2004 North Dakota Barley, Oat, Rye and Flax Variety Performance Descriptions

A1049 -
2004 North Dakota Barley, Oat, Rye and Flax Variety Performance Descriptions

Table 8. 2003 North Dakota winter rye variety descriptions.

Variety	Origin	Year Released	Height	Straw Strength	Maturity	Seed Color	Seed Size	Test Weight	Winter hardiness
Dacold	ND	1989	med.	good¹	v.late	bl-grn.	med.	low	good
Prima	Can.	1984	tall	good	med.	blue	large	med.	v.good
Frederick	SD	1984	tall	fair	late	tan	med.	high	good
Musketeers	Can.	1980	tall	good	m.early	blue	large	med.	v.good
Rymin	MN	1973	tall	v.good	late	grn-gray	large	high	fair²

1 Under certain environments lodging has been observed.

2 Varieties with fair winter hardiness should not be seeded on bare soil.

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