WHEAT PERFORMANCE IN ILLINOIS TRIALS

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1 WHEAT PERFORMANCE IN ILLINOIS TRIALS Crop Sciences Special Report Department of Crop Sciences University of Illinois July 2009

2 WHEAT PERFORMANCE IN ILLINOIS TRIALS Crop Sciences Special Report , July 2009 Emerson D. Nafziger, Darin K. Joos, Ralph W. Esgar, and Brian R. Henry Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana The 2009 wheat season in Illinois will go down in the books as a rather average one, with the July yield estimate from NASS at 59 bushels per acre. Yields in northern Illinois averaged about 70, while in central Illinois yields ranged widely, from only 46 in the west to 83 in the east. Yields were consistent across southern Illinois, averaging in the mid- to upper 50s among the four southern crop reporting districts. The low yields in western Illinois were somewhat surprising, but acreage was down by nearly half there, and it s likely that much of the problem was related to late planting and planting into wet soils. The response of wheat to late planting varies a lot among years, and the penalty in was larger than it is in many years. Planting into wet soils didn t help. The winter and early spring conditions were not too stressful, though late-planted wheat needed more recovery time and tillering than the spring provided. Wet weather in the spring contributed to N loss and to problems with disease, especially Fusarium head blight, or scab. With constant rainfall during the flowering period, application of fungicides for scab control was either not feasible or was not particularly effective. Many fields showed high levels of head blight early, and in many of those fields, kernels were very light, and many such kernels were likely blown out of the combine. This helped to improve quality, but couldn t cure all problems. At least some of the low test weight came, as it often does, from the crop s having gotten rainfall after maturity, with kernels swelling as they took on moisture and then drying again, but with lower density. It was not as wet when the wheat flowered and matured in central and northern Illinois, so quality there was much better. The story in southern Illinois was more focused on grain quality than on yields, though these were related. Yields were not particularly high in many fields, but they were better than in some poor wheat years in the past. Test weights were as low as we have seen, and dockage due to low test weights was common. Some elevators tested for vomitoxin (DON) that is produced in grain by Fusarium, and docked according to DON level. The wheat variety trial at Brownstown was one of the casualties of the wet weather in spring This trial was in a field with some drainage problems, and while yields were not terrible, there was a great deal of variability in the study that was not related to variety. So while we report the Brownstown results as a single location here, we did not include these results in the southern regional average. Because some varieties in such cases are lucky and some are unlucky it pays to look at other locations in addition to this one when choosing varieties. Plots in these trials were seeded at the rate of 36 seeds per square foot, and consisted of six, 7.5-inch rows trimmed to about 17 feet long before harvest. There were three replications. Yields were corrected to 13.5% moisture. The final table of the report includes Fusarium head scab ratings from Dr. Fred Kolb s misted, inoculated scab trial at Urbana. Seed companies were allowed to include entries treated with seed-applied insecticide (Gaucho or Cruiser), with the insecticide identified in the name. We also treated seed of several varieties with insecticide at each location as a test of yield response to this input. Location Cooperators Soil type Planted N fertilizer Harvest Dixon Springs Steve Ebelhar Grantsburg Oct Fall June 23 Carl Hart, Jr. silt loam 125 Spring Belleville Ron Krausz Ebbert Oct Fall June 23 silt loam 80 Spring Brownstown Lindell Deal Cisne Oct Fall June 24 silt loam 70 Spring Orr Center Mike Vose Clarksdale Oct Fall June 30 silt loam 60 Spring Urbana Bob Dunker Flanagan Oct Fall June 27 Mike Kleiss silt loam 40 Spring DeKalb Lyle Paul Drummer Oct Fall July 14 Dave Lindgren silty clay loam 40 Spring Participating companies are listed on Page 2, regional data in Tables 1 and 2, individual location data in Tables 3-8, wheat variety characteristics in Table 9, and the Fusarium head scab ratings in Table 10.

