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Title: North Central Montana Off-Station Winter Wheat Variety Performance Evaluations
Principal Investigator: Peggy F. Lamb, Research Scientist, Northern Ag Research Center, Havre
Project Personnel: Phil L. Bruckner, Breeder/Geneticist, Winter Wheat, Bozeman
Jim E. Berg, Research Associate, Winter Wheat, Bozeman
Kasee Clark, Research Associate, Havre
Kyla McNamara, Research Associate, Havre
Tyler Lane, Chouteau County Extension
Julianne Snedigar, Blaine County Extension
Cooperators: Max Cederberg, Landowner, Turner
Lyle McKeever & Terry McKeever, Landowners, 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 2013-2017 statewide cereal
production totals (43 percent for winter wheat and 25 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 winter wheat varieties. This report provides producers
in north central Montana the information necessary to select varieties best suited for their specific area and growing
conditions.
Methods:
Standard off-station winter wheat variety performance trials were conducted on chemical fallow or minimal tillage
during 2018 in two northern Montana counties.
Dryland Winter Wheat Trials:
1. Cederberg Farm, Blaine County S13-T36N-R25E
2. McKeever Farms, Chouteau County S16-T27N-R10E
Both winter wheat trials consisted of 25 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 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 wheat stem sawfly present, you are only creating a breeding ground for future generations
of sawfly in your area and not helping combat the pest population.
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Results:
Following a very dry summer, which was categorized as drought conditions by the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, winter wheat yields at Turner averaged just over 33 bu/ac (Table 1). An experimental
breeding line from Montana State University, ‘MT1642’, was the highest yielding entry at 38.6 bu/ac. There were
four other breeding lines from MSU, along with ‘Decade’, ‘Loma’, ‘Northern’ and ‘Yellowstone’ that produced seed
yields statistically equal to that of MT1642. Test weights of all entries averaged 61.5 lb/bu. Sawfly cutting was
minimal in the winter wheat at Turner. Stand percent, plant height, yield, test weight, protein, falling number and
sawfly cutting data for the 2018 Turner dryland winter 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. Seven-year comparable averages for seed yield and test weight at Turner are
summarized in Table 2, while seven-year comparable averages for sawfly cutting are summarized in Table 3.
Loma winter wheat yields averaged just under 58 bu/ac with ‘MTS1588’, a solid stemmed, sawfly tolerant breeding
line from Montana State University, producing the highest yield at 66.5 bu/ac (Table 4). ‘Keldin’, Northern and ‘SY
Monument’ all produced seed yields statistically equal to MTS1588. Stem cutting by sawfly was high this year in
the small plot scenario at Loma, with cutting in the winter wheat trial averaging 64 percent. Entries with the least
cutting were MTS1588 at just over seven percent and ‘Warhorse’ at just over 17 percent in comparison to ‘LCS Jet’
at nearly 90 percent cut and lodged. Stand percent, plant height, yield, test weight, protein, falling number and
sawfly cutting data for the 2018 Loma dryland winter wheat trial are summarized in Table 4. Ten-year comparable
averages for seed yield and test weight at Loma are summarized in Table 5, while ten-year comparable averages
for sawfly cutting are summarized in Table 6.
Summary:
Although winter months of crop year 2018 were colder and wetter than normal, spring and summer months during
the growing season were slightly warmer than average with drought conditions persisting across north central
Montana. The Loma location was seeded into chemical fallow ground that had been minimally tilled to eliminate
potential weed issues. The Turner location was seeded into ground that had been minimally tilled to eradicate
rolling dunes of soil that accumulated over a period of extreme wind and dust storms in the summer of 2017. Fall
seeding was delayed in some areas due to record breaking snowfall on October 2 that created prolonged wet soil
conditions. The fall moisture recharged soils and set up a favorable cropping environment. Following prolonged
and continuous snow cover, typical spring rainfall patterns did not develop, and the region quickly fell back into
drought conditions. Both Loma and Turner suffered from lack of precipitation from May through July resulting lower
than average winter wheat yields.
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 Blaine County location near Turner is entering
its ninth year of winter wheat testing, while the Chouteau County location, between Big Sandy and Loma, has been
used for various trials since 1998.
