• Special Report 775 Revised March 2002 S 05 . E 55 yi a . '7 7_5' i i1:1, :cr. 1 PRONG BINDER ow :--.. 6 Unbound issue Does not circulate '' Winter Grain Varieties for 2002 OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION SERVICE o For additional copies of this publication, write: John Bassinette Department of Crop and Soil Science Oregon State University 129 Crop Science Building Corvallis, OR 97331-3002 541-737-5858 e-mail: john.bassinette@oregonstate.edu • • Winter Grain Varieties for 2002 cereals specialist (541-737-2821; Russell.S.Karow@ orst.edu), or John P. Bassinette, senior Research Assistant, (541-737-5858; John.Bassinette@orst.edu), at Crop Science Bldg., Room 109B, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-3002. This information also is available on the OSU Cereals Extension World Wide Web site at http://www.css.orst.edu/cereals/. John P. Bassinette, Russ Karow, Nathan Blake, Rhonda Bafus, Mylen Bohle, Eric Eldredge, Pat Hayes, Jim Peterson, Steve Petrie, Ken Rykbost, Clint Shock.1 This publication describes winter wheats, barleys, oats, triticales, and ryes commonly grown in Oregon and provides, when available, yield and agronomic data to aid in variety selection. The wheat, barley, and triticale data presented in this publication were generated through a statewide variety testing program. This program was initiated in 1992 with funding and support dollars provided by the Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station, Oregon Wheat Commission, Oregon Grains Commission, and Oregon State University Extension Service. The testing program is centrally coordinated by Russ Karow and John P. Bassinette and involves research cooperators at six experiment stations across Oregon. Grower cooperators make small plot testing possible at three sites. Research sites, site coordinators, and grower cooperators are listed below. Site Coordinators/ Grower Cooperators Corvallis Bassinette/Karow Blake/Petrie Grower: Kent Madison Blake/Petrie Grower: John Cuthbert Blake/Petrie Grower: Chris Rauch Bafus/Bohle Blake/Petrie Eldredge/Shock Blake/Petrie fa Hermiston LaGrande Lexington Madras Moro Ontario Pendleton The authors thank Barbara Reed, office specialist in Crop and Soil Science, for her assistance formatting this and other Extension publications. Without her skills, these publications would not exist. Statewide cereal variety testing program locations and site information are shown in the following map and table. Elev. GDD' (ft) (Q50°F) Cornelius (1999 only) 750 2,255 230 2,052 Corvallis 450 2 824 Hermiston 2,770 1,830 LaGrande Lexington 1,200 2,294 Madras 2,230 1,917 1.988 Moro 1,870 2,230 2.868 Ontario 1,490 2,278 Pendleton Yearly total using a 50°F base temperature Location Without the support of the funding organizations and research and grower cooperators, these data would not be available. If you have comments about or suggestions for improving this publication, please contact Russ Karow, Extension 1 Prepared by: John P. Bassinette, senior faculty research • Precip. (in) 44 43 9 14 10 10 11 10 16 Type Drvland Drvland Irrigated Irrigated Drvland Irrigated Drvland Irrigated Drvland Factors to Consider when Selecting Varieties assistant; Russ Karow, Extension agronomist (cereals), Dept. of Crop and Soil Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis. Contributors: Nathan Blake, faculty research assistant, Columbia Basin Ag. Research Center, Pendleton; Rhonda Bafus, faculty research assistant, Central Oregon Ag. Research Center, Madras; Mylen Bohle, Extension agent, Crook County, Prineville; Eric Eldredge, faculty research assistant, Malheur Experiment Station, Ontario; Pat Hayes, barley breeder, Dept. of Crop and Soil Science; Jim Peterson, wheat breeder, Dept. of Crop and Soil Science; Steve Petrie, superintendent, Columbia Basin Ag. Research Center; Ken Rykbost, superintendent, Klamath Ag. Research Station, Klamath Falls; and Clint Shock, superintendent, Malheur Experiment Station, Ontario. Although yield is often the key factor in varietal selection, other characteristics can be important. As you look through the data tables in this publication, you will discover that yield performance of recently released varieties is often quite similar. Rarely do we find one variety that consistently outyields all others. This