3 Participating Companies We thank these companies for their support of this program in Agrinetics, Inc. GROWMARK, Inc. Miller Bros. Farm & Fertilizer 1764 Windward Ave 1701 Towanda Ave Niemansville Trail Naperville, IL Bloomington, IL Walshville, IL (630) (309) (217) AgriPro Seeds Haas Seed House MWS Seeds, LLC 520 E 1050 S 305 N. Broadway 2737 N 700 E Rd Brookston, IN Albers, IL Ashkum, IL (765) (618) (815) Beck s Hybrids Hartke Seed Farms Pioneer Hi-Bred International 6767 E 276 th St Sunset Rd 421 Detroit Drive Atlanta, IN Litchfield, IL Bloomington, IL (317) (217) (309) BioTown Seeds Hoffman Seed House Pro Seed Genetics 373N Diener Rd PO Box 66, 200 E 4 th St N 4297 Cty Hwy E Reynolds, IN Hoffman, IL Kewaunee, WI (219) (618) (920) Coops Creek Acres, Inc. Kaltenberg Seed Steyer Seeds Chesterfield Rd P O Box 278, 5506 St Rd N Co Rd 33 Shipman, IL Waunakee, WI Tiffin, OH (618) (608) (800) Crop Production Services Kitchen Seed Company Synergy Seeds, Inc. PO Box 1467 PO Box 286 P O Box 508 Galesburg, IL Arthur, IL Herscher, IL (309) (217) (815) DeRaedt Seed Corp. Lewis Hybrids, Inc Virginia Tech 10 N 971 Tower Road 530 West Maple Ave Menokin Rd Hampshire, IL Ursa, IL Warsaw, VA (847) (800) (804) Green Valley Seed Miles Seed Wilken Seed Grains, Inc. P O Box 35 PO Box P O Box 770 Kahoka, MO Owensboro, KY Pontiac, IL (660) (270) (815)

4 Table 1. Southern Illinois regional wheat variety trial results, 2009 Regional Average Dixon Springs Belleville Company Variety Yield Yield Rank Test wt. Yield Test wt. Yield Test wt. bu/ac 1 to 64 lb/bu bu/ac lb/bu bu/ac lb/bu AgriPro BRANSON AgriPro W AgriPro W Beck's Hybrids Beck Beck's Hybrids Beck Beck's Hybrids Beck Beck's Hybrids Beck 766 Cruiser Beck's Hybrids Beck Beck's Hybrids Beck 817 Cruiser Beck's Hybrids Beck Beck's Hybrids Beck 857 Cruiser BioTown Seeds Diener BioTown Seeds Diener XW BioTown Seeds Diener XW Coops Creek Acres EXCEL Coops Creek Acres EXCEL 170 Macho Coops Creek Acres EXCEL Coops Creek Acres EXCEL 209 Macho Crop Production Services Crop Production Services DG Crop Production Services Shirley Crop Production Services V Crop Production Services V Crop Production Services V GROWMARK FS GROWMARK FS GROWMARK FS GROWMARK FS GROWMARK FS Haas Seed House EXCEL Haas Seed House EXCEL 343 Cruiser Hoffman Seed House EXCEL Hoffman Seed House EXCEL 180 Cruiser Hoffman Seed House EXCEL 180 Macho Hoffman Seed House EXCEL Hoffman Seed House EXCEL 286 Macho Hoffman Seed House EXCEL Hoffman Seed House EXCEL 367 Cruiser Hoffman Seed House EXCEL 367 Macho Kitchen Seed Company KSC 407W Kitchen Seed Company KSC 408W Kitchen Seed Company KSC 409W Lewis Hybrids Lewis Lewis Hybrids Lewis Miles Seed Anna Miles Seed Dinah Miles Seed Lois Miller Bros Farm & Fert EXCEL Miller Bros Farm & Fert EXCEL 173 Cruiser Miller Bros Farm & Fert EXCEL 173 Macho MWS Seeds LLC MWS MWS Seeds LLC MWS Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc. Pioneer 25R Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc. Pioneer 25R Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc. Pioneer 25R Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc. Pioneer 25R Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc. Pioneer 25R Public Kaskaskia Steyer Seeds Geary Steyer Seeds Jordan Virginia Tech Jamestown Virginia Tech Merl Virginia Tech Roane Virginia Tech VA04W Trial Mean LSD, 10% CV, % Averaged over ten varieties in the Southern Region, seed treatment insecticide increased yield by 3.7 bushels/acre.