Recognition:
This research would not have been possible without the assistance of the following seasonal employees:
Tawnya Brown, Daisen Fox, Marca Herron and Cordell King.
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TABLE 1.
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ID CULTI VAR or SELECTION STAND PLNT HT YIELD TEST WT PROTEIN FN SAWFLY
% Inches Bu/Ac Lbs/Bu % Seconds %
Brawl CLP Colorado Research Foundation, 2011 91.4 16.8 22.0 62.7 16.1 345 0.3
Decade Montana/North Dakota, 2010 95.5 20.8 35.7 61.8 16.3 350 1.0
FourOsix Montana, 2018 (MT1465) 97.0 22.3 34.3 61.7 15.5 353 0.7
Judee Montana, 2011 98.8 21.1 31.6 62.6 16.6 322 0.0
Keldin Westbred, 2011 93.6 21.4 33.4 61.9 15.2 334 1.0
LCS Jet Limagrain Cereal Seeds, 2015 93.2 17.2 32.6 58.8 14.6 318 0.0
Loma Montana, 2016 98.0 17.1 35.4 61.8 16.1 337 0.3
Northern Montana, 2015 97.7 20.5 38.3 61.8 15.8 369 0.0
Ray Montana, 2018 (MTF1432) 92.5 25.7 34.9 60.1 15.1 357 1.0
SY Clearstone 2CL Montana/Syngenta, 2012 97.2 22.8 33.1 61.1 16.0 361 1.0
SY Monument Syngenta, 2015 93.4 18.7 27.2 61.2 14.8 340 0.0
SY Wolf Syngenta (AgriPro), 2010 93.3 21.5 30.5 62.1 15.8 294 0.3
Warhorse Montana, 2013 85.0 20.2 31.5 60.4 15.7 365 0.3
WB4483 WestBred, 2016 96.4 19.7 35.0 61.7 15.4 335 0.7
Yellowstone Montana 2005 99.4 21.2 36.1 61.4 15.3 360 0.7
MT1265
Yellowstone*4/KS96WGRC40 (Lr41, wcm)
99.9 24.4 36.9 61.8 15.7 374 1.0
MT1547 Yellowstone/MT0684 95.8 20.0 29.9 61.7 15.4 354 0.3
MT1563 Yellowstone*2/PI640431 98.5 22.0 35.0 61.8 15.4 364 1.0
MT1564 Yellowstone*2/PI640431 96.0 17.9 28.1 61.7 16.1 368 0.0
MT1642 Yellowstone/Madsen//Yellowstone 98.7 23.4 38.6 60.6 15.6 355 0.7
MTCS1601
MTS0531/7/MTS0532/6/96X17E69/3/MTCL0309/CDC Teal 11A//MTW01143/4/MTCL0510/5/MTS0531
96.2 22.7 35.5 62.1 15.8 352 0.0
MTF1435 MT08186//Yellowstone(L)*2/98X168E1 94.1 23.2 32.2 60.5 14.6 322 1.0
MTS1588 MT0598/98X366E29-1 96.6 20.1 34.5 62.0 15.3 336 0.0
MTW1491
MT08189//MT08187/(MTW08166, WB3768 sib)
99.1 21.7 37.6 62.0 15.2 372 0.7
MTV1681 Yellowstone*2//WillowCreek/MT06129 97.8 21.4 30.2 61.6 15.6 375 0.7
EXPERIMENTAL MEANS 95.8 21.0 33.2 61.5 15.5 348 0.5
LSD (0.05) 4.7 2.2 3.3 0.3 0.4 14.2 0.6
C.V.% 2.8 6.3 5.5 0.3 1.5 2.2 76.2
P-VALUE (Varieties) <.0001 <.0001 <.0001 <.0001 <.0001 <.0001 0.0003
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 (18-3851-WW)
Seeding Date: September 25, 2017
Harvest Date: August 22, 2018
Fertility: 125-20-10-10 side banded
System: Tilled
Herbicide: Bromac-16oz/ac, Affinity-1oz/ac
Insecticide: none
Previous Crop: Chemical Fallow - Winter Wheat
Precipitation: 4.7" April 1 to Harvest Maturity
Dryland Fallow Winter Wheat Cultivar Evaluation Nursery Grown Off-Station at the Leon
Cederberg Farm, Turner. Northern Agricultural Research Center. Havre, Montana. 2018.