is not surprising 1 Height and Lodging. Varieties differ in height and lodging resistance. Though generally correlated, taller varieties are not necessarily more prone to lodging. Lodging reduces both grain yield and grain quality. As soil fertility levels increase, stiffer strawed varieties should be used. You also should pay careful attention to both timing and rate of fertilizer applications and irrigation, when used. because intensive breeding efforts have improved the yield potential and stability of grains in general. What this means to you is that factors other than yield can receive greater attention as you select varieties to grow on your farm. Consider the following criteria as you think about variety selection. Disease/Pest/Stress Resistance. Diseases can be a major problem across the state; however, type of disease and disease pressure vary from location to location and from year to year. Select a variety with resistance or tolerance to the diseases and stresses commonly found in your area. Septoria is the major disease of winter wheats grown in western Oregon. Tolerant varieties such as Madsen and Foote are available. Stripe rust can be a serious disease of older club varieties. Newer, resistant varieties such as Temple, Edwin and Bruehl are available. Strawbreaker footrot is a common disease of both common and club wheats. Most new varieties have resistance. Cephalosporium stripe can severely limit yields in parts of eastern Oregon. It is not a problem in western Oregon. There are differences in tolerance among varieties but no true resistance. Barley yellow dwarf virus traditionally has been the most common disease of winter barley and oats. None of the currently available, locally adapted varieties has resistance, but breeding efforts are underway to develop varieties with resistance. Late planting to avoid virus-laden aphids and use of newer seed treatment insecticides (Gaucho and Adage) are the best control strategies. Barley stripe rust is the newest disease of winter barley. It has been present at economically significant levels in the Klamath Basin since 1997. Trace amounts have been found across the rest of the state. This disease can be devastating, but its impact has been variable and location-specific. Resistant varieties, Kold and Strider, are available. None of the currently grown winter wheats or barleys has resistance to Russian wheat aphid (RWA); however, oats are immune. Gaucho and Adage insecticide seed treatment have shown promise as a means of RWA control in many situations. Smut and bunt diseases are ever-present in Oregon and will cause yield losses if not controlled. Most common seed treatments are effective in controlling smuts if properly applied. Dividend seed treatment is especially effective against dwarf (TCK) bunt. For more information on seed treatments, see the latest version of the Pacific Northwest Disease Management Handbook. Use of variety mixtures is becoming more common as a means to address disease and environmental stress problems. Mixtures are more genetically diverse than single varieties and sometimes offer greater environmental and disease stress buffering. Club mixtures for improved stripe rust control are in use. A Stephens/Daws mix is being used in areas with potential for winter or spring frost injury. Stephens/Madsen mixtures are proving useful in situations where the greater disease resistance of Madsen is beneficial. Mixtures with Yamhill are being used on wet ground. Maturity. As a group, barleys mature earlier than other grains; oats mature later. However, differences among varieties within each grain type can be significant. Earlymaturing varieties may avoid yield and quality reductions caused by heat or drought in mid- to late summer. Latermaturing varieties may yield more when moderate temperatures and favorable moisture conditions persist into midsummer; however, stem rust and other diseases favored by warm weather may become a problem. Choose varieties with a maturity that matches your environment and cropping needs. Winter Hardiness. As a group, winter barleys are less winter-tolerant than winter wheat; however, some winter wheats have only marginal hardiness levels (see Table 1). Winter hardiness is a complex characteristic that is determined not only by a variety's tolerance of