5 Table 2. Northern Illinois regional wheat variety trial results, 2009 Regional Average Perry Urbana DeKalb Company Variety Yield Yield Rank Test wt. Yield Yield Yield bu/ac 1 to 70 lb/bu bu/ac bu/ac bu/ac Agrinetics EXCEL Agrinetics EXCEL 180 Macho Agrinetics EXCEL Agrinetics EXCEL 234 Macho Agrinetics EXCEL AgriPro BRANSON AgriPro W AgriPro W AgriPro W Beck's Hybrids Beck Beck's Hybrids Beck Beck's Hybrids Beck BioTown Seeds Diener BioTown Seeds Diener XW BioTown Seeds Diener XW Crop Production Services Crop Production Services DG Crop Production Services Shirley Crop Production Services V Crop Production Services V Crop Production Services V DeRaedt Seed DeRaedt DeRaedt Seed DeRaedt Green Valley Seed Willcross Green Valley Seed Willcross GROWMARK FS GROWMARK FS GROWMARK FS GROWMARK FS GROWMARK FS Hartke Seed Farm EXCEL 351 TW Hartke Seed Farm EXCEL 351 TW Macho Kaltenberg Seeds KW Kaltenberg Seeds KW Kaltenberg Seeds KW Kaltenberg Seeds KW Kitchen Seed Company KSC 407W Kitchen Seed Company KSC 408W Kitchen Seed Company KSC 409W Lewis Hybrids Lewis Lewis Hybrids Lewis Lewis Hybrids Lewis MWS Seeds LLC MWS MWS Seeds LLC MWS Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc. Pioneer 25R Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc. Pioneer 25R Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc. Pioneer 25R Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc. Pioneer 25R Pro Seed Genetics PRO Pro Seed Genetics PRO Public Kaskaskia Steyer Seeds Fatzinger Synergy Seeds EXCEL Synergy Seeds EXCEL 307 Macho Synergy Seeds EXCEL Synergy Seeds EXCEL 341 Macho Synergy Seeds EXCEL Synergy Seeds EXCEL 399 Macho Synergy Seeds EXCEL 442 Macho Virginia Tech Merl Virginia Tech Roane Virginia Tech VA04W Wilken Seed Grains Wilken W Wilken Seed Grains Wilken W Wilken Seed Grains Wilken W Wilken Seed Grains Wilken W Wilken Seed Grains Wilken W Wilken Seed Grains Wilken W Wilken Seed Grains Wilken W Wilken Seed Grains Wilken W Trial Mean LSD, 10% CV, % Averaged over seven varieties in the Northern Region, seed treatment insecticide (macho) increased yield by 3.6 bushels/acre.

6 Table 3. Results of the 2009 wheat variety trial at Dixon Springs, in far southeastern Illinois. Yield 2-yr avg 3-yr avg Company Variety Yield Rank Test wt. Height ,08,09 bu/ac 1 to 64 lb/bu in. bu/ac bu/ac AgriPro BRANSON AgriPro W AgriPro W Beck's Hybrids Beck Beck's Hybrids Beck Beck's Hybrids Beck Beck's Hybrids Beck 766 Cruiser Beck's Hybrids Beck Beck's Hybrids Beck 817 Cruiser Beck's Hybrids Beck Beck's Hybrids Beck 857 Cruiser BioTown Seeds Diener BioTown Seeds Diener XW BioTown Seeds Diener XW Coops Creek Acres EXCEL Coops Creek Acres EXCEL 170 Macho Coops Creek Acres EXCEL Coops Creek Acres EXCEL 209 Macho Crop Production Services Crop Production Services DG Crop Production Services Shirley Crop Production Services V Crop Production Services V Crop Production Services V GROWMARK FS GROWMARK FS GROWMARK FS GROWMARK FS GROWMARK FS Haas Seed House EXCEL Haas Seed House EXCEL 343 Cruiser Hoffman Seed House EXCEL Hoffman Seed House EXCEL 180 Cruiser Hoffman Seed House EXCEL 180 Macho Hoffman Seed House EXCEL Hoffman Seed House EXCEL 286 Macho Hoffman Seed House EXCEL Hoffman Seed House EXCEL 367 Cruiser Hoffman Seed House EXCEL 367 Macho Kitchen Seed Company KSC 407W Kitchen Seed Company KSC 408W Kitchen Seed Company KSC 409W Lewis Hybrids Lewis Lewis Hybrids Lewis Miles Seed Anna Miles Seed Dinah Miles Seed Lois Miller Bros Farm & Fert EXCEL Miller Bros Farm & Fert EXCEL 173 Cruiser Miller Bros Farm & Fert EXCEL 173 Macho MWS Seeds LLC MWS MWS Seeds LLC MWS Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc. Pioneer 25R Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc. Pioneer 25R Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc. Pioneer 25R Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc. Pioneer 25R Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc. Pioneer 25R Public Kaskaskia Steyer Seeds Geary Steyer Seeds Jordan Virginia Tech Jamestown Virginia Tech Merl Virginia Tech Roane Virginia Tech VA04W Trial Mean LSD, 10% CV, % Averaged over ten entries compared at this location, seed treatment insecticide increased yield by 1.7 bushels/acre.

