Farm Progress

Agronomic Characteristics of Wheat Varieties, Tennessee

January 29, 2007

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-University of Tennessee

Brand/Variety

Test

BYD

Moisture

Weight1

Heading

Maturity

Height

Lodging

(n=18)

(n=14)

(n=5)

(n=15)

(n=18)

(n=4)

%

lbs/bu

DAP

DAP

in.

Score

Cache River Valley Seed Dixie 900

13.5

54.9

178

217

38

1.5

Pioneer 25R78

13.2

55.7

177

216

32

1.1

AR Pat

13.4

55.8

181

220

36

1.3

AgriPro Savage

13.8

56.2

176

215

33

1.5

Delta King DK 7900

13.4

54.4

178

217

38

1.5

Pioneer 25R37

13.6

56.4

179

218

33

1.5

VA McCormick

14.1

57.1

178

219

31

1.6

NK Brand Coker 9663

14

56.4

178

220

38

2.4

NK Brand Coker 9152

13.2

54.8

177

217

37

2.6

Royster Clark (Vigoro) Tribute

14.3

58.3

177

219

32

1.4

VA Roane

13.9

57.2

180

218

32

1.2

FFR 556

13.1

54.3

179

217

32

2.4

OH Bravo

13.5

55.9

177

218

37

1.8

Delta King DK 7777

13.9

55.8

179

219

37

1.3

Progeny 156

13.3

54

178

217

36

1.5

AR Sabbe

13.2

53.7

179

219

35

1.7

VA Sisson

13.47

54.8

176

217

31

1.9

VA Jackson

13.3

54.7

179

216

35

2.5

Delta King DK 1551w

12.9

53.5

179

217

32

1.3

FFR 521

13

53.1

175

217

32

1.5

Delta King DK 9410

13

55

179

215

37

1.4

1Official test weight on No. 2 wheat = 58 lbs/bu.

2Septoria and Rust notes taken at Jackson 2002.

Heading and Maturity (DAP) = Days after planting.

Lodging = 1 to 5 scale; where 1 = 95% of plants erect; 2.5 = - 50% of plants leaning at angle > 450; 5 = 95+% of plants leaning at an angle >450.

BYD (Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus), Septoria, Rust, Stripe Rust, Take All - 1 to 5 scale; where 1 = - 95% of plants infected; 2.5 = 50% of plants infected; 5 = 95+% of plants infected.

BYD notes taken at Knoxville 2004 and Jackson 2002.

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