KANSAS

AGRICULTURAL

STATISTICS SERVICE

Fact Finders

For Agriculture

WHEAT

VARIETY

Kansas Department of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

PO Box 3534

Topeka, Kansas 66601-3534

Phone: 785-233-2230

Released: February 1, 2006

Jagalene Captures Number One

Jagalene became the leading variety of wheat

seeded in Kansas for the 2006 crop. Jagger had

held this position since 1998. Accounting for

27.2 percent of the State’s wheat, Jagalene

increased 6 points from a year ago and was the

most popular variety in five of the nine districts.

Jagger moved down to second place, with 19.7

percent of the acreage. Jagger decreased 8.5

points but ranked in the top five in eight of the

nine districts. Overley came in third with the

biggest increase from last year, up 13.1 points.

The KSU-maintained variety 2137 moved down

to fourth place, with 3.1 percent of the acreage.

Back to the top ten is T81, after being out last

year, ranking fifth with 2.6 percent. TAM 111,

new to the top ten, tied for sixth place with TAM

110 at 2.2 percent. Cutter moved up to eighth

place with 1.6 percent of the acreage. The

OSU-maintained variety 2174 moved down to

ninth place with 1.2 percent of the State’s

acreage. Tied for tenth are Ike, Thunderbolt,

Karl and Karl 92, all with 1.1 percent. Acres

planted with blended varieties were not included

in the rankings by variety. Blends accounted for

10.0 percent of the State’s planted acres and

were used more extensively in the north central,

northeast, and central areas of the State. Out of

the total acres planted with blends, 61.3 percent

included Jagger in the blend, 46.3 percent had

2137 in the blend, and 42.2 included Jagalene.

Hard White varieties accounted for 1.7 percent

of the State’s acreage. Nu Hills was the leading

Hard White variety, accounting for 36 percent of

the State’s white wheat. The majority of the

white wheat was planted in the western third of

the State. This Wheat Variety project is funded

by the Kansas Wheat Commission.

Leading Wheat Varieties in Kansas, 2006 Crop

Percent of Seeded Acreage, By Districts

Jagalene

Jagger

TAM 111

Thunderbolt

NuHills

34.6

21.0

 5.6

 5.2

 2.8

Jagalene

Jagger

Overley

2137

Karl/Karl 92

18.0

16.9

 9.9

 7.2

 4.9

2137

2145

Jagalene

Overley

Karl/Karl 92

18.3

14.6

12.3

 7.5

 7.1

Jagalene

Jagger

T81

TAM 110

TAM 111

32.6

15.6

 9.8

 6.4

 5.3

Jagalene

Jagger

Overley

2137

Cutter

24.9

22.6

22.0

 4.9

 2.9

Jagger

Overley

2137

Jagalene

Dominator

19.6

18.9

15.1

10.5

 5.1

Jagalene

Jagger

TAM 110

T81

TAM 111

35.1

18.0

 9.9

 8.6

 6.2

Overley

Jagalene

Jagger

2174

Cutter

29.6

24.5

21.3

 2.9

 1.9

Overley

Jagger

2137

2174

Jagalene

23.8

16.7

13.5

10.2

 9.9

State

Top Ten Varieties

1. Jagalene 27.2 6. TAM 111, TAM 110 2.2

2. Jagger 19.7

3. Overley 15.3 8. Cutter 1.6

4. 2137 3.1 9. 2174 1.2

5. T81 2.6 10. Karl/Karl 92, Ike, Thunderbolt 1.1
Distribution of Kansas Winter Wheat Varieties, 2006 Crop

Variety

Agricultural Statistics Districts

NW W C SW NC C SC NE EC SE State

Percent of Seeded Acreage

Jagalene 34.6 32.6 35.1 18.0 24.9 24.5 12.3 10.5 9.9 27.2

Jagger 21.0 15.6 18.0 16.9 22.6 21.3 6.9 19.6 16.7 19.7

Overley 0.6 0.8 0.1 9.9 22.0 29.6 7.5 18.9 23.8 15.3

2137 2.1 3.5 1.4 7.2 4.9 1.2 18.3 15.1 13.5 3.1

T81 2.2 9.8 8.6 0.0 0.0 * * * * 2.6

TAM 110 0.1 6.4 9.9 0.0 * 0.0 * * * 2.2

TAM 111 5.6 5.3 6.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 * * * 2.2