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TABLE 2.
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 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 TESTED YIELD YIELD 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 TESTED TEST WT TEST WT
3/ 4/ 3/ 5/ 6/ 4/ 3/ 5/ 6/
MT00159 YELLOWSTONE (+) 7 40.7 65.0 19.1 36.1 42.5 100.0 42.5 59.4 59.7 55.5 61.4 59.7 100.0 59.7
BZ9W05-2043 WB-QUAKE (P+) 6 38.3 66.3 16.9 42.8 98.2 41.7 59.4 59.7 54.7 59.7 100.5 60.0
MTS0721 BEARPAW (+)(sawfly tol) 6 40.4 60.8 19.0 42.3 97.1 41.3 59.1 58.9 56.1 58.9 99.3 59.2
MTS1224 LOMA (++) 4 39.8 59.8 21.3 35.4 39.1 97.1 41.3 59.7 60.2 57.1 61.8 59.7 101.1 60.3
MTW08168 WB3768 (P+,HW) 3 44.6 56.9 53.9 95.8 40.7 59.5 60.8 60.9 101.1 60.3
MT08172 COLTER (+) 4 42.8 65.1 45.8 95.0 40.4 60.3 59.7 60.3 100.7 60.1
MTCL1077
SY CLEARSTONE 2CL (P+)(CL)
6 38.4 60.6 19.0 33.1 39.1 94.6 40.2 59.1 59.4 56.6 61.1 59.4 100.0 59.7
MT0978 NORTHERN (+) 5 38.3 59.0 21.3 38.3 42.3 94.5 40.2 59.2 60.2 57.3 61.8 60.1 101.9 60.8
S94-4 CDC FALCON (P+) 6 40.3 57.3 17.2 41.0 94.1 40.0 58.9 58.8 56.3 59.3 99.9 59.6
MTS0031 GENOU (+)(saw fly tol) 4 40.8 41.7 94.0 40.0 59.4 60.5 100.4 59.9
MTS0713 JUDEE (+)(sawfly tol) 7 39.2 63.8 18.1 31.6 39.7 93.4 39.7 58.3 57.2 55.9 62.6 59.4 99.6 59.4
MT0552 DECADE (+) 7 42.8 52.7 21.1 35.7 39.3 92.5 39.3 59.3 58.2 56.7 61.8 59.8 100.3 59.8
BC01007-7 SY WOLF (P+) 4 38.5 57.6 17.7 30.5 36.1 89.7 38.1 59.0 59.1 58.0 62.1 59.5 100.9 60.2
MTS0808
WARHORSE (+)(sawfly tol)
7 34.6 59.9 16.9 31.5 36.9 86.8 36.9 61.0 60.4 57.7 60.4 60.5 101.5 60.5
ACS55017 KELDIN (P+) 3 48.3 20.8 33.4 34.2 83.9 35.7 59.3 57.5 61.9 59.5 99.5 59.3
PI593889 RAMPART (sawfly tol) 5 31.1 56.8 39.9 82.3 35.0 58.2 58.6 60.0 99.8 59.5
ND 9257 JERRY 5 38.7 37.3 39.2 80.9 34.4 57.8 56.7 58.9 98.0 58.5
39.3 57.9 19.0 34.0 39.3 59.2 59.2 56.6 61.7 59.8
7/ Grow ing Season Precipitation (in.)
17.6 n/a
11.4
2.9 4.7 8.7
Soil PAW (in.) to SD @ Planting
8.5 3.6
7.9
5.8 7.3 7.3
Total Plant Available Water (in.) 26.2
n/a
19.4
8.7 12.0 16.5
Soil NO3 (lbs.) to SD at Planting
93 27
26
72 64 45
SD (Sampling Depth in Inches)
48
48
48 48 38 47
Fertilizer Applied (# N)
100 100 100 100 125 96
(# P
2
O
5
)
20 20 20 20 20 25
(# K
2
O)
10 10 10 10 10 14
(#S)
0 0 0 0
10
1
Check variety is Yellow stone.
