PROJECT
TITLE:
Small
Grain
Variety
Performance
in
Central
Montana
PROJECT
LEADERS:
Grant
D.
Jackson
and
David
M.
Wichman
Central
Acr.
Research
Center
PROJECT
PERSONNEL;
G.
Allan
Taylor,
Coordinator-Winter
Wheat
Thomas
K.
Blake,
Coordinator—Barley
Lather
Talbert,
Coordinator-Spring
Wheat
OBJECTIVES:
To
evaluate
small
grain
varieties
under
the
environmental
conditions
prevalent
in
Central
Montana.
RESULTS;
Yields
this
year
seemed
to
be
as
much
below
average
as
the
yields
were
above
average
last
year.
Several
nurseries
were
abandoned
due
to
hail
damage,
drought,
and
grasshoppers.
Winter
wheat
varieties
were
harvested
from
five
locations
(Moore,
Denton,
Winfred,
Geraldine,
and
Highwood)
,
and
the
data
are
summarized
in
tables
1
through
5,
respectively.
In
general
the
best
performance
was
produced
from
the
earlier
maturing
varieties
such
as
Judith,
Vona,
Rocky,
and
Centurk,
however,
the
data
were
highly
variable
due
to
the
hot,
dry
growing
season.
Only
two
spring
wheat
locations
(Denton
and
Winfred)
were
harvested
this
year,
and
these
data
are
shown
in
tables
6
and
7.
The
data
from
Winfred
were
very
variable
and
no
significant
differences
were
measured.
The
spring
wheat
data
from
Denton
were
very
good
considering
the
dry
year,
the
spring
wheat
yields
were
actually
higher
than
the
winter
wheat
.
This
was
probably
due
to
the
distribution
of
precipitation
this
year.
Two
triticale
nurseries
were
harvested,
and
the
data
are
presented
in
tables
8
and
9.
Several
triticale
varieties
look
promising
such
as
Juan,
from
California,
Kramer,
from
North
Dakota,
and
T-54,
from
Alberta.
The
spring
barley
nurseries were
only
harvested
at
Denton
and
Moore
(see
tables
10
and
11)
.
These
data
are
very
variable,
but
still
show
the
excellent
performance
of
Hector
and
MT
81616
which
will
be
released
next
year.
Some
winter
barley
varieties
were
tested
this
year
at
the
Research
Center
under
fallow
and
no-till
conditions,
and
these
data
are
tabulated
in
table
12
and
13.
These
varieties
survived
the
winter
with
little
or
no
winterkill
but
did
not
yield
more
than
the
spring
varieties.
SUMMARY:
Off—station
nurseries
of
winter
wheat,
spring
wheat,
winter
barley,
spring
barley,
and
triticale
were
evaluated
at
several
locations
in
Central
Montana.
Variety
performance
was
hicrhlv
variable
because
of
the
hot,
dry
conditions,
and
producers
should
use
these
data
with
caution.
FUTURE
PLANS;
Continue
testing
of
small
grain
varieties
at
locations
in
Central
Montana.
n
TABLE
1.
OFF-STATION
WINTER
WHEAT
VARIETY
TEST
-
MOORE.
1
Central
Agricultural
Research
Center
-
tloccasin,
MT.
1988.
Plant
Grain
Test
Grain
P
Variety
Height
Protein
Weight
Yield
Inches
%
Ib/bu.
Bu/A.
JUDITH
24
18.7
55.0
28.3
1
â–
VONA
23
18.0
55.5
27.6
CENTURK
23
18.2
57.7
25.9
ROCKY
24
17.8
57.7
23.9
n
CHEYENNE
24
18.3
60.0
23.9
WARRIOR
22
18.7
58.0
23.1
WINGS
20
18.2
57.7
21.8
ARCHER
19
18.5
56.0
21.1
WINALTA
24
18,0
60.6
20.9
TIBER
20
17.9
59.5
19.6
REDWIN
20
18.3
59.7
19.2
n
NEELEY
17
17.7
59.0
17.1
CREE
23
18.8
60.3
16.9
NORWIN
14
17.2
59.6
15
.3
MT
79125
20
17.5
57.6
14
.9
WINRIDGE
21
17.4
60.6
13.6
NORSTAR
23
18.5
60.0
9.5
mm
EXPERIMENTAL
MEANS
20.1
F
TEST
FOR
VAR.
