Durum Varieties on Fallow 

North Central Research Extension Center—Minot

Grain Yield

Variety

Days
to
Head

Plant
Height

Kernel
Weight

Test
Weight

Protein

1999

2000

2001

2
Year

3
Year

in

g/1000

lb/bu

%

---------------bu/A---------------

Tall or Medium

AC Avonlea

58

35

34.9

59.9

15.5

21.9

50.5

65.9

58.2

46.1

AC Melita

59

38

37.0

60.1

14.8

20.4

47.0

61.5

54.3

43.0

AC Pathfinder

58

35

36.1

60.9

14.4

23.9

49.4

62.6

56.0

45.3

Belzer

59

37

37.2

60.2

14.8

22.6

57.0

60.9

59.0

46.8

Ben

58

35

38.7

61.7

14.9

24.3

54.8

67.4

61.1

48.8

Kari

58

35

37.5

61.0

14.9

20.9

53.4

64.0

58.7

46.1

Lebsock

59

35

34.7

61.9

14.2

21.0

55.0

69.9

62.4

48.6

Maier

59

33

35.4

60.8

15.3

25.4

53.1

68.7

60.9

49.1

Monroe

58

36

35.8

59.6

14.6

19.6

50.6

71.2

60.9

47.1

Mountrail

60

35

34.3

59.8

14.3

29.2

51.0

70.4

60.7

50.2

Munich

59

33

32.6

60.2

15.8

24.6

54.4

64.9

59.7

48.0

Pierce

59

35

34.5

61.8

14.3

26.1

57.0

70.2

63.6

51.1

Renville

59

38

35.2

60.4

14.3

24.2

51.7

65.7

58.7

47.2

Rugby

58

38

36.3

60.8

15.8

20.3

54.3

67.9

61.1

47.5

Semi-Dwarf

AC Morse

58

32

36.1

59.1

14.9

21.9

44.9

64.7

54.8

43.8

AC Navigator

59

29

35.5

61.0

14.7

27.9

45.6

60.5

53.1

44.7

Plaza

60

28

34.6

60.0

14.3

28.3

46.6

65.8

56.2

46.9

Mean

59

33

35.6

60.1

14.7

24.1

52.7

63.1

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C.V. %

0.9

3.7

--

7.6

--

7.6

5.5

12.7

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LSD 5%

1

2

--

NS

--

2.6

4.1

11.2

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Data compiled by Mark Halvorson, Agronomist.