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North
Dakota State University
NDSU Extension Service
A-1196 September 2002
2002 North Dakota Hard Red Winter Wheat
Variety Selection Guide
Compiled by Dr. Joel Ransom and Dr. Duane R. Berglund, NDSU Extension Agronomists
Hard red winter wheat varieties adapted for production in North Dakota are described in the following tables.
Successful winter wheat production depends on numerous factors including selecting the right variety for a
particular area. The information included in ths publication is meant to help select that variety or group of
varieties. Characteristics to evaluate in selecting a variety are yield potential in your area, test weight, protein
content when grown with proper fertility, straw strength and plant height, reaction to important diseases, and
maturity.
The recommended seeding dates for winter wheat are September 10 to September 30 south of N.D. highway
200 and September 1 to September 15 in northern regions. Planting after the recommended dates reduces winter
survival and grain yields. Planting prior to the recommended date unnecessarily depletes soil moisture reserves,
increases risk of disease and may reduce winter survival.
Winter wheat should be seeded at a rate of 1,000,000 viable seeds per acre or about 80 pounds per acre.
Higher seeding rates are suggested for late seeding or for poor seedbed conditions. Only the most winterhardy
varieties available should be considered when growing winter wheat in North Dakota. Of the current varieties,
Roughrider, Agassiz, Seward, Elkhorn, Ransom, Crimson, Harding, and Jerry possess the best combination of
winterhardiness and yield. When wheat streak mosaic virus is a concern Crimson or Harding should be grown, of
the varieties adapted to North Dakota they have the best tolerance.
Phosphorus aids overwinter survival by stimulating root growth and fall tillering. The secondary root system
that develops with tillering is essential for a healthy deep-rooted plant capable of withstanding stress. If winter
wheat is planted on bare soil an application of phosphorus is essential. While important, the contribution of
phosphorus to overwinter survival is secondary to varietal hardiness.
When selecting a top yielding variety it is best to use data that summarizes several years and locations. The
notion that the single data set nearest your farm will indicate which variety will perform the best for you is incorrect.
Choose the variety that on average performs the best at multiple locations near you over several years.
List of Tables
Table 1. 2002 Hard Red Winter Wheat variety descriptions.
Table 2. Yield of winter wheat at four locations in Western North Dakota
Table 3. Yield of winter wheat grown at four locations in Eastern North Dakota.
Table 4.
Test weight of winter wheat grown in 2002 at eight locations in North Dakota.
Table 5. Protein of winter wheat grown in 2002 at six locations in North Dakota September 2002
| Table 1. 2002 Hard Red Winter Wheat variety descriptions. |
| Variety |
Agent or
Origin |
Year |
Quality |
Leaf
Rust2 |
Stem
Rust2 |
Maturity |
Straw
Strength |
Height |
Winter1
Hardiness |
| Roughrider
Norstar
Rita
Rose
Agassiz
Seward
Arapahoe
CDC Kestrel
Elkhorn
AC Readymade
Erhardt
McGuire
Morgan
Rampart7
Alliance
Crimson
NeKota
Tandem
Windstar
Ransom
Culver
Harding
Millenium
CDC Raptor
CDC Falcon
Nuplains
Wesley
Jerry
Wahoo
Expedition |
ND
Can.
SD
SD
ND
ND
NE
Can.
ND
Can.
MT
MT
WPB
MT
NE
SD
SD/NE
SD
NE
ND
NE
SD
NE/SD
Can.
Can/WPB
NE
NE/SD/WY
ND
NE/WY
SD |
1975
1977
1980
1981
1983
1987
1989
1994
1995
1996
1996
1996
1996
1996
1997
1997
1997
1997
1997
1998
1999
1999
1999
2002
2000
2000
2000
2001
2001
2002 |
Good
Average
Average
Poor
Average
Poor
Poor
Poor
Average
NA
NA6
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Good
NA
Good
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Good
NA
Average |
S
S
MS
S
S
S
MS
S
MR
S
S
S
NA
S
S
MS
MS
S
MS
R
NA
MS/MR
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
MR
S
MS |
R3
S
MR4
MS4
R
R
MR
S
R5
S
R
R
NA
R
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
R
R
R |
med.