5.0
C.V.
1:
(S/MEAN)*100
19.7
LSD
(0.05)
6.6
ri
Sept.
11,
1987.
Grain
Yields
based
on
60
Ib/ac
as
standard
test
weight.
Previous
Crop;
Fallow
Fertilizers:
Sixty
lbs.
monoammonium
phosphate
with
the
seed
Growing
Season
Rainfall
(April
through
July)
:
7.58
inches
Some
infection
with
wheat
streak
mosaic.
n
p
p-1
n
TABLE
2.
OFF-STATION
WINTER
WHEAT
VARIETY
TEST
-
DENTON
Central
Agricultural
Research
Center
-
Moccasin,
MT
1988.
(n
Variety
Plant
Height
Grain
Protein
Test
Weight
Grain
Yield
Inches
%
Ib/bu
Bu/A.
ARCHER
20
18.2
53.7
27.8
VONA
21
17.8
55.0
27.1
JUDITH
25
19.2
52.5
26.9
ROCKY
26
18.1
57.6
26.4
WINGS
22
17.9
56.7
24.8
W/^IOR
25
18.9
56.4
24
.4
CENTURK
21
18.3
57.0
24
.4
n
CREE
21
18.7
59.0
23.1
REDWIN
24
18.9
57.6
21.2
TIBER
24
18.1
58.9
20.3
NEELEY
21
19.0
55
.7
20.2
CHEYENNE
27
18.9
58.8
17.2
WINALTA
22
19.0
58.4
15.1
WINRIDGE
20
18.1
58.4
14
.9
NORWIN
14
17.9
57.0
14.8
NORSTAR
23
18,1
58.5
11.3
MT
79125
21
18.8
54
.5
8.2
EXPERIMENTAL
MEANS
F
TEST
FOR
VAR.
C.V.
1:
(S/MEAN)*1Q0
LSD
(0.05)
20.5
6.8
19.2
6.5
Grain
Yields
based
on
60
Ib/ac
as
standard
test
weight.
Seeding
Date:
Sept.
11,1987
Previous
Crop:
Fallow
Fertilizers;
Sixty
lbs.raonoammonium
phosphate
with
the
seed.
Growing
Season
Rainfall
(April
through
July)
:
8.21
inches
1*1
TABLE
3.
OFF-STATION
WINTER
WHEAT
VARIETY
TEST
-
WINIFRED.
Central
Agricultural
Research
Center
-
Moccasin,
MT
1988.
Plant
Grain
Test
Grain
Variety
Height
Protein
Weight
Yield
inches
%
Ib/bu.
Bu/A.
JUDITH
30
17.2
51.4
26.2
1
'
VONA
23
16.1
54.2
25
.0
TIBER
27
16.9
55.8
24.9
WINGS
27
16.0
56.2
24
.9
CENTURK
30
16.9
54.6
24
.8
ROCKY
30
16.3
55.0
24.4
ARCHER
23
16.2
51.2
24.1
CREE
30
17.4
56.6
23.9
CHEYENNE
29
17.1
56.7
23.4
NEELEY
25
17.9
54
.3
23.2
MT
79125
26
17.3
52.7
21.2
WARRIOR
27
17.1
53.9
20.8
REDWIN
29
17.3
57.3
20.7
WINALTA
27
16.6
57.0
19.8
WINRIDGE
25
16.8
54.3
17.6
n
NORSTAR
27
16.8
57.1
16.0
!
NORWIN
18
16.5
55.0
15
.9
EXPERIMENTAL
MEANS
22.1
n
F
TEST
FOR
VAR.
6.9
1
C.V.
1:
(S/MEAN)»100
9.6
LSD
(0.05)
3.5
Grain
Yields
based
on
60
Ib/ac
as
standard
test
weight.
Seeding
Date:
Sept.
