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Agricultural Biotechnology

Kansas Dept. of Ag. Wheat Variety Ranking by Seeded Acres   See the top varieties in each area of the state according to seeded acres. 

Wheat Variety Performance Tests

• Colorado State Winter Wheat Performance Tests  
• Kansas State University Crop Performance Tests 
• Oklahoma State University Performance Tests 
• USDA Hard Winter Wheat Regional Nursery Program 
• University of Nebraska Performance Tests 
• Texas A&M Wheat Performance Tests
• Wheat variety selection strategies 

Variety descriptions

• KSU Hard Red Winter Wheat Varieties
  • Fuller Hard Red Winter Wheat,  87K
  • Overley Hard Red Winter Wheat, 98K
  • 2145 Hard Red Winter Wheat,  65K
  • 2137 Hard Red Winter Wheat, 126K
  • Ike Hard Red Winter Wheat, 32K
  • Jagger Hard Red Winter Wheat, 27K
  • Karl 92 Hard Red Winter Wheat, 22K 
  • Stanton Hard Red Winter Wheat, 28K
• KSU Hard White Wheat Varieties
  • RonL Hard White Winter Wheat,  87K
  • Danby Hard White Winter Wheat  162K
  • Trego Hard White Winter Wheat, 53K
  • Lakin Hard White Winter Wheat, 28K
  • Betty Hard White Winter Wheat, 32K
  • Heyne Hard White Winter Wheat, 31K
  • Arlin Hard White Winter Wheat, 24K
• Colorado State University
  • New wheat varieties
• Pioneer
  • 25R18
• Texas A&M Varieties
  • TAM 302
• University of Nebraska Varieties

White Wheat

• Economic Issues with White Wheat (PDF)
• Hard White Winter Wheat For Kansas (PDF) SRL120 - Fact sheet by Gary Paulsen on the history and significance of  hard white winter wheat.

Selecting Variety

• 2009 Wheat Variety Disease and Insect Ratings (PDF) 28K The ratings in this fact sheet can help producers pick pest-resistant wheat varieties that reduce risks of serious losses.
• 2007 Milling and Baking Qualities of Hard Winter Wheat Varieties (PDF) 32K  End-use quality and agronomic performance are both important when selecting varieties to grow.
• Performance of Wheat Variety Blends in Kansas - In Kansas, blends have recently increase in popularity and occupied 7% of the wheat acreage in 2001.
• Selecting a Wheat Variety Brief description of considerations for picking a wheat variety 
• Wheat Breeding Agricultural Research Center - Hays, KS The Center’s program is focused geographically on the rainfed agriculture typical of this region, climatically on the 18- to 26-inch precipitation belt, and ecologically on the short- and midgrass prairies.
• Books 
  • "Wheat Varieties for Kansas and the Great Plains"  Excellent, complete information on wheat varieties.
    • Contact Steve Watson, Lone Tree Publishing Co., P.O. Box 750595, Topeka, KS 66675 
      Phone (785) 246-0522 

Certified Seed

• Selection of Wheat Varieties in Kansas: Does Quality Matter? (PDF) SRP730, 151K 
• Economic Issues with Certified and Farmer-Saved Wheat Seed. (MF2498 pdf)

Miscellaneous

• A History of Wheat Improvement at Kansas State University SRL 136 (pdf)
• Kansas Wheat Breeding: An Economic Analysis SRP793
• Kansas Wheat Hall of Fame (by Rollie Sears)  The "Kansas Wheat Hall of Fame" is composed of  the  historically most popular wheat varieties. These varieties have demonstrated good staying power, having been grown on more than 1 % of  Kansas acreage at least 20 years.
• Hard Red Winter Wheat Cultivars Seeded on 100,000 Acres or More in Kansas in Any One or More Years (PDF)  Listing of cultivars, since 1917, that were on 1% of Kansas Land.
• Pedigrees of Hard Red Winter Wheat Varieties - Diagram on the development of hard red winter wheat varieties from the turn of the century to the present.
• Hard White Wheat Production at Crossroads in United States