2015 Kentucky Small Grain VARIETY PERFORMANCE TEST

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1 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT, LEXINGTON, KY, PR Kentucky Small Grain PERFORMANCE TEST B. Bruening, R. Curd, S. Swanson, J. Connelley, G. Olson, A. Clark, and D. Van Sanford, Plant and Soil Sciences The 2015 soft red winter wheat growing season ended with Kentucky farmers harvesting 470,000 acres of the 620,000 acres planted, for a total production of 34.3 million bushels of grain. An average yield of 73 bushels per acre was expected (Table 1). The acreage not harvested for grain was primarily used for forage production and cover cropping. Small grain performance tests were conducted in six of the seven agroclimatic regions of Kentucky (Table 2). Agricultural areas within each region are considered to have similar soil types and climatic conditions. Each region having a substantial acreage of a small grain commodity had at least one trial conducted in that region for that commodity. The objective of the Kentucky small grain variety performance test is to evaluate varieties of wheat, oat, barley, triticale and cereal rye that are commercially available or may soon be available to Kentucky farmers. New varieties are continually being developed by agricultural experiment stations and commercial firms. Annual evaluation of small grain varieties and selections provides farmers, seed producers, and other agricultural workers with current information to help them select the varieties best adapted to their locality and individual requirements. Because weather, soil, and other environmental factors may alter varietal performance from one location to another, seven wheat tests were conducted at seven locations throughout the state (Table 2). In addition, wheat tests for varietal differences in forage potential and straw yield were conducted at one location. Tests were conducted using intensive management practices. Typical herbicide applications included a spring application for broadleaf control and a fall preplanting burn-down (no-till tests only) application. Fungicides were applied in the spring on all but two (disease rating) tests. An insecticide for aphid control was typically applied in the fall and spring. Nitrogen was applied in a February/March split application at a rate of approximately 30/60 pounds per acre (conventional tests) or 40/70 pounds per acre (no-till). Table 1. Wheat Acreage Harvested and s (bu/ac) in Kentucky, * Harvested Harvested Harvested 470, , , *June 1, 2015, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 1 Agroclimatic regions Experimental Methods One hundred nine wheat entries were evaluated under both conventional and no-till cultural practices. No-till tests were grown at three locations, and conventional tests were grown at four locations. The experimental design was a randomized complete block. The tests had four replications per entry, and the data presented are the average response from the four replications. The plots were planted with specially built multi-row conventional and no-till cone seeders. Conventional test plots consisted of six rows to form a plot 4 feet wide and 15 feet long, which was later trimmed to 12 feet in length. No-till plots consisted of seven rows to form a plot 5 feet wide and 25 feet long, which was later trimmed to 20 feet in length. Plots were harvested with a small plot combine. The preceding crop for all tests was corn. Table 2. Agroclimatic Regions of Kentucky Small Grain Variety Tests. Region Location Cooperator Crop Tested 1 Purchase Ballard Co. Tom Miller No-till wheat 2 Western Coal Field Caldwell Co. Princeton Research No-till wheat, and Education Ctr. triticale, barley 3 Ohio Valley Union Co. Randy Hagan No-till wheat 4 Bluegrass Fayette Co. Kentucky Ag. Exp. Station Wheat*, oat, forage tests 5 Southern Logan Co. Don Halcomb Wheat* Tier Trigg Co. Ben Cundiff and Wheat* Barry Alexander 6 North Woodford Co. UK Woodford Farm Wheat*, oats, Central Shannon Rudd triticale, cereal rye * Conventional tillage. University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky RESEARCH