7 Table 4. Results of the 2009 wheat variety trial at Belleville, in southwestern Illinois. Yield 2-yr avg 3-yr avg Company Variety Yield Rank Test wt. Height bu/ac 1 to 64 lb/bu in. bu/ac bu/ac AgriPro BRANSON AgriPro W AgriPro W Beck's Hybrids Beck Beck's Hybrids Beck Beck's Hybrids Beck Beck's Hybrids Beck 766 Cruiser Beck's Hybrids Beck Beck's Hybrids Beck 817 Cruiser Beck's Hybrids Beck Beck's Hybrids Beck 857 Cruiser BioTown Seeds Diener BioTown Seeds Diener XW BioTown Seeds Diener XW Coops Creek Acres EXCEL Coops Creek Acres EXCEL 170 Macho Coops Creek Acres EXCEL Coops Creek Acres EXCEL 209 Macho Crop Production Services Crop Production Services DG Crop Production Services Shirley Crop Production Services V Crop Production Services V Crop Production Services V GROWMARK FS GROWMARK FS GROWMARK FS GROWMARK FS GROWMARK FS Haas Seed House EXCEL Haas Seed House EXCEL 343 Cruiser Hoffman Seed House EXCEL Hoffman Seed House EXCEL 180 Cruiser Hoffman Seed House EXCEL 180 Macho Hoffman Seed House EXCEL Hoffman Seed House EXCEL 286 Macho Hoffman Seed House EXCEL Hoffman Seed House EXCEL 367 Cruiser Hoffman Seed House EXCEL 367 Macho Kitchen Seed Company KSC 407W Kitchen Seed Company KSC 408W Kitchen Seed Company KSC 409W Lewis Hybrids Lewis Lewis Hybrids Lewis Miles Seed Anna Miles Seed Dinah Miles Seed Lois Miller Bros Farm & Fert EXCEL Miller Bros Farm & Fert EXCEL 173 Cruiser Miller Bros Farm & Fert EXCEL 173 Macho MWS Seeds LLC MWS MWS Seeds LLC MWS Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc. Pioneer 25R Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc. Pioneer 25R Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc. Pioneer 25R Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc. Pioneer 25R Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc. Pioneer 25R Public Kaskaskia Steyer Seeds Geary Steyer Seeds Jordan Virginia Tech Jamestown Virginia Tech Merl Virginia Tech Roane Virginia Tech VA04W Trial Mean LSD, 10% CV, % Averaged over ten entries compared at this location, seed treatment insecticide increased yield by 5.6 bushels/acre.

