Planting and harvesting operations by university personnel were timed to approximately coincide with corresponding cooperator operations. Each entry at each location was measured for grain yield, test weight, plant height, heading date, and where present, lodging. Test weight is reported in pounds per standard bushel and plant height is reported in inches from the soil surface to the tip of the heads, awns excluded. Heading date is reported as days from January 1 that 50 percent of the heads emerged from the boot and lodging is reported as the percent of the plot area that was not standing straight prior to harvest. Spring stand is a visual rating of the total established stand on a 1-9 scale with 1 the poorest and 9 being the best.
Emergence is a visual rating of speed of emergence prior to full stand establishment.
This was taken at selected locations where dry soil was a factor in emergence. Due to the time necessary to complete milling and baking evaluations, these test results are not available for the 2000 harvest. Data is given for these characteristics from the 1999 harvest. This statistic is given at the 10 percent error level and is an aid in comparing varieties. If the measured values of any two varieties within a table differ by the LSD value or more, they may be considered different with a confidence level of 90 percent.