WHEAT VARIETY PERFORMANCE TESTS IN TENNESSEE 2020

DENNIS WESTProfessor

DAVID KINCER Research Associate

RYAN BLAIRExtension Area Grains and Cotton Specialist

TYSON RAPERAssociate Professor, UT Extension Cotton and Wheat Specialist

Agronomic Crop Variety Testing and Demonstrations Department of Plant Sciences University of Tennessee

Telephone 865-974-8826 • Fax 865-974-1947 Email: dwest3@utk.edu

Variety test results are posted on UT’s website at: utcrops.com

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Wheat Variety Performance Tests in Tennessee

2020

Dennis West, Professor

David Kincer, Research Associate

Ryan Blair, Extension Area Grains and Cotton Specialist

Tyson Raper, Associate Professor, UT Extension Cotton and Wheat Specialist

Agronomic Crop Variety Testing and Demonstrations Department of Plant Sciences

University of Tennessee

Telephone: 865-974-8826 FAX: 865-974-1947 email: dwest3@utk.edu

Variety test results are posted on UT’s website at:

UTCrops.com

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Acknowledgments

This research was funded by UT AgResearch and UT Extension with partial funding from participating companies.

We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of the following individuals in conducting these experiments:

AgResearch and Education Centers: East Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center, Knoxville Robert Simpson, Center Director BJ DeLozier, Farm Manager, Plant Sciences Unit Derick Hopkins, Agricultural Service Supervisor

Plateau AgResearch and Education Center, Crossville Walt Hitch, Center Director Greg Blaylock, Light Farm Equipment Operator Sam Simmons, Light Farm Equipment Operator

Highland Rim AgResearch and Education Center, Springfield Robert Ellis, Center Director Brad S. Fisher, Research Associate

AgResearch and Education Center at Milan, Milan Blake Brown, Center Director Jason Williams, Research Associate Chris Bridges, Research Associate Weston Bracey, Research Associate

West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center, Jackson Robert Hayes, Center Director Randi Dunagan, Research Associate

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County Standard Wheat Test:

Coordinator: Ryan Blair, Extension Area Specialist, Grains & Cotton Variety Testing

Carroll County Kenny Herndon, County Director Jeremy Morris Farm

Fayette County Jeff Via, Extension Director Ames Plantation

Gibson County Philip Shelby, Extension Agent Keith Steele Farm

Henry County Ranson Goodman, County Agent Cane Creek Farms, Edwin and Brenda Ables

Madison County Jake Mallard, Extension Agent Matt Griggs Farm

West Tennessee AgResearch and Education CenterAndrew Wood

Moore County Larry Moorehead, Extension Director Jerry Ray Farm

Weakley County Jeff Lannom, Extension Director Gary Hall Farm

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Table of Contents

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General Information…………………………………………………………………….....…………... 5

Interpretation of Data………………………………………………………….....………. 6

Wheat Test Results................................................................................................... 6

Location information from AgResearch & Education Centers where the Wheat Variety Tests were Conducted in 2019-2020………………………………………......… 7

AgResearch and Education Center Wheat Performance Data 2020………......……… 8

County Standard (CST) Wheat Performance Data 2020........................................... 14

Combined REC & CST Wheat Performance Data 2020............................................ 15

Two-year AgResearch & Education Center Wheat Performance Data 2019-2020… .16

Three-year AgResearch & Education Center Wheat Performance Data 2018-2020. ..20

Seed Company Contact Information………………………………………………....... 22

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General Information

AgResearch and Education Center Tests: The 2019-20 variety performance tests were conducted on 78 soft red winter wheat varieties in each of the physiographic regions of the state. Tests were conducted at the East TN (Knoxville), Plateau (Crossville), Highland Rim (Springfield), Milan (Milan), and West TN (Jackson) AgResearch and Education Centers (REC), and at the Agricenter in Memphis. The test at the Agricenter in Memphis was not harvested due to excessive winter rain which caused stand loss due to standing water in the plots.

All varieties were seeded at rates of 35 seed per square foot (1.5 million seed per acre) (Table 1). Plots were seeded with drills using 7–7.5 inch row spacing. The plot size was six, seven, nine or ten rows, 20 to 25 feet in length depending on location equipment. Plots were replicated three times at each location. Seed of all varieties were treated with a fungicide.

County Standard Tests: The County Standard Wheat Test was conducted on 18 soft red winter wheat varieties across seven locations in West Tennessee (Carroll, Fayette, Gibson, Madison, Moore, Weakley counties, and the West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center). Each variety was evaluated in a large strip-plot at each location, thus each county test was considered as one replication of the test in calculating the overall average yield. At each location, plots were planted, sprayed, fertilized and harvested with the equipment used by the cooperating producer in their farming operation. The width and length of strip-plots were different in each county; however, within a location in a county, the strips were trimmed so that the lengths were the same for each variety, or if the lengths were different then the harvested length was measured for each variety and appropriate harvested area adjustments were made to determine the yield per acre.