cold, but also by its resistance to other stresses encountered during winter months. Winter hardiness is not a major limiting factor in winter wheat and barley production in Oregon. Varieties with only an average level of winter hardiness perform successfully in most years. Even facultative varieties, which have a low vernalization requirement and can be planted in the fall or spring, can be grown in most parts of Oregon. If winter kill is a problem in your area, select varieties with a higher winter hardiness rating or consider using a mixed variety planting. Winter oats are the least hardy of the winter grains. Production generally is limited to areas south of the 40th parallel except for regions with Mediterranean-type climates such as western Oregon. Winter survival in these areas generally is good. Winter-hardiness trials were conducted at the Moro Experiment Station from 1967-71. During this period, survival of Grey Winter, Walken, and Compact winter oats was 100 percent 3 of the 5 years and approximately 5 percent the other 2 years. It would appear that currently available winter oats could tolerate winter minimum temperatures of 10-15°F without snow cover. Minimums below this level are likely to cause damage unless snow cover is present. With adequate snow cover, temperatures as low as minus 22°F have not caused damage. Walken oats are less winter-hardy than Grey Winter or Crater. Yield Potential. Yield potential varies from variety to variety and, for a given variety, from one area to another and from one year to another. Yield potential is a genetic trait but is moderated by other factors such as disease and stress tolerance. To evaluate the yield potential of a variety, review data from test sites with an environment 2 • • similar to that in your area. Where possible, compare performance over several years, as a single year's data can be misleading. Yield data in Tables 6 and 14 are presented as a percent of trial average. In this format, if the average yield for a trial is 100 bu/acre and a variety yields 103 bu/acre, then its percent of average yield is 103. General agronomic ratings Disease ratings 2001 heading, height 2001 yield data 2001 yield as percent of trial average 2000 yield data 1999-01 yield data 2001 test weight data 2001 protein data 2001 on farm testing yield results Intended Use. Barley varieties are classified either as feed or malting types. Feed types generally are classified as such because they did not meet malting barley quality requirements, not because they were bred specifically for feed use. Testing is now being done to specifically identify lines for their feed value. If raising barley for feed, select varieties with consistently high test weight. There are no winter malting barley varieties approved by the American Malting Barley Association (AMBA) at this time. Oats are used as animal feed, for cover crop, and as human food. Some varieties are better suited for specific end uses than others. Amity is the preferred food-type winter oat due to its lighter hull color. Amity, Kenoat, and Walken all can be used as feed oats. Grey Winter generally is grown as a seed stock to be used for cover crops and forage, but also has some feed-grain potential. Soft white winter wheats, both common and club, have occupied 85 percent of Oregon's winter wheat acreage in recent years. Hard red winter wheat is rarely grown. Hard white winter wheat has yet to be grown. Triticales have been grown for feed use, and there is increased interest in them due to the disease resistance and yield potential expressed by some of the new varieties out of Poland (see Tables 1,2). We have mentioned use of mixtures to address various production problems. Keep in mind that mixtures cannot be grown for certified seed. Variety Descriptions The following descriptions are designed to provide key information about new and commonly grown varieties. Material for these descriptions was drawn from the tables in this publication, Certified Seed Buyers Guides distributed by Washington State Crop Improvement Association, and variety release descriptions. Newer varieties: Brundage-96 (ID-B-96) is a semi-dwarf soft white wheat released by University of Idaho and Idaho AES. This line is a sister line of Brundage. It has stripe rust resistance and better end-use