2 The forage test was planted using conventional tillage and was harvested using a small plot forage combine at the milk stage. Straw yield was measured using a small plot forage combine following grain harvest in the Bluegrass region test. Characteristics Evaluated Grain yields were calculated from the weight of grain from each plot and reported in bushels per acre (bu/ac) based on 60-pound, 56-pound, 48-pound, and 32-pound standard bushel weights for wheat, cereal rye, barley, and oats, respectively at 13.5 percent moisture content. Test weights (lb/bu) were determined using a HarvestMaster Classic GrainGage and adjusted to 13.5 percent moisture. Lodging was reported as the percentage of plant lodging at maturity; winter survival was reported as the percentage of survival after spring green-up. Winter survival was 100 percent for all wheat, barley, triticale and cereal rye tests. Plant height was measured in inches from the soil surface to the top of the grain head. Heading dates were reported as the day an estimated 50 percent of the heads had extended above the flag leaf collar. Disease ratings (leaf blotch [Septoria tritici and Stagonospora nodorum]) were recorded at the Fayette County (non-fungicide) test. Forage and straw yields are expressed as dry matter in tons per acre. Results and Interpretation Since genetic expression of a variety is greatly influenced by environmental conditions, it is best to have several years data at multiple locations from which to draw conclusions. Performance of a variety tested for only one year should not be compared with a multi-year average of another variety because it is possible that results in one of the other years were extremely good or poor and thus not comparable. The yield of a variety is relative and should be compared with the yields of the other varieties in the same experiment and at the same location or within the same analysis across locations. Small differences in yield of only a few bushels per acre between two varieties from an individual test should not be interpreted to indicate the superiority of one variety over another. However, if one variety consistently out yields another over a period of several years, the chances are that the differences are real. LSD (least significant difference) values are listed at the bottom of table columns to indicate whether differences are statistically significant. Lodging data are difficult to interpret. A high-yielding variety should not necessarily be downgraded because of a high percentage of lodging for a given year at a given location. Local weather conditions, such as wind and rain, may cause a variety to lodge much more than it normally does. Variety trials normally have a greater degree of lodging than do farmer fields. It also should be emphasized that a variety reported to be 50 percent lodged does not imply that only 50 percent of the grain could be harvested. With good equipment, most of the grain can often be saved. Kentucky s climate and soils are well-suited for the production of high-quality soft red winter wheat. No single variety has all the desirable characteristics, but each has certain advantages. potential, straw strength and yield, height, heading date, grain quality, disease resistance, and forage potential are important in choosing a variety. Winter barley is less winter-hardy than winter wheat but more hardy than winter oats. The degree of winter-hardiness, straw strength, and maturity are important characteristics when choosing a variety. Barley (hulless and hulled) variety performance data are presented in tables 14 and 15. Cereal rye, triticale and oat variety performance data are presented in tables 16, 17, and 18, respectively. Test Conditions Wet conditions during October delayed planting throughout many areas of the state. The 2015 Kentucky small grain variety tests were planted from October 8 to October 25. Cold temperatures from November through mid-march delayed green-up and growth. Record low temperatures were reported in mid-late February, but snow cover provided some protection from the cold. Wet, snowy conditions from mid-february to mid-march prevented or delayed fertilizer and some pesticide applications due to poor field conditions. Dry conditions during flowering minimized head scab pressure, but foliar diseases were widely reported across the state. Mild, wet conditions in May and June delayed maturity and dry-down. In some areas, harvest was also delayed due to frequent rainfall in mid/late-june. Acknowledgments Thanks to the following individuals for their support and assistance with this project: Kentucky Small Grain Growers Association, Don Halcomb, Brian Rouse, Ben Cundiff, Barry Alexander, Tom Miller, Randy Hagan, Rankin Powell, Shannon Rudd, Cam Kenimer, Chad Lee, Dennis Egli, Bobby Orange, Joe Williams, Scott Peek, Michael Carter, Shawn Wood, Jackie Harper and the UK Wheat Science Group. Contact Bill Bruening 425 Plant Science Building University of Kentucky Lexington, KY (859) bruening@uky.edu 2