Growing Season: Planting of the winter wheat crop was delayed at some locations due to excessive rain during the planting season. Wetter than normal winter weather caused stand loss where soils were saturated for extended periods. From heading to harvest, dry conditions resulted in light disease pressure, and harvest was completed in a timely manner.

According to the Tennessee Agricultural Statistics Service (TASS), Estimated State yield average is 61 bu/a in 2020. Tennessee producers planted approximately 370,000 acres of wheat for all purposes in the fall of 2019. Approximately 230,000 acres are estimated to be harvested for grain. According to TASS, the total wheat production in Tennessee for 2020 is projected to be 14 million bushels, a decrease of 6 percent from 2019 production.

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Interpretation of Data

The tables on the following pages have been prepared with the entries listed in order of performance, the highest-yielding entry being listed first. All yields presented have been adjusted to 13.5% moisture. At the bottom of the tables, LSD values stand for Least Significant Difference. The mean yields of any two varieties being compared must differ by at least the LSD amount shown to be considered different in yielding ability at the 5% level of probability of significance. For example, given that the LSD for a test is 8.0 bu/a and the mean yield of Variety A was 50 bu/a and the mean yield of Variety B was 55 bu/a, then the two varieties are not statistically different in yield because the difference of 5 bu/a is less than the minimum of 8 bu/a required for them to be significant. Similarly, if the average yield of Variety C was 63 bu/a then it is significantly higher yielding than both Variety B (63 - 55 = 8 bu/a = LSD of 8) and Variety A (63 - 50 = 13 bu/a > LSD of 8).

The coefficient of variation (C.V.) values are shown at the bottom of each table. This value is a measure of the error variability found within each experiment. It is the percentage that the square root of error mean square is, of the overall test mean yield at that location. For example, a C.V. of 10% indicates that the size of the error variation is about 10% of the size of the test mean. Similarly, a C.V. of 30% indicates that the size of the error variation is nearly one-third as large as the test mean. A goal in conducting each yield test is to keep the C.V. as low as possible, preferably below 20%.

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Results Summary

Yield and Agronomic Traits: During 2020, 78 wheat varieties were evaluated in five AgResearch and Education Center (REC) tests, and 18 varieties were evaluated in 7 county standard tests (CST). Twelve varieties in the CST were also present in the REC tests (Table 5). Eleven companies and five universities entered varieties into the tests this year. The average yield of the 78 varieties in the 2020 REC tests was 84 bu/a (range from 69 to 102 bu/a, Table 2). The varieties ranged in heading date from 112 to 118 days after January 1 (Julian date) with most of the varieties clustering around 116 days (Table 3). The average yield of the 18 varieties in the county tests was 70 bu/a, with individual varieties ranging from 76 to 62 bu/a (Table 4). The test weight values ranged from 55.1 to 60.2 lbs/bu in the REC tests (Table 3) and 53.3 to 59.0 lbs/bu in the CST (Table 4).

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Table 1. Location information from AgResearch and Education Centers where the wheat variety tests were conducted in 2020.

Planting Harvest Seeding Previous AgResearch and Education Center Location Date Date Rate Soil Type crop East Tennessee Knoxville 11/19/2019 6/18/2020 35/ft2 1.5 mill./ac Huntington Silt Loam Ryegrass Plateau Crossville 11/19/2019 6/25/2020 35/ft2 1.5 mill./ac Lily loam Soybean Highland Rim Springfield 11/5/2019 6/19/2020 35/ft2 1.5 mill./ac Dickson Silt Loam Soybean West Tennessee Jackson 10/24/2019 6/15/2020 35/ft2 1.5 mill./ac Memphis Silt Loam Corn Milan Milan 11/6/2019 6/18/2020 35/ft2 1.5 mill./ac Lexington Silt Loam Cotton

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Avg. Yield

Brand Variety (n=5)‡ Knoxville Crossville Springfield Jackson* Milan

Progeny PGX19-17 101.6 63.7 90.3 146.7 113.4 84.6Dyna-gro 9692 96.6 70.1 90.5 135.0 101.8 84.7AgriMAXX 505 96.5 64.1 97.6 120.3 111.6 87.2

USG 3329 95.5 60.6 95.4 141.5 95.0 85.1Dyna-gro 9941 93.9 62.8 86.3 132.7 110.3 77.6

Northern Star NSS EXP219 93.6 50.5 91.0 130.7 108.3 87.3AgriMAXX Exp 2003 92.3 72.3 76.0 129.2 102.4 83.4Progeny PGX19-12 91.7 61.7 85.8 121.2 103.2 84.4Dyna-gro 9522 91.5 58.9 82.9 129.0 101.3 85.1

USG 3539 91.0 60.4 82.9 124.6 101.5 85.9USG 3316 90.7 66.2 79.4 125.5 99.6 86.3

Univ. of Ga GA10268-17 LE16 90.6 63.6 89.5 113.9 102.2 82.6Progeny PGX18-9 90.5 70.3 79.6 111.2 107.9 84.6Dyna-gro WX19713 90.3 65.2 86.2 110.0 105.6 84.4Pioneer 26R36 89.8 63.2 74.1 116.6 112.3 83.8