quality than Brundage. Chukar (WA7855) is a semi-dwarf club wheat developed by USDA –ARS, Oregon AES, and Washington AES. It has excellent milling and baking qualities, resistance to footrot and stripe rust, and high yield potential. DW (IDO 513) is a semi-dwarf hard red wheat adapted to rain-fed areas of the PNW released by Idaho AES, USDAARS in 2001. It has a slightly higher yield and test weight than Boundary. DW has superior bread-baking characteristics. DW is resistant to leaf rust and intermediate in resistance to Septoria tritici and S. nordorum. Grain Quality. Test weight (bushel weight) is a pricedetermining factor in the marketplace. Choose varieties with good test weight records. All PNW-released varieties meet minimum quality standards established by PNW breeders, but suitability for different end-use applications can vary. For an overview of wheat quality, see the article "A Wheat Quality Primer" at http://www.css.orst.edu/cereals/Wheat/ quality/whtqual.htm. Finch (WA 7853) is a semi-dwarf soft white wheat devel- oped by USDA –ARS, Oregon AES, and Washington AES. Finch has high yield potential, superior end-use quality, and disease resistance. Gary (IDO 550) is a semi-dwarf hard white wheat adapted to rain-fed areas of the PNW released by Idaho AES, USDA-ARS in 2001. Over the past 2 years, yield of Gary was below average at all locations in Oregon state-wide trials. Seed Stocks. The Washington State Crop Improvement and University of Idaho Foundation Seed Program maintain seed of commonly grown, publicly released Pacific Northwest varieties. For seed stock information contact your local Extension office, the Washington program (509-335-4365), or Idaho (208-423-6655). OR 939526 (no name proposed) is a semi-dwarf soft white derived from a Madsen/Malcolm cross developed by Oregon State University and Oregon AES. This line is broadly adapted and has high yield potential across locations. Enduse quality is similar to Stephens. Release is anticipated in 2002. Wheats and Triticales • Table 1 Table 2 Table 5 Table 6 Table 7 Table 8 Table 9 Table 10 Table 11 Table 12 Agronomic characteristics, disease ratings, and yield data for commonly grown winter wheats and triticales are presented in written and tabular form below. Table contents are: 3 Soft White Common and Club Winter Wheat WEATHERFORD (OR898120) is an awned, common, foot-rot resistant, high-yielding soft white released by OSU in 1998. Weatherford is slightly later in heading and taller than Madsen. In field testing to date, Weatherford has shown resistance to stripe rust, leaf rust, common bunt, and footrot. It has Cephalosporium stripe resistance similar to that of Madsen. BRUEHL (WA 7833) is an awned semi-dwarf club wheat released by Washington State University in 1999. It has good resistance to snowmold. It generally outyields Eltan and Sprague in areas where snowmold is a problem. Height, test weight, heading date, and emergence are similar to Madsen. YAMHILL is a standard-height, beardless, common soft white released by OSU in 1969. It has fair winter hardiness and a strong vernalization requirement. Its unique attribute is the ability to tolerate wet soil conditions better than any other soft white winter wheat. It is susceptible to stripe rust and may require fungicide treatment, although rust has not been observed on Yamhill over the past 10 years. Yamhill is commonly used in mixtures to be planted in wet soil situations. CODA (WA7752) is a high-yielding, awned club wheat released by Washington State University (WSU) in 1998. It has good resistance to stripe rust and strawbreaker footrot. Milling and baking ratings have been very good. EDWIN (WA7834) is a club wheat released by WSU in 1999 as a Moro replacement. While inferior to other newer club wheats in terms of yield, it has superior emergence capability like Moro. ELTAN is a later maturing, mid-tall, common soft white wheat released by WSU in 1990. It has excellent winter hardiness and snow mold tolerance—the original reasons for its release. Eltan has been found to have superior noodle-making characteristics, and identity-preserved production is being used in Washington. Winter Hard Red BOUNDARY is hard red wheat adapted to high-yield production zones released by Idaho AES, USDA-ARS in 1997. Yield under irrigation has been less than