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University of Nebraska releases new wheat varieties for 2006
Lincoln, Nebraska
August 12, 2005

Source: Crop Watch News Service, University of Nebraska

The most recently released wheat varieties from the Nebraska Wheat Program are Infinity CL and Hallam. Infinity CL had good yields across the state in 2005. Unfortunately, the seed supply for planting Infinity CL this fall is extremely limited. Infinity CL is a Clearfield wheat which means it is resistant to the herbicide Beyond.

Hallam is a wheat variety best suited to eastern Nebraska, where it performed well when moisture was adequate. There will be a limited amount of Hallam seed available for planting this fall.

The next most recently released varieties of wheat are Goodstreak and Harry. Goodstreak is a tall wheat suited to dryland production. It performed well in 2005 across the state. Goodstreak would not be a good choice for high management fields because it is too tall to resist lodging under high productivity. Seed of Goodstreak is readily available for fall planting.

Harry performed very well where stripe rust was not a problem. In many parts of the state, however, stripe rust caused yield reductions. Ample seed of Harry is available for planting this fall.

Several experimental varieties performed very well across the state. Seed of those varieties will not be available for planting for at least two years. If these varieties continue to perform well, one of them may be your next new variety. For more information on wheat variety performance in Nebraska, visit the UNL Web site at varietytest.unl.edu or pick up a University of Nebraska Extension 2005 Fall Seed Guide from your extension office.

Len Nelson
Extension Crop Variety and Seed Production Specialist,
University of Nebraska

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