Dyna-gro 9002 89.8 60.9 80.6 119.5 104.0 82.4Progeny #Blaze 89.4 69.6 80.2 116.4 98.0 84.4

KWS KWS263 88.7 58.4 78.2 113.4 105.6 90.0USG 3230 88.4 61.3 80.7 121.3 98.0 83.6

Northern Star NSS EXP119 88.0 60.9 87.6 122.0 94.3 74.9Pioneer 6PJRS71B 87.4 54.8 91.7 103.1 102.1 85.4

AgriMAXX 454 87.3 60.6 83.8 117.7 92.9 81.7AgriMAXX 496 86.9 43.0 84.7 114.3 106.6 79.1Dyna-gro WX20731 86.6 70.6 83.8 126.5 84.6 70.6AgriMAXX 503 86.5 54.3 73.1 124.2 . 82.4

Local Seed Company LW2848 86.2 72.3 79.7 83.3 100.0 87.1Va Tech 13VTK429-3 86.0 69.5 81.7 101.0 102.3 75.6TN Exp. TN 2001 85.9 45.0 82.4 116.3 101.3 79.0

Local Seed Company LWX20B 85.9 67.9 77.5 100.6 96.6 87.2Local Seed Company LW2937 85.9 65.8 77.6 109.3 97.2 81.2

Pioneer 26R10 85.9 66.8 82.6 118.1 86.0 77.8Univ. of Ga GA10407-17E8 85.6 56.3 87.7 107.2 100.9 75.7

Progeny #Bullet 85.3 58.3 87.6 96.4 102.0 84.3

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Table 2. Mean yields† of 78 soft red winter wheat varieties evaluated at five locations in Tennessee during 2020

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Avg. Yield

Brand Variety (n=5) Knoxville Crossville Springfield Jackson Milan

Limagrain L11719 85.1 61.8 71.4 113.2 101.5 82.3Progeny PGX18-7 85.1 63.5 81.5 79.9 112.7 79.1Stratton Go Wheat 4010 85.0 47.1 77.9 118.3 99.2 81.3Pioneer 26R59 84.9 52.4 91.6 116.5 80.4 76.4

Local Seed Company LWX20A 84.8 60.3 79.2 98.2 96.5 89.7Progeny PGX18-8 84.7 56.4 73.1 114.6 98.6 80.9

USG 3571 84.7 59.3 92.4 93.4 98.9 74.7AgriMAXX 495 84.6 57.6 86.2 102.3 101.2 73.8Stratton Go Wheat 5056 84.4 67.8 73.5 105.3 97.5 77.6Va Tech Hilliard 84.3 61.6 87.7 114.7 77.5 80.7TN Exp. TN 1903 84.1 68.0 73.3 94.8 96.2 85.8

Texas A&M TX15D9253 83.8 55.1 91.6 99.1 93.0 78.9AgriPro/Syngenta SY 547 83.6 56.2 81.2 107.0 93.5 80.3

Pioneer 26R41 83.2 46.8 74.5 109.0 95.9 86.5USG 3640 82.8 57.9 89.8 93.2 95.8 78.2USG 3536 82.6 61.1 71.4 109.1 92.9 81.5

Stratton AGS 2038 82.4 54.6 78.4 109.1 87.7 80.8AgriMAXX 473 81.4 52.1 79.4 97.2 95.0 81.3

Local Seed Company LWX20C 81.2 66.2 83.1 95.2 80.3 74.5Va Tech Liberty 5658 81.0 56.5 82.9 92.1 88.5 84.9TN Exp. TN 1901 80.8 75.0 75.6 80.2 103.2 70.1

Univ. of Ga GA11656-17 E11 80.2 51.6 73.9 103.2 96.5 74.5AgriMAXX 492 79.9 70.7 69.7 85.5 102.0 75.2

AgriPro/Syngenta SY Viper 79.7 51.4 77.9 117.6 68.3 80.6Stratton AGS 2055 79.6 52.4 72.3 100.7 91.5 80.5TN Exp. TN 1902 79.3 75.1 79.8 105.2 77.1 59.5

KWS KWS246 78.9 54.9 68.9 114.0 77.0 83.8TN Exp. TN 1702 78.8 54.3 75.8 82.8 102.9 78.3Progeny #Fury 77.9 63.6 77.6 105.8 72.5 61.0Progeny #Turbo 77.5 76.1 79.5 89.6 74.3 64.0Pioneer 26R45 77.4 58.1 75.9 125.9 72.0 62.2TN Exp. TN 2002 76.8 59.7 78.2 98.4 79.6 70.2

Texas A&M TX15D9597 76.7 44.0 83.6 80.5 96.7 78.8

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Table 2. Mean yields† of 78 soft red winter wheat varieties evaluated at five locations in Tennessee during 2020