Promontory but better than Weston in nonirrigated sites. Test weight and protein are similar to other hard red wheats. Straw strength is excellent. FOOTE (OR880172) is an awned, common soft white released by OSU in 1998. In field testing to date, Foote has shown good resistance to Septoria leaf blotch (S. tritici). It is intended to be grown where S. tritici limits production. IVORY (OR850513) is a hard white wheat being developed by OSU. Stripe rust susceptibility has delayed the release. Sibling lines, resistant to stripe rust, are being evaluated and tentatively scheduled for release in 2002. Ivory is earlier heading and similar in height to Stephens, but weaker strawed. Winter hardiness is similar to Gene. Ivory has acceptable quality for several types of oriental noodles. MADSEN (WA7163) is an awned, common soft white wheat with white and buff chaff. It was released by WSU in 1988. Madsen has shown good field resistance to stripe, leaf, and stem rusts; to Cephalosporium stripe; and to strawbreaker footrot. It has moderate resistance to Septoria. Madsen has been a variety of choice in situations where disease levels are expected to be high. Weatherford is replacing some Madsen acreage in Oregon. Winter Durum Wheat CONNIE is a winter durum wheat released by OSU in 1997. Connie is a short, early variety with excellent lodging resistance. Yields tend to be significantly less than those of soft white winter wheats. Connie has poor winter hardiness and should not be grown in areas where winter injury is common. Connie is licensed to Pendleton Flour Mills and should only be grown under contract. STEPHENS is a high-yielding, widely adapted soft white released by OSU in 1977. It occupies approximately 50 percent of the wheat acreage in Oregon. Stephens has only an average level of winter hardiness and is susceptible to Cephalosporium stripe. In areas where either of these problems occurs frequently, it is best to grow several different varieties or variety mixtures to reduce loss risks. Because of its yield potential, Stephens is often used in mixtures. Winter Triticales Triticales are hybrids of wheat and rye grown primarily for feed. Winter, spring, and facultative types are available. Newer varieties have yield potentials similar to wheat and test weights nearly as good. Most triticales have a broad spectrum of disease resistance due to their rye parentage. Triticales are a feed grain alternative to corn and barley. TEMPLE (OR92CL0054) is a high-yielding, stripe rustand footrot-resistant club wheat with above-average milling and baking quality released by OSU in 1998. Temple has shown above-average yield performance across traditional club wheat producing areas. 4 ALZO is a tall, high-yielding, late-maturing triticale • STRIDER (ORW6) is a medium-height, rough-awned, developed and released in Poland. Resource Seeds and Wilbur-Ellis Company are local seed distributors. Alzo yields have typically been better than those of the best wheats included in the same trial. Alzo has a low vernalization requirement and can be late winter seeded. semicompact head, barley-stripe-rust-resistant, six-row feed barley released by OSU in 1997. Strider is earlier in heading and slightly taller than Kold. It has exhibited consistently higher yields across environments. Winter Ryes BOGO is another tall, high-yielding, early-heading but later maturing triticale developed and released in Poland. It too has exhibited exceptional yield potential in trials. Resource Seeds and Wilbur-Ellis are local seed distributors. Bogo has a low vernalization requirement and can be late winter seeded. Most rye is sold as "common" seed in Oregon — no variety name is specified. Be aware that ryes can have a winter or spring growth habit. If you are buying common rye seed, ask for documentation on growth-habit type. Information about rye varieties that have been grown in Oregon is given below. CELIA (FT91062) is a medium-height, early- to mediummaturing, awned, stiff-strawed triticale released by OSU in 1993. Celia has prostrate early growth and an excellent disease-resistance profile. Celia is facultative and can be planted in early spring. Due to its short stature and prostrate early-season growth, Celia is being used as a cover crop in orchards, hop yards, and row crop fields. Yield potential