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2005 VARIETY TESTING
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
HORSE HEAVEN SOFT WHITE/CLUB SPRING WHEAT NURSERY
  5 YEAR 3 YEAR 2 YEAR 2005 2005 2005
VARIETY NAME AVERAGE AVERAGE AVERAGE YIELD TEST WT. PROTEIN
  (BU/A) (BU/A) (BU/A) (BU/A) (LBS/BU) (%)
 
NICK 26.7 ( 1) 30.8 ( 3) 31.2 ( 5) 12.9 ( 8) 58.6 13.4
EDEN 25.9 ( 2) 29.5 ( 5) 30.3 ( 6) 12.3 ( 9) 58.4 11.1
ALTURAS 25.6 ( 3) 30.0 ( 4) 32.5 ( 3) 11.6 (11) 58.7 12.3
WAWAWAI 25.5 ( 4) 28.6 ( 6) 29.3 ( 8) 14.0 ( 6) 60.0 11.9
ALPOWA 24.7 ( 5) 28.4 ( 7) 29.0 ( 9) 11.2 (12) 59.0 12.3
ZAK 23.8 ( 6) 26.0 ( 8) 26.2 (10) 9.9 (13) 58.2 12.5
PENAWAWA 22.4 ( 7) 24.6 ( 9) 23.9 (11) 7.6 (16) 57.4 11.6
EDWALL 21.4 ( 8) 22.5 (10) 21.4 (12) 7.1 (17) 58.9 12.5
FIELDER 21.0 ( 9) 21.8 (11) 18.5 (13) 5.7 (20) 58.0 12.1
LOUISE --- 31.5 ( 1) 32.7 ( 2) 14.4 ( 4) 59.7 12.0
WAKANZ --- 31.0 ( 2) 32.5 ( 4) 15.4 ( 3) 57.1 12.1
WA7964 --- --- 35.2 ( 1) 16.2 ( 2) 57.0 12.8
WA7952 --- --- 30.0 ( 7) 13.6 ( 7) 59.8 12.5
WA7983 --- --- --- 16.3 ( 1) 57.0 12.8
WA7963 --- --- --- 14.2 ( 5) 58.8 12.4
ID632 --- --- --- 12.2 (10) 60.4 12.3
WA7960 --- --- --- 9.8 (14) 57.5 12.5
WA7987 --- --- --- 8.8 (15) 56.0 15.2
WA7986 --- --- --- 7.1 (18) 56.5 14.5
WQL7PENWX-2 --- --- --- 6.8 (19) 58.3 12.2
             
 
NURSERY MEAN 24.1 27.7 28.7 11.4 58.3 12.5
CV % 8 7.7 6.8 13.1 * *
LSD @ .10 1.2 1.7 1.9 2.0 * *
2005 VARIETY TESTING
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
HORSE HEAVEN HARD WHITE SPRING WHEAT NURSERY
  5 YEAR 3 YEAR 2 YEAR 2005 2005 2005
VARIETY NAME AVERAGE AVERAGE AVERAGE YIELD TEST WT. PROTEIN
  (BU/A) (BU/A) (BU/A) (BU/A) (LBS/BU) (%)
 
ID377S 24.3 ( 1) 28.7 ( 2) 29.9 ( 3) 11.0 ( 7) 58.9 14.5
LOLO 23.9 ( 2) 28.0 ( 3) 28.6 ( 4) 11.7 ( 6) 59.9 14.4
MACON 20.5 ( 3) 24.0 ( 5) 23.8 ( 6) 8.3 (10) 59.1 12.7
OTIS --- 28.8 ( 1) 30.0 ( 2) 14.0 ( 2) 59.8 13.7
BLANCA GRANDE --- 24.5 ( 4) 25.2 ( 5) 10.6 ( 8) 60.0 15.7
ID597 --- --- 30.4 ( 1) 13.8 ( 3) 58.3 14.3
BZ98-447W --- --- --- 15.4 ( 1) 58.8 13.4
WA7991 --- --- --- 12.8 ( 4) 59.7 13.9
WA7957 --- --- --- 12.3 ( 5) 59.2 14.2
WINSOME --- --- --- 9.7 ( 9) 59.1 12.6
             
 
NURSERY MEAN 22.9 26.8 28 12.0 59.3 13.9
CV % 9.7 8.8 9.5 15.9 * *
LSD @ .10 1.4 1.9 2.7 2.7 * *
2005 VARIETY TESTING
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
HORSE HEAVEN HARD RED SPRING WHEAT NURSERY
  5 YEAR 3 YEAR 2 YEAR 2005 2005 2005
VARIETY NAME AVERAGE AVERAGE AVERAGE YIELD TEST WT. PROTEIN
  (BU/A) (BU/A) (BU/A) (BU/A) (LBS/BU) (%)
 
HOLLIS 24.0 ( 1) 28.4 ( 1) 29.4 ( 2) 14.9 ( 3) 58.8 14.7
SCARLET 23.6 ( 2) 26.8 ( 3) 26.6 ( 5) 10.0 (16) 58.9 14.3
JEFFERSON 23.1 ( 3) 26.4 ( 5) 26.0 ( 7) 14.0 ( 4) 58.7 13.8
HANK 22.5 ( 4) 28.3 ( 2) 29.3 ( 3) 15.4 ( 2) 58.3 13.5
TARA 2002 21.4 ( 5) 25.9 ( 6) 26.1 ( 6) 11.7 (15) 58.7 14.6
WESTBRED 926 20.9 ( 6) 24.8 ( 7) 24.9 ( 9) 13.5 ( 5) 58.4 14.5
JEROME --- 26.5 ( 4) 26.9 ( 4) 12.8 ( 9) 59.2 14.2
ID593 --- --- 30.0 ( 1) 13.0 ( 8) 58.4 13.4
GMG BUCK PRONTO --- --- 25.1 ( 8) 12.2 (11) 58.2 15.5
BZ999-592 --- --- --- 15.5 ( 1) 59.5 14.4
WA7994 --- --- --- 13.4 ( 6) 56.4 14.8
WA7998 --- --- --- 13.2 ( 7) 57.3 15.3
BZ999-339 --- --- --- 12.3 (10) 57.9 15.1
SX1504B --- --- --- 12.2 (12) 58.0 15.0
WA7995 --- --- --- 12.0 (13) 57.3 15.1
WA7997 --- --- --- 11.8 (14) 58.4 15.2
             
 
NURSERY MEAN 22.6 26.7 27.1 13.0 58.3 14.6
CV % 7.8 8.1 9.8 15.8 * *
LSD @ .10 1.1 1.7 2.6 2.8 * *


HORSE HEAVEN SPRING WHEAT – 2005 WSU VARIETY TESTING DATA

  1. Spring wheat average yields from the WSU Variety Testing nursery at the Horse Heaven location average 50% to 60% lower than the 3-year average yields.  Seed bed conditions at planting required the use of a deep-furrow drill to seed into moisture.  Spring emergence was slow and the nursery location missed many of the key rainstorms. Plant height is a fairly good indicator of poor crop development.  For example, Scarlet HRS averaged 20 inches plant height this year (2005) compared to 30 inches plant height in the 2004 nursery.
  2. Stripe rust was prevalent in the nursery with 60%-90% infection noted on 1 June 2005 in the most susceptible varieties.  Stripe rust susceptible varieties in all market classes generally had the lowest yields ranging 36% to 66% lower in yield than the highest yielding variety in the trial.