8 Table 5. Results of the 2009 wheat variety trial at Brownstown, in south central Illinois. Due to water damage problems we are not including these results in the southern regional average. Variability was high and the yields relatively low for this location, so results should be used with caution. Yield 2-yr avg 3-yr avg Company Variety Yield Rank Test wt. Height bu/ac 1 to 64 lb/bu in. bu/ac bu/ac AgriPro BRANSON AgriPro W AgriPro W Beck's Hybrids Beck Beck's Hybrids Beck Beck's Hybrids Beck Beck's Hybrids Beck 766 Cruiser Beck's Hybrids Beck Beck's Hybrids Beck 817 Cruiser Beck's Hybrids Beck Beck's Hybrids Beck 857 Cruiser BioTown Seeds Diener BioTown Seeds Diener XW BioTown Seeds Diener XW Coops Creek Acres EXCEL Coops Creek Acres EXCEL 170 Macho Coops Creek Acres EXCEL Coops Creek Acres EXCEL 209 Macho Crop Production Services Crop Production Services DG Crop Production Services Shirley Crop Production Services V Crop Production Services V Crop Production Services V GROWMARK FS GROWMARK FS GROWMARK FS GROWMARK FS GROWMARK FS Haas Seed House EXCEL Haas Seed House EXCEL 343 Cruiser Hoffman Seed House EXCEL Hoffman Seed House EXCEL 180 Cruiser Hoffman Seed House EXCEL 180 Macho Hoffman Seed House EXCEL Hoffman Seed House EXCEL 286 Macho Hoffman Seed House EXCEL Hoffman Seed House EXCEL 367 Cruiser Hoffman Seed House EXCEL 367 Macho Kitchen Seed Company KSC 407W Kitchen Seed Company KSC 408W Kitchen Seed Company KSC 409W Lewis Hybrids Lewis Lewis Hybrids Lewis Miles Seed Anna Miles Seed Dinah Miles Seed Lois Miller Bros Farm & Fert EXCEL Miller Bros Farm & Fert EXCEL 173 Cruiser Miller Bros Farm & Fert EXCEL 173 Macho MWS Seeds LLC MWS MWS Seeds LLC MWS Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc. Pioneer 25R Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc. Pioneer 25R Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc. Pioneer 25R Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc. Pioneer 25R Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc. Pioneer 25R Public Kaskaskia Steyer Seeds Geary Steyer Seeds Jordan Virginia Tech Jamestown Virginia Tech Merl Virginia Tech Roane Virginia Tech VA04W Trial Mean LSD, 10% CV, % Averaged over ten entries compared at this location, seed treatment insecticide increased yield by 3.7 bushels/acre.

9 Table 6. Results of the 2009 wheat variety trial at Perry, in western Illinois. Yield 2-yr avg 3-yr avg Company Variety Yield Rank Test wt. Height bu/ac 1 to 70 lb/bu in. bu/ac bu/ac Agrinetics EXCEL Agrinetics EXCEL 180 Macho Agrinetics EXCEL Agrinetics EXCEL 234 Macho Agrinetics EXCEL AgriPro BRANSON AgriPro W AgriPro W AgriPro W Beck's Hybrids Beck Beck's Hybrids Beck Beck's Hybrids Beck BioTown Seeds Diener BioTown Seeds Diener XW BioTown Seeds Diener XW Crop Production Services Crop Production Services DG Crop Production Services Shirley Crop Production Services V Crop Production Services V Crop Production Services V DeRaedt Seed DeRaedt DeRaedt Seed DeRaedt Green Valley Seed Willcross Green Valley Seed Willcross GROWMARK FS GROWMARK FS GROWMARK FS GROWMARK FS GROWMARK FS Hartke Seed Farm EXCEL 351 TW Hartke Seed Farm EXCEL 351 TW Macho Kaltenberg Seeds KW Kaltenberg Seeds KW Kaltenberg Seeds KW Kaltenberg Seeds KW Kitchen Seed Company KSC 407W Kitchen Seed Company KSC 408W Kitchen Seed Company KSC 409W Lewis Hybrids Lewis Lewis Hybrids Lewis Lewis Hybrids Lewis MWS Seeds LLC MWS MWS Seeds LLC MWS Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc. Pioneer 25R Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc. Pioneer 25R Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc. Pioneer 25R Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc. Pioneer 25R Pro Seed Genetics PRO Pro Seed Genetics PRO Public Kaskaskia Steyer Seeds Fatzinger Synergy Seeds EXCEL Synergy Seeds EXCEL 307 Macho Synergy Seeds EXCEL Synergy Seeds EXCEL 341 Macho Synergy Seeds EXCEL Synergy Seeds EXCEL 399 Macho Synergy Seeds EXCEL 442 Macho Virginia Tech Merl Virginia Tech Roane Virginia Tech VA04W Wilken Seed Grains Wilken W Wilken Seed Grains Wilken W Wilken Seed Grains Wilken W Wilken Seed Grains Wilken W Wilken Seed Grains Wilken W Wilken Seed Grains Wilken W Wilken Seed Grains Wilken W Wilken Seed Grains Wilken W Trial Mean LSD, 10% CV, % Averaged over seven entries compared at Perry, seed treatment insecticide (Macho) increased yield by 2.5 bushels/acre.

