date information to make comparisons among improved spring wheat varieties.  This report provides producers in northcentral Montana the information necessary to select varieties best suited for their specific area and growing conditions.

Methods

Standard off‑station spring wheat variety performance trials were conducted on chemical fallow or minimal tillage during 2020 in four northern Montana counties. 

 

Dryland Spring Wheat Trials:

  1. Cederberg Farm, Blaine County S13-T36N-R25E
  2. Flansaas/Lumsden Farm, Phillips County S24-T35N-R29E
  3. McKeever Farms, Chouteau County S28-T27N-R10E
  4. Kammerzell Farm, Liberty County S10-T31N-R5E

 

With the addition of private entries to be tested at specific locations, the four spring wheat trials consisted of either 25 or 26 entries, and were seeded in replicated, 3‑row, 22‑foot plots on a 12‑inch row spacing, utilizing a self‑propelled cone seeder with Atom Jet paired row openers.  All rows of each plot were trimmed to a harvest length of approximately 17 feet with a three-point rototiller.  Plant height was measured from the soil surface to the top of the head, excluding awns, and percent sawfly cutting was visually estimated for each plot immediately prior to harvest.  A ‘Wintersteiger Classic’ plot combine, funded in part by the Montana Wheat and Barley Committee, was used to harvest each 3-row plot.  Seed was cleaned prior to measuring plot weight for yield determination.  Protein, test weight and moisture content were determined using a Foss Infratec 1241 near infrared analyzer.  Falling number was determined using a Perten FN1700 according to the FGIS Directive 9180.38.  Other variables specific to each individual trial are listed with the current year data tables.

 

Please note that research trial seed yield results recorded under wheat stem sawfly pressure are likely much higher than a producer should expect.  Small plot variety trials are managed to assess maximum yield potential and are harvested in such a way that all stems and heads are picked up by the combine, regardless of lodging or cutting due to sawfly.  Pickup guards coupled with an extremely slow ground speed and an exceptionally low cutting height help researchers collect all heads in order to assess seed yield potential.  If you are a producer in a wheat stem sawfly environment, although hollow stemmed varieties may be high yielding in research trials in your area, we strongly recommend against growing those hollow stemmed varieties.  Please be aware that if you seed hollow stemmed varieties with sawfly present, you are only creating a breeding ground for future generations of sawfly in your area and not helping combat the pest population.

Results

Spring wheat seed yields at Turner averaged just over 50 bu/ac (Table 1).  ‘Vida’ was the top yielding entry producing nearly 57 bu/ac.  ‘Dagmar’, ‘Lanning’ and ‘Reeder’ along with the breeding line MT 1866 all produced yields statistically equal to that of Vida.  Test weights of all spring wheat entries for this site averaged just under 59 lb/bu.  Following a severe hailstorm in 2014, there were consecutive years with no wheat stem sawfly cutting or infestation in the spring wheat trial at Turner, with only minimal cutting from 2017 through 2020.  Plant height, yield, protein, falling number and sawfly cutting data for the 2020 Turner dryland spring wheat trial are summarized in Table 1. 

 

Comparable averages are calculated using a standard check variety when not all entries are present in a specific trial for all years.  Variety means are adjusted by multiplying the actual check mean by the ratio of the individual variety mean compared to the check mean for the same years as tested.  All varieties are then directly comparable to each other when in the same nursery.  A minimum of three years of data is necessary to be included in the comparable average calculation.  Nine-year comparable averages (2011-2020) for spring wheat seed yield and test weight at Turner are summarized in Table 2, while nine-year comparable averages for protein content and wheat stem sawfly cutting are summarized in Table 3.

 

Loring spring wheat yields averaged nearly 43 bu/ac with Vida producing the highest seed yield at over 53 bu/ac (Table 4).  ‘Allegiant 811’, Lanning and breeding line MT 1866 produced seed yields statistically equal to that of Vida.  For the sixth consecutive year, sawfly cutting was virtually nonexistent in the trial at the Loring site.  Plant height, yield, test weight, moisture, protein, falling number and wheat stem sawfly cutting data for the 2020 Loring dryland spring wheat trial are summarized in Table 4.  Nine-year comparable averages for spring wheat seed yield and test weight at Loring are summarized in Table 5, while nine-year comparable averages for protein content and wheat stem sawfly cutting are summarized in Table 6. 

 

In 2013, off-station spring wheat trials were re-established near Loma.  Seed yields for 2020 averaged nearly 47 bu/ac (Table 7).  ‘Egan’, a 2014 release from Montana State University to help combat the orange wheat blossom midge, was the highest yielding entry at over 53 bu/ac.  ‘Alum’, ‘Brennan’, ‘Corbin’, Dagmar, ‘Duclair’, ‘NS Presser CLP’, Vida, ‘WB Gunnison’, ‘WB9879CLP’ and one Montana breeding line produced yields statistically equal to that of Egan. Sawfly damage in the spring wheat small plot scenario averaged just over 10 percent cutting.  Plant height, yield, test weight, protein, falling number and sawfly cutting data for the 2020 Loma dryland spring wheat trial are summarized in Table 7.  Eight-year comparable averages for spring wheat seed yield and test weight at Loma are summarized in Table 8, while eight-year comparable averages for protein content and wheat stem sawfly cutting are summarized in Table 9. 

 

Spring wheat seed yields at Chester averaged 49 bu/ac, while test weights averaged just under 56 lb/bu (Table 10).  Experimental line X-4 was the highest yielding entry at just under 56 bu/ac.  Seed yields of Allegiant 811, Brennan, Dagmar, Duclair, Lanning, WB Gunnison and two other experimental lines were statistically equal to that of X-4.  Sawfly cutting in the small plot scenario averaged just under five percent in 2020.  Plant height, yield, test weight, protein, falling number and sawfly cutting data for the 2020 Chester dryland spring wheat trial are summarized in Table 10.  Seven-year comparable averages for spring wheat seed yield and test weight at Chester are summarized in Table 11, while seven-year comparable averages for protein content and wheat stem sawfly cutting are summarized in Table 12. 

Summary

Cropping environments for 2020 started out with very good soil moisture recharge.  The spring growing season was cooler and drier than average with many crops showing drought stress during early June.  Timely rainfall was spotty during the mid- to latter part of June and into early July having significant impact on localized yields.  Both Turner and Loring received near average rainfall for June, resulting in average spring crop yields.  The Turner site was seeded into a chemical fallow field.  The Loma and Loring locations were seeded into chemical fallow ground that had been minimally tilled to eliminate potential weed issues.  The Chester site was also seeded into chemical fallow.  This area started out with excellent soil moisture, and timely spring precipitation resulted in a very good stand, however July was fairly dry and spring wheat seed production was limited. 

 

This work has been strongly supported by producers near each of the off-station locations, and by the Northern Agricultural Research Center Advisory Council.  With budget and other resources allowing, it is planned to continue off‑station cereal variety investigations in the five‑county area.  The Loring location is entering its twenty-sixth year, and the cooperator and area producer interest and support has been outstanding.  The Turner location is only 32 miles from the Loring site, but growing conditions are quite different.  Cooperator and producer support in the Big Flat area has been outstanding through the years with 2020 marking 37 years at the present Turner site.  Various winter and spring cereal trials have been conducted with great producer support at the Chouteau County location, between Big Sandy and Loma, since 1998.  The Chester location was reestablished in 2014 following a prolonged absence of uniform off-station spring cereal testing in Liberty County.

Recognition

This research would not have been possible without the assistance of the following seasonal employees:

Peyton Brown, Jonathan Erickson, Daisen Fox, Faith Gasvoda, Isabella Lawless, Tracey Reed, Erin Taylor and Ivy Thomas.

 

TABLE 1.