3 Wheat Varieties Tested in 2015 AgriMAXX Wheat Co HighbanksRd Mascoutak, IL AgriMAXX 413 AgriMAXX 415 AgriMAXX 438 AgriMAXX 444 AgriMAXX 446 AgriMAXX 447 AgriMAXX EXP 1555 Ag Alumni Seed Improvement Association 702 State Road 28 East Romany, IN AgExp02444 AgExp0762 Armor Seeds PO Box 9 Waldenburg, AR ARMOR ARX 1325 ARMOR ARX 1327 ARMOR ARX 1412 ARMOR ARX 1413 ARMOR ARX 1418 ARMOR ARX 1433 ARMOR ARX 1441 ARMOR HAVOC ARMOR OCTANE Beck s Hybrids 6767 E. 276th Atlanta, IN BECK 120 BECK 125 BECK EX 5307 BECK EX 5315 BECK EX 5401 Brodbeck Seed 15 Ringel Ave. Wabash, IN Brodbeck 202 Brodbeck 305 Cash River Valley Seed PO Box 10 Cash, AR Dixie DXEX 13-3 Dixie DXEX 15-1 Dixie DXEX 15-2 Dixie Extreme Dixie Kelsey Dixie McAlister Delta Grow Seed PO Box NW 2nd England, AR Delta Grow 2700 Delta Grow 3200 Delta Grow 7500 Delta Grow 9700 Dupont Pioneer 59 Greif Parkway, Ste. 200 Delaware, OH Pioneer variety 25R32 Pioneer variety 25R40 Pioneer variety 26R10 Pioneer variety 26R41 Pioneer variety 26R53 Pioneer variety XW13T Pioneer variety XW13W Dyna-Gro Seed 2760 Keller Rd. Owensboro, KY Dyna-Gro 9171 Dyna-Gro 9223 Dyna-Gro 9522 Dyna-Gro 9591 Dyna-Gro WX Dyna-Gro WX Dyna-Gro WX Equity Seed PO Box 978 Westfield, IN Equity Brand Butler Equity Brand Guardian Kentucky American Seeds, Inc. 205 Means Ave. Hopkinsville, KY KAS 5058 KAS Liberty IV KAS Lowery KAS S1200 KAS S2000 SYNGENTA BRANSON Kentucky Foundation Seed Project University of Kentucky PO Box Lexington, KY KY03C KY03C KY03C KY03C KY04C KY05C KY05C KY06C KY06C KY06C Kentucky Small Grain Growers Association PO Box 90 Eastwood, KY PEMBROKE 2008 PEMBROKE 2014 Limagrain Cereal Seeds 257 E. Hail Bushnell, IL L-Brand 264 L-Brand 304 L-Brand 347 L-Brand 377 L-Brand 461 Progeny AG Products 1529 Hwy 193 Wynne, AR PROGENY P 117 PROGENY P 357 PROGENY P 410 PROGENY P 870 PROGENY PGX 13-6 PROGENY PGX 14-3 PROGENY PGX 14-5 Seed Consultants, Inc. 648 Miami Trace Rd. SW, Washington Court House, OH SC SC 1321 SC SC SC1342 Southern States Coop W. Broad St. Richmond, VA SS 8340 SS 8360 SS 8415 SS 8700 SS EXP 8513 SS EXP 8530 Steyer Seeds PO Box 209 Old Fort, OH STEYER EVANS STEYER MORRIN STEYER STex142 Table 3. Table 4. Table 5. Table 6. Table 7. Table 8. Table 9. Table 10. Table 11. Table 12. Table 13. Table 14. Table 15. Table 16. Table 17. Table 18. List of Tables Syngenta Seeds 4320 Upton Talley Rd. Upton, KY SYNGENTA SY 007 SYNGENTA SY 474 SYNGENTA SY 483 SYNGENTA SY 547 Terral Seeds 111 Ellington Dr. Rayville, LA Terral TV8848 Terral TV8861 UniSouth Genetics 3205-C Hwy. 46S Dickson, TN USG 3013 USG 3404 USG 3438 USG 3756 University of Missouri Columbia, MO Truman Virginia Tech PO Box 338 Warsaw, VA Hilliard VA 10W-21 VA 11W-230 Wheat Test Overall State Summary Wheat Forage Test Wheat Straw Test Wheat Test Purchase Region Wheat Test Western Coal Field Region Wheat Test Ohio Valley Region Wheat Test Bluegrass Region Wheat Test Southern Tier Region A Wheat Test Southern Tier Region B Wheat Test North Central Region Wheat Disease Ratings Hulless Barley Test Barley Test Cereal Rye Test Triticale Test Oat Test 3