10 Table 7. Results of the 2009 wheat variety trial at Urbana, in east central Illinois. Yield 2-yr avg 3-yr avg Company Variety Yield Rank Test wt. Height bu/ac 1 to 70 lb/bu in. bu/ac bu/ac Agrinetics EXCEL Agrinetics EXCEL 180 Macho Agrinetics EXCEL Agrinetics EXCEL 234 Macho Agrinetics EXCEL AgriPro BRANSON AgriPro W AgriPro W AgriPro W Beck's Hybrids Beck Beck's Hybrids Beck Beck's Hybrids Beck BioTown Seeds Diener BioTown Seeds Diener XW BioTown Seeds Diener XW Crop Production Services Crop Production Services DG Crop Production Services Shirley Crop Production Services V Crop Production Services V Crop Production Services V DeRaedt Seed DeRaedt DeRaedt Seed DeRaedt Green Valley Seed Willcross Green Valley Seed Willcross GROWMARK FS GROWMARK FS GROWMARK FS GROWMARK FS GROWMARK FS Hartke Seed Farm EXCEL 351 TW Hartke Seed Farm EXCEL 351 TW Macho Kaltenberg Seeds KW Kaltenberg Seeds KW Kaltenberg Seeds KW Kaltenberg Seeds KW Kitchen Seed Company KSC 407W Kitchen Seed Company KSC 408W Kitchen Seed Company KSC 409W Lewis Hybrids Lewis Lewis Hybrids Lewis Lewis Hybrids Lewis MWS Seeds LLC MWS MWS Seeds LLC MWS Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc. Pioneer 25R Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc. Pioneer 25R Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc. Pioneer 25R Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc. Pioneer 25R Pro Seed Genetics PRO Pro Seed Genetics PRO Public Kaskaskia Steyer Seeds Fatzinger Synergy Seeds EXCEL Synergy Seeds EXCEL 307 Macho Synergy Seeds EXCEL Synergy Seeds EXCEL 341 Macho Synergy Seeds EXCEL Synergy Seeds EXCEL 399 Macho Synergy Seeds EXCEL 442 Macho Virginia Tech Merl Virginia Tech Roane Virginia Tech VA04W Wilken Seed Grains Wilken W Wilken Seed Grains Wilken W Wilken Seed Grains Wilken W Wilken Seed Grains Wilken W Wilken Seed Grains Wilken W Wilken Seed Grains Wilken W Wilken Seed Grains Wilken W Wilken Seed Grains Wilken W Trial Mean LSD, 10% CV, % Averaged over seven entries compared at Urbana, seed treatment insecticide (Macho) increased yield by 5.9 bushels/acre.

11 Table 8. Results of the 2009 wheat variety trial at DeKalb, in north central Illinois. Yield 2-yr avg 3-yr avg Company Variety Yield Rank Test wt. Height 2007, ,07,09 bu/ac 1 to 70 lb/bu in. bu/ac bu/ac Agrinetics EXCEL Agrinetics EXCEL 180 Macho Agrinetics EXCEL Agrinetics EXCEL 234 Macho Agrinetics EXCEL AgriPro BRANSON AgriPro W AgriPro W AgriPro W Beck's Hybrids Beck Beck's Hybrids Beck Beck's Hybrids Beck BioTown Seeds Diener BioTown Seeds Diener XW BioTown Seeds Diener XW Crop Production Services Crop Production Services DG Crop Production Services Shirley Crop Production Services V Crop Production Services V Crop Production Services V DeRaedt Seed DeRaedt DeRaedt Seed DeRaedt Green Valley Seed Willcross Green Valley Seed Willcross GROWMARK FS GROWMARK FS GROWMARK FS GROWMARK FS GROWMARK FS Hartke Seed Farm EXCEL 351 TW Hartke Seed Farm EXCEL 351 TW Macho Kaltenberg Seeds KW Kaltenberg Seeds KW Kaltenberg Seeds KW Kaltenberg Seeds KW Kitchen Seed Company KSC 407W Kitchen Seed Company KSC 408W Kitchen Seed Company KSC 409W Lewis Hybrids Lewis Lewis Hybrids Lewis Lewis Hybrids Lewis MWS Seeds LLC MWS MWS Seeds LLC MWS Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc. Pioneer 25R Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc. Pioneer 25R Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc. Pioneer 25R Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc. Pioneer 25R Pro Seed Genetics PRO Pro Seed Genetics PRO Public Kaskaskia Steyer Seeds Fatzinger Synergy Seeds EXCEL Synergy Seeds EXCEL 307 Macho Synergy Seeds EXCEL Synergy Seeds EXCEL 341 Macho Synergy Seeds EXCEL Synergy Seeds EXCEL 399 Macho Synergy Seeds EXCEL 442 Macho Virginia Tech Merl Virginia Tech Roane Virginia Tech VA04W Wilken Seed Grains Wilken W Wilken Seed Grains Wilken W Wilken Seed Grains Wilken W Wilken Seed Grains Wilken W Wilken Seed Grains Wilken W Wilken Seed Grains Wilken W Wilken Seed Grains Wilken W Wilken Seed Grains Wilken W Trial Mean LSD, 10% CV, % Averaged over seven entries compared at DeKalb, seed treatment insecticide (Macho) increased yield by 2.5 bushels/acre.