Dryland Fallow Spring Wheat Cultivar Evaluation Nursery Grown Off-Station at the Max Cederberg Farm, Turner.  Northern Agricultural Research Center.  Havre, Montana.  2020.  (Exp# 20-9951-SW)
 
 
        1/   2/ 3/ 4/
ID CULTIVAR or SELECTION   PLNT HT YIELD TEST WT PROTEIN FN SAWFLY
      Inches Bu/Ac Lbs/Bu % Seconds % 
ALLEGIANT 811 CHS 1   26.2 52.1 59.5 15.4 470* 0.7
ALUM WSCIA   25.7 45.8 58.2 15.8 324 0.7
BRENNAN AGRIPR 10   24.3 46.4 60.8* 16.0 393 1.0
CHOTEAU PI 633974   25.6 46.4 58.5 16.0 364 0.0*
CORBIN BZ 996434   26.9 48.3 59.1 15.7 368 0.0*
DAGMAR PI 690450   27.4 53.6 59.3 16.0 373 0.0*
DUCLAIR PI 660981   27.3 49.7 58.0 15.7 346 0.3
EGAN PI 671855   28.6 48.3 56.5 17.1* 406 0.7
FORTUNA CI 13596   32.2* 43.5 58.6 15.4 362 0.7
LANNING PI 676978   25.2 54.8 58.7 15.9 357 0.3
LCS PRO LIMAGR143   29.3 51.4 59.3 15.8 365 0.7
NS PRESSER CLP PI 679964   29.3 46.1 56.6 16.7 405 1.0
REEDER ND   695   29.0 54.4 58.3 15.8 360 1.0
SY INGMAR AGRIPR141   26.3 51.6 59.8 16.0 405 0.3
SY SOREN AGRIPR 14   27.2 53.3 59.2 16.1 397 0.7
VIDA PI 642366   28.9 56.8* 58.7 14.6 351 0.3
WB GUNNISON BZ 92413R   27.1 50.7 59.2 15.0 402 0.0*
WB9879CLP WB9879CLP   27.2 50.1 58.8 16.0 383 0.0*
MT 1716 MT1274/RB07   27.5 51.7 59.8 15.5 370 0.0*
MT 1855 MT1053/MO8/3-4   29.3 52.6 58.5 15.6 389 0.7
MT 1866 Vida*4/Conan   29.2 54.4 58.6 15.2 357 0.3
E-2 DL 2   27.8 45.1 57.9 15.7 344 0.0*
N-1 DL 1   30.1 45.8 57.9 16.0 395 3.7
W-2 DL 3   26.7 50.3 58.3 15.8 366 0.0*
X-4 DL 4   29.4 50.8 58.4 15.3 358 0.3
EXPERIMENTAL MEANS   27.7 50.2 58.7 15.8 376.4 0.5
LSD (0.05)   2.1 3.7 0.6 0.4 17.1 1.0
C.V.%   4.7 4.5 0.7 1.6 2.8 110.8
P-VALUE (Varieties)     <.0001 <.0001 <.0001 <.0001 <.0001 <.0001
1/ Volumetric yields are based on plot weights adjusted to uniform 13 percent grain moisture and 60 lbs/bu as the standard test weight for wheat.
2/ Protein values are adjusted to 13 percent grain moisture.          
3/ FN is the falling number value reported in seconds adjusted to 14 percent flour moisture.      
4/ Sawfly rating is reported as the percentage of cut stems.          
Bold* indicates highest value within a column.              
Bold indicates varieties with values equal to highest variety within a column based on Fisher's protected LSD (p=0.05).  
                 
Management Information (20-9951-SW)              
Seeding Date: May 5, 2020              
Harvest Date: August 21, 2020              
Fertility: 100-20-10-10 side banded               
System: no till              
Herbicide: Bromac (16oz/ac), Affinity (0.4oz/ac), Discover (12.8oz/ac)        
Insecticide: none              
Previous Crop: Chemical Fallow - Durum              
Precipitation: 5.45" seeding to harvest maturity              

 

 

TABLE 2.

Nine-Year Yield and Test Weight Summary on Selected Entries from Dryland Fallow Spring Wheat Variety Nurseries Grown Off-Station at the Max Cederberg Farm, Turner.  Northern Agricultural Research Center.  Havre, Montana.  2011-2020.  (Exp# 9951-SW)
 
 
          1/ YIELD (Bushels Per Acre)   TEST WEIGHT (Pounds Per Bushel)
      No.             AVE. % 9-YR             AVE. % 9-YR
      of             for of COMP.             for of COMP.
      YEARS             YEARS CHECK AVE.             YEARS CHECK AVE.
2/ VARIETY or SELECTION TESTED   2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 TESTED YIELD YIELD   2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 TESTED TEST WT TEST WT
      3/             3/ 4/ 5/             3/ 4/ 5/
 
LIMAGR143 LCS PRO (P+) 4     19.0 39.3 58.0 51.4 42.0 116.7 50.1     60.5 60.4 56.5 59.3 59.2 100.5 60.0
AGRIPR141 SY INGMAR (P+) 4     15.8 39.0 48.2 51.6 38.6 107.5 46.1     61.3 61.9 58.9 59.8 60.5 102.8 61.3
PI642366 VIDA (+)   9   38.3 25.1 39.3 58.5 56.8 42.9 100.0 42.9   55.8 59.3 60.4 57.0 58.7 59.7 100.0 59.7
PI676978 LANNING (++) 6   43.5 19.6 39.5 55.8 54.8 42.8 98.3 42.2   56.9 59.8 59.3 56.0 58.7 58.7 99.7 59.5
MT 1621 DAGMAR    3       35.4 56.1 53.6 48.3 93.8 40.3       60.5 58.1 59.3 59.3 101.1 60.3
PI671855 EGAN (+)   6   49.7 18.9 35.0 49.8 48.3 40.1 91.9 39.5   57.6 58.6 58.1 56.1 56.5 57.9 98.3 58.7
ND 695 REEDER (+)   9   40.4 21.2 36.8 50.8 54.4 39.1 91.0 39.1   57.4 59.3 60.0 57.0 58.3 60.0 100.5 60.0
PI679964 NS PRESSER CLP (P+) 5   27.9 25.4 40.4 57.1 46.1 39.4 90.3 38.8   52.8 59.2 59.4 54.9 56.6 56.6 97.1 58.0
WA 8166 ALUM (+)   5   41.4 18.8 37.8 52.8 45.8 39.3 90.2 38.7   58.7 60.6 60.8 58.2 58.2 59.3 101.8 60.8
PI660981 DUCLAIR (+)(sawfly tol) 9   39.9 22.1 28.7 53.7 49.7 38.3 89.2 38.3   55.8 58.8 59.3 56.1 58.0 58.7 98.3 58.7
IMICHT-79 WB9879CLP (P+) 9   35.4 19.5 32.6 53.8 50.1 38.1 88.7 38.1   57.6 59.6 60.5 57.1 58.8 59.8 100.3 59.8
BZ996434 CORBIN (P+) 9   43.0 16.1 30.2 52.2 48.3 37.5 87.2 37.5   57.9 60.8 60.9 57.2 59.1 60.3 101.0 60.3
BZ902413 WB GUNNISON (P+)(sawfly tol) 9   35.2 20.3 37.7 47.6 50.7 37.1 86.3 37.1   58.3 59.9 60.8 58.8 59.2 60.6 101.6 60.6
01S0263-28 SY SOREN (P+) 6   30.4 18.5 32.1 52.1 53.3 37.1 85.1 36.5   55.2 60.8 61.5 58.1 59.2 59.5 101.0 60.3
PI633974 CHOTEAU (+)(sawfly tol) 9   31.7 17.3 37.0 53.1 46.4 36.3 84.5 36.3   56.1 59.7 60.2 56.2 58.5 59.3 99.3 59.3
0150042-10 BRENNAN (P+) 6   40.3 11.5 37.2 51.6 46.4 36.1 82.8 35.5   60.2 61.0 61.5 59.7 60.8 61.0 103.6 61.8
CI13596 FORTUNA (sawfly tol) 9   33.2 15.7 28.8 46.9 43.5 33.2 77.2 33.2   58.3 59.6 60.8 58.0 58.6 60.1 100.8 60.1
                                           
MEANS  (For Entries Listed)     37.9 19.1 35.7 52.8 50.1     39.4   57.0 59.9 60.4 57.3 58.7     60.0
                                           
6/ Growing Season Precipitation (in.)     8.6 2.3 4.0 3.0 5.9 7.0                      
Soil PAW (in.) to SD @ Planting     6.1 n/a n/a 6.3 n/a 7.4                      
Total Plant Available Water (in.)     14.7 n/a n/a 9.3 n/a 16.4                      
Soil NO3 (lbs.) to SD at Planting     85 n/a n/a n/a n/a 46                      
SD (Sampling Depth in Inches)     48 n/a n/a 19 n/a 44                      
Fertilizer Applied   (# N)   125 100 100 100 100 97                      
      (# P2O5) 20 20 20 20 20 24                      
      (# K2O) 10 10 10 10 10 13                      
      (# S)   10 0 10 10 10 4                      
Check variety is Vida.                                        
1/ See MCES Bulletin 1093 or the Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology website at http://plantsciences.montana.edu/crops/index.html for evaluation of other important variety performance characteristics to include protein, quality, disease resistance, etc. before making cultivar selecton decisions.  
2/ P = Private Variety, + = Protected Variety, ++ = PVP Title 5 Pending.                            
3/ Only the most recent 5 years are shown, but summary calculations include all years noted.  No harvest in 2014 due to hail.            
4/ Percent of Vida yield or test weight for the same data years as those in which a given entry was tested.                  
5/ 9-Yr Comparable Average = (x/y) * z where x = average yield or test weight of a given entry for years tested, y = average yield or test weight for Vida for the same years, and z = 9-Yr average yield or test weight for the check variety Vida.
6/ Seeding to 14 days prior to harvest maturity.                                    

