A summary of small grain variety trials conducted by the University of Arizona is available from your local Cooperative Extension office. The seed was planted with a cone planter in seven rows spaced 7 inches apart and about 20 ft long. The experimental design was a randomized complete block design with 4 replications and a variable number of entries depending on the crop and location. Growing conditions at each site are listed below. Kernel weight and HVAC were determined from 10 g of hand picked seed.
Anthesis is defined as when about half of the heads are flowering.
World Wide Wheat. The soil type was a Pima clay loam. The plots were harvested with a small plot combine on June 10, 1998. The soil type was a Casa Grande sandy loam. The field was in sudangrass the previous summer.