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Avg. Yield

Brand Variety (n=5) Knoxville Crossville Springfield Jackson Milan

Univ. of Arkansas AR 06146E-1-4 76.1 61.3 66.1 93.0 95.9 67.2Univ. of Arkansas AR 091370C-17-2 75.0 43.9 70.0 98.6 92.4 72.5

USG 3228 74.2 61.1 69.7 127.0 67.8 58.8Progeny PGX19-3 73.5 32.9 72.5 115.2 64.1 60.1Stratton Go Wheat 4059S 73.2 50.3 69.5 96.3 . 67.3TN Exp. TN 2003 73.1 40.6 78.1 81.2 93.3 67.0

AgriPro/Syngenta SY Richie 72.4 53.5 74.7 93.4 62.9 70.9Texas A&M TX15D9579 72.1 39.4 87.3 77.0 85.5 68.4Limagrain L11713 71.9 47.0 72.3 78.0 93.7 68.6Limagrain L11919 70.2 62.0 77.9 92.6 62.2 55.3Progeny PGX18-11 69.9 59.4 63.3 76.0 83.6 67.0Progeny #Berkeley 69.1 71.0 65.2 77.9 72.8 67.3

Average (bu/a) 84.2 59.8 80.1 107.2 94.1 78.1L.S.D..05 (bu/a) 15.2 22.2 11.0 13.6 11.4 9.3

C.V. (%) 9.4 21.3 14.1 23.3 17.6 11.6

† All yields are adjusted to 13.5% moisture.

‡ n = number of environments

* Missing values due to deer damage

Table 2. Mean yields† of 78 soft red winter wheat varieties evaluated at five locations in Tennessee during 2020

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Table 3. Mean yields† and agronomic characteristics of 78 soft red winter wheat varieties evaluated at five locations in Tennessee during 2020

Avg. Test Heading Yield Weight# Date Height

Brand Variety (n=5)‡ (n=3) (n=3) (n=3)bu/a lbs/bu julian in.

Progeny PGX19-17 101.6 56.0 113 30Dyna-gro 9692 96.6 56.5 116 34

AgriMAXX 505 96.5 58.9 115 32USG 3329 95.5 56.7 114 32

Dyna-gro 9941 93.9 55.2 117 33Northern Star NSS EXP219 93.6 56.6 113 32

AgriMAXX Exp 2003 92.4 55.2 118 31Progeny PGX19-12 91.7 56.4 117 34Dyna-gro 9522 91.4 56.4 117 34

USG 3539 91.0 58.2 117 33USG 3316 90.7 56.7 115 34

Univ. of Ga GA10268-17 LE16 90.6 58.0 114 36Progeny PGX18-9 90.5 55.9 115 33Dyna-gro WX19713 90.3 58.6 116 33Pioneer 26R36 89.8 57.7 116 33

Dyna-gro 9002 89.8 55.5 115 33Progeny #Blaze 89.4 56.0 113 33

KWS KWS263 88.6 56.4 115 34USG 3230 88.4 57.0 114 34

Northern Star NSS EXP119 88.0 57.0 116 33Pioneer 6PJRS71B 87.4 58.1 115 34

AgriMAXX 454 87.3 57.1 115 33AgriMAXX 496 86.9 55.6 114 32Dyna-gro WX20731 86.6 55.7 117 32

Local Seed Company LW2848 86.2 57.1 115 35Va Tech 13VTK429-3 86.0 60.2 115 35TN Exp. TN 2001 85.9 55.8 115 31

Local Seed Company LWX20B 85.9 58.5 115 33Local Seed Company LW2937 85.9 55.8 117 33

Pioneer 26R10 85.9 56.4 116 32Univ. of Ga GA10407-17E8 85.6 58.5 113 33

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Table 3. Mean yields† and agronomic characteristics of 78 soft red winter wheat varietiesevaluated at five locations in Tennessee during 2020

Avg Test HeadingYield Weight# date Height

Brand Variety (n=5)‡ (n=3) (n=3) (n=3)bu/a lbs/bu julian in.

Progeny #Bullet 85.3 57.0 117 35Progeny PGX18-7 85.1 57.7 116 32

Limagrain L11719 85.1 56.3 114 33Stratton Go Wheat 4010 85.0 56.0 115 32Pioneer 26R59 84.9 55.1 117 31

Local Seed Company LWX20A 84.8 55.4 116 32Progeny PGX18-8 84.7 56.9 114 32

USG 3571 84.7 57.5 116 34AgriMAXX 495 84.7 56.7 116 34Stratton Go Wheat 5056 84.4 56.9 113 32Va Tech Hilliard 84.3 56.9 116 32TN Exp. TN 1903 84.1 58.2 116 36

Texas A&M TX15D9253 83.9 55.6 114 33AgriPro/Syngenta SY 547 83.6 56.9 113 34

Pioneer 26R41 83.2 57.1 117 31USG 3640 82.8 58.9 113 32USG 3536 82.6 56.6 117 33

Stratton AGS 2038 82.4 56.6 116 34AgriMAXX 473 81.4 56.9 118 34

Local Seed Company LWX20C 81.2 55.6 115 33Va Tech Liberty 5658 81.0 58.0 115 34TN Exp. TN 1901 80.8 56.6 113 33