 

TABLE 3.

Nine-Year Protein and Sawfly Summary on Selected Entries from Dryland Fallow Spring Wheat Variety Nurseries Grown Off-Station at the Max Cederberg Farm, Turner.  Northern Agricultural Research Center.  Havre, Montana.  2011-2020.  (Exp# 9951-SW)
 
 
          1/ PROTEIN % (Adjusted to 13% grain moisture)   SAWFLY RATING (% of cut and lodged stems)
      No.             AVE. % 9-YR             AVE. % 9-YR
      of             for of COMP.             for of COMP.
      YEARS             YEARS CHECK AVE.             YEARS CHECK AVE.
2/ VARIETY or SELECTION TESTED   2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 TESTED PROTEIN PROTEIN   2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 TESTED SAWFLY SAWFLY
      3/             3/ 4/ 5/             3/ 4/ 5/
 
BZ902413 WB GUNNISON (P+)(sawfly tol) 9   14.2 15.8 15.2 14.3 15.0 14.3 99.2 14.3   0.0 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 1.2 16.5 1.2
AGRIPR141 SY INGMAR (P+) 4     17.6 16.5 15.7 16.0 16.4 108.6 15.6     0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.2 50.1 3.6
BZ996434 CORBIN (P+) 9   14.4 16.9 16.5 15.5 15.7 14.9 103.8 14.9   0.0 0.3 1.0 1.0 0.0 4.9 68.6 4.9
CI 13596 FORTUNA (sawfly tol) 9   14.6 16.0 15.7 15.1 15.4 14.9 103.5 14.9   0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.7 5.9 82.5 5.9
IMICHT-79 WB9879CLP (P+) 9   15.2 17.2 17.1 15.8 16.0 15.4 106.7 15.4   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 6.6 91.2 6.6
PI642366 VIDA (+)   9   15.1 15.4 15.3 15.3 14.6 14.4 100.0 14.4   0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.3 7.2 100.0 7.2
PI660981 DUCLAIR (+)(sawfly tol) 9   14.9 15.6 16.2 15.3 15.7 14.8 102.8 14.8   0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 7.6 106.2 7.6
PI633974 CHOTEAU (+)(sawfly tol) 9   15.1 17.1 16.8 15.5 16.0 15.3 106.2 15.3   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 8.0 111.3 8.0
MT 1621 DAGMAR   3       16.3 15.5 16.0 15.9 105.8 15.2       0.7 0.7 0.0 0.4 133.5 9.6
ND 695 REEDER (+)   9   14.6 16.5 16.5 15.9 15.8 15.1 104.9 15.1   0.0 2.3 0.7 0.7 1.0 10.7 149.5 10.7
WA 8166 ALUM (+)   5   14.6 16.8 16.0 15.4 15.8 15.7 103.9 15.0   0.0 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.7 0.4 149.8 10.8
0150042-10 BRENNAN (P+) 6   14.7 17.7 17.4 15.4 16.0 16.1 107.6 15.5   0.0 0.0 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.4 200.2 14.4
PI676978 LANNING (++) 6   15.0 17.1 16.9 15.6 15.9 15.9 105.9 15.3   0.0 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.4 200.2 14.4
PI671855 EGAN (+)   6   16.2 18.8 18.1 16.7 17.1 17.1 114.3 16.5   0.0 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.5 225.2 16.2
01S0263-28 SY SOREN (P+) 6   15.6 17.5 17.0 15.7 16.1 16.2 108.1 15.6   0.0 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.6 250.3 18.0
LIMAGR143 LCS PRO (P+) 4     17.3 16.1 15.3 15.8 16.1 106.5 15.3     2.3 0.7 1.0 0.7 1.2 350.4 25.2
PI679964 NS PRESSER CLP (P+) 5   15.1 16.2 15.9 15.2 16.7 15.8 104.5 15.0   0.0 3.7 0.3 0.3 1.0 1.1 399.5 28.7
                                           
MEANS  (For Entries Listed)     15.0 16.8 16.4 15.5 15.9     15.2   0.0 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.5     11.3
                                           
6/ Growing Season Precipitation (in.)     8.6 2.3 4.0 3.0 5.9 7.0                      
Soil PAW (in.) to SD @ Planting     6.1 n/a n/a 6.3 n/a 7.4                      
Total Plant Available Water (in.)     14.7 n/a n/a 9.3 n/a 16.4                      
Soil NO3 (lbs.) to SD at Planting     85 n/a n/a n/a n/a 46                      
SD (Sampling Depth in Inches)     48 n/a n/a 19 n/a 44                      
Fertilizer Applied   (# N)   125 100 100 100 100 97                      
      (# P2O5) 20 20 20 20 20 24                      
      (# K2O) 10 10 10 10 10 13                      
      (# S)   10 0 10 10 10 4                      
Check variety is Vida.                                        
1/ See MCES Bulletin 1093 or the Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology website at http://plantsciences.montana.edu/crops/index.html for evaluation of other important variety performance characteristics to include protein, quality, disease resistance, etc. before making cultivar selecton decisions.  
2/ P = Private Variety, + = Protected Variety, ++ = PVP Title 5 Pending.                            
3/ Only the most recent 5 years are shown, but summary calculations include all years noted.  No harvest in 2014 due to hail.            
4/ Percent of Vida protein or sawfly rating for the same data years as those in which a given entry was tested.                  
5/ 9-Yr Comparable Average = (x/y) * z where x = average protein or sawfly rating of a given entry for years tested, y = average protein or sawfly rating for Vida for the    same years, and z = 9-Yr average protein or sawfly rating for the check variety Vida.
6/ Seeding to 14 days prior to harvest maturity.                           

 

TABLE 4.

Dryland Fallow Spring Wheat Cultivar Evaluation Nursery Grown Off-Station at the Flansaas-Lumsden Farm, Loring.  Northern Agricultural Research Center.  Havre, Montana.  2020. (Exp# 20-9955-SW)
 
 
        1/   2/ 3/ 4/
ID CULTIVAR or SELECTION   PLNT HT YIELD TEST WT PROTEIN FN SAWFLY
      Inches Bu/Ac Lbs/Bu % Seconds % 
ALLEGIANT 811 CHS 1   25.0 48.9 61.9 14.4 433 0.7
ALUM WSCIA   24.8 45.1 61.5 14.4 377 0.7
BRENNAN AGRIPR 10   23.0 33.0 61.2 17.0* 396 1.0
CHOTEAU PI 633974   24.4 41.3 60.5 15.4 354 1.0
CORBIN BZ 996434   25.1 39.7 61.6 15.7 371 0.0*
DAGMAR PI 690450   25.4 45.2 61.4 15.7 387 0.7
DUCLAIR PI 660981   25.7 35.2 59.3 15.6 343 0.3
EGAN PI 671855   24.7 40.2 58.8 16.7 452 1.0
FORTUNA CI 13596   31.9* 35.7 60.6 15.2 355 1.0
LANNING PI 676978   26.1 49.0 61.1 15.1 383 1.0
LCS PRO LIMAGR143   29.3 40.1 60.8 15.3 382 2.3
NS PRESSER CLP PI 679964   27.5 43.7 59.1 16.0 450 1.0
REEDER ND   695   25.2 44.7 61.1 14.9 345 1.0
SY INGMAR AGRIPR141   25.1 43.1 62.3* 16.0 431 0.7
SY SOREN AGRIPR 14   25.9 38.5 61.9 16.2 439 1.0
VIDA PI 642366   24.8 53.4* 61.0 14.0 350 1.0
WB GUNNISON BZ 92413R   24.4 39.0 61.6 14.8 386 0.3
WB9879CLP WB9879CLP   22.9 43.4 60.4 16.2 380 0.7
MT 1716 MT1274/RB07   24.5 42.6 61.7 15.9 400 1.0
MT 1855 MT1053/MO8/3-4   28.1 47.6 60.3 14.3 410 0.3
MT 1866 Vida*4/Conan   25.0 48.1 60.7 14.5 385 0.3
E-2 DL 2   28.1 46.6 60.4 14.7 379 0.0*
N-1 DL 1   27.6 46.8 60.4 14.8 496* 5.0
W-2 DL 3   27.1 36.0 59.5 15.9 373 0.3
X-4 DL 4   27.2 38.9 59.9 14.4 343 0.3
EXPERIMENTAL MEANS   26.0 42.6 60.8 15.3 392.0 0.9
LSD (0.05)     2.1 5.4 0.5 0.6 18.6 1.0
C.V.%     5.0 7.8 0.5 2.3 2.9 66.0
P-VALUE (Varieties)     <.0001 <.0001 <.0001 <.0001 <.0001 <.0001
1/ Volumetric yields are based on plot weights adjusted to uniform 13 percent grain moisture and 60 lbs/bu as the standard test weight for wheat.
2/ Protein values are adjusted to 13 percent grain moisture.          
3/ FN is the falling number value reported in seconds adjusted to 14 percent flour moisture.      
4/ Sawfly rating is reported as the percentage of cut stems.          
Bold* indicates highest value within a column.              
Bold indicates varieties with values equal to highest variety within a column based on Fisher's protected LSD (p=0.05).  
                 