late
early
early
med.
med.
med.
med.
med.
med.
med.
m. early
med.
med.
early
med.
early
early
early
m. early
m. early
med.
med.
med.
med.
med.
m. early
med.
med.
med. |
m. strong
med.
strong
v. strong
med.
m. strong
med.
m. strong
med.
strong
strong
strong
m. strong
strong
strong
m. strong
v. strong
med.
med.
med.
m. strong
m. strong
strong
m. strong
m. strong
m. strong
m. strong
strong
m. strong
strong |
med.
tall
med.
short
med.
med.
med.
med.
med.
med.
med.
m. tall
med.
med.
short
med.
v. short
med.
med.
med.
med.
med.
m. short
m. short
short
short
short
med.
med.
med. |
good
good
fair
fair
good
good
fair
good
good
good
good
fair
good
poor
good
fair-good
good
fair
fair-good
good
good
good
fair
good
good
fair-poor
fair
good
fair
good |
1
Varieties with less than good winterhardiness should be seeded only in tall stubble.
2 R = resistant; MR = moderately resistant; MS = moderately susceptible;
S = susceptible.
3 Slow rusting type of resistance to race 15. |
4 Susceptible in artificially induced epidemics
5 Occasionally mixed with some susceptible plants.
6 NA = data not available, or data insufficient to give rating.
7 Saw fly resistant. |
| Table 2. Yield of winter wheat at four locations in Western North Dakota. |
|
Williston |
Dickinson |
Hettinger |
Minot |
Average |
| Variety |
2002 |
3 Yr. Avg. |
20023 |
3 Yr. Avg. |
2002 |
3 Yr. Avg. |
2002 |
3 Yr. Avg. |
2002 |
3 Yr. Avg. |
| Agassiz |
38.1 |
31.8 |
40.8 |
55.4 |
27.6 |
52.0 |
38.8 |
61.9 |
36.3 |
50.3 |
| Alliance |
34.0 |
28.3 |
46.9 |
51.8 |
34.2 |
64.0 |
23.3 |
43.0 |
34.6 |
46.8 |
| Arapahoe |
34.7 |
31.5 |
46.9 |
59.9 |
34.9 |
66.9 |
30.5 |
58.0 |
36.8 |
54.1 |
| CDC Falcon |
38.9 |
-- |
55.4 |
-- |
40.3 |
-- |
35.6 |
-- |
42.6 |
-- |
| CDC Kestrel |
33.2 |
29.7 |
39.4 |
55.4 |
30.1 |
63.3 |
42.8 |
61.2 |
36.4 |
52.4 |
| CDC Raptor |
38.3 |
-- |
41.3 |
-- |
34.0 |
-- |
40.9 |
-- |
38.6 |
-- |
