Durum Variety Descriptions

Variety

Height

Maturity

Reaction to Disease

Year

Chaff

Straw

Stem

Leaf

Foliar

Root

Scab

Origin

Released

Color

Strength

Rust

Rust

Disease

Rot

Alkabo

ND

2005

white

M

v.strg.

M

R

R

M

UKN

MS

Divide

ND

2005

white

M

strg.

M

R

R

M

UKN

MR

Grande Doro

WB/DGP

2005

white

M

m.strg.

M

R

R

M

UKN

NA

Grenora

ND

2005

white

M

strg.

M

R

R

M

UKN

MS

Primo D'Oro

WB/DGP

2004

white

T

med.

ME

R

R

MS

NA

NA

Dilse

ND

2002

white

M

strg.

L

R

R

M

M

MS

Pierce

ND

2001

white

M

m.strg.

M

R

R

MS

MR

MS

AC Navigator

Can.

1999

white

SD

weak

M

R

R

M

S

S

AC Pathfinder

Can.

1999

white

M

weak

M

R

R

M

MS

S

Lebsock

ND

1999

white

M

strg.

M

R

R

M

MS

MS

Plaza

ND

1999

white

SD

strg.

L

R

R

M

MS

MS

Kari

AgriPro

1998

white

M

strg.

M

R

R

M

M

S

Maier

ND

1998

white

M

strg.

ML

R

R

M

M

S

Mountrail

ND

1998

white

M

strg.

L

R

R

M

M

MS

AC Avonlea

Can.

1997

white

M

med.

M

R

R

M

S

S

Belzer

ND

1997

white

T

med.

L

R

R

M

M

M

AC Morse

Can.

1996

white

SD

strg.

M

R

R

M

MS

NA

Ben

ND

1996

white

M

strg.

M

R

R

MR

M

MS

Dressler

AgriPro

1996

white

T

med.

M

R

MR

NA

MR

VS

AC Melita

Can.

1995

white

T

med.

M

R

NA

NA

M

S

Munich

ND

1995

white

M

v.strg.

M

R

R

MR

M

S

Voss

AgriPro

1994

white

SD

v.strg.

M

R

MR

MS

MR

S

Plenty

Can.

1990

white

T

weak

L

R

R

MR

M

MS

Renville

ND

1988

white

T

med.

M

R

R

M

M

S

Fjord

AgriPro

1986

white

T

strg.

ME

R

R

M

M

S

Laker

WPB

1985

white

SD

strg.

M

R

MR

S

NA

S

Monroe

ND

1985

white

T

med.

E

R

R

M

M

VS

Kyle

Can.

1984

white

T

weak

M

R

MR

M

S

NA

Lloyd

ND

1983

white

SD

v.strg.

M

R

MR

S

MR

VS

Medora

Can.

1983

white

T

strg.

ME

R

R

MS

MS

VS

Vic

ND

1979

white

T

med.

ME

R

R

MR

M

S

Cando

ND

1975

tan

SD

v.strg.

M

R

R

M

M

VS

Rugby

ND

1973

tan

T

v.strg.

ME

R

R

MR

MS

S

Ward

ND

1972

tan

T

v.strg.

ME

R

R

MR

MS

S

Varieties listed in order of year released

Height: M=medium, SD=semi-dwarf, T=tall

Maturity: E=early, ME=medium early, M=medium, ML=medium late, L=late

Reaction to Disease: R=resistant, MR=moderately resistant (slow rusters), M=intermediate, MS=moderately

susceptible, S=susceptible, VS=very susceptible

Foliar Disease=reaction to tan spot and septoria leaf spot complex

Letter ratings for head blight (scab) based on visual head symptoms.

Agent or Origin: WPB=western plant breeder

Maier, Munich, Renville, Rugby, Vic=indicates yields and/or quality often higher than expected based on visual symptoms