Management Information (20-9955-SW)              
Seeding Date: May 5, 2020              
Harvest Date: August 24, 2020              
Fertility: 100-20-10-10 side banded              
System: no till              
Herbicide: Wild Card Extra (21oz/acre)              
Insecticide: none              
Previous Crop: Chemical Fallow - Spring Wheat              
Precipitation: n/a              

 

TABLE 5.

Nine-Year Yield and Test Weight Summary on Selected Entries from Dryland Fallow Spring Wheat Variety Nurseries Grown Off-Station at the Flansaas/Lumsden Farm, Loring.  Northern Agricultural Research Center.  Havre, Montana.  2011-2020.  (Exp# 9955-SW)
 
 
          1/ YIELD (Bushels Per Acre)   TEST WEIGHT (Pounds Per Bushel)
      No.             AVE. % 9-YR             AVE. % 9-YR
      of             for of COMP.             for of COMP.
      YEARS             YEARS CHECK AVE.             YEARS CHECK AVE.
2/ VARIETY or SELECTION TESTED   2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 TESTED YIELD YIELD   2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 TESTED TEST WT TEST WT
      3/     4/       3/ 5/ 6/     4/       3/ 5/ 6/
 
PI642366 VIDA (+)   9   49.3   38.7 65.8 53.4 50.3 100.0 50.3   60.3   61.5 59.3 61.0 60.1 100.0 60.1
PI676978 LANNING   5   50.1   36.7 56.6 49.0 49.5 95.5 48.0   60.7   60.9 58.7 61.1 60.2 99.7 60.0
WA 8166 ALUM (+)   4   51.2   35.9 56.6 45.1 47.2 91.2 45.8   62.4   62.9 60.4 61.5 61.8 102.1 61.4
PI679964 NS PRESSER CLP (+) 4   41.3   40.2 63.4 43.7 47.1 91.0 45.8   58.0   61.1 58.4 59.1 59.2 97.8 58.8
ND 695 REEDER (+)   9   45.4   36.7 53.1 44.7 45.3 90.1 45.3   61.5   61.3 59.3 61.1 60.5 100.6 60.5
MT 1621 DAGMAR   3       36.0 55.4 45.2 45.5 86.5 43.5       61.8 59.3 61.4 60.8 100.4 60.4
IMICHT-79 WB9879CLP (P+) 9   43.0   31.5 50.8 43.4 42.5 84.5 42.5   59.8   61.0 58.7 60.4 59.6 99.0 59.6
BZ996434 CORBIN (P+) 9   43.3   34.6 52.7 39.7 42.4 84.4 42.4   61.5   62.0 59.2 61.6 60.5 100.5 60.5
LIMAGR143 LCS PRO (P+) 3       34.9 56.2 40.1 43.7 83.1 41.8       61.4 58.9 60.8 60.4 99.7 60.0
AGRIPR141 SY INGMAR (P+) 3       32.7 55.1 43.1 43.7 82.9 41.7       62.3 60.5 62.3 61.7 101.9 61.3
PI660981 DUCLAIR (+)(sawfly tol) 9   41.5   31.4 53.6 35.2 41.3 82.2 41.3   60.1   60.0 58.2 59.3 58.8 97.7 58.8
01S0263-28 SY SOREN (P+) 5   42.2   28.9 56.0 38.5 42.4 81.9 41.2   61.1   62.2 59.8 61.9 60.9 100.9 60.7
BZ902413 WB GUNNISON (P+)(sawfly tol) 9   43.2   31.7 49.0 39.0 41.0 81.6 41.0   61.5   62.0 60.6 61.6 60.8 101.1 60.8
PI633974 CHOTEAU (+)(sawfly tol) 9   44.9   31.9 49.2 41.3 40.8 81.2 40.8   59.9   60.6 58.8 60.5 59.3 98.6 59.3
PI671855 EGAN (+)   6   44.3   28.0 44.1 40.2 41.6 79.6 40.0   59.6   59.2 58.1 58.8 58.5 97.8 58.8
CI13596 FORTUNA (sawfly tol) 9   40.3   28.9 47.2 35.7 38.3 76.2 38.3   61.0   61.1 58.9 60.6 60.0 99.8 60.0
0150042-10 BRENNAN (P+) 6   39.4   21.8 44.2 33.0 37.5 71.8 36.1   61.7   62.0 60.1 61.2 60.6 101.4 61.0
                                           
MEANS  (For Entries Listed)     44.2     53.5 41.8     42.7   60.6     59.3 60.8     60.1
                                           
7/ Growing Season Precipitation (in.)     7.2 n/a n/a 8.8 n/a 8.0                      
Soil PAW (in.) to SD @ Planting     3.7 n/a n/a 6.2 8.9 7.6                      
Total Plant Available Water (in.)     10.9 n/a n/a 15.0 n/a 15.2                      
Soil NO3 (lbs.) to SD at Planting     25 n/a n/a n/a 23 39                      
SD (Sampling Depth in Inches)     24 n/a n/a 33 48 43                      
Fertilizer Applied   (# N)   125 100 100 100 100 97                      
      (# P2O5) 20 20 20 20 20 24                      
      (# K2O) 10 10 10 10 10 13                      
      (# S)   10 0 10 10 10 4                      
Check variety is Vida.                                        
1/ See MCES Bulletin 1093 or the Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology website at http://plantsciences.montana.edu/ for evaluation of other important variety performance  characteristics to include protein, quality, disease resistance, etc. before making cultivar selecton decisions.  
2/ P = Private Variety, + = Protected Variety, ++ = PVP Title 5 Pending.                            
3/ Only the most recent 5 years are shown, but summary calculations include all years noted.                      
4/ No harvest in 2017 due to hail.                                      
5/ Percent of Vida yield or test weight for the same data years as those in which a given entry was tested.                  
6/ 9-Yr Comparable Average = (x/y) * z where x = average yield or test weight of a given entry for years tested, y = average yield or test weight for Vida for the same years, and z = 9-Yr average yield or test weight for the check variety Vida.
7/ Seeding to 14 days prior to harvest maturity.                                    

 

TABLE 6.

Nine-Year Protein and Sawfly Summary on Selected Entries from Dryland Fallow Spring Wheat Variety Nurseries Grown Off-Station at the Flansaas/Lumsden Farm, Loring.  Northern Agricultural Research Center.  Havre, Montana.  2011-2020.  (Exp# 9955-SW)
 
 
          1/ PROTEIN % (Adjusted to 13% grain moisture)   SAWFLY RATING (% of cut and lodged stems)
      No.             AVE. % 9-YR             AVE. % 9-YR
      of             for of COMP.             for of COMP.
      YEARS             YEARS CHECK AVE.             YEARS CHECK AVE.
2/ VARIETY or SELECTION TESTED   2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 TESTED PROTEIN PROTEIN   2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 TESTED SAWFLY SAWFLY
      3/     4/       3/ 5/ 6/     4/       3/ 5/ 6/
 