1/ See MCES Bulletin 1098 or the Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology w ebsite at http://plantsciences.montana.edu/ for evaluation of other important variety performance
characteristics to include protein, quality, w inter hardiness, disease resistance, etc. before making cultivar selecton decisions.
2/ P = Private Variety, + = Protected Variety, ++ = PVP Title 5 Pending, CL = Clearfield Tolerant, HW = Hard White.
3/ Only the most recent 5 years shown, but summary calculations include all years noted.
4/ No harvest in 2014 due to hail.
5/ Percent of Yellowstone yield or test w eight for the same data years as those in w hich a given entry was tested.
6/ 7-Yr Comparable Average = (x/y) * z w here x = average yield or test w eight of a given entry for years tested, y = average yield or test w eight for Yellowstone for the same
years, and z = 7-Yr average yield or test weight for the check variety Yellowstone.
7/ April 1 to 14 days prior to harvest maturity.
MEANS (For Entries Listed)
Seven-Year Yield and Test Weight Summary of Selected Entries from Dryland Fallow Winter Wheat Variety Nurseries Grown Off-Station at the
Cederberg Farm, Turner. Northern Agricultural Research Center. Havre, Montana. 2011-2018. (Exp# 3851-WW).
1/ YIELD (Bushels Per Acre)
TEST WEIGHT (Pounds Per Bushel)
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TABLE 3.
No. AVE. % 7-YR
of for of COMP.
YEARS YEARS CHECK AVE.
2/ VARIETY or SELECTION TESTED 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 TESTED SWFLY SWFLY
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MTS0808 WARHORSE (+)(sawfly tol) 7 1.0 2.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 10.1 0.7
MT0978 NORTHERN (+) 5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 16.7 1.1
BC01007-7 SY WOLF (P+) 4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 25.0 1.7
PI593889 RAMPART (sawfly tol) 5 1.0 11.7 2.3 0.3 0.0 3.1 34.1 2.3
MTS0713 JUDEE (+)(sawfly tol) 7 7.0 8.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.3 34.5 2.3
MTS0031 GENOU (+)(sawfly tol) 4 1.0 18.3 1.0 0.0 5.1 45.2 3.0
MTS1224 LOMA (++) 4 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.2 50.1 3.3
MTS0721 BEARPAW (+)(saw fly tol) 6 3.7 20.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 4.3 56.2 3.7
S94-4 CDC FALCON (P+) 6 2.3 18.3 3.7 0.3 0.0 2.3 4.5 59.1 3.9
BZ9W05-2043 WB-QUAKE (P+) 6 20.0 10.0 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.7 5.3 69.3 4.6
MTCL1077
SY CLEARSTONE 2CL (P+)(CL)
6 18.3 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.4 78.5 5.2
MT0552 DECADE (+) 7 11.7 23.3 2.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.0 5.5 83.5 5.5
MT00159 YELLOWSTONE (+) 7 20.0 18.3 6.7 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 6.6 100.0 6.6
ND9257 JERRY 5 13.7 26.7 5.3 0.7 0.0 9.3 103.0 6.8
MTW08168 WB3768 (P+,HW) 3 6.7 0.3 0.0 2.3 105.5 7.0
MT08172 COLTER (+) 4 21.7 6.7 0.7 0.0 7.3 116.0 7.7
ACS55017 KELDIN (P+) 3 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.7 150.2 9.9
8.1 16.4 2.8 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.5 4.4
6/ Grow ing Season Precipitation (in.) 8.3
7.5 n/a 17.6 n/a
11.4
2.9 4.7 8.7
Soil PAW (in.) to SD @ Planting 8.2
8.9 7.8 8.5 3.6
7.9
5.8 7.3 7.3
Total Plant Available Water (in.) 16.5 16.4
n/a
26.2
n/a
19.4
8.7 12.0 16.5
Soil NO3 (lbs.) to SD at Planting 55
15 11 93 27
26
72 64 45.3
SD (Sampling Depth in Inches) 48
48 48 48 48
48
48 38 46.8
Fertilizer Applied
(# N)
70
70 100 100 100 100 100 125 95.6
(# P2O5)
40
40 20 20 20 20 20 20 25.0
(# K2O)
25
25 10 10 10 10 10 10 13.8
(#S)
0
0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
Check variety is Yellow stone.
before making cultivar selecton decisions.