12 Table 9. Agronomic characteristics of wheat varieties sold in Illinois. Descriptions of private varieties are provided by companies. See the bottom of the table (second page) for codes. Head Winter- Plant Stand- Hessian Leaf Sept- Origin Variety Type Maturity type hardiness height ability fly rust oria Agrinetics Inc EXCEL 180 V E S VG MT VG I R R EXCEL 234 V ME S E MS E I R R EXCEL 442 V M B E MT VG I R MR Agripro COKER Branson V ME S G M G MR MS MR W1104 V M S W1377 V ML S G M E MR MR MR W1566 V M S Beck's 113 V E S VG M E MR MR MR Hybrids 122 V ME S VG T VG MR MR MR 137 V ME S E M VG MR MR MR 164 V ML S E M E MR MR MR 766 V E T VG M VG MS R MR 817 V ME T VG S E MS I MR 857 V ME T E M E MS R MR BioTown Seeds Diener 496 V ME S E M VG MR I MR Diener XW 70 V ME S M R MR Diener XM 81 V E S E M E MR MR Coops Creek EXCEL 170 V E S E S E I R R Acres EXCEL 209 V E S E S E I R R Crop Production 9911 V ME T E M VG MR I Services 9922 V M B E M E MR MR DG404 V ME S E MT VG MR I DG408 V ME S E M VG MR MR Shirley V L T VG S E R MR V9710 V E S VG S E MR MR V9712 V M S E M G I MR V9723 V M S E MT VG MR MR V9812 V M S E M E MR I DeRaedt Seed 07 V ME T VG M VG S S MR 14 V ML S E MT VG MR MR Green Valley Seed Willcross 736 V ME S E M E I R MR Willcross 748 V ME S E T E I MR MR FS Seeds FS 610 V E S G MT VG S MR MR FS 618 V ME S G T VG S MR MR FS 628 V ME S E T E S MR MR FS 637 V ME S G M E MR MR MR FS 659 V ML S E MT G S MR MR Haas Seed House EXCEL 343 V M S E M E I MR MR Hartke Seed Farms EXCEL 351 V M S VG S VG I R MR Hoffman Seed EXCEL 180 V E S VG M VG I MR MR House EXCEL 286 V E S VG M E I R MR EXCEL 367 V M S E M E I R R Kaltenberg Seed KW62 V M S E MT E MR MR KW63 V E S E M E R MR KW70 V ML S E M E MR MR KW75 V M S E M VG R MR

13 Table 9, continued Head Winter- Plant Stand- Hessian Leaf Sept- Origin Variety Type Maturity type hardiness height ability fly rust oria Kitchen Seed KSC 407W V ME S E S E R MR R Company KSC 408W V ML B E S E MR R R KSC 409W V ME S VG S VG MR MR R Lewis Hybrids 830 V E S E T VG MS I I 835 V ME S VG M G MS S MR 841 V ME S E M E MS MR I Miles Seed Anna V E S E M E I I Dinah V M S E M VG R MR Lois V M S E M E I I Miller Bros. Farm & EXCEL 173 V E S VG M VG I MR MR Fertilizer MWS Seeds LLC MWS 135 V M S VG M E E I I MWS 225 V E S VG M E E I MR Pioneer Hi-Bred PIONEER 25R39 V E S VG M G S R MR Int'l, Inc. PIONEER 25R47 V M B E S VG S R MR PIONEER 25R54 V ME B G M VG MR I I PIONEER 25R56 V ME S E S G R MR MR PIONEER 25R62 V ME B VG S E S I I PIONEER 25R78 V ML B G S E MR R MS Public Kaskaskia V M B VG MT VG S MR MR Pro Seed PRO 200 V M S VG M VG R MR Genetics PRO 240 V M S G M VG MR MR Steyer Seeds Fatzinger V ML S E T E MR MR MR Geary V M S E M E MR MR MR Jordan V M S E M E MR MR MR Synergy Seeds EXCEL 307 V ME S E M E I R MR EXCEL 399 V M S E M E I R R EXCEL 341 V M S E M VG I MR R Virginia Tech Jamestown V E B G S VG R MR MS Merl V M S G M E S I MR Roane V ML S VG S VG MR MS MR VA 04W-90 V M S G M G MS I I Wilken Seed Wilken 103 V ME S E MT E M MR MR Grains, Inc. Wilken 106 V ME S VG M VG M MR