DURUM VARIETY DESCRIPTIONS
          Resistance To 2 Quality Factors
Variety Origin1 Chaff

Color

 Height Maturity Lodging Stem

Rust

 Leaf

Rust

 Foliar

Disease

 Scab Test

Weight

 Kernel

Size3

 Grain

Protein

 Overall

Quality
Belzer ND white tall m late MS R R M MR low large m low good
Ben ND white medium medium MR R R MR S* v high large medium good
Cando ND tan short medium R R R M VS Medium small low poor
Cortez WPB white short early R NA MR NA NA medium medium m high average
Dressler AgriPro white m tall medium MS R MR NA VS m high large m high good
Fjord AgriPro white tall m early MR R R M S high large medium good
Kyle Canada white tall late VS R MR M NA medium large high good
Laker WPB white m short medium MR R MR S S medium medium m low average
Lloyd ND white short medium R R MR S VS low medium low average
Maier ND white medium m late R R R M S* m high m large v high good
Medora Canada white m tall m early MS R R MS VS m high large v high good
Melita AC white tall medium MS R NA NA S medium large medium good
Monroe ND white medium early MS R R M VS medium large m high good
Mountrail ND white medium medium R R R M S* high m large medium good
Munich ND white m short medium R R R MR S* m high medium medium good
Plenty Canada white tall late S R R MR MS m low medium high good
Renville ND white m tall medium S R R M S* high medium medium good
Rugby ND tan tall m early MS R R MR S* high medium medium poor
Vic ND white m tall m early MS R R MR S* high large m high good
Voss AgriPro white short medium R R MR MS S medium medium low average
Ward ND tan m tall medium MS R R MR S high medium m high poor

1 Refers to developer: AC = Agriculture Canada; WPB = Western Plant Breeders.

2 R = resistant, MR = moderately resistant, M = intermediate, MS = moderately susceptible, S = susceptible, VS = very susceptible, NA = data not available. 3 Number seeds/lb: Large = less than 11,000; medium = 11,000-12,000; small = more than 12,000

* Indicates yield and/or quality have been higher than would be expected based on visual head blight symptoms alone.

Dryland Fallow Durum Sidney, MT

  Yield TW Protein
Cultivar 1998 3 yr 1998 1998 3 yr
  - bus/a - lb/b -- % --
Maier 59.6 46.2 61.0 14.7 13.8
Mountrail 61.2 45.9 59.7 14.3 13.4
Ben 54.0 44.7 60.2 14.5 13.9
Belzer 57.4 43.3 58.7 14.5 13.7
Renville 59.1 42.9 59.8 14.3 14.0
Munich 54.9 42.6 58.7 15.0 14.1
Medora 52.5 42.4 60.0 14.7 14.0
Vic 54.2 42.0 61.0 14.1 13.9
Lloyd 51.3 41.1 58.7 14.4 12.8
Mindum 50.9 41.1 60.8 14.5 13.4
Rugby 56.1 41.0 60.5 14.2 13.9
Monroe 52.3 39.5 60.3 14.0 13.8
Kari 52.6 ------ 59.8 14.6 ------
AC Morse 51.7 ------ 59.5 14.3 ------
AC Melita 51.4 ------ 59.8 14.5 ------
LSD 5% 6.6 ------ 1.0 1.0 ------
Plant: April 20 Harvest: August 11

Dryland Fallow Durum Williston, ND

  Yield TW Protein
Cultivar 1998 3 yr 1998 1998 3 yr
  - bus/a - lb/b -- % --
           
Kyle 48.2 36.2 59.2 15.2 16.3
Voss 46.7 35.7 57.9 15.5 15.9
Maier 50.1 35.4 59.2 16.1 16.9
Plenty 49.1 35.4 57.7 15.8 16.7
Belzer 46.0 35.3 57.1 15.6 15.8
Renville 45.8 34.9 58.2 15.5 16.2
Mountrail 48.6 34.9 57.8 16.0 16.1
Ben 47.8 34.7 60.3 15.6 16.7
Munich 48.0 33.8 57.0 16.5 16.5
Lloyd 44.4 33.7 56.4 15.3 15.4
Rugby 43.7 33.6 57.8 16.7 16.6
Fjord 46.1 33.5 60.2 15.8 15.9
Laker 44.0 33.5 58.7 14.6 15.2
Dressler 42.8 33.4 57.5 16.2 16.6
Regold 42.8 32.8 59.3 16.1 16.0
AC Melita 43.4 32.3 57.8 16.4 16.6
Ward 45.5 32.2 58.2 16.5 16.9
Crosby 43.5 32.1 58.0 16.5 16.8
Vic 45.1 31.9 59.2 16.2 16.7
Sceptre 44.8 31.8 56.5 16.0 16.5
Monroe 41.3 29.5 56.9 15.7 16.5
Cortez 37.6 27.0 56.5 15.9 17.2
AC Avonlea 46.8 ------ 58.2 16.7 ------
AC Morse 45.8 ------ 57.1 15.4 ------
Kari 46.6 ------ 58.3 16.4 ------
           
LSD 5% 3.5 ------ .7 0.8 ------
Plant: April 27 Harvest: August 11
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Last modified: August 04, 2003