2/ P = Private Variety, + = Protected Variety, ++ = PVP Title 5 Pending, CL = Clearfield Line, HW = Hard White.
3/ No harvest in 2014 due to hail.
4/ Percent of Yellowstone saw fly rating for the same data years as those in w hich a given entry w as tested.
rating for Yellow stone for the same years, and z = 7-Yr average saw fly rating for the check variety Yellow stone.
6/ April 1 to 14 days prior to harvest maturity.
5/ 7-Yr Comparable Average = (x/y) * z w here x = average sawfly rating of a given entry for years tested, y = average sawfly
1/ SAWFLY RATING (% of cut and lodged stems)
MEANS (For Entries Listed)
Seven-Year Sawfly Summary of Selected Entries from Dryland Fallow Winter Wheat Variety Nurseries Grown Off-Station at the
Leon Cederberg Farm, Turner. Northern Agricultural Research Center. Havre, Montana. 2011-2018. (Exp# 3851-WW)
1/ See MCES Bulletin 1098 or the Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology website at http://plantsciences.montana.edu/ for evaluation
of other important variety performance characteristics to include protein, quality, w inter hardiness, disease resistance, etc.
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TABLE 4.
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ID CULTIVAR or SELECTION STAND PLNT HT YIELD TEST WT PROTEIN FN SAWFLY
% Inches Bu/Ac Lbs/Bu % Seconds %
Brawl CLP Colorado Research Foundation, 2011 83.6 25.9 61.4 62.1 14.9 344 73.9
Decade Montana/North Dakota, 2010 86.8 25.7 61.5 60.0 14.6 359 76.5
FourOsix Montana, 2018 (MT1465) 100.0 24.0 59.6 59.6 13.9 362 74.6
Judee Montana, 2011 96.7 28.6 56.8 60.2 13.9 350 65.0
Keldin Westbred, 2011 89.0 27.2 62.7 60.2 13.9 367 80.7
LCS Jet Limagrain Cereal Seeds, 2015 81.1 21.4 51.4 56.7 13.9 350 89.9
Loma Montana, 2016 83.3 22.2 57.7 58.5 14.5 344 32.3
Northern Montana, 2015 89.3 25.8 63.3 60.1 14.3 373 75.7
Ray Montana, 2018 (MTF1432) 79.4 29.8 59.2 57.6 14.6 370 67.1
SY Clearstone 2CL Montana/Syngenta, 2012 87.6 28.0 59.9 58.5 14.5 382 79.4
SY Monument Syngenta, 2015 90.6 26.6 63.3 60.3 12.8 347 65.8
SY Wolf Syngenta (AgriPro), 2010 87.3 28.3 58.2 61.5 14.2 343 59.1
Warhorse Montana, 2013 100.0 26.3 43.5 59.5 14.6 376 17.2
WB4483 WestBred, 2016 96.1 24.4 53.9 59.3 14.8 361 61.6
Yellowstone Montana 2005 91.4 26.2 58.9 58.9 14.1 373 84.8
MT1265
Yellowstone*4/KS96WGRC40 (Lr41, wcm)
89.2 26.6 59.5 59.1 14.2 380 76.4
MT1547 Yellowstone/MT0684 87.4 24.0 50.1 58.8 14.2 346 78.7
MT1563 Yellowstone*2/PI640431 85.1 29.3 60.6 59.0 13.8 364 58.4
MT1564 Yellowstone*2/PI640431 99.6 27.7 54.6 61.3 13.7 364 65.4
MT1642 Yellowstone/Madsen//Yellowstone 89.7 27.5 55.0 58.6 15.0 381 77.5
MTCS1601
MTS0531/7/MTS0532/6/96X17E69/3/MTCL0309/CDC Teal 11A//MTW01143/4/MTCL0510/5/MTS0531
96.7 27.1 54.5 60.8 14.0 362 48.4
MTF1435 MT08186//Yellowstone(L)*2/98X168E1 88.4 32.6 55.4 58.0 14.0 367 63.1
MTS1588 MT0598/98X366E29-1 91.4 25.4 66.5 61.0 13.6 349 7.2
MTV1681 Yellowstone*2//WillowCreek/MT06129 91.8 26.2 57.5 59.8 14.6 379 41.7
MTW1491
MT08189//MT08187/(MTW08166, WB3768 sib)
86.5 26.5 59.2 60.1 13.8 378 79.6
EXPERIMENTAL MEANS 89.9 26.5 57.8 59.6 14.2 363 64.0
LSD (0.05) 13.5 2.4 4.0 1.0 0.5 16.2 30.7
C.V.% 8.1 5.0 3.8 0.9 2.0 2.5 26.2
P-VALUE (Varieties) 0.0434 <.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).