Univ. of Ga GA11656-17 E11 80.3 59.4 114 34AgriMAXX 492 79.9 57.2 115 31

AgriPro/Syngenta SY Viper 79.7 57.2 113 34Stratton AGS 2055 79.6 56.0 115 33TN Exp. TN 1902 79.3 59.0 115 33

AgriMAXX 503 79.2 56.8 116 32continued

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(continued)Table 3. Mean yields† and agronomic characteristics of 78 soft red winter wheat varieties evaluated at five locations in Tennessee during 2020

Avg Test HeadingYield Weight# date Height

Brand Variety (n=5)‡ (n=3) (n=3) (n=3)bu/a lbs/bu julian in.

KWS KWS246 78.9 55.1 113 31TN Exp. TN 1702 78.8 58.1 113 32Progeny #Fury 77.9 57.7 115 32Progeny #Turbo 77.5 57.5 116 32Pioneer 26R45 77.4 56.1 115 33TN Exp. TN 2002 76.8 55.3 114 29

Texas A&M TX15D9597 76.7 57.9 114 33Univ. of Arkansas AR 06146E-1-4 76.0 59.2 112 35Univ. of Arkansas AR 091370C-17-2 75.0 56.7 115 34

USG 3228 74.2 55.2 114 31Progeny PGX19-3 73.5 56.5 116 32Stratton Go Wheat 4059S 73.2 56.7 115 33TN Exp. TN 2003 73.1 56.0 113 32

AgriPro/Syngenta SY Richie 72.4 56.7 112 33Texas A&M TX15D9579 72.1 57.1 113 30Limagrain L11713 71.9 58.0 113 32Limagrain L11919 70.2 56.7 113 31Progeny PGX18-11 69.9 58.2 114 31Progeny #Berkeley 69.1 57.6 113 31

Average 84.2 56.2 114 33LSD (.05) 9.3 2.3 5 4C.V. (%) 15.3 2.0 2 7

† All yields are adjusted to 13.5% moisture.‡ n = number of environments # Official test weight of No. 2 wheat = 58 lbs/bu.Heading date = Days from Jan 1 to heading.

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Table 4. Yields† of 18 soft red winter wheat varieties evaluated in 7 County Standard test in Tennessee during 2020

CountyVariety AvgYld MOIST TWT Carrroll Fayette Gibson Madison Moore Weakley WTREC

bu/ac % lb/bu 19-Nov 6-Nov 20-Nov 14-Nov 4-Nov 18-Oct 24-Oct

A Dyna-Gro 9522 76.1 14.1 57.5 83 74 66 93 69 74 74AB Winfield CP8015 76.0 14.1 57.8 89 69 61 83 70 81 80AB USG 3539 75.9 13.9 59.0 92 68 53 100 75 68 76AB AgriPro SY 547 74.9 13.8 57.9 56 64 53 108 82 79 83ABC Progeny #Blaze 72.5 13.8 57.2 59 66 57 102 74 68 82ABC Dyna-Gro 9692 71.8 14.4 55.3 41 56 62 111 76 78 79ABCD USG 3230 71.3 13.5 57.6 73 66 51 90 70 66 82ABCDE USG 3329 70.7 13.9 57.3 55 61 48 101 70 83 77ABCDE Winfield CP8022 70.6 14.5 56.9 48 55 49 96 76 88 83ABCDE Winfield CP8800 69.9 14.4 55.6 47 68 39 108 72 80 76ABCDE Dyna-Gro 9941 69.6 13.9 57.0 59 46 60 98 76 71 78ABCDE AgriPro SY Viper 69.1 14.7 56.1 52 52 56 100 . . 85ABCDE Warren Seed McKenna 335 67.9 14.2 56.7 44 69 51 91 77 68 76ABCDE Winfield CP8081 67.6 14.3 58.5 55 61 58 99 58 62 80BCDE Progeny #Bullet 66.5 13.7 57.8 53 57 52 88 71 69 75CDE Progeny #Turbo 63.2 14.0 55.5 49 53 35 88 78 68 74DE USG 3895 62.1 13.5 57.8 44 73 46 97 49 59 66E AgriPro SY Richie 61.8 15.3 55.4 54 52 50 95 41 63 77

Average 69.5 14.1 57.0 57.0 60.8 51.7 97.4 69.7 71.9 78.2

Yields have been adjusted to 13.5% moisture. Each variety was evaluated in a large strip-plot at each location, thus each county test w as considered as one replication of the test in calculating the average yield

Statistical analysis was not conducted on this data due to the lack of replication. Official test weight of No. 2 wheat=58 lbs/bu. TWT = Avg. Test Wt. lbs./bu @ 3 locations.

(-) denotes complete loss to deer damage (awnless varieties)

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Table 5. Average yields† and test weights of 12 soft red winter wheat varieties that were in common to both the County Standard (CST)Tests (n=7) and the AgResearch and Education Center (REC) Tests (n=5) in Tennessee during 2020.

