Table 12. Performance of soft red winter wheats tested at Mt. Vernon, Missouri during 2009. Grain yield† Test Variety 2009 2008-09 2007-09 weight -----------bu/acre---------- -lb/bu-   AgriPro COKER Beretta 62.5 58.9 46.5 54.5 AgriPro COKER Branson 70.6 62.2 47.9 58.4 AgriPro COKER B030543 70.8 59.4 AgriPro COKER Cooper 64.9 63.0 46.7 59.3 AgriPro COKER W1377 65.9 63.3 51.3 60.9** AGS 2026 53.0 51.6 56.0 AGS 2050 64.6 60.1 45.1 59.8* Armor 360Z 66.9 53.5 Armor ARX 840 61.4 53.7 Armor ARX 6202 60.4 60.2* Armor Gold 55.5 58.3 Armor Renegade 78.2* 58.4 Bess 72.0* 66.1 47.7 58.9 COKER 9553 66.1 62.4 46.9 58.7 Delta Grow 1600 63.8 59.9 45.0 56.7 Delta Grow 4500 58.8 56.6 Delta Grow 5200 66.7 61.5 46.9 57.1 Delta King DK 9108 62.1 56.7 Delta King DK 9577 66.4 66.9 48.9 56.5 Dixie 427 57.5 56.5 Dixie 454 66.8 60.0 60.0* Dixie 907 68.8 56.9 Dixie 940 71.0 63.8 57.4 Dyna-Gro DG404 69.0 56.7 Dyna-Gro DG408 67.2 57.3 Dyna-Gro DG9922 74.9* 57.6 EXCEL 163 63.0 60.9** EXCEL 170 72.2* 59.0 EXCEL 173 70.9 63.8 46.2 59.3 EXCEL 180 71.0 59.7* EXCEL 209 64.4 56.4 EXCEL 343 78.6* 58.4 EXCEL 357 74.4* 67.0 58.6 EXCEL 367 67.6 58.1 EXCEL 400-1 66.8 67.2 50.3 56.1 EXCEL 410 TW 64.6 63.6 47.7 57.2 GA 991209-6E33 68.0 59.5 GA 991336-6E9 71.0 58.3 Lewis 835 65.1 59.6 Merl 59.7 59.4 MFA 2525 66.0 59.3 MFA 2609 67.0 67.7 57.0 Milton (MO 011126) 67.8 66.6 54.2 60.0* Pioneer ® Variety 25R56 70.2 64.1 46.1 57.6 Pioneer ® Variety 25R62 72.5* 66.5 56.6 Pioneer ® Variety 25R78 80.0** 58.8 Progeny 117 68.7 58.6 Progeny 119 61.3 58.8 Progeny 130 67.2 58.7 Progeny 136 63.9 54.6 Progeny 166 63.1 60.6 47.7 57.1 Progeny 185 66.2 64.7 49.1 57.5 Roane 71.6* 66.8 52.4 59.9* Truman 65.4 57.9 41.8 60.8* USG 3209 65.9 64.2 47.2 58.2 VA 04W-90 74.7* 59.0 Average 67.0 63.0 47.8 58.0 LSD (0.05) 8.4 NS¶ NS¶ 1.2 CV% 9.4 6.1 9.0 1.6     Winter Plant Foliar diseases Variety survival height Lodging‡ Septoria leaf blotch§ % in 0-9 % canopy AgriPro COKER Beretta 67 36 1.5 43 AgriPro COKER Branson 71 37 2.2 12 AgriPro COKER B030543 56 38 2.0 11 AgriPro COKER Cooper 74 41 1.4 12 AgriPro COKER W1377 73 40 1.6 21 AGS 2026 80 36 2.0 15 AGS 2050 80 39 2.2 18 Armor 360Z 77 39 0.6 41 Armor ARX 840 79 39 1.6 36 Armor ARX 6202 71 39 0.8 21 Armor Gold 65 39 0.5 26 Armor Renegade 72 40 0.9 10 Bess 79 40 2.5 18 COKER 9553 69 38 3.0 17 Delta Grow 1600 76 41 2.3 34 Delta Grow 4500 72 42 2.5 34 Delta Grow 5200 74 41 1.9 33 Delta King DK 9108 76 40 2.2 14 Delta King DK 9577 75 38 1.2 30 Dixie 427 81 38 2.6 30 Dixie 454 80 37 0.7 8 Dixie 907 70 42 2.0 33 Dixie 940 68 42 2.2 18 Dyna-Gro DG404 59 41 2.7 27 Dyna-Gro DG408 69 42 2.7 29 Dyna-Gro DG9922 74 42 0.6 14 EXCEL 163 75 39 3.1 20 EXCEL 170 67 40 2.7 21 EXCEL 173 68 42 2.6 23 EXCEL 180 69 40 3.5 37 EXCEL 209 74 39 3.7 35 EXCEL 343 73 39 2.3 21 EXCEL 357 74 39 1.2 19 EXCEL 367 76 40 1.5 22 EXCEL 400-1 69 43 2.3 31 EXCEL 410 TW 67 42 2.5 31 GA 991209-6E33 68 39 1.7 10 GA 991336-6E9 69 40 1.8 10 Lewis 835 78 40 3.6 30 Merl 70 37 0.5 26 MFA 2525 76 43 2.1 14 MFA 2609 75 43 2.3 35 Milton (MO 011126) 83 40 2.3 11 Pioneer ® Variety 25R56 84 37 1.7 20 Pioneer ® Variety 25R62 75 38 1.4 16 Pioneer ® Variety 25R78 69 38 1.9 14 Progeny 117 73 41 2.8 23 Progeny 119 75 39 0.5 25 Progeny 130 79 40 3.7 40 Progeny 136 76 41 1.7 30 Progeny 166 76 42 2.3 31 Progeny 185 70 38 2.0 20 Roane 72 37 2.0 13 Truman 72 44 0.8 17 USG 3209 76 36 3.0 15 VA 04W-90 66 40 1.9 11 Average 72.9 39.6 2.0 22.8 LSD (0.05) 9.2 1.7 0.7 9.7 CV% 9.4 3.3 24.9 32.4 ** Indicates the variety with the highest yield or test weight in the respective column. * Indicates varieties that do not differ significantly in yield or test weight from the best variety based on Fisher’s protected LSD (P=0.05). † Yields are based on a 60 pound standard bushel weight, adjusted to 13.0 percent moisture content of the grain. ‡ Lodging rated on a 0 to 9 scale where 0 = no lodging and 9 = plants in the plot are completely flat. § Foliar diseases, primarily Septoria leaf blotch, rated as the percentage of the plot canopy showing symptoms of disease. ¶ Means were not significantly different at P=0.05.