of Celia is similar to that of commonly grown winter wheats and less than that of Bogo or Alzo. Winter Barleys Agronomic characteristics, disease ratings, and yield data for commonly grown winter barleys are presented in written and tabular form below. Table contents are: General agronomic and disease ratings 2001 heading and height 2001 yield data 2001 yield as percent of trial average 1999-01 yield data 2001 test weight data 2001 protein data ABRUZZI (ABRUZZES) was introduced from Italy by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in the early 1900s. A number of Abruzzi strains have been reselected from the original variety and are available as certified seed. Abruzzis in general have only fair winter hardiness and are used as fall-seeded forage crops in the southeastern United States. The University of Georgia released Wrens Abruzzi in 1950. It is an early-maturing forage type. Seed is available in Georgia. Athens Abruzzi was released by the University of Georgia in 1972. It is similar in maturity to Wrens, but has shown superior yield. Athens Abruzzi is available in North Carolina. Table 3 Table 13 Table 14 Table 15 Table 16 Table 17 Table 18 HOODY is a hooded (almost awnless) barley developed by Mat Kolding, retired OSU cereal breeder. Hoody is intended for use as a grain hay. Seed yields and threshability are poor, but forage yields and quality are good. Hoody is susceptible to barley stripe rust. Foundation seed of Hoody is available. AC RIFLE is a dwarf rye bred in Canada. It is a short- statured rye, similar in height to commonly grown wheats. It may be an attractive alternative to standard-height ryes as a cover crop and can be used as a bread grain. Yields have been variable in statewide testing trials. Seed is available in Canada. If there is local interest, a local seed dealer should be able to obtain necessary production licenses. KOLD (ORWM8407) is a medium-height, lax-headed, six-row feed barley released by OSU in 1993. Kold has resistance to barley stripe rust. Kold is similar to other commonly grown winter barleys in heading date, lodging resistance, and test weight. 41) PETKUS was developed in Germany by F. von Lokow in the late 1800s. It was introduced into the United States in 1900 by the USDA. A tetraploid variant was identified in the early 1900s and named Tetra Petkus. Tetra Petkus is a winter-hardy rye that has been grown in Oregon since the mid-1950s. Certified seed is not available. SCIO is a medium-short, mid-season, feed-grain variety released by OSU in 1981. It is very stiff strawed and well adapted to the Columbia Basin. Scio is susceptible to barley stripe rust. 5 WHEELER is a privately bred winter-hardy rye. Contact Michigan Crop Improvement (517-355-7438) for possible seed suppliers. Wheeler has allelopathic properties and is being used by some Oregon growers as a cover crop to suppress weeds and several soil-borne pests. Winter Oats (Table 4) Agronomic characteristics and yield data for commonly grown winter oats are presented in written and tabular form below. No trial work has been conducted in recent years, but winter oat Kolding experimental was included across locations in the 2001 statewide winter cereals yield trial. AMITY is a high-yielding, late-maturing oat, with a white kernel, released by OSU in 1972. Winter hardiness is fair. The cultivar is tall, with adequate lodging resistance. Test weights have been lighter than those of other varieties. Amity is the preferred food-type winter oat. CRATER is an improved gray winter oat released by OSU in 1956. Yield is similar to or better than Grey Winter, with reduced height, improved lodging resistance, and earlier heading. Test weights have been lower than those for Grey Winter. Small amounts of foundation are available through Oregon Seed and Grain, Salem, Oregon. GREY WINTER is a common gray oat released in the early 1900s. Winter hardiness and yield are good. Grey Winter is tall but has fair lodging resistance. Feed and food use are limited. Because breeder seed stocks are not known, only common seed is available. WALKEN is a yellow-red winter oat released by the University of Kentucky in 1970. It is a late-season, medium-height variety with good lodging resistance. Yields have been superior to most other winter oat varieties. WINTER OAT WEST (WOW) is a winter- or early- spring seeded oat released under Plant Variety Protection (PVP) in 2000 by Weaver Seeds (Crabtree, OR). Forage yield can be superior to Walken and can be used for absorbing nitrates in dairies. May not be winter hardy enough to survive east of the Cascades. 