Table 5. Performance of soft red winter wheats tested across Missouri locations during 2009. Grain yield† Test Winter Variety 2009 2008-09 2007-09 weight survival ----------bu/acre----------- -lb/bu- %   AgriPro COKER Beretta 50.3 55.3 53.1 52.0 54 AgriPro COKER Branson 55.0 57.9 54.3* 53.7 55 AgriPro COKER B030543 55.7 56.7 57 AgriPro COKER Cooper 49.1 57.0 52.1 54.3 60 AgriPro COKER W1377 54.3 57.0 55.3* 56.4 56 AGS 2026 43.5 47.4 52.1 57 AGS 2050 50.2 56.0 50.1 55.4 59 Armor 360Z 50.9 52.9 60 Armor ARX 840 51.4 50.6 64 Armor ARX 6202 47.8 55.7 58 Armor Gold 46.3 54.0 64 Armor Renegade 56.5 55.2 56 Bess 59.4 59.9* 52.7 55.6 63 COKER 9553 51.7 55.3 49.1 54.9 58 Delta Grow 1600 56.1 57.7 51.4 54.3 56 Delta Grow 4500 54.1 54.5 59 Delta Grow 5200 52.5 56.4 50.7 54.7 53 Delta King DK 9108 46.9 53.3 57 Delta King DK 9577 46.3 53.4 47.4 54.0 56 Dixie 427 49.8 51.7 64 Dixie 454 58.3 59.9* 56.7 57 Dixie 907 55.5 54.4 61 Dixie 940 54.8 54.6 53.6 55 Dyna-Gro DG404 55.7 53.5 58 Dyna-Gro DG408 57.6 54.9 64 Dyna-Gro DG9922 57.6 54.8 59 EXCEL 163 55.4 56.6 61 EXCEL 170 63.3* 56.3 63 EXCEL 173 62.1* 63.6* 54.9* 55.8 65 EXCEL 180 64.3** 57.2* 64 EXCEL 209 55.6 54.3 60 EXCEL 343 61.1 54.1 58 EXCEL 357 62.9* 63.0* 56.5 68 EXCEL 367 57.9 55.7 61 EXCEL 400-1 61.4* 64.2** 55.1* 54.9 61 EXCEL 410 TW 59.9 62.9* 57.0* 55.0 65 GA 991209-6E33 54.7 54.9 63 GA 991336-6E9 50.3 53.2 61 Lewis 835 57.8 57.1* 60 Merl 47.5 55.0 57 MFA 2525 63.4* 55.6 59 MFA 2609 60.6 63.6* 54.6 57 Milton (MO 011126) 58.2 61.1* 55.7* 55.7 60 Pioneer ® Variety 25R56 57.0 59.1 57.3** 52.9 59 Pioneer ® Variety 25R62 58.1 62.5* 51.8 57 Pioneer ® Variety 25R78 61.1 55.1 58 Progeny 117 60.8 55.9 63 Progeny 119 57.3 56.1 66 Progeny 130 57.6 56.9* 60 Progeny 136 51.4 50.5 61 Progeny 166 53.5 56.8 50.1 54.7 59 Progeny 185 55.3 59.8 53.8* 54.3 57 Roane 54.3 56.8 52.6 57.4** 56 Truman 54.6 55.9 53.1 55.9 60 USG 3209 53.6 57.0 47.2 53.9 57 VA 04W-90 55.8 55.4 62 Average 55.3 58.2 52.6 54.7 59.6 LSD (0.05) 3.1 4.3 4.1 0.6 4.0 CV% 10.6 9.9 12.9 2.0 12.9 Locations 7 14 21 7 7   Plant Fusarium Heading date Variety height Lodging‡ head blight§ Julian Calendar in 0-9 % of florets AgriPro COKER Beretta 33 1.6 5 127 May 07 AgriPro COKER Branson 33 1.9 11 124 May 04 AgriPro COKER B030543 33 1.9 6 126 May 06 AgriPro COKER Cooper 36 0.8 11 124 May 04 AgriPro COKER W1377 35 1.9 4 126 May 06 AGS 2026 31 1.2 22 124 May 04 AGS 2050 33 2.1 6 124 May 04 Armor 360Z 35 1.1 12 126 May 06 Armor ARX 840 34 1.3 16 124 May 04 Armor ARX 6202 35 0.8 5 128 May 08 Armor Gold 35 0.9 11 124 May 04 Armor Renegade 35 0.8 6 125 May 05 Bess 35 2.4 3 126 May 06 COKER 9553 34 2.0 13 124 May 04 Delta Grow 1600 36 2.2 4 126 May 06 Delta Grow 4500 37 2.3 6 126 May 06 Delta Grow 5200 36 2.0 4 127 May 07 Delta King DK 9108 36 2.0 9 125 May 05 Delta King DK 9577 34 1.1 13 125 May 05 Dixie 427 33 2.4 17 125 May 05 Dixie 454 34 1.3 4 125 May 05 Dixie 907 36 2.3 3 126 May 06 Dixie 940 36 2.0 8 125 May 05 Dyna-Gro DG404 36 2.0 8 125 May 05 Dyna-Gro DG408 36 2.5 5 126 May 06 Dyna-Gro DG9922 35 0.9 7 125 May 05 EXCEL 163 33 3.1 4 122 May 02 EXCEL 170 34 1.9 3 124 May 04 EXCEL 173 36 3.2 5 124 May 04 EXCEL 180 34 3.7 2 123 May 03 EXCEL 209 34 2.9 4 124 May 04 EXCEL 343 34 1.7 2 126 May 06 EXCEL 357 36 1.3 3 126 May 06 EXCEL 367 35 1.4 4 127 May 07 EXCEL 400-1 37 2.3 5 126 May 06 EXCEL 410 TW 36 2.5 4 126 May 06 GA 991209-6E33 35 1.4 15 122 May 02 GA 991336-6E9 34 1.2 16 124 May 04 Lewis 835 34 3.4 3 124 May 04 Merl 33 0.8 18 125 May 05 MFA 2525 38 2.4 4 127 May 07 MFA 2609 37 2.2 3 126 May 06 Milton (MO 011126) 35 1.5 8 126 May 06 Pioneer ® Variety 25R56 33 1.3 4 125 May 05 Pioneer ® Variety 25R62 33 1.2 3 125 May 05 Pioneer ® Variety 25R78 34 1.0 12 124 May 04 Progeny 117 35 2.9 5 124 May 04 Progeny 119 35 1.0 3 126 May 06 Progeny 130 35 3.6 3 124 May 04 Progeny 136 35 1.4 14 124 May 04 Progeny 166 36 2.2 6 125 May 05 Progeny 185 34 1.6 6 124 May 04 Roane 32 1.6 2 126 May 06 Truman 38 1.4 0 132 May 12 USG 3209 32 2.3 8 125 May 05 VA 04W-90 34 1.2 5 125 May 05 Average 34.7 1.8 7.1 125.2 May 05 LSD (0.05) 0.9 0.3 2.0 0.6 CV% 4.9 34.9 45.3 0.6 Locations 7 7 5 3 ** 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. § Fusarium head blight (FHB; scab) rated as percentage of the florets in the plots showing visible symptoms of disease. Data were taken at approximately 21 days post flowering of the average flowering date for the location. Symptoms progressed following this rating and resulted in more losses in some varieties than indicated by these data.