4 Table Kentucky Wheat Test - Overall State Summary.* Pioneer variety XW13W AgriMAXX AgriMAXX BECK EX SC SYNGENTA SY AgriMAXX USG AgriMAXX EXP Pioneer variety XW13T ARMOR ARX ARMOR ARX Dyna-Gro WX SS ARMOR ARX USG Delta Grow STEYER MORRIN STEYER EVANS BECK EX Dixie Extreme KAS Liberty IV Pioneer variety 26R ARMOR ARX ARMOR ARX Terral TV SS Equity Brand Butler Dyna-Gro BECK Dixie DXEX Pioneer variety 25R AgriMAXX PROGENY P AgriMAXX Dyna-Gro PROGENY PGX Dixie DXEX Equity Brand Guardian USG Dixie McAlister PROGENY P SYNGENTA SY KAS S SYNGENTA SY PROGENY PGX SC BECK Dyna-Gro Brodbeck Pioneer variety 26R KY03C SC KAS Lowery Delta Grow ARMOR OCTANE

5 Table 3. (continued) L-Brand ARMOR ARX KAS S ARMOR HAVOC AgExp Delta Grow USG STEYER STex SS EXP KY03C BECK EX SYNGENTA BRANSON KY06C VA 10W SC Hilliard AgExp KY03C Dyna-Gro WX Terral TV L-Brand Pioneer variety 26R SC Dyna-Gro AgriMAXX SS Pioneer variety 25R Dyna-Gro WX Dixie Kelsey ARMOR ARX PEMBROKE KY04C Truman SYNGENTA SY PEMBROKE L-Brand Delta Grow KY03C SS EXP L-Brand PROGENY P KY06C KAS Brodbeck KY06C L-Brand SS PROGENY PGX VA11W PROGENY P KY05C KY05C Dixie DXEX AVERAGE C.V LSD (0.10) * Summary of seven tests - (Caldwell, Woodford, Logan, Union, Trigg, Ballard, Fayette Co.). 5

6 Table Kentucky Wheat Forage Test. DM * at Milk Stage Tons/acre Head Type Delta Grow Smooth AgriMAXX Bearded Dixie DXEX Smooth Pioneer variety XW13T 3.99 Smooth PROGENY P Bearded KY03C Bearded SC Smooth STEYER MORRIN 3.86 Smooth AgExp Smooth SC Bearded Dixie Extreme Smooth Pioneer variety 26R Bearded AgExp Smooth Dyna-Gro Bearded Dixie DXEX Bearded Dyna-Gro Smooth Terral TV Bearded AgriMAXX Smooth KY04C Bearded SS Bearded PROGENY P Bearded AgriMAXX Smooth AgriMAXX EXP Bearded AgriMAXX Bearded SS Bearded USG Smooth PROGENY PGX Bearded L-Brand Smooth SC Bearded ARMOR OCTANE Smooth L-Brand Smooth KAS Smooth KY03C Bearded Dyna-Gro WX Bearded Equity Brand Butler Smooth KY03C Bearded Pioneer variety 25R Bearded AgriMAXX Bearded ARMOR ARX Bearded BECK Bearded KY06C Bearded STEYER EVANS 3.51 Bearded Delta Grow Bearded PROGENY PGX Tip-Awned USG Bearded SYNGENTA SY Smooth PEMBROKE Bearded ARMOR ARX Bearded Brodbeck Tip-Awned KAS S Bearded VA 10W Smooth BECK EX Bearded KAS S Bearded KY03C Bearded SYNGENTA SY Smooth SC Bearded BECK EX Bearded Dixie McAlister Bearded DM * at Milk Stage Tons/acre Head Type PROGENY P Tip-Awned SYNGENTA SY Smooth BECK Bearded ARMOR ARX Tip-Awned KAS Liberty IV 3.37 Bearded Equity Brand Guardian Smooth KAS Lowery 3.36 Smooth BECK EX Bearded AgriMAXX Bearded Pioneer variety XW13W 3.32 Bearded USG Bearded ARMOR ARX Bearded ARMOR HAVOC Bearded Delta Grow Bearded STEYER STex Bearded USG Bearded SS Bearded SS EXP Bearded ARMOR ARX Bearded KY05C Smooth PROGENY P Smooth Dyna-Gro WX Bearded Dyna-Gro Bearded Pioneer variety 25R Bearded Delta Grow Bearded SC Bearded PROGENY PGX Bearded Terral TV Bearded L-Brand Bearded L-Brand Tip-Awned SYNGENTA BRANSON 3.14 Tip-Awned Hilliard 3.13 Bearded Dixie DXEX Smooth Pioneer variety 26R Bearded SS EXP Smooth ARMOR ARX Bearded Pioneer variety 26R Bearded SYNGENTA SY Bearded KY06C Bearded SS Smooth KY05C Bearded KY06C Smooth Dyna-Gro WX Bearded L-Brand Smooth Truman Smooth VA11W Bearded ARMOR ARX Bearded Dyna-Gro Bearded PEMBROKE Bearded Dixie Kelsey 2.85 Bearded Brodbeck Smooth AVERAGE C.V LSD (0.10) Location: Bluegrass Region - Fayette Co., Conventional tillage Planting date: Harvest date: *DM=Dry Matter 6

