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 |