Seeding Date: September 28, 2017
Harvest Date: August 2, 2018
Fertility: 125-20-10-10 side banded
System: no till
Herbicide: Bromac-16oz/ac, Affinity-.6oz/ac
Insecticide: none
Previous Crop: Chemical Fallow - Spring Wheat
Precipitation: n/a
Management Information (18-3853-WW)
Dryland Fallow Winter Wheat Cultivar Evaluation Nursery Grown Off-Station at McKeever
Farm & Seed, Inc., Loma. Northern Agricultural Research Center. Havre, Montana.
2018. (Exp# 18-3853-WW)
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TABLE 5.
No. AVE. % 10-YR AVE. % 10-YR
of for of COMP. for of COMP.
YEARS YEARS CHECK AVE. YEARS CHECK AVE.
2/ VARIETY or SELECTION TESTED 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 TESTED YIELD YIELD 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 TESTED TEST WT TEST WT
3/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 3/ 4/ 5/
MTS0978 NORTHERN (+) 6 44.5 55.3 41.3 43.9 63.3 53.5 105.3 56.5 62.2 57.4 51.6 60.2 60.1 58.4 100.4 58.0
ACS55017 KELDIN (P+) 3 51.6 38.7 62.7 51.0 105.2 56.5 56.3 60.2 60.2 58.9 102.0 58.9
BC01007-7 SY WOLF (P+) 4 48.4 45.6 41.9 58.2 48.5 101.3 54.4 58.9 55.4 61.8 61.5 59.4 103.4 59.7
MT00159 YELLOWSTONE (+) 10 46.2 46.2 44.1 42.5 58.9 53.7 100.0 53.7 61.2 56.6 54.5 59.9 58.9 57.8 100.0 57.8
MTCL1077
SY CLEARSTONE 2CL (P+)(CL)
7 48.4 47.5 40.6 38.4 59.9 50.6 97.4 52.3 61.2 56.9 54.1 60.2 58.5 57.7 99.6 57.5
S94-4 CDC FALCON (P+) 9 42.1 55.1 43.5 40.2 51.1 96.2 51.7 61.8 57.2 53.9 58.3 57.3 99.3 57.4
MTS0713 JUDEE (+)(sawfly tol) 10 45.3 43.2 42.1 41.1 56.8 50.6 94.3 50.6 62.8 56.7 53.8 60.9 60.2 58.6 101.4 58.6
MTW08168 WB3768 (P+,HW) 4 43.6 48.3 37.9 47.7 93.8 50.4 61.5 57.3 55.6 58.1 101.0 58.3
MT0552 DECADE (+) 10 34.4 45.4 35.4 40.4 61.5 49.5 92.2 49.5 62.3 56.2 53.5 60.0 60.0 58.1 100.5 58.1
BZ9W05-2043 WB-QUAKE (P+) 7 40.6 43.3 36.8 40.2 47.7 90.9 48.8 62.5 56.6 54.8 61.2 58.2 100.1 57.8
MTS0808 WARHORSE (+)(saw fly tol) 8 45.4 44.8 36.2 40.6 43.5 48.3 90.7 48.7 62.5 56.8 55.9 60.8 59.5 58.8 101.0 58.3
MT08172 COLTER (+) 5 42.9 41.5 38.2 47.3 90.2 48.4 61.4 55.9 54.5 57.6 100.4 58.0
MTS1224 LOMA (++) 4 44.0 28.1 41.5 57.7 42.8 89.4 48.0 56.1 53.3 60.5 58.5 57.1 99.3 57.4