7 Table Kentucky Wheat Straw Test. DM * Tons/acre KY05C Delta Grow Equity Brand Guardian Dixie DXEX Truman ARMOR ARX Dixie DXEX SC SYNGENTA SY PROGENY PGX SS Brodbeck BECK EX SYNGENTA SY L-Brand ARMOR ARX KAS AgriMAXX KAS Lowery 1.09 PEMBROKE PROGENY P SS EXP Hilliard 1.08 Dyna-Gro WX SS Dyna-Gro PROGENY PGX ARMOR ARX Dixie Kelsey 1.02 KY04C VA 10W PROGENY P PEMBROKE Dixie McAlister KY03C PROGENY PGX Terral TV USG Dyna-Gro SC ARMOR ARX AgExp ARMOR OCTANE SS USG KY03C L-Brand BECK L-Brand AgriMAXX KY06C Terral TV USG BECK EX AgriMAXX KY05C SS Equity Brand Butler DM * Tons/acre L-Brand SC KY03C Delta Grow Delta Grow Brodbeck L-Brand PROGENY P ARMOR HAVOC Dixie Extreme KAS Liberty IV 0.80 SC SYNGENTA SY KAS S ARMOR ARX BECK EX Delta Grow Dyna-Gro WX Dyna-Gro SYNGENTA SY AgriMAXX EXP SYNGENTA BRANSON 0.74 VA11W AgriMAXX PROGENY P Dyna-Gro KY03C KY06C Pioneer variety XW13W 0.70 ARMOR ARX STEYER STex USG KY06C STEYER MORRIN 0.66 AgExp SS EXP ARMOR ARX Dyna-Gro WX AgriMAXX Pioneer variety 25R Pioneer variety 26R Pioneer variety 26R SC AgriMAXX Pioneer variety 26R STEYER EVANS 0.58 Pioneer variety XW13T 0.52 BECK Pioneer variety 25R Dixie DXEX KAS S AVERAGE C.V LSD (0.10) Location: Bluegrass Region - Fayette Co., Conventional tillage Planting date: Harvest date: * Dry Matter straw yield following grain harvest. 7

8 Table Kentucky Wheat Test - Purchase Region. (Lb/Bu) AgriMAXX Pioneer variety XW13T USG SYNGENTA SY Dyna-Gro Pioneer variety XW13W BECK EX Pioneer variety 26R USG USG ARMOR OCTANE Delta Grow AgriMAXX SC SS Pioneer variety 25R Dyna-Gro WX Dixie McAlister BECK PROGENY P ARMOR ARX SYNGENTA SY SS ARMOR ARX Dixie Extreme SC BECK EX Dyna-Gro ARMOR ARX ARMOR ARX Pioneer variety 26R Equity Brand Guardian AgriMAXX Brodbeck Equity Brand Butler AgriMAXX EXP KAS Lowery AgriMAXX AgriMAXX STEYER EVANS ARMOR ARX STEYER STex SYNGENTA SY L-Brand Pioneer variety 26R SC ARMOR HAVOC Dyna-Gro WX SYNGENTA SY Dyna-Gro PROGENY PGX KY03C SYNGENTA BRANSON Hilliard PROGENY P BECK EX KAS S