BZ902413 WB GUNNISON (P+)(sawfly tol) 9   14.3   14.9 14.2 14.8 14.1 102.9 14.1   0.0   0.3 0.0 0.3 0.9 25.3 0.9
BZ996434 CORBIN (P+) 9   14.7   16.1 13.8 15.7 14.5 105.8 14.5   0.0   0.3 0.0 0.0 1.7 49.7 1.7
MT 1621 DAGMAR   3       16.3 13.8 15.7 15.3 111.2 15.3       0.0 0.0 0.7 0.2 50.1 1.7
IMICHT-79 WB9879CLP (P+) 9   15.4   16.6 14.8 16.2 15.1 109.5 15.1   0.0   0.3 0.0 0.7 1.9 56.1 1.9
CI13596 FORTUNA (sawfly tol) 9   14.8   15.8 13.9 15.2 14.6 105.9 14.6   0.0   0.3 1.0 1.0 1.9 57.3 1.9
PI660981 DUCLAIR (+)(sawfly tol) 9   14.9   15.8 13.7 15.6 14.6 106.0 14.6   0.0   0.0 0.0 0.3 2.5 73.7 2.5
WA 8166 ALUM (+)   4   14.5   15.3 13.7 14.4 14.5 104.4 14.3   0.0   0.3 0.0 0.7 0.3 75.1 2.5
AGRIPR141 SY INGMAR (P+) 3       16.7 14.0 16.0 15.6 113.3 15.6       0.3 0.0 0.7 0.3 75.1 2.5
PI633974 CHOTEAU (+)(sawfly tol) 9   14.8   16.2 14.5 15.4 14.9 108.2 14.9   0.0   0.0 0.0 1.0 2.9 85.9 2.9
PI642366 VIDA (+)   9   14.3   14.6 12.6 14.0 13.7 100.0 13.7   0.0   0.3 0.0 1.0 3.4 100.0 3.4
01S0263-28 SY SOREN (P+) 5   15.8   17.6 14.8 16.2 15.8 114.8 15.8   0.0   0.7 0.0 1.0 0.3 124.8 4.2
PI679964 NS PRESSER CLP (P+)  4   14.3   14.9 12.6 16.0 14.5 104.2 14.3   0.0   0.7 0.0 1.0 0.4 125.1 4.2
ND 695 REEDER (+)   9   15.0   15.6 14.0 14.9 14.6 106.6 14.6   0.0   2.0 0.0 1.0 4.4 129.9 4.4
0150042-10 BRENNAN (P+) 6   15.9   17.5 15.2 17.0 15.9 113.9 15.7   0.0   1.7 0.0 1.0 0.4 159.9 5.4
PI671855 EGAN (+)   6   17.3   17.7 16.1 16.7 16.7 119.7 16.4   0.0   2.3 0.0 1.0 0.6 219.8 7.4
LIMAGR143 LCS PRO (P+) 3       16.5 13.5 15.3 15.1 110.0 15.1       0.7 0.0 2.3 1.0 225.2 7.6
PI676978 LANNING (++) 5   15.1   15.7 13.9 15.1 14.8 107.1 14.7   0.0   2.3 0.0 1.0 0.7 249.7 8.4
                                           
MEANS  (For Entries Listed)     15.1   16.1 14.1 15.5     14.9   0.0   0.7 0.1 0.9     3.7
                                           
7/ Growing Season Precipitation (in.)     7.2 n/a n/a 8.8 n/a 8.0                      
Soil PAW (in.) to SD @ Planting     3.7 n/a n/a 6.2 8.9 7.6                      
Total Plant Available Water (in.)     10.9 n/a n/a 15.0 n/a 15.2                      
Soil NO3 (lbs.) to SD at Planting     25 n/a n/a n/a 23 39                      
SD (Sampling Depth in Inches)     24 n/a n/a 33 48 43                      
Fertilizer Applied   (# N)   125 100 100 100 100 97                      
      (# P2O5) 20 20 20 20 20 24                      
      (# K2O) 10 10 10 10 10 13                      
      (# S)   10 0 10 10 10 4                      
Check variety is Vida.                                        
1/ See MCES Bulletin 1093 or the Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology website at http://plantsciences.montana.edu/ for evaluation of other important variety performance characteristics to include protein, quality, disease resistance, etc. before making cultivar selecton decisions.  
2/ P = Private Variety, + = Protected Variety, ++ = PVP Title 5 Pending.                            
3/ Only the most recent 5 years are shown, but summary calculations include all years noted.                      
4/ No harvest in 2017 due to hail.                               
5/ Percent of Vida protein or sawfly rating for the same data years as those in which a given entry was tested.                  
6/ 9-Yr Comparable Average = (x/y) * z where x = average protein or sawfly rating of a given entry for years tested, y = average protein or sawfly rating for Vida for the same years, and z = 9-Yr average protein or sawfly rating for the check variety Vida.
7/ Seeding to 14 days prior to harvest maturity.                            

 

TABLE 7.

Dryland Fallow Spring Wheat Cultivar Evaluation Nursery Grown Off-Station at McKeever Farm & Seed, Inc., Loma.  Northern Agricultural Research Center.  Havre, Montana.  2020.  (Exp# 20-9957-SW)
 
 
        1/   2/ 3/ 4/
ID CULTIVAR or SELECTION   PLNT HT YIELD TEST WT PROTEIN FN SAWFLY
      Inches Bu/Ac Lbs/Bu % Seconds % 
AAC CONCORD MeridianSeeds-sawfly   31.1 44.8 58.6 15.1 430 2.3
ALUM WSCIA   29.2 46.7 57.8 14.7 343 10.0
BRENNAN AGRIPR 10   26.7 52.6 61.4* 14.6 384 13.3
CHOTEAU PI 633974   26.5 45.3 59.0 15.1 424 6.7
CORBIN BZ 996434   28.7 50.2 59.8 15.2 409 5.0
DAGMAR PI 690450   28.4 52.1 60.4 15.0 400 2.3
DUCLAIR PI 660981   27.6 48.0 58.2 15.2 396 5.0
EGAN PI 671855   27.0 53.3* 56.7 15.6* 412 25.0
FORTUNA CI 13596   31.5* 40.4 58.3 15.2 429 6.7
LANNING PI 676978   27.8 42.6 58.4 14.8 359 6.7
LCS PRO LIMAGR143   30.0 40.3 58.3 14.7 368 20.0
MS CAMARO MeridianSeeds-high protein   25.9 41.3 61.0 15.2 462 20.0
NS PRESSER CLP PI 679964   29.2 49.7 56.5 15.6 399 21.7
REEDER ND   695   29.0 36.0 58.4 14.8 394 13.3
SY INGMAR AGRIPR141   28.5 41.1 57.9 15.0 413 16.7
SY SOREN AGRIPR 14   25.2 45.0 58.6 15.3 445 16.7
VIDA PI 642366   26.8 52.2* 59.6 14.2 399 5.0
WB GUNNISON BZ 92413R   26.9 50.5 59.3 14.1 420 1.0*
WB9879CLP WB9879CLP   25.7 50.3 59.3 14.9 427 1.0*
MT 1716 MT1274/RB07   29.3 50.9 60.8 14.5 390 18.3
MT 1855 MT1053/MO8/3-4   28.5 45.9 58.7 15.0 415 5.0
MT 1866 Vida*4/Conan   26.7 45.8 59.3 15.0 421 3.7
N-1 DL 1   28.1 44.0 57.0 15.1 466* 28.3
E-2 DL 2   27.8 43.0 57.9 15.2 378 2.3
W-2 DL 3   27.2 53.0 59.4 15.0 386 5.0
X-4 DL 4   29.7 46.5 57.4 14.5 352 3.7
EXPERIMENTAL MEANS   28.0 46.9 58.8 14.9 402.3 10.2
LSD (0.05)     2.0 6.6 0.9 0.7 21.9 7.9
C.V.%     4.3 8.5 1.0 2.7 3.3 47.4
P-VALUE (Varieties)     <.0001 <.0001 <.0001 0.0 <.0001 <.0001
1/ Volumetric yields are based on plot weights adjusted to uniform 13 percent grain moisture and 60 lbs/bu as the standard test weight for  wheat.
2/ Protein values are adjusted to 13 percent grain moisture.          
3/ FN is the falling number value reported in seconds adjusted to 14 percent flour moisture.      
4/ Sawfly rating is reported as the percentage of cut stems.          
Bold* indicates highest value within a column.              
Bold indicates varieties with values equal to highest variety within a column based on Fisher's protected LSD (p=0.05).  
                 
Management Information (20-9957-SW)              
Seeding Date: May 6, 2020              
Harvest Date: August 14, 2020              
Fertility: 100-20-10-10 side banded               
System: minimum till              
Herbicide: Vendetta (16 oz/ac)              
Insecticide: none              
Previous Crop: Chemical Fallow - Spring Wheat              
Precipitation: n/a              

 

 

TABLE 8.

