Winter Wheat Variety x Fungicide Trial
North Central Research Extension Center, Minot, ND. 2005
               
Kent McKay, Area Extension Specialist/Cropping Systems        
Lee Novak, Research Specialist            
Shanna Mazurek, Field Assistant            
Marcia McMullen, Extension Plant Pathologist, NDSU, Fargo, ND        
Joel Ransom, Extension Agronomist - Cereal Crops, NDSU, Fargo, ND      
Blake Vandervorst, Regional Agronomist, Ducks Unlimited, Bismarck, ND      
               
Winter Wheat Variety x Fungicide Results, Minot, ND. 2005
  Yield bu/A Test Weight lb/bu Leaf Rust on Flag % Leaf Spot on Flag%
Variety Untreated Headline* Untreated Headline* Untreated Headline* Untreated Headline*
Ransom 51.1 69.7 55.9 58.9 0.0 0.2 11.0 3.7
Jerry  55.5 71.8 57.0 59.1 1.0 0.3 12.1 3.5
CDC Falcon 48.5 66.6 54.3 59.1 3.8 0.2 37.1 6.2
Jagalene 35.3 62.5 51.0 58.7 36.8 1.6 43.2 7.5
Seward 46.0 66.0 57.4 59.5 8.5 0.4 11.5 4.2
Millennium 55.8 73.4 58.6 61.1 1.7 0.4 17.5 4.6
Wendy 27.8 47.6 56.5 61.2 8.9 0.2 50.5 5.9
Morgan 43.9 76.1 54.1 58.8 28.6 2.1 29.6 4.3
LSD (P=.05) 8.5 8.5 1.0 1.0 8.2 8.2 5.4 5.4
* Headline at 4 fl oz/A applied at the boot to 50% headed stage                 
 
  The CCSP Demo farm uses both winter and spring wheat as part of some rotations.  The benefits include breaking disease and weed cycles. Challenges are using up moisture in wet years.