9 Table 6. (continued) (Lb/Bu) Dyna-Gro Delta Grow KAS Liberty IV ARMOR ARX STEYER MORRIN SS EXP ARMOR ARX KY06C AgExp Dixie DXEX PROGENY P SS EXP Delta Grow Dixie Kelsey Delta Grow L-Brand Dixie DXEX PEMBROKE BECK Dyna-Gro WX PEMBROKE Terral TV PROGENY PGX PROGENY P Terral TV KAS USG PROGENY PGX AgExp KY03C Pioneer variety 25R L-Brand KAS S L-Brand Truman KY05C SC VA 10W L-Brand KY03C Brodbeck SS KY06C SC SS KY04C VA11W AgriMAXX KY03C KY05C KY06C Dixie DXEX AVERAGE C.V LSD (0.10) Location: Ballard Co., No-till, Lodging = 0% Planting date: Harvest date:

10 Table Kentucky Wheat Test - Western Coal Field Region. (Lb/Bu) SS Dixie DXEX BECK EX SYNGENTA SY AgriMAXX SC Dixie Extreme KAS Liberty IV ARMOR ARX STEYER EVANS SYNGENTA SY BECK EX STEYER STex AgriMAXX EXP USG Dixie DXEX Delta Grow SYNGENTA BRANSON USG ARMOR ARX Equity Brand Guardian Delta Grow KY03C Terral TV ARMOR ARX Pioneer variety 25R Dyna-Gro WX Delta Grow KY03C SYNGENTA SY AgriMAXX Dixie McAlister Pioneer variety 26R ARMOR ARX PROGENY P Dyna-Gro WX Equity Brand Butler AgExp L-Brand SS ARMOR ARX ARMOR ARX AgriMAXX SS Dyna-Gro SC AgriMAXX SS EXP USG KY06C SC KAS Lowery KAS Dyna-Gro WX Dyna-Gro Brodbeck AgExp Pioneer variety 25R

11 Table 7. (continued) (Lb/Bu) Dyna-Gro Delta Grow BECK AgriMAXX ARMOR ARX SS EXP BECK Pioneer variety 26R L-Brand SC ARMOR OCTANE AgriMAXX KY06C VA 10W Dyna-Gro PROGENY PGX L-Brand KAS S PROGENY P L-Brand Pioneer variety XW13T PEMBROKE SC Terral TV STEYER MORRIN KY04C Hilliard KY03C ARMOR HAVOC Dixie Kelsey Pioneer variety XW13W PROGENY P USG PROGENY PGX L-Brand KY03C KY05C BECK EX SS Pioneer variety 26R PEMBROKE PROGENY PGX KAS S Brodbeck KY06C SYNGENTA SY Dixie DXEX Truman KY05C PROGENY P VA11W AVERAGE C.V LSD (0.10) Location: Caldwell Co. (Princeton, KY), No-till, Lodging = 0%. Planting date: Harvest date:

12 Table Kentucky Wheat Test - Ohio Valley Region Pioneer variety XW13W Pioneer variety XW13T STEYER EVANS USG PROGENY PGX AgriMAXX Dyna-Gro ARMOR ARX ARMOR ARX STEYER MORRIN AgriMAXX Delta Grow AgriMAXX EXP KAS Liberty IV Dyna-Gro WX BECK EX BECK EX ARMOR ARX AgriMAXX PROGENY P SYNGENTA SY Dixie Extreme Dixie DXEX SC ARMOR OCTANE Truman ARMOR HAVOC Pioneer variety 26R Terral TV SS SC BECK KY03C SS Equity Brand Butler ARMOR ARX Pioneer variety 25R Pioneer variety 26R Brodbeck KAS Lowery SS Dixie McAlister KAS S Pioneer variety 26R Dyna-Gro KY04C ARMOR ARX PROGENY P USG KY03C USG Equity Brand Guardian Hilliard Pioneer variety 25R AgriMAXX KAS S SYNGENTA SY KY06C