Eight-Year Yield and Test Weight Summary on Selected Entries from Dryland Fallow Spring Wheat Variety Nurseries Grown Off-Station at McKeever Farm & Seed, Inc., Loma.  Northern Agricultural Research Center.  Havre, Montana.  2013-2020.  (Exp# 9957-SW)
 
 
          1/ YIELD (Bushels Per Acre)   TEST WEIGHT (Pounds Per Bushel)
      No.             AVE. % 8-YR             AVE. % 8-YR
      of             for of COMP.             for of COMP.
      YEARS             YEARS CHECK AVE.             YEARS CHECK AVE.
2/ VARIETY or SELECTION TESTED   2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 TESTED YIELD YIELD   2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 TESTED TEST WT TEST WT
      3/             3/ 4/ 5/             3/ 4/ 5/
 
MT 1621 DAGMAR   3       37.8 51.9 52.1 47.3 105.5 43.1       55.3 56.3 60.4 57.3 102.3 56.9
PI642366 VIDA (+)   8   14.8 32.0 33.5 48.8 52.2 40.9 100.0 40.9   54.1 53.5 52.8 55.8 59.6 55.6 100.0 55.6
PI679964 NS PRESSER CLP (P+) 5   11.0 32.8 31.9 49.2 49.7 34.9 96.3 39.4   51.4 52.6 49.9 54.4 56.5 53.0 96.0 53.4
PI676978 LANNING (++) 6   12.2 30.9 33.2 45.3 42.6 33.5 94.2 38.5   51.4 50.4 50.2 52.6 58.4 52.7 95.9 53.3
BZ92413R WB GUNNISON (P+)(sawfly tol) 8   13.5 33.7 31.3 48.5 50.5 37.8 92.5 37.8   54.1 54.7 54.3 56.3 59.3 56.6 101.8 56.6
0150042-10 BRENNAN (P+) 7   6.9 31.1 35.2 42.8 52.6 33.8 92.4 37.7   54.9 56.1 57.1 57.2 61.4 57.4 104.5 58.1
BZ996434 CORBIN (P+) 8   12.9 30.0 32.7 46.8 50.2 37.7 92.2 37.7   53.3 53.5 55.4 55.9 59.8 56.0 100.7 56.0
PI671855 EGAN (+)   7   11.7 25.6 31.4 43.3 53.3 33.6 91.8 37.5   51.4 51.0 51.6 53.2 56.7 53.1 96.6 53.7
PI660981 DUCLAIR (+)(sawfly tol) 8   16.9 33.2 31.2 47.8 48.0 37.3 91.3 37.3   54.8 52.3 53.3 55.4 58.2 55.0 98.9 55.0
AGRIPR141 SY INGMAR (P+) 4     29.1 37.9 42.3 41.1 37.6 90.4 36.9     53.6 54.2 56.0 57.9 55.4 100.0 55.6
LIMAGR143 LCS PRO (P+) 4     33.2 33.3 40.8 40.3 36.9 88.6 36.2     53.3 51.7 54.5 58.3 54.5 98.2 54.6
IMICHT-79 WB9879CLP (P+) 8   12.4 26.7 29.9 45.9 50.3 36.2 88.5 36.2   51.8 53.6 54.6 56.2 59.3 55.7 100.2 55.7
WA 8166 ALUM (+)   5   11.3 31.0 31.4 37.9 46.7 31.7 87.3 35.7   52.9 55.3 53.3 53.5 57.8 54.6 98.9 55.0
PI633974 CHOTEAU (+)(sawfly tol) 8   10.9 25.5 29.6 48.5 45.3 34.8 85.2 34.8   52.7 52.8 53.7 54.7 59.0 55.2 99.2 55.2
01S0263-28 SY SOREN (P+) 6   8.5 28.6 35.5 28.3 45.0 29.2 82.1 33.5   53.1 54.0 53.3 53.2 58.6 54.4 99.0 55.0
ND 695 REEDER (+)   8   10.5 29.3 32.1 25.7 36.0 32.5 79.6 32.5   54.5 52.8 53.4 51.5 58.4 55.2 99.3 55.2
CI13596 FORTUNA (sawfly tol) 8   13.9 27.6 31.5 31.8 40.4 31.1 76.2 31.1   53.8 54.8 54.5 53.7 58.3 56.1 100.8 56.1
                                           
MEANS  (For Entries Listed)     11.9 30.0 32.9 42.7 46.8     36.9   53.2 53.4 53.4 54.7       55.3
                                           
6/ Growing Season Precipitation (in.)     6.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 6.7                      
Soil PAW (in.) to SD @ Planting     8.7 n/a n/a n/a 9.81 9.4                      
Total Plant Available Water (in.)     14.8 n/a n/a n/a 9.81 14.5                      
Soil NO3 (lbs.) to SD at Planting     194 n/a n/a n/a 197 131                      
SD (Sampling Depth in Inches)     48 n/a n/a n/a 48 48                      
Fertilizer Applied   (# N)   125 100 100 100 100 103                      
      (# P2O5) 20 20 20 20 20 20                      
      (# K2O) 10 10 10 10 10 10                      
      (# S)   10 0 10 10 10 5                      
Check variety is Vida.                                        
1/ See MCES Bulletin 1093 or the Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology website at http://plantsciences.montana.edu/ for evaluation of other important variety performance characteristics to include protein, quality, disease resistance, etc. before making cultivar selecton decisions.  
2/ P = Private Variety, + = Protected Variety, ++ = PVP Title 5 Pending.                            
3/ Only the most recent 5 years are shown, but summary calculations include all years noted.                       
4/ Percent of Vida yield or test weight for the same data years as those in which a given entry was tested.                  
5/ 8-Yr Comparable Average = (x/y) * z where x = average yield or test weight of a given entry for years tested, y = average yield or test weight for Vida for the same years, and z = 8-Yr average yield or test weight for the check variety Vida.
6/ Seeding to 14 days prior to harvest maturity.                                    

 

TABLE 9.

Eight-Year Protein and Sawfly Summary on Selected Entries from Dryland Fallow Spring Wheat Variety Nurseries Grown Off-Station at McKeever Farm & Seed, Inc., Loma.  Northern Agricultural Research Center.  Havre, Montana.  2013-2020.  (Exp# 9957-SW)
 
 
          1/ PROTEIN % (Adjusted to 13% grain moisture)   SAWFLY RATING (% of cut and lodged stems)
      No.             AVE. % 8-YR             AVE. % 8-YR
      of             for of COMP.             for of COMP.
      YEARS             YEARS CHECK AVE.             YEARS CHECK AVE.
2/ VARIETY or SELECTION TESTED   2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 TESTED PROTEIN PROTEIN   2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 TESTED SAWFLY SAWFLY
      3/             3/ 4/ 5/             3/ 4/ 5/
 
BZ92413R WB GUNNISON (P+)(sawfly tol) 8   16.6 17.7 17.1 16.0 14.1 15.8 97.3 15.8   0.0 0.0 0.7 0.3 1.0 0.5 15.0 0.5
IMICHT-79 WB9879CLP (P+) 8   17.7 18.4 17.7 15.8 14.9 16.5 101.5 16.5   0.3 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 31.2 1.0
MT 1621 DAGMAR   3       17.9 15.6 15.0 16.2 103.6 16.8       0.7 1.0 2.3 1.3 42.9 1.4
BZ996434 CORBIN (P+) 8   17.8 19.1 18.2 16.6 15.2 16.8 103.4 16.8   0.3 0.0 0.0 1.0 5.0 1.5 46.2 1.5
PI633974 CHOTEAU (+)(sawfly tol) 8   17.7 18.7 18.0 15.7 15.1 16.6 102.3 16.6   1.0 0.0 0.7 1.0 6.7 2.2 65.0 2.2
PI660981 DUCLAIR (+)(sawfly tol) 8   17.6 18.5 17.8 15.7 15.2 16.6 102.1 16.6   3.7 0.7 0.7 2.3 5.0 2.9 86.3 2.9
PI642366 VIDA (+)   8   17.8 18.3 17.5 15.7 14.2 16.2 100.0 16.2   5.0 0.3 0.3 4.0 5.0 3.3 100.0 3.3
CI13596 FORTUNA (sawfly tol) 8   17.8 17.7 17.2 16.3 15.2 16.4 101.1 16.4   3.7 0.3 1.0 6.7 6.7 3.3 100.0 3.3
WA 8166 ALUM (+)   5   17.1 18.4 18.6 16.6 14.7 17.1 102.3 16.6   5.0 2.3 2.3 4.0 10.0 4.7 161.4 5.4
PI679964 NS PRESSER CLP (P+) 5   18.0 18.4 17.7 15.2 15.6 17.0 101.7 16.5   2.3 2.3 1.0 5.0 21.7 6.5 220.5 7.3
0150042-10 BRENNAN (P+) 7   18.8 17.8 17.5 15.7 14.6 16.7 100.8 16.4   8.3 10.0 8.3 16.7 13.3 8.5 296.7 9.9
PI671855 EGAN (+)   7   19.9 20.7 19.9 17.0 15.6 18.4 111.0 18.0   15.0 6.7 3.7 11.7 25.0 9.5 331.7 11.1
ND 695 REEDER (+)   8   17.2 18.6 18.1 16.5 14.8 16.6 102.5 16.6   18.3 10.0 5.3 16.7 13.3 11.2 335.0 11.2
01S0263-28 SY SOREN (P+) 6   19.5 18.5 18.4 16.5 15.3 17.7 105.8 17.2   20.0 6.7 6.7 11.7 16.7 11.4 347.4 11.6
AGRIPR141 SY INGMAR (P+) 4     18.5 18.0 15.8 15.0 16.8 102.4 16.6     6.7 6.7 5.3 16.7 8.8 365.5 12.2
PI676978 LANNING (++) 6   18.5 19.0 18.8 15.6 14.8 17.3 103.5 16.8   21.7 8.3 2.3 6.7 6.7 12.3 376.3 12.5
LIMAGR143 LCS PRO (P+) 4     17.7 17.5 14.9 14.7 16.2 98.6 16.0     8.3 3.7 7.0 20.0 9.8 403.4 13.4
                                           
