1998 state-wide variety testing program spring grains at Morrow County (Heppner), OR

notes: All seed was treated with Vitavax (fungicide) and Gaucho (insecticide) except where noted.

Plots suffered from poor and uneven emergence. There were no significant differences in yield among varieties.

1000 kernel weight measured on one rep only.

Variety/line Market class Yield (bu/a) Test weight (lb/bu) Protein (percent) 1000 K (g)

Alpowa SW 40 54.0 14.1 22.6
Alpowa w/o Gaucho SW 34 53.9 14.2 21.0
IDO377S HW 35 53.2 15.5 19.1
IDO462(Jefferson) HR 34 54.2 16.3 19.7
IDO505 SW 38 54.8 14.2 20.2
IDO506 SW 34 53.0 14.8 18.3
IDO523 HW 32 50.8 15.6 19.2
IDO533 HW 34 51.6 15.2 19.1
OR3900362 HR 36 51.7 15.6 23.8
OR4870255 HW 35 54.1 14.8 22.6
OR4870453 HW 30 51.2 15.3 18.4
OR4920307 HW 39 53.1 14.5 24.1
OR942845 SW 30 53.7 15.3 22.3
Penawawa SW 30 53.9 14.4 26.5
Pomerelle SW 33 50.8 14.6 18.2
WA7802 HR 38 52.8 16.1 24.9
WA7850 SW 30 53.7 15.3 20.0
WPB 881 Durum 33 55.4 16.3 29.1
WPB 936 HR 35 53.4 16.2 28.7
WPB BZ 897-331 HR 44 55.5 15.2 32.5
WPB BZ 992-108 SW 42 52.1 14.3 23.1
WPB YU 894-15 Durum 31 56.8 16.1 33.0
Wawawai SW 32 54.1 13.9 24.2
Whitebird SW 30 51.6 14.6 17.5
Yecora Rojo HR 46 57.4 15.5 27.2

Average   35 53.5 15.1 23.0
PLSD (5%)   NS 2.4 1.0 NA
PLSD (10%)   NS 2.0 0.8 NA
CV   19 3 4 NA
P-value   0.19 0.00 0.00 NA