This NebGuide provides brief descriptions of selected winter wheat varieties released since 1984. L.A. Nelson, Extension Agronomist R.H. Hammons, Associate Manager, Nebraska Crop Improvement Assn. The University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources conducts wheat variety trials in all parts of Nebraska.
Private companies enter their varieties or hybrids in the test voluntarily.
Public entries are chosen by the agronomy staff at the University. The current copy of the annual Extension Circular, Nebraska Fall-Sown Small Grain Variety Tests , includes detailed yield, bushel weight, other performance data, and period of years data. Nebraska Cooperative Extension and the University's Agricultural Research Division jointly publish these circulars which are available from Extension offices throughout the state. Table I in this NebGuide lists groupings of non-complementary varieties based on their parentage. This list includes proprietary varieties grown on significant acreage in Nebraska.