MTS0031 GENOU (+)(saw fly tol) 7 46.1 41.9 48.4 86.5 46.5 62.1 56.8 57.3 99.2 57.3
PI593889 RAMPART (sawfly tol) 8 37.6 49.1 39.4 46.6 85.5 45.9 62.2 58.7 56.2 57.9 100.9 58.3
MTS0721 BEARPAW (+)(sawfly tol) 8 38.2 50.9 37.0 27.9 46.3 85.3 45.8 62.1 56.8 53.3 60.4 57.8 100.6 58.1
ND 9257 JERRY 8 36.5 46.5 31.0 43.7 80.2 43.1 61.0 55.9 52.2 56.2 97.9 56.6
42.3 47.0 39.3 39.8 58.1 50.0 61.9 56.9 54.3 60.4 59.7 58.0
6/ Grow ing Season Precipitation (in.)
6.0 n/a 8.0
n/a n/a
8.3
Soil PAW (in.) to SD @ Planting
10.4 3.6 8.7
n/a 7.5
8.3
Total Plant Available Water (in.)
16.4 n/a 16.7 n/a
n/a
17.4
Soil NO3 (lbs.) to SD at Planting
85 126 194
n/a 147
91
SD (Sampling Depth in Inches) 48
48
48
48
48
48
Fertilizer Applied (# N)
100 100 100 100 100 88
(# P
2
O
5
)
20 20 20 20 20 28
(# K
2
O)
10 10 10 10 10 16
(#S)
0 0 0 0 10 1
Check variety is Yellowstone.
1/ See MCES Bulletin 1098 or the Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology w ebsite at http://plantsciences.montana.edu/ for evaluation of other important variety performance
characteristics to include protein, quality, w inter hardiness, disease resistance, etc. before making cultivar selecton decisions.
2/ P = Private Variety, + = Protected Variety, ++ = PVP Title 5 Pending, CL = Clearfield Line, HW = Hard White.
3/ Only the most recent 5 years show n, but summary calculations include all years noted.
4/ Percent of Yellow stone yield or test weight for the same data years as those in which a given entry w as tested.
5/ 10-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 Yellow stone for the same
years, and z = 10-Yr average yield or test w eight for the check variety Yellow stone.
6/ April 1 to 14 days prior to harvest maturity.
MEANS (For Entries Listed)
Ten-Year Yield and Test Weight Summary of Selected Entries from Dryland Fallow Winter Wheat Variety Nurseries Grown Off-Station at
McKeever Farms and Seed Inc., Loma. Northern Agricultural Research Center. Havre, Montana. 2009-2018. (Exp# 3853-WW)
1/ YIELD (Bushels Per Acre)
TEST WEIGHT (Pounds Per Bushel)
NARC
MWBC-WW
8 of 8
TABLE 6.
No. AVE. % 10-YR
of for of COMP.
YEARS YEARS CHECK AVE.
