Performance of hard red winter wheats averaged across three locations in Missouri, (Columbia, Trenton, and Mt. Vernon) during 1999. /1 Grain yield Test Grain Plant Variety 1999 1998-99 weight moisture height -- bu/acre -- lb/bu % in ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2137 43.9* 50.1 55.1* 12.7 40 Ernie (soft check) 54.3** 56.9 54.6* 12.1 39 Heyne 40.3 53.7 12.2 40 Karl 92 49.6* 50.9 56.7** 12.5 40 KS89180B2-1-1 51.9* 51.8 12.3 40 NE 93496 35.1 55.8* 12.9 41 Terra HR 217 (EXP 217) 46.7* 51.2 54.4* 12.4 40 Wesley 50.6* 54.7* 12.2 41 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Average 46.6 52.3 54.6 12.4 39.9 LSD(0.05) 11.9 NS 2.9 0.6 1.8 CV% 14.6 14.4 3.1 2.8 2.6 Location years 3 6 3 3 3 /2 Winter Heading date Variety Lodging survival Julian Calendar 0-9 % --------------------------------------------------------------- 2137 3 87 132 May 13 Ernie (soft check) 4 89 129 May 10 Heyne 4 78 132 May 13 Karl 92 4 91 129 May 10 KS89180B2-1-1 2 82 133 May 14 NE 93496 2 82 134 May 15 Terra HR 217 (EXP 217) 4 78 132 May 13 Wesley 2 89 135 May 16 --------------------------------------------------------------- Average 3.1 84.5 132 May 13 LSD(0.05) 1.7 NS 1.8 CV% 55.4 9.9 0.9 Location years 2 3 1 ** Indicates the highest yielding variety in the column. * Indicates varieties that do not differ in yield from the highest yielding variety based on Fisher's protected LSD (p=0.05). /1 Yields are based on 60 pound standard bushel weight adjusted to 13.0 percent moisture content of the grain. /2 Lodging rated on a 0 to 9 scale where 0 = no lodging and 9 = plants in the plot completely flat. Number in parentheses is the experimental number under which the variety was tested in the 1998 Missouri Winter Wheat Performance Tests. No significant (NS) differences among varieties.