13 Table 8. (continued) KY06C Dixie Kelsey Dixie DXEX ARMOR ARX STEYER STex Terral TV PROGENY PGX AgExp SS EXP SC BECK Dyna-Gro AgriMAXX Dyna-Gro WX VA 10W Dyna-Gro WX SYNGENTA BRANSON KY03C AgriMAXX VA11W Dyna-Gro PEMBROKE SC Delta Grow USG SYNGENTA SY Delta Grow Brodbeck PEMBROKE SYNGENTA SY KY03C Delta Grow SS EXP ARMOR ARX AgExp L-Brand BECK EX L-Brand PROGENY P SC PROGENY P KY06C L-Brand L-Brand KY05C KAS SS PROGENY PGX L-Brand Dixie DXEX KY05C AVERAGE C.V LSD (0.10) Location: Union Co., No-till, Lodging = 0% Planting date: Harvest date:

14 Table Kentucky Wheat Test - Bluegrass Region STEYER MORRIN L-Brand Dixie DXEX AgriMAXX AgriMAXX ARMOR ARX Delta Grow PROGENY PGX AgriMAXX EXP ARMOR ARX STEYER EVANS SC Dixie Extreme AgriMAXX BECK EX Pioneer variety XW13W Delta Grow BECK Terral TV SYNGENTA SY Pioneer variety 25R Pioneer variety 26R Dyna-Gro PROGENY P Pioneer variety XW13T SYNGENTA SY Delta Grow SC USG ARMOR ARX ARMOR ARX AgriMAXX AgriMAXX KAS S PROGENY P Dyna-Gro VA 10W Dixie DXEX KAS S BECK EX ARMOR ARX PROGENY PGX SS SYNGENTA SY Equity Brand Butler SC USG AgExp AgExp L-Brand Dyna-Gro WX L-Brand SC AgriMAXX ARMOR OCTANE Dyna-Gro Delta Grow L-Brand

15 Table 9. (continued) Dyna-Gro BECK SS SS SS USG SS EXP L-Brand SYNGENTA BRANSON Dixie McAlister Equity Brand Guardian KAS KY06C STEYER STex Terral TV SS EXP Hilliard BECK EX KY06C KAS Liberty IV PEMBROKE PROGENY PGX SC KY03C Pioneer variety 26R Pioneer variety 26R Brodbeck ARMOR ARX Dyna-Gro WX ARMOR HAVOC Brodbeck USG KY03C Truman SYNGENTA SY KY03C PEMBROKE KY04C KY03C KAS Lowery Pioneer variety 25R VA11W PROGENY P Dixie Kelsey PROGENY P ARMOR ARX Dyna-Gro WX KY06C KY05C Dixie DXEX KY05C AVERAGE C.V LSD (0.10) Location: Fayette Co. (Lexington, KY), Conventional tillage, Lodging = 0% Planting date: Harvest date:

16 Table Kentucky Wheat Test - Southern Tier Region A. Lodging (%) ARMOR ARX Terral TV Dyna-Gro WX KAS Liberty IV Pioneer variety XW13W AgriMAXX AgriMAXX EXP PROGENY P ARMOR ARX STEYER MORRIN SS SC AgriMAXX KY03C PROGENY PGX Pioneer variety 25R Dixie Extreme AgriMAXX Delta Grow SS EXP KY03C BECK KY03C BECK EX Dyna-Gro KAS Lowery Equity Brand Guardian USG USG BECK EX Dyna-Gro Dixie DXEX SYNGENTA SY ARMOR ARX KAS S BECK EX Dixie McAlister ARMOR ARX SC L-Brand BECK Pioneer variety 26R PROGENY P ARMOR HAVOC STEYER EVANS Dixie DXEX Brodbeck Pioneer variety 26R KY04C VA 10W Hilliard AgriMAXX AgExp Delta Grow KAS AgExp SC ARMOR ARX