6 Table 1. — Agronomic characteristics of commonly grown winter wheats and triticales. • Variety Released Emergence2 Year Origin' index Common white Basin Brundage Brundage-96 Cashup Daws Eltan Finch Foote Gene Hill 81 Kmor Lambert Lewjain MacVicar Madsen Malcolm Nugaines OR939526 Rod Stephens Weatherford Yamhill 1985 1997 2001 1985 1976 1990 2001 1998 1991 1981 1990 1994 1982 1992 1988 1987 1961 2002 1992 1977 1998 1969 CBS ID ID CBS WA WA WA OR OR OR WA ID WA OR WA OR WA OR WA OR OR OR 5 — — 5 3 5 5 — 5 5 5 5 7 5 5 5 5 — 5 5 — 7 Club Bruehl Chukar Coda Crew Edwin Hiller Hyak Moro Rely Rohde Temple Tres 2000 2001 1998 1982 1999 1995 1988 1965 1990 1992 1998 1984 WA WA WA WA WA WA WA OR WA OR OR WA 6 6 5 5 8 5 4 Hard red Andrews Batum Blizzard Bonneville Boundry Buchanan DW Finley Hatton Wanser 1987 1985 1988 1994 1997 1989 2001 1998 1979 1965 WA WA ID ID ID WA ID WA WA WA 2001 ID 1997 OR — — 1993 Poland Poland OR Hard white Gary Durum Connie Triticale Alzo Bogo Celia 0 Winter2 hardiness Maturity Height3 Lodging4 Test2 resistance weight Chaffs color Head type — 9 10 10 5 2 1 5 8 4 7 4 5 3 7 — 3 2 2 3 Mid-late Early-mid Mid-season Mid-season Mid-season Mid-late Mid-late Mid-late Early Mid-season Mid-late Early-mid Late Mid-season Mid-season Early-mid Mid-season Mid-season Mid-late Early-mid Mid-late Mid-season SM SM SM M M MT MT MT-T SM MT MT MT M M MT M M MT M M MT T R R R R MR MS R MR R MR MR MR MR R R R R R MR R R MR 8 8 7 8 8 7 9 7 6 7 6 7 7 7 8 7 8 7 8 7 8 7 W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W Awned Awned Awned Awned Awned Awned Awned Awned Awnless Awned Awned Awned Awned Awned Awned Awned Awned Awned Awned Awned Awned Awnietted 4 6 — 5 5 4 — 6 6 6 5 5 2 6 6 Mid-season Mid-season Mid-late Mid-season Mid-season Mid-season Early-mid Early-mid Mid-season Early-mid Early-mid Mid-season MT M MT MT M M MT MT M MT M M MR R MR MR R R MR MS MR R MR R 7 7 8 6 7 6 6 5 6 7 7 7 W W W W-B W W W B W B W W Awned Awned Awned Awnless Awnless Awnless Awnletted Awnless Awnless Awned Awnletted Awnless 5 5 9 — — 8 — 8 6 6 M M H H M M M M H M-H Early Late Mid-late Mid-late Mid-season Mid-late Mid-season Mid-season Mid-late Mid-season M SM T MT M MT M T T MT R R S S MR S MR MR MR MS 7 6 8 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 W W W W W W TA B W B Awned Awned Awned Awned Awnless Awned Awned Awned Awned Awned 2 Mid-season M MR 7 W Awned 5 1 Early-mid SM R 8 W Awned 6 6 5 H H H Mid-late Mid-late Early-mid T T SM R R R 7 3 4 W W W Awned Awned Awned 8 9 1 WA = Washington, OR = Oregon, ID = Idaho, CBS = Columbia Basin Seeds 2 Scale of 1 to 10, poor to excellent, or L = low, M = moderate, H = high. Winter-hardiness ratings of 2-3 generally are adequate for most of Oregon. Emergence and winter-hardiness ratings are based on Washington State University test data. 3 SM = short-medium, M = medium, MT = medium-tall, T = tall 4 R = resistant, MR = moderately resistant, MS = moderately susceptible, S = susceptible 5 W = white, B = bronze, TA = tan 7 Table 2. — Disease ratings for commonly grown winter wheats and triticales. Rust Stripe Leaf Bunt Common Dwarf Common white Basin Brundage Brundage-96 Cashup Daws Eltan Finch Foote Gene Hill 81 Kmor Lambert Lewjain MacVicar Madsen Malcolm Nugaines OR939526 Rod Stephens Weatherford Yamhill MR S R MR MR MR MR R MR MR R MR MR MR R MR MR MS MR R R S MS S MS MS MS S MS MR R MR S MR S MS R MS S MS MS MS MR MR Club Bruehl Chukar Coda Crew 4 Edwin Hiller Hyak Moro Rely Rohde Temple Tres MR R R M R R MS S MR MR R S MS MS — MS MS MR MR S MR MS MR M — R — MR MS R MS MR — MS Hard red Andrews Batum Blizzard Bonneville Boundary Buchanan DW Finley Hatton Wanser MR MR MS MR R MR S R S MR S S MR MR R MS R MS S MS M M MR MR R R R R R R Hard white Gary Durum Connie Triticale Alzo Bogo Celia R R R R — R S S MR — R S R R R — R S R S MR MR S S S MR Flag smut Cephalo-' sporium MS — 6 — 5 6 3 5 7 — 1 4 5 — 6 1 5 1 — 2 6 1 5 — MS MS MS S S S MS S MR S MR S S MS MS MS — MS MS MS MS — — MS MS MS MS S S — S — S — S S MS MS MR S S S MR VS VS S VS R R R — R MR R R