MEANS  (For Entries Listed)     18.0 18.5 18.0 16.0 14.9     16.6   7.5 3.9 2.6 6.0 10.4     6.5
                                           
6/ Growing Season Precipitation (in.)     6.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 6.7                      
Soil PAW (in.) to SD @ Planting     8.7 n/a n/a n/a 9.81 9.4                      
Total Plant Available Water (in.)     14.8 n/a n/a n/a 9.81 14.5                      
Soil NO3 (lbs.) to SD at Planting     194 n/a n/a n/a 197 131                      
SD (Sampling Depth in Inches)     48 n/a n/a n/a 48 48                      
Fertilizer Applied   (# N)   125 100 100 100 100 103                      
      (# P2O5) 20 20 20 20 20 20                      
      (# K2O) 10 10 10 10 10 10                      
      (# S)   10 0 10 10 10 5                      
Check variety is Vida.                                        
1/ See MCES Bulletin 1093 or the Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology website at http://plantsciences.montana.edu/ for evaluation of other important variety performance characteristics to include protein, quality, disease resistance, etc. before making cultivar selecton decisions.  
2/ P = Private Variety, + = Protected Variety, ++ = PVP Title 5 Pending.                            
3/ Only the most recent 5 years are shown, but summary calculations include all years noted.                       
4/ Percent of Vida protein or sawfly rating for the same data years as those in which a given entry was tested.                  
5/ 8-Yr Comparable Average = (x/y) * z where x = average protein or sawfly rating of a given entry for years tested, y = average protein or sawfly rating for Vida for the same years, and z = 8-Yr average protein or sawfly rating for the check variety Vida.
6/ Seeding to 14 days prior to harvest maturity.                                    

 

TABLE 10.

Dryland Fallow Spring Wheat Cultivar Evaluation Nursery Grown Off-Station at the Kammerzell Farm, Chester.  Northern Agricultural Research Center.  Havre, Montana.  2020.  (Exp# 20-9953-SW)
        1/   2/ 3/ 4/
ID CULTIVAR or SELECTION   PLNT HT YIELD TEST WT PROTEIN FN SAWFLY
      Inches Bu/Ac Lbs/Bu % Seconds % 
ALLEGIANT 811 CHS 1   29.6 52.7 56.1 16.3 412 3.7
ALUM WSCIA   33.9 49.0 53.7 17.1 324 3.7
BRENNAN AGRIPR 10   28.2 54.3 59.9* 15.9 397 5.3
CHOTEAU PI 633974   31.9 48.3 55.8 16.3 404 3.7
CORBIN BZ 996434   32.2 48.1 55.5 17.4 390 2.3
DAGMAR PI 690450   33.8 52.9 57.5 16.4 436 2.3
DUCLAIR PI 660981   32.8 54.4 55.3 16.5 369 3.7
EGAN PI 671855   33.0 48.3 54.0 18.2* 387 3.7
FORTUNA CI 13596   39.2* 28.2 57.0 16.5 413 5.3
LANNING PI 676978   32.0 52.3 55.8 16.4 355 11.7
LCS PRO LIMAGR143   37.6 39.5 54.9 16.1 373 6.7
NS PRESSER CLP PI 679964   33.8 48.0 54.2 18.1 378 5.0
REEDER ND   695   33.0 46.6 56.1 16.5 386 10.0
SY INGMAR AGRIPR141   30.7 48.9 55.8 16.8 453* 8.7
SY SOREN AGRIPR 14   28.4 51.0 56.2 16.6 383 8.7
VIDA PI 642366   33.7 51.3 55.3 16.2 414 3.7
WB GUNNISON BZ 92413R   29.6 52.7 56.9 15.9 377 0.7*
WB9879CLP WB9879CLP   32.3 48.0 56.1 16.2 398 1.0
MT 1716 MT1274/RB07   31.1 48.5 57.1 16.2 378 11.7
MT 1855 MT1053/MO8/3-4   34.8 39.5 52.6 16.8 386 5.3
MT 1866 Vida*4/Conan   33.7 54.1 56.1 16.4 380 2.3
E-2 DL 2   35.2 46.8 54.9 16.8 325 1.0
N-1 DL 1   33.0 49.2 54.0 17.3 365 5.3
W-2 DL 3   31.6 55.8 55.4 16.4 344 2.3
X-4 DL 4   35.0 56.0* 55.8 16.2 318 2.3
EXPERIMENTAL MEANS   32.8 49.0 55.7 16.6 381.7 4.8
LSD (0.05)     2.0 4.3 1.1 0.4 17.6 5.2
C.V.%     3.8 5.3 1.2 1.6 2.8 65.7
P-VALUE (Varieties)     <.0001 <.0001 <.0001 <.0001 <.0001 0.0
1/ Volumetric yields are based on plot weights adjusted to uniform 13 percent grain moisture and 60 lbs/bu as the standard test weight for  wheat.
2/ Protein values are adjusted to 13 percent grain moisture.          
3/ FN is the falling number value reported in seconds adjusted to 14 percent flour moisture.      
4/ Sawfly rating is reported as the percentage of cut stems.          
Bold* indicates highest value within a column.              
Bold indicates varieties with values equal to highest variety within a column based on Fisher's protected LSD (p=0.05).  
                 
Management Information (20-9953-SW)              
Seeding Date: May 4, 2020              
Harvest Date: August 27, 2020              
Fertility: 100-20-10 side banded               
System: no till              
Herbicide: none              
Insecticide: none              
Previous Crop: Chemical Fallow - Spring Wheat              
Precipitation: n/a              

 

TABLE 11.

Seven-Year Yield and Test Weight Summary on Selected Entries from Dryland Fallow Spring Wheat Variety Nurseries Grown Off-Station at the Kammerzell Farm, Chester.  Northern Agricultural Research Center.  Havre, Montana.  2014-2020.  (Exp# 9953-SW)
 
 
          1/ YIELD (Bushels Per Acre)   TEST WEIGHT (Pounds Per Bushel)
      No.             AVE. % 7-YR             AVE. % 7-YR
      of             for of COMP.             for of COMP.
      YEARS             YEARS CHECK AVE.             YEARS CHECK AVE.
2/ VARIETY or SELECTION TESTED   2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 TESTED YIELD YIELD   2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 TESTED TEST WT TEST WT
      3/             3/ 4/ 5/             3/ 4/ 5/
 
MT 1621 DAGMAR   3       44.6 69.6 52.9 55.7 102.6 40.8       57.5 60.5 57.5 58.5 103.1 56.6
PI660981 DUCLAIR (+)(sawfly tol) 7   34.2 33.7 37.0 65.8 54.4 40.2 101.0 40.2   50.5 53.6 54.6 58.8 55.3 54.1 98.7 54.1
0150042-10 BRENNAN (P+) 7   31.3 30.4 41.4 56.0 54.3 40.1 100.7 40.1   53.1 57.5 58.5 61.5 59.9 57.9 105.6 57.9
PI642366 VIDA (+)   7   23.0 33.0 41.8 69.9 51.3 39.8 100.0 39.8   48.5 55.7 55.7 59.2 55.3 54.9 100.0 54.9
PI671855 EGAN (+)   7   32.4 27.2 41.8 63.6 48.3 38.5 96.8 38.5   49.8 54.4 55.3 56.8 54.0 54.2 98.8 54.2
PI676978 LANNING (++) 6   23.8 30.8 40.8 61.3 52.3 38.9 96.7 38.5   47.4 53.9 54.6 58.5 55.8 54.1 98.0 53.8
BZ996434 CORBIN (P+) 7   26.8 35.2 37.5 59.4 48.1 37.8 95.0 37.8   50.6 55.7 55.6 59.5 55.5 55.2 100.7 55.2
BZ92413R WB GUNNISON (P+)(sawfly tol) 7   18.3 35.1 37.3 58.6 52.7 37.6 94.5 37.6   51.8 56.0 55.6 58.9 56.9 55.8 101.7 55.8
ND 695 REEDER (+)   7   23.1 31.6 40.1 64.5 46.6 37.5 94.1 37.5   50.2 55.4 55.7 59.0 56.1 55.3 100.8 55.3
01S0263-28 SY SOREN (P+) 6   25.9 28.8 36.4 61.8 51.0 36.8 91.4 36.4   49.0 54.6 54.7 59.6 56.2 54.8 99.4 54.5
IMICHT-79 WB9879CLP (P+) 7   21.4 28.3 36.3 60.3 48.0 35.1 88.1 35.1   48.9 55.7 56.6 58.2 56.1 55.2 100.6 55.2
AGRIPR141 SY INGMAR (P+) 4     27.0 32.7 62.6 48.9 42.8 87.4 34.8     55.1 53.1 59.9 55.8 56.0 99.1 54.4
PI679964 NS PRESSER CLP (P+) 5   12.0 29.1 39.8 62.3 48.0 38.2 87.3 34.8   46.1 54.4 54.8 57.4 54.2 53.4 97.3 53.4
PI633974 CHOTEAU (+)(sawfly tol) 7   24.8 26.4 36.2 55.9 48.3 34.3 86.1 34.3   49.6 55.3 56.3 57.8 55.8 54.8 100.0 54.8
WA 8166 ALUM (+)   5   22.4 24.1 37.2 53.3 49.0 37.2 85.0 33.8   51.4 58.4 55.5 54.7 53.7 54.8 99.8 54.7
CI13596 FORTUNA (sawfly tol) 7   24.6 26.1 38.3 53.6 28.2 31.8 79.8 31.8   53.2 56.6 57.3 58.5 57.0 56.5 103.0 56.5
LIMAGR143 LCS PRO (P+) 4     26.1 34.1 56.4 39.5 39.0 79.7 31.7     54.0 53.6 56.5 54.9 54.7 96.9 53.2
                                           
