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Title: Making better decisions: 2014 Colorado winter wheat variety performance trials

Author
item JOHNSON, JERRY - COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
item HALEY, SCOTT - COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
item BOSLEY, BRUCE - COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
item MEYER, RON - COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
item TRUJILLO, WILMA - COLORAD0 STATE UNIVERSITY
item HAIN, JIM - COLORAD0 STATE UNIVERSITY
item SAURE, SALLY - COLORAD0 STATE UNIVERSITY
item BARTOLO, MIKE - COLORAD0 STATE UNIVERSITY
item LARSON, KEVIN - COLORAD0 STATE UNIVERSITY
item VIGIL, MERLE
item STROMBERGER, JOHN - COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
item BYRNE, PATRIC - COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
item DAVIS, JESSICA - COLORAD0 STATE UNIVERSITY
item MANMATHAN, HARISH - COLORAD0 STATE UNIVERSITY
item PEAIRS, FRANK - COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
item JAHN, COURTNEY - COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
item COKRELL, DARREN - COLORAD0 STATE UNIVERSITY

Submitted to: Agronomy Technical Report
Publication Type: Experiment Station
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/1/2015
Publication Date: 6/5/2015
Citation: Johnson, J., Haley, S., Bosley, B., Meyer, R., Trujillo, W., Hain, J., Saure, S., Bartolo, M., Larson, K., Vigil, M.F., Stromberger, J., Byrne, P., Davis, J., Manmathan, H., Peairs, F., Jahn, C., Cokrell, D. 2015. Making Better Decisions: 2014 Colorado Winter Wheat Variety Performance trials. Agronomy Technical Report. 2015/1-59.

Interpretive Summary: Each year Colorado winter wheat farmers will purchase seed for planting in September. Because of differences in soils and climate from north to south in eastern Colorado, not all varieties will perform the same at each location in the state. The objective of this document is to provide a yield and performance summary for famers of several winter wheat cultivars that have been tested for multiple years at various locations from north to south in the state. Forty three cultivars are compared in 19 replicated experiments conducted in 10 different eastern Colorado counties. Specific cultivars are also compared and reported on for 6 specific trials at Haxtun (for irrigated wheat), and at Akron, Fort Collins, Julesburg, Walsh, Fort Collins (for dryland wheat), on the milling and baking quality of a select number of cultivars. Also, the document gives a detailed summary of select characteristics for several of the cultivars available for planting in this region. Finally the document has information on wheat insects and disease problems that are new to the region and makes recommendations regarding control options for pests.

Technical Abstract: Farmers need timely reports of varietal performance for making informed variety selection for their farms each year. The objective of this document is to provide a yield and performance summary of the last three years of winter wheat variety trials run at multiple locations in eastern Colorado. Forty three cultivars are compared in 19 replicated experiments conducted in 10 different eastern Colorado counties. Specific cultivars are also compared and reported on for 6 specific trials at Haxtun (for irrigated wheat), and at Akron, Fort Collins, Julesburg, Walsh, Fort Collins (for dryland wheat), on the milling and baking quality of a select number of cultivars. Also, the document gives a detailed summary of select characteristics for several of the cultivars available for planting in this region. Finally the document has information on wheat insects and disease problems that are new to the region and makes recommendations regarding control options for pests.