22,1987
Previous
Crop:
Fallow
Fertilizers:
Sixty
lbs.monoammonium
phosphate
with
the
seed,
Growing
Season
Rainfall
(April
through
July);
6.85
inches
r
TABLE
4.
OFF-STATION
WINTER
WHEAT
VARIETY
TEST
-
GERALDINE.
Central
Agricultural
Research
Center
-
Moccasin,
MT.
1988
Variety
Plant
Height
Grain
Protein
Test
Weight
Grain
Yield
inches
%
Ib/bu.
Bu/A.
t~I
ROCKY
20
17.0
53.3
31.2
VONA
21
17.3
49.2
30.8
ARCHER
23
-
16.5
51.6
30.6
CENTURK
23
17.5
53.2
29.4
WINGS
25
16.4
52.6
29.3
WARRIOR
25
17.7
51.7
27.1
CHEYENNE
23
17.2
55.1
26.5
WINALTA
25
16.2
56.6
26.0
TIBER
23
17.2
52.7
24.3
JUDITH
28
17.7
50.3
23.9
CREE
24
17.8
54.7
23.6
NORWIN
18
14
.9
54.1
23.6
REDWIN
26
17.7
53.8
23,6
NEELEY
23
18.1
52.7
21.2
WINRIDGE
24
17.3
51.4
21.1
1-1
MT
79125
23
17.5
49.5
20.2
NORSTAR
25
16.8
56.3
18.8
f-i
EXPERIMENTAL
MEANS
F
TEST
FOR
VAR.
C.V.
1;
(S/MEAN)*100
LSD
(0.05)
25
.4
7.9
9.4
4.0
Grain
Yields
based
on
60
Ib/ac
as
standard
test
weight.
Seeding
Date;
Sept.
11,
1987
Previous
Crop:
Fallow
Fertilizers;
Sixty
lbs.
monoammonium
phosphate
with
the
seed,
60N
applied
broadcast
before
seeding.
Growing
Season
Rainfall
(April
through
July);
4.71
inches
n
B-f
TABLE
5.
OFF-STATION
WINTER
WHEAT
VARIETY
TEST
-
HIGHWOOD.
Central
Agricultural
Research
Center
-
Moccasin,
MT.
1988.
Plant
Grain
Test
Grain
Variety
Height
Protein
Weight
Yield
Inches
%
Ib/bu
Bu/A.
NEELEY
22
12.2
58.8
26.4
JUDITH
21
12.9
57.2
24.0
TIBER
25
13.3
58.7
23.7
VONA
21
11.7
59.4
23.6
WARRIOR
24
12.8
59.0
23.5
MT
79125
20
13.0
56.9
21.9
WINGS
26
12.5
59.6
21.3
WINALTA
24
13.0
60.1
21
.3
NORSTAR
25
13.1
58.5
21.0
ROCKY
22
12.6
58.9
20.7
ARCHER
21
12.6
57.7
20.2
REDWIN
23
13.1
59.7
20.0
NORWIN
16
12.5
60,0
20.0
CENTURK
21
13.1
58.5
19.7
WINRIDGE
21
12.8
56.5
18.8
CREE
20
14.1
59.2
18.7
CHEYENNE
21
13.3
58.8
17.9
EXPERIMENTAL
MEANS
21
.3
F
TEST
FOR
VAR.
2.5
C.V.
1:
(S/MEAN)*100
11.4
LSD
(0.05)
4.0
Grain
Yields
based
on
60
Ib/ac
as
standard
test
weiorht.
Seeding
Date;
Sept.
21,1987,
No-Till
Previous
Crop;
Barley
Fertilizers:
Sixty
lbs,
monoammonium
phosphate
with
the
seed,
and
80
lbs
of
N
as
Urea
applied
broadcast
while
seeding,
Growing
Season
Rainfall
(April
through
July):
8.08
inches
n
I
n
n
n
r
r
n
n
TABLE
6.
OFF-STATION
HARD
RED
SPRING
WHEAT
VARIETY
TRIAL
AT
DENTON.