| Crimson |
33.7 |
28.4 |
46.8 |
53.6 |
33.0 |
60.3 |
39.3 |
63.9 |
38.2 |
51.6 |
| Culver |
35.6 |
-- |
43.6 |
-- |
33.2 |
-- |
38.6 |
-- |
37.8 |
-- |
| Elkhart2 |
-- |
|
43.2 |
-- |
35.3 |
-- |
17.4 |
-- |
31.9 |
-- |
| Elkhorn |
33.4 |
36.4 |
37.3 |
53.7 |
28.4 |
53.1 |
41.6 |
58.4 |
35.2 |
50.4 |
| Erhardt |
34.0 |
34.5 |
35.9 |
-- |
27.2 |
60.3 |
40.7 |
58.8 |
34.4 |
51.2 |
| Expedition |
-- |
|
50.3 |
-- |
|
-- |
38.3 |
|
-- |
-- |
| Harding |
35.5 |
-- |
52.5 |
59.1 |
34.5 |
61.1 |
39.8 |
-- |
40.6 |
60.1 |
| Jerry |
39.4 |
-- |
43.2 |
55.9 |
35.7 |
65.6 |
42.4 |
-- |
40.2 |
60.7 |
| Millennium |
38.5 |
-- |
49.3 |
-- |
38.2 |
-- |
36.6 |
-- |
40.6 |
-- |
| Morgan |
38.3 |
-- |
40.4 |
-- |
32.4 |
67.4 |
43.0 |
-- |
38.5 |
-- |
| NeKota |
37.4 |
30.4 |
47.4 |
52.5 |
37.6 |
66.8 |
30.7 |
49.7 |
38.3 |
49.9 |
| Norstar |
31.2 |
32.7 |
32.9 |
52.2 |
28.6 |
57.3 |
46.1 |
64.6 |
34.7 |
51.7 |
| Nuplains1 |
34.0 |
-- |
48.5 |
-- |
30.5 |
-- |
31.2 |
-- |
36.1 |
-- |
| Pontiac2 |
-- |
-- |
37.1 |
-- |
30.5 |
-- |
8.0 |
-- |
25.2 |
-- |
| Ransom |
32.7 |
32.4 |
44.6 |
56.3 |
32.2 |
65.8 |
43.8 |
64.9 |
38.3 |
54.8 |
| Roughrider |
32.6 |
31.3 |
22.8 |
46.4 |
29.7 |
57.1 |
45.8 |
62.8 |
32.7 |
49.4 |
| Seward |
34.3 |
30.8 |
33.7 |
48.3 |
31.8 |
55.5 |
45.9 |
57.9 |
36.4 |
48.1 |
| Tandem |
33.1 |
29.0 |
39.2 |
51.0 |
32.8 |
59.1 |
43.4 |
61.2 |
37.1 |
50.1 |
| Wahoo |
38.3 |
-- |
48.0 |
-- |
41.1 |
-- |
48.7 |
-- |
44.0 |
-- |
| Wesley |
30.3 |
-- |
45.2 |
-- |
40.5 |
-- |
29.6 |
-- |
36.4 |
-- |
| Windstar |
38.3 |
32.1 |
43.2 |
53.8 |
34.7 |
60.4 |
41.5 |
60.6 |
39.4 |
51.7 |
| Mean |
35.3 |
-- |
42.8 |
-- |
33.8 |
-- |
38.0 |
-- |
37.5 |
-- |
1Hard white winter wheat
2Soft red winter wheat
3Wheat streak mosaic virus infested the study; symptoms were most visible for Roughrider but also affected at least some plots of
Erhardt,
Jerry, Ransom, Roughrider, and Tandem.