MEANS  (For Entries Listed)     24.6 29.6 38.4 60.9 48.3     36.7   50.0 55.4 55.6 58.6       55.0
                                           
6/ Growing Season Precipitation (in.)     8.3 2.8 n/a n/a n/a 5.3                      
Soil PAW (in.) to SD @ Planting     n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 11.7                      
Total Plant Available Water (in.)     n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 14.8                      
Soil NO3 (lbs.) to SD at Planting     n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 254                      
SD (Sampling Depth in Inches)     48 n/a n/a n/a n/a 48                      
Fertilizer Applied   (# N)   125 100 100 100 100 104                      
      (# P2O5) 20 20 20 20 20 20                      
      (# K2O) 10 10 10 10 10 10                      
      (# S)   10 0 0 0 0 1                      
Check variety is Vida.                                        
1/ See MCES Bulletin 1093 or the Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology website at http://plantsciences.montana.edu/ for evaluation of other important variety performance characteristics to include protein, quality, disease resistance, etc. before making cultivar selecton decisions.  
2/ P = Private Variety, + = Protected Variety, ++ = PVP Title 5 Pending.                            
3/ Only the most recent 5 years are shown, but summary calculations include all years noted.                       
4/ Percent of Vida yield or test weight for the same data years as those in which a given entry was tested.                  
5/ 7-Yr Comparable Average = (x/y) * z where x = average yield or test weight of a given entry for years tested, y = average yield or test weight for Vida for the same years, and z = 7-Yr average yield or test weight for the check variety Vida.
6/ Seeding to 14 days prior to harvest maturity.                                    

 

TABLE 12.

Seven-Year Protein and Sawfly Summary on Selected Entries from Dryland Fallow Spring Wheat Variety Nurseries Grown Off-Station at the Kammerzell Farm, Chester.  Northern Agricultural Research Center.  Havre, Montana.  2014-2020.  (Exp# 9953-SW)
 
 
          1/ PROTEIN % (Adjusted to 13% grain moisture)   SAWFLY RATING (% of cut and lodged stems)
      No.             AVE. % 7-YR             AVE. % 7-YR
      of             for of COMP.             for of COMP.
      YEARS             YEARS CHECK AVE.             YEARS CHECK AVE.
2/ VARIETY or SELECTION TESTED   2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 TESTED PROTEIN PROTEIN   2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 TESTED SAWFLY SAWFLY
      3/             3/ 4/ 4/             3/ 4/ 5/
 
BZ92413R WB GUNNISON (P+)(sawfly tol) 7   16.4 16.6 16.8 14.5 15.9 16.2 98.0 16.2   4.0 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.7 1.4 27.6 1.4
IMICHT-79 WB9879CLP (P+) 7   16.9 17.5 15.7 15.6 16.2 16.6 100.8 16.6   10.3 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.0 2.6 51.4 2.6
PI633974 CHOTEAU (+)(sawfly tol) 7   17.1 17.7 15.8 15.5 16.3 16.8 101.8 16.8   5.3 2.0 0.8 1.0 3.7 2.6 51.9 2.6
BZ996434 CORBIN (P+) 7   17.1 17.8 17.2 15.3 17.4 17.2 104.2 17.2   13.3 0.7 2.3 3.7 2.3 3.3 65.4 3.3
PI660981 DUCLAIR (+)(sawfly tol) 7   17.0 17.8 16.6 15.0 16.5 16.9 102.4 16.9   6.7 3.7 1.5 5.0 3.7 3.6 71.5 3.6
MT 1621 DAGMAR   3       16.0 15.3 16.4 15.9 101.7 16.8       1.0 5.0 2.3 2.8 86.2 4.4
PI642366 VIDA (+)   7   17.6 17.1 16.0 14.8 16.2 16.5 100.0 16.5   5.3 2.3 2.3 3.7 3.7 5.1 100.0 5.1
CI13596 FORTUNA (sawfly tol) 7   17.3 17.5 15.6 15.1 16.5 16.5 100.3 16.5   11.7 2.3 10.8 5.3 5.3 6.0 118.2 6.0
0150042-10 BRENNAN (P+) 7   16.9 17.1 15.7 15.4 15.9 16.4 99.2 16.4   3.7 6.7 14.2 25.0 5.3 8.5 167.8 8.5
WA 8166 ALUM (+)   5   17.4 17.3 16.7 16.4 17.1 17.0 103.9 17.1   11.7 3.7 3.8 6.7 3.7 5.9 170.2 8.7
PI 671855 EGAN (+)   7   18.8 19.2 17.0 16.4 18.2 18.1 109.9 18.1   5.0 13.3 10.8 21.7 3.7 8.7 171.6 8.7
PI 679964 NS PRESSER CL+ 4     17.5 15.8 15.1 18.1 16.6 103.8 17.1   18.3 6.7 0.3 6.7 5.0 7.4 213.5 10.9
ND   695 REEDER (+)   7   17.6 17.6 16.1 15.4 16.5 16.9 102.3 16.9   16.7 13.3 8.3 23.3 10.0 11.2 219.6 11.2
01S0263-28 SY SOREN (P+) 6   18.2 18.1 16.7 15.4 16.6 17.3 105.4 17.4   6.7 15.0 6.7 15.0 8.7 8.7 300.1 15.3
AGRIPR141 SY INGMAR (P+) 4     17.8 17.5 15.4 16.8 16.9 105.3 17.4     6.7 5.2 23.3 8.7 11.0 365.3 18.6
PI 676978 LANNING (++) 6   17.7 18.0 15.8 15.6 16.4 16.9 102.8 17.0   18.3 13.3 1.7 31.7 11.7 12.8 442.4 22.5
LIMAGR143 LCS PRO (P+) 4     17.6 16.4 15.3 16.1 16.3 102.0 16.8     11.7 14.2 31.7 6.7 16.0 534.7 27.2
                                           
MEANS  (For Entries Listed)     17.4 17.6 16.3 15.4 16.6     16.9   9.4 6.8 5.6 12.4       9.2
                                           
6/ Growing Season Precipitation (in.)     8.3 2.8 n/a n/a n/a 5.3                      
Soil PAW (in.) to SD @ Planting     n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 11.7                      
Total Plant Available Water (in.)     n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 14.8                      
Soil NO3 (lbs.) to SD at Planting     n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 254                      
SD (Sampling Depth in Inches)     48 n/a n/a n/a n/a 48                      
Fertilizer Applied   (# N)   125 100 100 100 100 104                      
      (# P2O5) 20 20 20 20 20 20                      
      (# K2O) 10 10 10 10 10 10                      
      (# S)   10 0 0 0 0 1                      
Check variety is Vida.                                        
1/ See MCES Bulletin 1093 or the Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology website at http://plantsciences.montana.edu/ for evaluation of other important variety performance characteristics to include protein, quality, disease resistance, etc. before making cultivar selecton decisions.  
2/ P = Private Variety, + = Protected Variety, ++ = PVP Title 5 Pending.                            
3/ Only the most recent 5 years are shown, but summary calculations include all years noted.                       
4/ Percent of Vida protein or sawfly for the same data years as those in which a given entry was tested.                    
5/ 7-Yr Comparable Average = (x/y) * z where x = average protein or sawfly rating of a given entry for years tested, y = average protein or sawfly rating for Vida for the same years, and z = 7-Yr average protein or sawfly rating for the check variety Vida.
6/ Seeding to 14 days prior to harvest maturity.