17 Table 10. (continued) Lodging (%) Delta Grow SS Dixie Kelsey KY03C AgriMAXX SC TM KY06C KAS S Pioneer variety XW13T USG Dyna-Gro KY06C Equity Brand Butler Dyna-Gro SS KY06C ARMOR OCTANE AgriMAXX SYNGENTA BRANSON PEMBROKE ARMOR ARX Pioneer variety 26R STEYER STex Pioneer variety 25R Brodbeck ARMOR ARX Terral TV L-Brand L-Brand KY05C Delta Grow SYNGENTA SY Dyna-Gro WX USG L-Brand PROGENY P PEMBROKE SYNGENTA SY PROGENY PGX SC L-Brand PROGENY P PROGENY PGX Truman SS SS EXP Dyna-Gro WX SYNGENTA SY VA11W KY05C Dixie DXEX AVERAGE C.V LSD (0.10) Location: Logan Co., Conventional tillage Planting date: Harvest date:

18 Table Kentucky Wheat Test - Southern Tier Region B. Lodging (%) ARMOR ARX USG AgriMAXX SS BECK EX SYNGENTA SY Pioneer variety XW13W KY03C BECK PROGENY PGX ARMOR ARX SC AgriMAXX Equity Brand Butler USG ARMOR ARX KAS S ARMOR ARX KAS Lowery BECK EX SC ARMOR HAVOC Dyna-Gro WX VA 10W USG Pioneer variety XW13T SYNGENTA SY Dyna-Gro WX AgriMAXX L-Brand PROGENY PGX AgriMAXX SC AgriMAXX EXP Dyna-Gro USG Dyna-Gro WX PEMBROKE KAS Liberty IV ARMOR ARX SC KAS S Pioneer variety 26R PROGENY P KY03C BECK EX AgExp Terral TV Dyna-Gro Hilliard SYNGENTA SY Delta Grow STEYER STex AgExp Delta Grow Brodbeck Truman Pioneer variety 26R

19 Table 11. (continued) Lodging (%) KY04C Brodbeck AgriMAXX L-Brand PROGENY P Dixie DXEX Dixie DXEX BECK SS EXP STEYER MORRIN Delta Grow Pioneer variety 25R Dixie Kelsey L-Brand Pioneer variety 26R Terral TV SYNGENTA SY SYNGENTA BRANSON KY06C STEYER EVANS SS SC Dyna-Gro L-Brand ARMOR ARX Equity Brand Guardian Pioneer variety 25R Dyna-Gro PROGENY PGX SS PEMBROKE KY06C Dixie Extreme Dixie McAlister L-Brand ARMOR ARX AgriMAXX KY03C ARMOR OCTANE KY03C SS VA11W KY06C PROGENY P PROGENY P KY05C KAS KY05C SS EXP Delta Grow Dixie DXEX AVERAGE C.V LSD (0.10) Location: Trigg Co., Conventional tillage Planting date: Harvest date:

20 Table Kentucky Wheat Test - North Central Region AgriMAXX ARMOR ARX L-Brand STEYER MORRIN SS Equity Brand Butler Delta Grow AgriMAXX USG PROGENY PGX SC Equity Brand Guardian Dixie DXEX SYNGENTA SY Pioneer variety 26R ARMOR ARX ARMOR OCTANE AgriMAXX AgriMAXX SYNGENTA SY USG BECK Dyna-Gro WX BECK EX AgriMAXX Dyna-Gro Dixie Extreme KAS S SS EXP STEYER EVANS ARMOR ARX PROGENY P PROGENY P Terral TV Dyna-Gro KAS S Pioneer variety 26R SS ARMOR ARX Pioneer variety XW13W Dyna-Gro Dixie DXEX SYNGENTA SY KY06C USG ARMOR ARX KAS Liberty IV SC BECK Dixie McAlister SYNGENTA BRANSON ARMOR ARX SS Pioneer variety 25R SC KY03C Brodbeck