MR Wilken 110 V ME S E M VG M MR MR Wilken 130 V ME S E M VG M MR MR Wilken 135 V M S E M VG M MR MR Wilken 137 V M S E M VG M MR MR Wilken 161 V ML B E M VG M MR MR Wilken 204 V ML S E M VG M MR MR Codes: Type: Maturity: V = variety; B = blend; H = hybrid E = 2 or more days earlier than average; ME = 1-2 days early; M = medium maturity, or about average of most varieties grown in Illinois; ML = 1-2 days later than M; L = 2 or more days later than M S = smooth (not bearded); T = tip-awned; B = awned (bearded) Head type: Winterhardiness and standability are rated fair (F), good (G), very good (VG) or excellent (E) Plant height: S = short; M = medium; T = tall Hessian fly and disease reactions: S = susceptible; R = resistant; I = intermediate; MS = moderately susceptible; MR = Moderately resistant

14 Table Fusarium head scab evaluation of variety test entries at Urbana. Varieties with greater head scab resistance have lower rating or index numbers Company Entry Name Incidence Severity Kernel Rating FHB Index ISK Index Incidence Severity Kernel Rating FHB Index ISK Index Winter Survival DON (%) (%) (%) FDK(0-100)(0-100) (%) (%) (%) FDK(0-100)(0-100) (%) (ppm) AgriPro COKER Branson AgriPro COKER M B AgriPro COKER M AgriPro COKER W Beck's Hybrids Beck Beck's Hybrids Beck Beck's Hybrids Beck Diener Seeds, Inc. Diener Diener Seeds, Inc. Diener XW Diener Seeds, Inc. Diener XW Excel Brand Seed Excel Excel Brand Seed Excel Excel Brand Seed Excel Excel Brand Seed Excel Excel Brand Seed Excel Excel Brand Seed Excel Excel Brand Seed Excel Excel Brand Seed Excel Excel Brand Seed Excel Excel Brand Seed Excel 351 TW Excel Brand Seed Excel Excel Brand Seed Excel Excel Brand Seed Excel GROWMARK FS GROWMARK FS GROWMARK FS GROWMARK FS GROWMARK W Kaltenberg Seeds KW Kaltenberg Seeds KW Kaltenberg Seeds KW Kaltenberg Seeds KW Kitchen Seed Co. KSC 407W Kitchen Seed Co. KSC 409W Lewis Hybrids Lewis Lewis Hybrids Lewis Lewis Hybrids Lewis Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l Pio 25R Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l Pio 25R Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l Pio 25R Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l Pio 25R Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l Pio 25R Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l Pio 25R Pro Seed Genetics PRO Pro Seed Genetics PRO Public Kaskaskia University of Illinois Virginia Tech Jamestown Virginia Tech Roane Wilkin Seed Grains Wilken W Wilkin Seed Grains Wilken W Wilkin Seed Grains Wilken W Wilkin Seed Grains Wilken W Wilkin Seed Grains Wilken W Wilkin Seed Grains Wilken W Wilkin Seed Grains Wilken W Wilkin Seed Grains Wilken W Test Average LSD (0.05) Data are from Dr. Fred Kolb's wheat breeding program, and include some of the varieties entered into the wheat variety trial. The test nursery was inoculated and mist irrigated. Three replications were evaluated. Incidence = the percent of heads in a row with symptoms. Kernel rating = the percent of shriveled seed. Varieties with greater resistance have lower numbers.