Average County REC of CST & REC Tests Standard Tests TestsAvg. Avg. Avg.

Brand Variety Yield Test Weight‡ Yield Test Weight Yield Test Weightbu/a lbs/bu bu/a lbs/bu bu/a lbs/bu

Dyna-Gro 9522 83.8 57.0 76.1 57.5 91.5 56.4USG 3539 83.5 58.6 75.9 59.0 91.0 58.2AgriPro SY 547 79.3 57.4 74.9 57.9 83.6 56.9Progeny #Blaze 81.0 56.6 72.5 57.2 89.4 56.0Dyna-Gro 9692 80.1 56.2 71.8 55.3 88.4 57.0USG 3230 84.0 57.1 71.3 57.6 96.6 56.5USG 3329 83.1 57.0 70.7 57.3 95.5 56.7Dyna-Gro 9941 81.8 56.1 69.6 57.0 93.9 55.2AgriPro SY Viper 74.4 56.7 69.1 56.1 79.7 57.2Progeny #Bullet 75.9 57.4 66.5 57.8 85.3 57.0Progeny #Turbo 70.4 56.5 63.2 55.5 77.5 57.5AgriPro SY Richie 67.1 56.1 61.8 55.4 72.4 56.7

Average 78.7 56.9 70.3 57.0 87.1 56.8

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Table 6. Mean yields† of 39 soft red winter wheat varieties evaluated at five locations (n=10) in Tennessee for two years, 2019 and 2020.

Avg. YieldBrand Variety (n=8)‡ Knoxville Crossville Springfield Milan Jackson

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USG 3329 90.9 76.7 82.4 117.8 83.2 94.6

Dyna-gro 9941 89.4 81.4 76.8 107.3 78.9 102.4

Dyna-gro 9522 88.7 76.4 84.1 105.8 81.0 97.0

Dyna-gro 9002 88.6 77.9 72.3 112.0 84.5 95.5

Progeny #Blaze 87.8 81.5 81.5 98.3 84.6 93.0

AgriMAXX 454 87.2 72.6 75.2 106.4 83.9 98.0

Pioneer 26R36 86.8 81.2 72.6 102.2 79.7 98.6

Progeny PGX18-7 85.8 74.1 79.5 89.6 80.6 102.8

Local Seed Company LW2848 84.7 81.7 70.5 88.6 85.4 95.7

Progeny #Bullet 84.7 79.5 75.8 89.9 84.9 93.9

Pioneer 26R10 84.6 80.9 76.7 100.6 76.7 88.4

Local Seed Company LW2937 84.4 78.0 69.8 100.8 79.9 93.5

Stratton Go Wheat 4010 83.6 72.5 77.1 95.4 77.6 94.5

Progeny PGX18-8 83.6 74.3 70.4 101.9 81.3 89.5

TN Exp. TN 1901 82.5 85.0 76.3 84.4 76.0 90.8

Pioneer 26R41 81.8 66.6 69.1 92.9 84.8 93.5

AgriPro/Syngenta SY 547 81.5 70.4 73.1 95.1 82.5 86.1

Va Tech Liberty 5658 81.4 79.1 68.8 91.2 86.5 81.6

Stratton AGS 2038 81.4 70.6 72.1 97.3 76.6 89.9

Limagrain L11719 81.4 76.9 66.9 93.5 79.8 90.4

AgriPro/Syngenta SY Viper 81.4 82.0 75.2 106.4 81.7 63.8

AgriMAXX 492 81.2 75.3 66.2 86.9 80.8 95.6

Pioneer 26R45 80.6 75.1 70.9 106.9 75.8 65.9

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(continued)Table 6. Mean yields† of 39 soft red winter wheat varieties evaluated at five locations (n=10) in Tennesseefor two years, 2019 and 2020.

Avg. YieldBrand Variety (n=8)‡ Knoxville Crossville Springfield Milan Jackson

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Pioneer 26R59 80.4 62.2 82.1 104.0 81.2 67.4

USG 3536 80.4 68.8 70.3 97.7 77.5 86.4

AgriMAXX 495 80.2 72.7 72.6 92.0 74.3 88.9

AgriMAXX 473 80.2 71.8 66.5 90.8 82.6 88.9

TN Exp. TN 1903 80.1 76.0 70.2 84.6 81.0 88.5

Stratton AGS 2055 79.9 74.6 62.4 89.3 83.9 89.4

Progeny #Turbo 79.2 87.2 65.5 93.3 74.2 74.0

Texas A&M TX15D9253 79.0 70.5 71.5 89.2 75.1 88.3

Univ. of Arkansas AR 06146E-1-4 79.0 77.7 60.5 89.8 75.2 92.7

TN Exp. TN 1702 78.9 71.7 65.6 91.4 76.7 88.8

Texas A&M TX15D9597 76.9 65.3 66.3 85.0 80.0 88.1

Progeny #Fury 76.3 79.1 67.4 88.8 72.6 64.4

Stratton Go Wheat 4059S 75.6 72.9 68.2 83.9 72.0 .

