This is the 2021 research report conducted by the Montana Experiment Station Research Centers with funds recevied from the Montana Wheat and Barley Committee. Each report within this folder contains all relevant crop management, experimental design, and collected data pertaining to the indivdual trial. This annual report is complete with the following exceptions.
| 1 | Trial Title | Center | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evaluation of spring wheat varieties under dryland conditions at three locations in eastern Montana | EARC | Wibaux county location was not planted due to extreme drought conditions. |
| 2 | Evaluation of durum varieties under dryland conditions at three locations | EARC | Wibaux county location was not planted due to extreme drought conditions. Roosevelt county site was damaged by herbicide and was not harvested. |
| 3 | Off-station spring barley evaluation in northwest Montana | NWARC | Barley breeding program failed to delivery nursery to NWARC for planting. |
| 4 | Off-Station Spring Barley Variety Performance Trials in South Central Montana | SARC | Dryland site at Broadview was not harvested due to severe drought and feeding damage by grasshoppers and antelope. |
| 5 | Off-Station Winter Wheat Variety Performance Trials in South Central Montana. | SARC | Dryland location near Forsyth was harvested but severe drought at this location reduced yield. Plot samples were too small to determine protein, test weight, or grain moisture. |
| 6 | Off-station spring barley cultivar evaluations for the Western Golden Triangle area of Montana | WTARC | Cutbank location was abandoned due to planter malfunction. |
| 7 | Off-station spring wheat cultivar evaluations for the Western Golden Triangle area of Montana | WTARC | Cutbank location was abandoned due to planter malfunction. |
Itemization of expenditures can be obtained from OSP, Montana State University.
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Respectively submitted,
Kent A McVay
Extension Cropping Systems Specialist
Southern Agricultural Research Center
Huntley, MT 59037