|
|
| Table
3. Yield of winter wheat grown at four locations in Eastern North Dakota. |
|
Carrington |
Langdon |
Casselton3
|
Lisbon |
Average |
State Avg. |
| Variety |
2002 |
3 Yr.
Avg. |
2002 |
3 Yr.
Avg. |
|
2000-2001
2 Yr. Avg. |
2002 |
|
2002 |
3 Yr.
Avg. |
2002 |
3 Yr.
Avg. |
| Agassiz |
41.7 |
52.6 |
57.5 |
57.4 |
|
55.5 |
37.7 |
|
45.6 |
55.0 |
40.3 |
51.8 |
| Alliance |
41.6 |
52.3 |
51.4 |
66.3 |
|
67.0 |
40.1 |
|
44.3 |
59.3 |
38.7 |
51.0 |
| Arapahoe |
37.7 |
58.5 |
72.6 |
70.9 |
|
71.8 |
37.4 |
|
49.2 |
64.7 |
42.1 |
57.6 |
| CDC Falcon |
44.4 |
-- |
67.2 |
-- |
|
-- |
40.3 |
|
50.6 |
-- |
46.0 |
-- |
| CDC Kestrel |
45.2 |
57.5 |
65.6 |
67.0 |
|
72.8 |
42.4 |
|
51.0 |
62.3 |
42.7 |
55.7 |
| CDC Raptor |
45.7 |
-- |
61.6 |
-- |
|
-- |
38.2 |
|
48.5 |
-- |
42.9 |
-- |
| Crimson |
36.3 |
44.2 |
54.5 |
60.4 |
|
58.8 |
39.4 |
|
43.4 |
52.3 |
40.4 |
51.8 |
| Culver |
38.3 |
-- |
56.8 |
-- |
|
-- |
37.1 |
|
44.1 |
-- |
40.4 |
-- |
| Elkhart2 |
28.5 |
-- |
44.4 |
-- |
|
-- |
35.6 |
|
36.1 |
-- |
34.1 |
-- |
| Elkhorn |
44.3 |
52.1 |
66.7 |
65.1 |
|
54.1 |
36.8 |
|
49.3 |
58.6 |
41.2 |
53.1 |
| Erhardt |
35.2 |
46.2 |
42.6 |
51.2 |
|
-- |
34.7 |
|
37.5 |
48.7 |
35.8 |
50.2 |
| Expedition |
37.5 |
-- |
61.2 |
-- |
|
-- |
-- |
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Harding |
44.9 |
-- |
67.3 |
69.0 |
|
67.7 |
40.2 |
|
50.8 |
-- |
44.9 |
-- |
| Jerry |
47.8 |
60.9 |
66.6 |
70.5 |
|
-- |
32.7 |
|
49.0 |
65.7 |
44.0 |
63.2 |
| Millennium |
38.8 |
-- |
67.1 |
-- |
|
-- |
37.0 |
|
47.6 |
--- |
43.6 |
-- |
| Morgan |
41.0 |
-- |
60.9 |
-- |
|
-- |
38.0 |
|
46.6 |
-- |
42.0 |
-- |
| NeKota |
35.4 |
50.5 |
50.4 |
61.9 |
|
68.3 |
39.3 |
|
41.7 |
56.2 |
39.7 |
52.0 |
| Norstar |
45.0 |
53.8 |
41.1 |
52.7 |
|
43.5 |
38.2 |
|
41.4 |
53.3 |
37.6 |
52.2 |
| Nuplains1 |
36.5 |
-- |
40.4 |
55.8 |
|
-- |
32.1 |
|
36.3 |
-- |
36.2 |
-- |
| Pontiac2 |
-- |
-- |
48.0 |
-- |
|
-- |
-- |
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Ransom |
48.0 |
58.1 |
62.5 |
66.3 |
|
71.9 |
30.1 |
|
46.9 |
62.2 |
42.0 |
57.3 |
| Roughrider |
39.9 |
51.9 |
50.3 |
57.9 |
|
43.5 |
30.8 |
|
40.3 |
54.9 |
36.0 |
51.2 |
| Seward |
45.0 |
55.6 |
54.5 |
56.3 |
|
43.4 |
36.0 |
|
45.2 |
56.0 |
40.2 |
50.7 |
| Tandem |
38.5 |
51.2 |
55.7 |
64.1 |
|
73.3 |
38.9 |
|
44.4 |
57.7 |
40.2 |
52.6 |
| Wahoo |
39.8 |
-- |
65.7 |
-- |
|
-- |
51.3 |
|
52.3 |
-- |
47.6 |
-- |
| Wesley |
32.8 |
-- |
56.2 |
-- |
|
-- |
38.8 |
|
42.6 |
-- |
39.1 |
-- |
| Windstar |
41.9 |
54.3 |
63.7 |
66.4 |
|
62.6 |
38.4 |
|
48.0 |
60.4 |
43.1 |
54.6 |
| Mean |
40.8 |
-- |
58.2 |
-- |
|
--
|
37.6 |
-- |
45.5
|
|
40.8 |
|
1Hard white winter wheat.