Central
Agricultural
Research
Center
-
Moccasin,
MT.
1988
n
Variety
Grain
Yield
Test
Weight
Plant
Height
Bu/Ac.
Lb/Bu.
Inches
rm
TREASURE
28.6
61.2
21
MT
7926
26.9
62.8
22
MARSHALL
26.7
60.9
20
OWENS
26.2
61.7
22
n
NEWANA
26.0
62.0
19
LEN
24.7
60.5
23
GLENMAN
24.3
60.1
20
PI
COPPER
24.1
60.2
20
RAMBO
23.6
62
.1
20
LANCER
23.2
60.8
23
STOA
22
.9
60.2
24
p?
PONDERA
22.9
61.9
20
MT
8402
22.9
61.1
21
ALEX
22.4
61.5
25
OLAF
22
.2
61.4
22
WESTERED
906R
21.8
60.5
21
BUTTE86
21.8
61.1
25
LEW
21.7
61.8
23
GUTLESS
20.4
60.9
20
FORTUNA
16.8
60.2
25
EXPERIMENTAL
MEANS
F
TEST
FOR
VAR.
C.V.
1:
(S/MEAN)*100
23.5
2.9
11.3
LSD
(0.05)
4
.4
Seeding
Date;
April
15,
1988
Grain
Yields
based
on
60
Ib/ac
as
standard
test
weight.
Previous
Crop:
Fallow
Fertilizers:
Sixty
lbs.
monoammonium
phosphate
with
the
seed.
Growing
Season
Rainfall
(April
through
July):
8.21
inches
$"?
TABLE
7.
OFF-STATION
HARD
RED
SPRING
WHEAT
VARIETY
TRIAL
AT
WINIFRED.
n
Central
Agricultural
Research
Center
-
Moccasin,
MT.
1988
1
Grain
Test
Plant
n
Variety
Yield
Weight
Height
Bu/Ac.
Lb/Bu.
Inches
MT
8402
14.3
53.7
21
1
1
WESTERED
906R
13.4
54.8
20
TREASURE
13.0
54.2
17
LANCER
13.0
55.7
22
r
MT
7926
12.8
55.1
25
NEWANA
12.1
55.2
21
PONDERA
11.9
55.9
22
OLAF
11.8
55.2
22
n
BUTTE86
11.7
55.4
24
COPPER
11.5
52.4
19
OWENS
11.1
52.5
19
RAMBO
11.0
56.0
20
GLENMAN
10.8
52.6
20
GUTLESS
10.7
55.4
20
STOA
10.3
53.4
21
n
LEN
9.8
52.7
20
LEW
8.5
55.8
21
ALEX
8.4
55.4
23
FORTUNA
8.3
57.2
22
I
'
MARSHALL
7.6
53.2
17
EXPERIMENTAL
MEANS
11.13
1
1
F
TEST
FOR
VAR.
1.94
C.V.
1:
(S/MEAN)*100
20.69
LSD
(0.05)
N.S.
Grain
Yields
based
on
60
Ib/ac
as
standard
test
weight.
Seeding
Date;
April
12,
1988.
Previous
Crop:
Fallow
Fertilizers:
Sixty
lbs.
monoammonium
phosphate
with
the
seed.
Growing
Season
Rainfall
(April
through
July):
6.85
inches
n
TABLE
8.
TRITICALE
VARIETY
TEST.
Central
Agricultural
Research
Center
-
Moccasin,
MT.
1988.
Variety
Grain
Yield
Test
Weight
Heading
Date
Plant
Height
Lb/Ac
Lb/Bu
Inches
1—1
T-54
2075.0
55.7
168
30
JUAN
1904.4
54.2
168
30
NEWANA
1892.4
61.6
171
23
KRAMER
1788.4
51.6
166
29
MARVAL
1779.0
49.4
168
30
VT082464
1758.0
53.1
175
24
T-61
1689.0
55.8
165
28
fVI
WAPITI
1638.4
53.5
167
29
T-59
1575.4
54.6
168
26
VT082478
1506.4
51.2
175
27
WELSH
1343.0
50.5
167
30
81T211
1305.4
50.4
164
25
83T103
1269.4
50.5
164
25
KARL
1249.0
49.5
165
26
WHITMAN
1208.4
48.3
179
28
CARMAN
1098.0
48.4
167
26
VT086497
1031.4
45.2
182
23
VT086085
989.4
45
.2
184
27
EXPERIMENTAL
MEANS
F
TEST
FOR
VAR.