Cutter 0.6 1.0 0.5 1.4 2.9 1.9 0.1 * * 1.6

2174 * 0.0 * 0.5 0.4 2.9 * 2.4 10.2 1.2

Ike 0.9 1.9 4.3 0.5 0.6 0.2 * * * 1.1

Karl/Karl 92 0.5 0.4 * 4.9 1.2 0.7 7.1 2.9 1.0 1.1

Thunderbolt 5.2 2.0 1.1 1.1 0.1 0.1 * * * 1.1

2145 * 0.1 * 1.5 2.1 0.4 14.6 2.2 2.2 0.8

Dominator 0.1 * * 2.5 2.7 0.2 1.4 5.1 * 0.8

Stanton 2.5 3.6 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 * * * 0.8

NuHills1/ 2.8 1.0 1.2 * 0.1 0.1 * * * 0.6

Coronado * 0.3 * * 0.1 1.1 0.2 * * 0.4

NuFrontier1/ 2.3 0.2 1.0 * * 0.0 * * * 0.4

TAM 107 0.7 1.4 0.9 0.0 0.0 * * * * 0.4

Trego1/ 0.6 1.7 0.7 * 0.2 * * * * 0.4

Onaga * * * 0.1 0.0 0.8 0.1 3.6 3.5 0.3

Vista 1.7 0.7 * 0.0 * * * * * 0.3

W esley 1.4 0.1 * 1.4 0.0 * 3.0 * * 0.3

2163 * * 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.2

Eagle 0.2 0.9 0.4 0.0 * * * * * 0.2

Larned 0.4 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 * * * 0.2

Protection * 0.3 * 0.3 0.5 0.1 * * 0.0 0.2

Santa Fe * * * 0.2 0.5 0.3 1.5 0.0 0.2 0.2

Scout/Scout 66 0.5 0.3 0.8 0.0 * 0.0 * * * 0.2

Blends 8.1 3.8 4.3 28.9 10.2 9.0 23.4 10.8 3.2 10.0

Other Hard W hite varieties 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.1 * 0.1 0.0 * 0.0 0.3

Other Hard Red Varieties 4.8 5.0 4.0 4.1 3.1 4.9 3.6 8.3 9.8 4.5

All Soft Red Varieties * * * 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.4 0.1

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

NOTE: * = Variety not reported in this district. 0=Less than .1 percent.

1/ Hard W hite W inter variety.
Distribution of Kansas Winter Wheat Varieties, 1997-2006

Variety

By Crop Year

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Percent of Seeded Acreage

Jagalene -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.0 21.2 27.2

Jagger 6.4 20.2 29.2 34.0 35.8 42.8 45.2 40.9 28.2 19.7

Overley -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.1 2.2 15.3

2137 1.0 13.5 22.0 23.1 22.3 15.5 13.3 8.6 5.7 3.1

T81 -- -- -- 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.6 1.8 1.6 2.6

TAM 110 -- -- 0.5 1.3 2.8 3.0 3.8 4.2 3.3 2.2

TAM 111 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.2 2.2

Cutter -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.7 1.7 1.6

2174 -- -- -- 1.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 2.8 3.0 1.2

Ike 10.5 7.0 5.5 4.1 3.6 2.6 2.1 2.0 1.4 1.1

Karl/Karl 92 22.1 10.8 5.9 3.5 3.3 3.6 3.2 2.3 1.5 1.1

Thunderbolt -- -- -- -- 0.2 0.6 0.8 1.4 1.7 1.1

2145 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1.5 2.2 0.8

Dominator -- 0.2 0.8 1.4 1.5 2.0 2.2 1.5 1.1 0.8

Stanton -- -- -- -- -- 0.1 0.6 1.4 1.4 0.8

NuHills1/ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.3 0.6

Coronado -- 0.8 1.3 1.0 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.4

NuFrontier1/ -- -- -- -- -- 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.4

TAM 107 17.0 12.6 8.3 6.3 5.3 2.9 2.3 1.3 1.0 0.4

Trego1/ -- -- -- -- 0.3 0.8 1.8 3.5 2.9 0.4

Onaga -- -- 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3

Vista 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3

W esley -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3

2163 15.4 10.4 3.4 2.3 2.0 1.3 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.2

Eagle 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 -- -- 0.2

Larned 3.6 2.4 1.9 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.2

Protection -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.2

Santa Fe -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.2

Scout/Scout 66 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2

Blends -- 2.6 6.1 7.5 7.0 11.5 12.8 15.2 11.3 10.0

Other Hard W hite Varieties -- -- -- 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.3

Other Hard Red Varieties 21.2 17.3 13.3 11.3 8.6 5.9 3.9 4.6 5.8 4.5

All Soft Red Varieties 2/ 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

NOTE: -- = Data not available for variety or blends, or acreage is included in Other Hard Varieties.

1/ Hard W hite W inter variety. 2/ 0 = less than .1 percent.
Kansas Department of Agriculture

Statistics Division

PO Box 3534

Topeka KS 66601-3534