2 Soft red winter wheat
32002 Yield data at Casselton discarded due to water/ice damage. |
| Table 4. Test weight of winter wheat grown in 2002 at eight locations in North Dakota. |
| Variety |
Williston |
Dickinson |
Hettinger |
Minot |
Carrington |
Langdon |
Casselton |
Lisbon |
Average |
|
---------------------------------------------------------lb/bu------------------------------------------------------- |
| Agassiz |
59.1 |
48.2 |
53.7 |
58.7 |
62.5 |
59.5 |
55.3 |
55.8 |
56.6 |
| Alliance |
57.1 |
45.0 |
56.0 |
57.6 |
61.3 |
55.9 |
54.5 |
54.8 |
55.3 |
| Arapahoe |
57.8 |
47.8 |
56.7 |
57.8 |
62.2 |
58.9 |
55.8 |
54.3 |
56.4 |
| CDC Falcon |
57.0 |
47.7 |
53.9 |
57.0 |
62.3 |
58.1 |
57.3 |
54.2 |
55.9 |
| CDC Kestrel |
57.0 |
45.0 |
51.5 |
56.8 |
60.4 |
57.6 |
54.7 |
53.5 |
54.6 |
| CDC Raptor |
57.8 |
44.2 |
53.9 |
57.8 |
61.5 |
56.8 |
55.5 |
53.5 |
55.1 |
| Crimson |
59.5 |
27.2 |
55.6 |
59.7 |
62.4 |
59.8 |
55.7 |
57.7 |
54.7 |
| Culver |
58.0 |
45.5 |
55.0 |
57.0 |
60.6 |
56.3 |
54.2 |
54.5 |
55.1 |
| Elkhart1 |
-- |
45.2 |
56.0 |
56.2 |
61.7 |
55.6 |
53.8 |
55.5 |
54.8 |
| Elkhorn |
56.3 |
46.4 |
54.0 |
57.3 |
58.3 |
58.9 |
53.2 |
52.8 |
54.7 |
| Erhardt |
59.7 |
49.2 |
55.9 |
59.0 |
61.6 |
57.3 |
56.0 |
54.2 |
56.6 |
| Expedition |
-- |
48.2 |
-- |
57.6 |
62.3 |
58.5 |
37.0 |
42.0 |
-- |
| Harding |
58.4 |
49.1 |
55.2 |
58.3 |
61.2 |
59.0 |
53.2 |
55.5 |
56.2 |
| Jerry |
58.1 |
49.2 |
55.5 |
57.7 |
62.3 |
58.1 |
55.7 |
53.5 |
56.3 |
| Millennium |
59.6 |
47.8 |
57.2 |
58.4 |
61.6 |
59.0 |
55.8 |
55.7 |
56.9 |
| Morgan |
58.3 |
44.4 |
54.0 |
57.1 |
61.6 |
57.4 |
56.3 |
53.5 |
55.3 |
| NeKota |
59.1 |
48.0 |
57.5 |
58.5 |
62.1 |
59.1 |
56.8 |
54.3 |
56.9 |
| Norstar |
59.3 |
43.1 |
55.1 |
59.2 |
62.3 |
57.8 |
58.2 |
54.7 |
56.2 |
| Nuplains1 |
60.1 |
48.9 |
55.5 |
59.1 |
62.7 |
56.9 |
59.0 |
56.5 |
57.3 |
| Pontiac2 |
-- |
47.2 |
55.3 |
56.4 |
60.9 |
58.5 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Ransom |
56.4 |
45.1 |
54.4 |
56.4 |
61.1 |
58.4 |
55.3 |
50.5 |
54.7 |
| Roughrider |
59.0 |
40.2 |
55.4 |
59.4 |
62.3 |
59.4 |
57.5 |
54.5 |
56.0 |
| Seward |
58.9 |
46.0 |
54.4 |
58.6 |
62.7 |
58.8 |
56.0 |
54.0 |
56.2 |
| Tandem |
59.2 |
44.4 |
56.8 |
59.3 |
61.8 |
59.0 |
57.0 |
56.0 |
56.7 |
| Wahoo |
57.2 |
44.3 |
56.2 |
57.0 |
60.7 |
56.1 |
55.0 |
55.0 |
55.2 |
| Wesley |
56.5 |
44.8 |
57.6 |
57.0 |
60.9 |
57.9 |
56.5 |
54.2 |
55.7 |
| Windstar |
60.1 |
45.8 |
58.5 |
59.5 |
62.3 |
60.1 |
57.8 |
55.5 |
57.5 |
| Mean |
58.3 |
45.5 |
55.5 |
58.0 |
61.6 |
58.1 |
55.1 |
54.1 |
55.9
|
1Hard white winter wheat
2Soft red winter wheat |