C.V.
1:
<S/MEAN)*100
LSD
(0.05)
1505.6
16.14
10.88
232
Seeding
Date:
April
7,
1988.
Fertilizer:
60-30-0,
P
w/seed,
N
broadcast
and
incorporated
in
the
fall
of
1987.
Growing
Season
Precipitation:
8.52
inches
Previous
Crop:
Fallow
TABLE
9.
OFF-STATION
TRITICALE
VARIETY
TEST
-
DENTON.
Central
Agricultural
Research
Center
-
Moccasin,
MT.
1988
Grain
Test
Plant
Variety
Yield
Weight
Height
Lb/Ac
Lb/Bu.
Inches
T-54
2079.2
55.4
26
WAPITI
1947.2
53.5
26
JUAN
1708.6
53.4
26
T-59
1706.0
54.0
25
VT082464
1665.2
51.0
23
KRAMER
1602.0
51.5
24
NEWANA
1549.2
61.7
20
VT082478
1536.6
48.5
25
WELSH
1527.2
50.8
30
MARVAL
1524.6
47.9
25
KARL
1407.2
50.7
21
T-61
1400.6
55.5
26
CARMAN
1191.2
48.8
27
VT086085
948.6
35.7
23
VT086497
769.2
37.5
18
WHITMAN
642.6
42.4
21
EXPERIMENTAL
MEANS
1450.4
F
TEST
FOR
VAR.
3.63
C.V.
1:
(S/MEAN)#100
24.62
LSD
(0.05)
594
Seeding
Date:
April
15,
1988.
Fertilizer:
6-30-0
W/Seed.
Growing
Season
Precipitation
(April
through
July)
Previous
Crop:
Fallow
8.21
inches
9SU
TABLE
10.
OFF-STATION
SPRING
BARLEY
VARIETY
TRIAL
-
DENTON.
Central
Agricultural
Research
Center
-
Moccasin,
MT
1988.
pp
Grain
Test
Plant
Variety
Yield
Weight
Height
Plump
Thin
Pan
Bu/Ac.
Lb/Bu,
Inches
%
%
%
GALLATIN
35.5
50.6
22
68
27
4
HECTOR
35.4
52.6
21
70
25
4
MT
81616
34
.5
49.8
16
67
29
—^4
PIROLINE
33.8
50.2
20
52
40
7
CLARK
33.8
50.0
18
61
32
7
MT
81161
33.1
49.6
23
63
27
7
MT140523
32
.5
50.8
20
67
28
4
STEPTOE
28.6
44.6
19
78
18
3
HARRINGTON
27.9
49.9
19
70
24
5
KIMBERLY
27.7
50.5
20
64
31
4
BOWMAN
26.4
51.4
20
83
13
3
LEWIS
23.8
51.6
20
70
25
4
EXPERIMENTAL
MEANS
31.1
50.2
68
27
5
F
TEST
FOR
VAR.
1
.2
18.3
3.2
3.0
3.3
C.V.
1:
(S/MEAN)*100
20.3
1.6
11.2
24
.9
29.0
LSD
(0.05)
N.S.
1.3
13
11
2
Grain
Yields
based
on
48
Ib/bu.
as
standard
test
weight.
Seeding
Date;
April
15,
1988.
Fertilizer;
6-30-0
W/Seed.
Growing
Season
Precipitation;
8.21
inches.
Previous
Crop;
Fallow
rn
TABLE
11,
OFF-STATION
SPRING
BARLEY
VARIETY
TEST
-
MOORE.
Central
Agricultural
Research
Center
-
Moccasin,
MT.
1988.
Grain
Test
Plant
Variety
Yield
Weight
Height
Plump
Thin
Pan
Bu/Ac.
