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2005 VARIETY TESTING
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
LAMONT 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 42.4 ( 1) 45.9 ( 2) 49.5 ( 3) 59.7 ( 4) 61.2 13.0
ALPOWA 40.1 ( 2) 40.5 ( 4) 42.0 ( 5) 49.9 ( 7) 61.9 11.2
WAWAWAI 38.0 ( 3) 38.2 ( 6) 40.4 ( 6) 45.7 ( 9) 60.6 11.9
ALTURAS 37.8 ( 4) 38.5 ( 5) 39.9 ( 7) 47.7 ( 8) 60.5 12.1
ZAK 36.3 ( 5) 36.3 ( 7) 38.1 ( 9) 36.5 (15) 60.0 11.4
EDEN 34.5 ( 6) 31.1 ( 8) 28.0 (10) 26.4 (16) 60.1 10.8
EDWALL 27.6 ( 7) 26.1 (10) 21.9 (12) 12.9 (19) 52.4 12.1
FIELDER 27.4 ( 8) 25.4 (11) 20.2 (13) 12.2 (20) 54.5 11.8
PENAWAWA 27.0 ( 9) 28.4 ( 9) 25.5 (11) 25.8 (17) 58.4 11.7
LOUISE --- 51.1 ( 1) 56.2 ( 1) 74.6 ( 1) 61.6 12.1
WAKANZ --- 45.8 ( 3) 52.2 ( 2) 69.7 ( 2) 60.9 12.4
WA7964 --- --- 47.2 ( 4) 60.7 ( 3) 59.4 12.4
WA7952 --- --- 38.7 ( 8) 45.4 (10) 60.7 11.4
WA7983 --- --- --- 55.6 ( 5) 59.8 11.8
WA7963 --- --- --- 53.7 ( 6) 60.8 12.5
WA7986 --- --- --- 42.3 (11) 60.0 13.8
WA7987 --- --- --- 41.2 (12) 60.0 13.5
ID632 --- --- --- 38.8 (13) 61.4 11.8
WA7960 --- --- --- 37.6 (14) 60.1 11.9
WQL7PENWX-2 --- --- --- 23.5 (18) 58.1 11.5
             
 
NURSERY MEAN 34.6 37 38.4 43.0 59.6 12.1
CV % 12.8 13.1 15.6 15.1 1.2 2.9
LSD @ .10 2.7 3.8 5.8 8.9 1.0 0.5
2005 VARIETY TESTING
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
LAMONT 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) (%)
 
LOLO 38.3 ( 1) 40.1 ( 2) 41.9 ( 2) 53.4 ( 5) 60.5 12.7
ID377S 35.1 ( 2) 37.2 ( 3) 39.3 ( 4) 48.5 ( 7) 59.8 13.7
MACON 31.7 ( 3) 34.0 ( 4) 34.9 ( 5) 45.2 ( 8) 60.4 12.1
OTIS --- 44.7 ( 1) 50.6 ( 1) 72.6 ( 1) 61.9 12.8
BLANCA GRANDE --- 32.4 ( 5) 32.8 ( 6) 36.8 ( 9) 61.8 15.2
ID597 --- --- 39.3 ( 3) 55.5 ( 4) 60.1 13.5
BZ98-447W --- --- --- 62.2 ( 2) 60.4 13.8
WA7957 --- --- --- 58.8 ( 3) 59.6 12.6
WA7991 --- --- --- 51.3 ( 6) 61.7 13.3
WINSOME --- --- --- 25.5 (10) 57.7 11.8
             
 
NURSERY MEAN 35 37.7 39.8 51.0 60.4 13.2
CV % 15.2 9.8 11.1 8.7 0.6 3.4
LSD @ .10 3.3 3 4.4 6.3 0.5 0.6
2005 VARIETY TESTING
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
LAMONT 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) (%)
 
JEFFERSON 38.9 ( 1) 40.7 ( 1) 43.4 ( 1) 58.1 ( 1) 60.6 15.0
HOLLIS 36.0 ( 2) 39.0 ( 2) 42.7 ( 2) 56.8 ( 2) 61.0 15.0
SCARLET 34.0 ( 3) 34.5 ( 5) 33.5 ( 9) 39.5 (15) 60.2 13.8
HANK 32.7 ( 4) 35.6 ( 4) 36.7 ( 4) 51.5 ( 7) 59.5 14.9
TARA 2002 31.9 ( 5) 33.4 ( 6) 35.2 ( 7) 45.9 (12) 59.8 16.5
WESTBRED 926 31.8 ( 6) 32.3 ( 7) 34.5 ( 8) 46.9 (11) 60.3 16.6
JEROME --- 36.1 ( 3) 37.1 ( 3) 50.2 ( 8) 61.1 15.3
GMG BUCK PRONTO --- --- 35.9 ( 5) 51.9 ( 6) 60.7 17.2
ID593 --- --- 35.2 ( 6) 43.2 (14) 59.3 14.2
WA7994 --- --- --- 54.5 ( 3) 59.5 16.2
BZ999-339 --- --- --- 53.3 ( 4) 59.8 16.0
WA7995 --- --- --- 52.6 ( 5) 60.0 16.0
SX1504B --- --- --- 49.2 ( 9) 60.6 14.1
WA7998 --- --- --- 47.1 (10) 59.6 16.1
WA7997 --- --- --- 44.3 (13) 60.1 16.0
BZ999-592 --- --- --- 39.0 (16) 60.1 14.6
             
 
NURSERY MEAN 34.2 35.9 37.1 49.0 60.1 15.5
CV % 11.5 12.8 13.6 10.7 0.6 4.7
LSD @ .10 2.4 3.7 4.9 7.2 0.5 1.0


LAMONT SPRING WHEAT – 2005 WSU VARIETY TESTING DATA 

1.       2005 Spring Wheat data from the WSU Variety Testing nursery at the Lamont location averaged 43.0, 51.0, and 49.0 bu/ac for soft white spring, hard white spring and hard red spring wheat, respectively.  The 2005 spring wheat average yields were nearly 15% higher in the soft white wheat and close to 50% higher in the hard white and hard red spring wheat compared to the historical 3-year average.  This nursery was planted on summer fallow which undoubtedly contributed to higher average yields, especially considering the 2005 growing conditions.  TEST WEIGHT values were also very good in this nursery – again, grown on summer fallow conditions.

2.       STRIPE RUST infections were present in this nursery and most notable susceptible soft white common varieties such as Zak, Penawawa, Edwall and Fielder that exhibited significant yield reductions as well as significant reductions in TEST WEIGHT.

3.       In general, variety YIELD RANKINGS were similar to 3-year historical yield rankings.