| Table
5. Protein of winter wheat grown in 2002 at six locations in North Dakota |
| Variety |
Minot |
Hettinger |
Carrington |
Langdon |
Casselton |
Lisbon |
Average |
|
--------------------------------------------------%
Protein--------------------------------------------------- |
| Agassiz |
14.3 |
16.3 |
11.6 |
12.5 |
12.8 |
15.8 |
13.9 |
| Alliance |
12.3 |
15.0 |
11.7 |
11.6 |
12.2 |
13.3 |
12.7 |
| Arapahoe |
13.7 |
16.0 |
12.6 |
12.6 |
13.5 |
15.6 |
14.0 |
| CDC Falcon |
13.3 |
16.6 |
11.1 |
12.9 |
12.9 |
14.2 |
13.5 |
| CDC Kestrel |
12.7 |
15.4 |
10.5 |
11.5 |
11.5 |
14.0 |
12.6 |
| CDC Raptor |
13.2 |
16.2 |
11.5 |
12.2 |
12.5 |
14.4 |
13.3 |
| Crimson |
13.6 |
16.1 |
12.3 |
12.2 |
13.4 |
14.8 |
13.7 |
| Culver |
12.8 |
15.2 |
11.9 |
12.2 |
12.8 |
14.3 |
13.2 |
| Elkhart2 |
13.2 |
16.2 |
12.7 |
12.1 |
13.2 |
15.1 |
13.8 |
| Elkhorn |
14.5 |
16.3 |
11.6 |
12.6 |
12.9 |
15.1 |
13.8 |
| Erhardt |
14.3 |
16.6 |
13.1 |
12.9 |
14.2 |
16.0 |
14.5 |
| Expedition |
-- |
-- |
-- |
12.1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Harding |
13.2 |
16.3 |
12.2 |
12.9 |
14.0 |
15.3 |
14.0 |
| Jerry |
13.4 |
16.2 |
11.1 |
12.8 |
13.4 |
15.1 |
13.7 |
| Millennium |
12.6 |
15.4 |
12.7 |
12.3 |
13.0 |
14.8 |
13.5 |
| Morgan |
14.1 |
16.3 |
11.8 |
12.1 |
11.9 |
14.7 |
13.5 |
| NeKota |
13.2 |
14.8 |
12.5 |
12.3 |
13.2 |
14.3 |
13.4 |
| Norstar |
14.4 |
16.3 |
10.4 |
11.5 |
11.4 |
14.9 |
13.2 |
| Nuplains1 |
13.6 |
16.3 |
12.4 |
12.9 |
12.9 |
15.4 |
13.9 |
| Pontiac2 |
13.7 |
15.9 |
13.8 |
12.0 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Ransom |
13.0 |
16.0 |
11.7 |
12.0 |
12.8 |
14.6 |
13.4 |
| Roughrider |
14.3 |
16.5 |
11.6 |
12.5 |
13.2 |
15.8 |
14.0 |
| Seward |
14.1 |
15.8 |
12.0 |
11.1 |
11.5 |
14.8 |
13.2 |
| Tandem |
13.4 |
15.5 |
11.8 |
12.3 |
12.9 |
14.8 |
13.5 |
| Wahoo |
13.1 |
15.8 |
13.1 |
12.6 |
13.2 |
14.2 |
13.7 |
| Wesley |
13.9 |
15.6 |
12.7 |
13.5 |
14.2 |
15.0 |
14.2 |
| Windstar |
13.5 |
16.0 |
12.5 |
12.4 |
13.5 |
15.1 |
13.8 |
| Mean |
13.5 |
15.9 |
12.0 |
12.2 |
13.0 |
14.9 |
13.6
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1Hard white winter wheat
2 Soft red winter wheat |
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The following contributed data reported in this circular:
Blaine Schatz and Steve Zwinger - Carrington Pat Carr - Dickinson Eric Eriksmoen - Hettinger
Bryan Hanson - Langdon � Scott Meyer - Fargo Mark Halvorson - Minot Neil Riveland - Williston
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A-1196, September 2002
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