2/ VARIETY or SELECTION TESTED 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 TESTED SWFLY SWFLY
3/ 4/
MTS0808 WARHORSE (+)(sawfly tol) 8 5.0 5.0 8.3 0.7 1.0 0.0 13.3 17.2 6.3 18.6 8.5
PI593889 RAMPART (sawfly tol) 8 16.7 10.0 10.0 16.7 16.7 0.7 5.0 0.0 9.5 22.2 10.1
MTS0721 BEARPAW (+)(saw fly tol) 8 8.3 10.0 13.3 20.0 1.0 3.7 0.0 11.3 8.5 23.6 10.8
BZ9W05-2043 WB-QUAKE (P+) 7 15.0 12.5 33.3 3.7 2.3 2.0 24.6 13.3 49.9 22.8
MTS0031 GENOU (+)(sawfly tol) 7 50.0 51.7 21.7 26.7 23.3 4.0 10.0 26.8 55.3 25.2
MTS0713 JUDEE (+)(sawfly tol) 10 31.7 53.3 10.0 31.7 30.0 3.7 2.3 0.7 40.6 65.0 26.9 58.9 26.9
MTS1224 LOMA (++) 4 13.3 3.7 38.4 32.3 21.9 66.0 30.1
MT0552 DECADE (+) 10 40.0 96.3 13.3 71.7 23.3 5.0 2.3 5.0 51.8 76.5 38.5 84.4 38.5
BC01007-7 SY WOLF (P+) 4 6.7 1.0 45.3 59.1 28.0 84.5 38.6
S94-4 CDC FALCON (P+) 9 63.3 99.7 15.0 86.7 10.0 3.7 5.3 1.0 57.3 38.0 92.0 42.0
MT0978 NORTHERN (+) 6 16.7 3.7 15.0 2.3 31.6 75.7 24.2 94.9 43.3
ND 9257 JERRY 8 76.3 96.7 30.0 88.3 20.0 5.0 13.3 1.0 41.3 97.0 44.3
MT00159 YELLOWSTONE (+) 10 85.0 99.3 21.7 97.7 15.0 5.0 15.0 2.3 30.6 84.8 45.6 100.0 45.6
MT08172 COLTER (+) 5 93.0 33.3 8.3 21.7 0.7 31.4 116.3 53.1
ACS55017 KELDIN (+) 3 6.7 78.0 80.7 55.1 140.4 64.1
MTCL1077 SY CLEARSTONE 2CL (P+)(CL) 7 97.7 20.0 3.7 18.3 3.7 46.0 79.4 38.4 150.8 68.8
MTW08168 WB3768 (P+,HW) 4 28.3 11.7 26.7 5.3 18.0 192.9 88.0
51.9 64.4 15.2 53.4 21.3 4.3 10.1 2.2 39.1 63.4 38.9
5/ Grow ing Season Precipitation (in.)
n/a n/a 9.4 9.4 8.8 6.0 n/a 8.0
n/a n/a
8.3
Soil PAW (in.) to SD @ Planting
10.1 7.5 9.6 7.9 9.1 10.4 3.6 8.7
n/a 7.5
8.3
Total Plant Available Water (in.)
n/a n/a 19.0 17.3 17.8 16.4 n/a 16.7 n/a
n/a
17.4
Soil NO3 (lbs.) to SD at Planting
82 36 26 68 51 85 126 194
n/a 147
91
SD (Sampling Depth in Inches)
48 48 48
48
48
48
48
48
48
48
48
Fertilizer Applied (# N)
70 70 70 70 100 100 100 100 100 100 88
(# P2O5)
40 40 40 40 20 20 20 20 20 20 28
(# K2O)
25 25 25 25 10 10 10 10 10 10 16
(#S)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
Check variety is Yellowstone.
1/ See MCES Bulletin 1098 or the Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology w ebsite at http://plantsciences.montana.edu/ for evaluation of other important variety performance
characteristics to include protein, quality, w inter hardiness, disease resistance, etc. before making cultivar selecton decisions.
2/ P = Private Variety, + = Protected Variety, ++ = PVP Title 5 Pending, CL = Clearfield Line, HW = Hard White.
3/ Percent of Yellow stone yield or test weight for the same data years as those in which a given entry w as tested.
4/ 10-Yr Comparable Average = (x/y) * z w here x = average saw fly rating of a given entry for years tested, y = average sawfly rating for Yellow stone for the same years,
and z = 10-Yr average saw fly rating for the check variety Yellow stone.
5/ April 1 to 14 days prior to harvest maturity.
Ten-Year Sawfly Summary of Selected Entries from Dryland Fallow Winter Wheat Variety Nurseries Grown Off-Station at McKeever Farm and
Seed Inc., Loma. Northern Agricultural Research Center. Havre, Montana. 2009-2018. (Exp# 3853-WW)
1/ SAWFLY RATING (% of cut and lodged stems)
MEANS (For Entries Listed)
