| Jagger - This variety has
seen better days. Its acreage is declining and moving west. There are a
number of newer varieties that are better adapted to central and eastern
Kansas now. It
is an early variety with medium height, excellent grazing
potential, and good milling and baking characteristics, but it is very
susceptible to leaf rust. It has good tolerance to wheat streak mosaic and stripe
rust. It has pretty good tolerance to acid soils. It can
shatter and it greens up very early in late winter or early spring when
the weather warms. This makes it very susceptible to late winter and
spring freezes. |