TN Exp. TN 1902 75.3 76.5 71.7 96.2 65.2 67.0

USG 3228 75.2 79.4 63.2 101.0 70.0 63.4

Texas A&M TX15D9579 75.1 58.7 82.8 81.5 71.3 79.7

Average (bu/a) 82.2 77.1 72.1 95.2 79.0 87.9L.S.D..05 (bu/a) 8.8 13.0 11.6 16.6 9.2 12.9C.V. (%) 14.6 14.5 13.9 15.1 9.9 12.7† All yields are adjusted to 13.5% moisture.‡ n = number of environments

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Table 7. Mean yields† and agronomic characteristics of 39 soft red winter wheat varieties evaluated at five locations (n=10) in Tennessee for two years, 2019 and 2020.

Test DateAvg. Yield Weight# Headed Height

Brand Variety (n=10)‡ (n=6) (n=6) (n=6)bu/a lbs/bu Julian in.

USG 3329 90.9 55.8 111 31

Dyna-gro 9941 89.4 54.6 113 32

Dyna-gro 9522 88.7 56.1 113 32

Dyna-gro 9002 88.6 54.9 112 32

Progeny #Blaze 87.8 55.4 110 32

AgriMAXX 454 87.2 56.5 112 31

Pioneer 26R36 86.8 56.6 112 32

Progeny PGX18-7 85.8 56.9 113 32

Local Seed Company LW2848 84.7 56.6 112 33

Progeny #Bullet 84.7 56.4 113 34

Pioneer 26R10 84.6 55.5 113 31

Local Seed Company LW2937 84.4 55.6 113 31

Stratton Go Wheat 4010 83.6 55.3 112 31

Progeny PGX18-8 83.6 56.2 111 30

TN Exp. TN 1901 82.5 55.5 110 32

Pioneer 26R41 81.8 56.3 113 30

AgriPro/Syngenta SY 547 81.5 56.4 110 33

Va Tech Liberty 5658 81.4 57.6 111 33

Stratton AGS 2038 81.4 56.9 113 36

Limagrain L11719 81.4 56.0 112 30

AgriPro/Syngenta SY Viper 81.4 56.2 109 32

AgriMAXX 492 81.2 56.6 111 30

Pioneer 26R45 80.6 55.7 112 32

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(continued)Table 7. Mean yields† and agronomic characteristics of 39 soft red winter wheat varieties evaluated at five locations (n=10) in Tennessee for two years, 2019 and 2020.

Test DateAvg. Yield Weight# Headed Height

Brand Variety (n=10)‡ (n=6) (n=6) (n=6)bu/a lbs/bu Julian in.

Pioneer 26R59 80.4 54.7 113 29

USG 3536 80.4 56.0 113 33

AgriMAXX 495 80.2 56.0 112 32

AgriMAXX 473 80.2 55.7 114 33

TN Exp. TN 1903 80.1 57.4 113 34

Stratton AGS 2055 79.9 55.4 112 33

Progeny #Turbo 79.2 56.7 112 29

Texas A&M TX15D9253 79.0 54.7 110 30

Univ. of Arkansas AR 06146E-1-4 79.0 58.0 109 34

TN Exp. TN 1702 78.9 57.2 111 30

Texas A&M TX15D9597 76.9 57.2 111 32

Progeny #Fury 76.3 57.0 111 31

Stratton Go Wheat 4059S 75.6 56.3 112 31

TN Exp. TN 1902 75.3 58.0 111 31

USG 3228 75.2 54.4 110 30

Texas A&M TX15D9579 75.1 56.3 110 30

Average 82.2 55.9 114 32C.V. (%) 8.8 2.1 2 8

† All yields are adjusted to 13.5% moisture.‡ n = number of environments

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Table 8. Mean yields† of 16 soft red winter wheat varieties evaluated at four locations (n=12) in Tennesseefor three years, 2018 - 2020.

Avg. Yield SpringBrand Variety (n=12)‡ Knoxville Field Milan Jackson

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Progeny #Bullet 86.5 79.9 89.1 79.9 98.6

Pioneer 26R36 85.8 77.0 88.0 77.0 95.5

USG 3536 84.8 74.0 94.6 74.0 91.7

Pioneer 26R10 84.7 74.8 93.4 74.8 93.0

Progeny #Blaze 84.7 80.0 88.4 80.0 94.1

Pioneer 26R41 84.6 79.0 89.7 79.0 92.5

Dyna-gro 9522 84.6 77.1 90.0 77.1 96.8

Stratton AGS 2055 83.7 78.9 87.2 78.9 91.6

AgriPro/Syngenta SY 547 83.6 80.4 93.6 80.4 82.6

Progeny #Turbo 81.8 68.9 97.8 68.9 74.0

Pioneer 26R45 81.5 73.3 98.9 73.3 75.9

TN Exp. TN 1702 81.1 73.1 86.7 73.1 86.6

AgriPro/Syngenta SY Viper 80.5 78.5 101.3 78.5 62.3

Progeny #Fury 78.3 69.1 88.7 69.1 64.8

Pioneer 26R59 76.6 78.8 95.9 78.8 71.7

Average (bu/a) 83.1 79.2 91.3 76.4 85.7

L.S.D..05 (bu/a) 10.5 10.4 12.5 6.9 12.3

C.V. (%) 15.5 13.9 14.5 10.0 15.2

† All yields are adjusted to 13.5% moisture.