Lb/Bu.
Inches
%
%
%
HECTOR
40.3
51.8
21
78
23
2
MT
81616
31.1
50.8
19
75
22
2
LEWIS
30.7
52.0
20
85
13
1
STEPTOE
30.6
46.0
17
82
13
2
HARRINGTON
30.1
50.2
20
81
7
2
BOWMAN
30.1
51.9
21
95
3
1
CLARK
29.5
50.0
17
71
27
2
GALLATIN
29.4
52.0
19
79
18
2
fP
PIROLINE
29.1
50.7
16
68
29
3
MT
81161
28.6
50.2
20
74
23
2
MT140523
26.5
51.7
20
81
17
2
mm
KIMBERLY
22.5
51.1
20
72
25
3
EXPERIMENTAL
MEANS
29.9
50.7
79
19
2
F
TEST
FOR
VAR.
3.3
49.7
2.9
3.1
1.2
C.V.
1:
(S/MEAN)*100
12.9
.8
9.4
41.6
42.9
LSD
(0.05)
6.5
.7
13
13
N.S.
Grain
Yields
based
on
48
Ib/bu.
as
standard
test
weight.
Seeding
Date;
April
7,
1988.
Previous
Crop:
Fallow
Fertilizer:
6-30-0
W/Seed.
Growing
Season
Precipitation
(April
through
July);
7.58
inches.
r
9Y
pn
TABLE
12.
WINTER
BARLEY
VARIETY
TEST.
Central
Agricultural
Research
Center
-
Moccasin,
MT.
1988.
r-<
Grain
Test
Plant
Heading
Variety
Yield
Weight
Height
Date
Plump
Thin
Pan
Bu/Ac.
Lb/Bu.
Inches
%
96
96
ROCKY
WINTER
WHEAT
44
.7
44
.5
26
158
SCHUYLER
44.4
45.5
24
158
7
31
36
IGRI
(2-row)
40.3
47.1
26
To
6
16
33
25
HESK
40.1
42.7
26
156
32
42
25
SPRINTER
38.8
41.1
24
159
25
41
33
MAL
37.5
45.9
23
160
31
25
17
KAMIAK
34
.4
40.4
27
150
26
37
37
SCIO
32.3
41.0
18
156
27
35
37
EXPERIMENTAL
MEANS
39.0
F
TEST
FOR
VAR.
.93
C.V.
1:
(S/MEAN)*100
23.15
LSD
(0.05)
N.S.
Grain
Yields
based
on
48
Ibs/bu.
as
standard
test
weight.
Seeding
Date;
Sept.
18,
1987.
Previous
Crop:
Fallow
Growing
Season
Precipitation:
8.52
inches
Fertilizer:
50-30—0,
P
W/Seed,
N
broadcast
and
incorporated
prior
to
seeding
fn
TABLE
13,
NO-TILL
WINTER
BARLEY
VARIETY
TEST.
Central
Agricultural
Research
Center
-
Moccasin,
MT
1988
Variety
Grain
Yield
Test
Weight
Plump
Thin
Pan
Bu/Ac.
Lb/Bu.
%
%
%
ROCKY
WINTER
WHEAT
46.8
61.3
IGRI
(2-row)
41.7
46.7
87
7
5
SCHUYLER
41.4
43.8
29
34
35
HESK
41.4
41.3
36
29
34
SCIO
40.2
40.3
33
29
38
KAMIAK
35.5
43.7
50
25
24
MAL
33.2
40.2
17
40
43
SPRINTER
31.7
43.5
68
22
9
EXPERIMENTAL
MEANS
F
TEST
FOR
VAR.
C.V.
1:
(S/MEAN)*100
LSD
(0.05)
39.0
5.20
11.39
6.5
Grain
yields
based
on
48
Ib/bu.
as
standard
test
weight.
Seeding
Date:
Sept.
14,
1987.
Previous
Crop:
Clark
Barley
Growing
Season
Precipitation:
8.52
inches
Fertiliser:
80-30-0,
P
W/Seed,
N
deep
banded
while
seeding.