‡ n = number of environments

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Table 9. Mean yields† and agronomic characteristics of 16 soft red winter wheat varieties evaluated at four locations (n=12) for three years, 2018 - 2020.

Test DateAvg. Yield Weight Headed Height

Brand Variety (n=15)‡ (n=9) (N=6) (n=12)bu/a lbs/bu julian in.

Progeny #Bullet 86.5 55.8 116 35Pioneer 26R36 85.8 55.7 116 33

USG 3536 84.8 55.5 117 35Pioneer 26R10 84.7 54.5 117 32Progeny #Blaze 84.7 54.7 114 33Pioneer 26R41 84.6 55.5 116 32

Dyna-gro 9522 84.6 54.7 118 34Stratton AGS 2055 83.7 54.5 115 34

AgriPro/Syngenta SY 547 83.6 56.0 114 35Progeny #Turbo 81.8 56.2 115 31Pioneer 26R45 81.5 55.3 115 34TN Exp. TN 1702 81.1 56.5 114 32

AgriPro/Syngenta SY Viper 80.5 56.2 113 34Progeny #Fury 78.3 56.5 115 32Pioneer 26R59 76.6 54.7 116 30

Average 83.1 55.6 115 33C.V. (%) 15.5 3.8 5 10† All yields are adjusted to 13.5% moisture.‡ n = number of environments Date headed = no. of days after January 1.

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Table 10. Contact information for wheat seed companies and Universities evaluated in yield tests in Tennessee during 2020.Company Contact Phone Email Web site Address

AgriMAXX Seed Co James Yarber 855-629-9432 james.yarber@agrimaxxwheat.com 7167 Highbanks Rd., Mascoutah, IL 62258

AgriPro/Syngenta Ken Davis 815-953-2041 kenneth.davis@syngenta.com https://agriprowheat.com/ 726 River Place Drive, Bourbonnais, IL 60914

Cache River Valley Seed Ted Holt 870-477-5427 tedh@crvseed.com www.crvseed.com P.O. Box 10, 12470 Hwy 226 E., Cash, AR 72421

Delta Grow Seed Lee Hughes 501-842-2572 leehughes19@hotmail.com www.deltagrow.com P O Box 219, England, AR 72046

Dyna-Gro Jonathan Fant 731-885-1212 Jonathan.Fant@cpsagu.com www.dynagroseed.com 710 South First St., Union City, TN 38261

KWS Seeds James Gillum 217-800-1008 james.gillum@kws.com Champaign, IL 61822

Local Seed Co Charlie Robinette 662-820-2035 Charlie.Robinette@localseed.com 802 Rozelle St., Memphis, TN 38109

Northern Star Jason Hinton 804-291-6785 jason@northernstaris.com Lafayette, IN 47904

Pioneer Hi-Bred Int. Suzannah Wiggins 731-443-0512 suzannah.wiggins@corteva.com pioneer.com

Progeny Bret Mize 870-208-4423 bret@progenyag.com www.progenyag.com 1529 Hwy 193, Wynne, AR 72396

Stratton Seed Company Heath North 800-264-4433 hnorth@strattonseed.com www.gostrattonseed.com 1530 Hwy 79, South Stuttgart AR 72160

Texas A&M University Russell Sutton 214-718-1602 r-sutton@tamu.edu Commerce, TX 75429

University of Arkansas Esten Mason 479-387-8899 esten@uark.edu

University of Tennessee Dennis West 865-974-8826 dwest3@utk.edu 3421 Joe Johnson Dr, Knoxville, TN 37996-4561

University of Georgia Mohamed Mergoum mmergoum@uga.edu Griffin, GA 30223

Unisouth Genetics (USG) Stacy Burwick 645-504-1595 sburwick@usgseed.com www.usgseed.com 3205-C HWY 46 South, Dickson, TN 37055David Fandrich 931-967-3377 fandrichsupply@aol.comMark Huffstetler 731-235-2167 huffy1@crunet.comTrey Hurt 731-836-7574 hurtco@bellsouth.netWes Miller 731-536-6251 wes@obiongrain.com Obion Grain Co. Inc, Obion, TNBilly Sellers 731-538-2990 Sellers Seed, Obion, TN

Virginia Crop Improvement Tom Hardiman 804-746-4884 rmarkham@vt.edu www.virginiacrop.org Virginia Crop Improvement Assoc.9225 Atlee Branch LaneMechanicsville, VA 23116

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