MR R MR MS R R MR S R R S S R R R — R R 5 — — 5 S 4 4 4 4 — 4 Snow mold S — MS — MR S MR S S MR MS MR S MS MS S S MS MR S S 2 MS — R — R R Foot-3 Take- all Septoria2rot — S S S S R S MR S S S S S R S MS R S S R MS S S S S S S S MS — S S S S S MS R R S S MR S S R S S S S VS — MR — S S S S S S S — S S M S S S S MR S S S S MS MS S S S S — S S R S MR S MS S S S MR S MR MR MR MR T MR S S M T 3 R R R — MR MS MS MS MR R = resistant, MR = moderately resistant, M = intermediate reaction, MS = moderately susceptible, S = susceptible, VS = very susceptible, T = tolerant, — = reaction unknown Resistance to Cephalosporium may be due to morphological growth patterns rather than true genetic resistance; hence a tolerance index is used for rating, I = poor, 5 = medium, 10 = excellent 2 Rating is for Septoria tritici. The triticales may be susceptible to Septoria nodorum. 3 Ratings are for Pseudocercosporella footrot. 4 Crew is a multiline variety composed of 10 separate lines, some of which are rust-susceptible. 8 Table 3. — Agronomic characteristics of winter barleys. Released Year Boyer EightTwelve Gwen Hesk Hoody Hudson Hundred Kamiak Kold Luther Mal Schuyler Scio Showin Steptoes Strider Wintermalt 1975 1988 1991 1980 1994 1951 1990 1971 1993 1966 1980 1969 1981 1985 1973 1997 1982 State Type' WA ID OR OR OR NY WA WA OR WA OR NY OR WA WA OR NY 6F 6F 6F 6F 6F 6F 6F 6F 6F 6F 6F 6F 6F 6F 6F 6F 6F Disease Reactions Agronomic Characteristics Winter2 Heading3Test hardiness date Height4 Lodgings weight6 Awn F G E F F G G G F F F G-E F G P F G M M E M-L E-M E-M M-L E M L M-L M-L M M-L E-M E-M E-M M M M M MT MT-T M MT MS MS M MS MS MS M M MS MR I MR MR I MS MR I MR MS MR MS VR R I MR MS 4 5 8 4 3 7 4 6 7 4 4 6 5 4 7 6 5 R R R R H R R R R R R R SR R R R SR Scald Smut MS MR MR MS — MR MR MR MR MS MR MR MS MS MS — S MR S — MR Stripe rust MR — MR MR — — MR S S S S S S S S R S S S S S S R S '6F = six-row feed barley. No malt-type winter barleys are yet available. 2P = poor, F = fair, G = good, E = excellent. 3E = early, M = midseason, L = late. 4S = short, MS = mid-short, M = medium, MT = mid-tall, T = tall. 5S = susceptible; MS = moderately susceptible, I = intermediate, MR = moderately resistant, R = resistant, — = reaction unknown. 6Scale of 1 = poor, 5 = medium, 10 = excellent. 7R = rough, SR = semi-rough, H = hooded. 8A spring barley with a moderate level of winter hardiness. Table 4. — Agronomic characteristics of winter oats. Variety Amity Compact Crater Grey Winter Kenoat Walken Winter Oat West • Year released 1972 1968 1956 1900 1981 1970 2000 Origins OR KY OR KY KY WS Winter hardiness 2 Maturity Height4 Lodging 4 4 5 5 6 4 5 L ML ML L M L L MT S T VT M M VT 6 6 5 4 5 6 4 KY = Kentucky, OR = Oregon, WS = Weaver Seeds 2 Scale of 1 to 10; 1 = poor, 10 = excellent 3 M = mid-season, ML = mid- to late-season; L = late 4 M = medium, MT = mid-tall, S = short, T = tall, VT = very tall 5 W = white, R = red, G = grey, Y = yellow 9 2 Test weight 5 6 5 7 6 7 5 Kernel colors W RG G G RG YR YR Table 5.-2001 statewide variety testing program winter cereal heights and heading dates across locations in Oregon. Variety or line Market class2 Corvallis Hermiston LaGrande Location3 Madras Moro Ontario Pendleton Location3 Corvallis Hermiston LaGrande Madras Plant height (inches) Bruehl Brundage Coda Edwin Foote Hubbard ID 11713A ID 52814A Brundage-96 (ID-B-96) Kolding experimental Madsen Madsen + Stephens mix OR 939526 OR 939528 OR 941044 OR 941904 OR 943560 Rely Stephens Temple Finch (WA 7853) Chukar (WA 7855) Weatherford Yamhill Alzo Basin Bogo Boundry Connie Crater Delco Gene Hiller ID 517 Gary (ID 550) KFT 31 Club SW Club Club SW SW SW SW SW Oat SW SW SW SW SW HW SW Club SW Club SW Club SW SW Triticale SW Triticale HR Durum Oat 47 45 46 51 46 52 45 44 43 59 46 44 48 45 48 49 46 49 44 47 46 50 47 51 53 37 39 39 42 43 40 32 35 36 37 38 38 38 37 40 38 37 40 40 40 41 41 40 43 45 51 45 41 48 41 37 23 22 23 25 27 28 24 23 27 26 27 27 25 26 25 24 25 23 27 29 30 29 27 28 — 39 29 39 43 36 40 34 36 33 42 34 34 36 36 35 34 33 38 32 36 37 37 36 42 41 28 38 34 30 47 SW Club HR HW Triticale Heading (date of year) 25 25 25 23 25 28 22 25 20 26 25 23 23 26 25 24 24 23 23 23 27 22 25 28 — 41 36 37 42 42 44 38 43 39 52 38 39 42 43 42 41 42 41 39 38 44 41 42 43 48 39 38 39 45 40 42 36 38 34 44 38 37 39 38 39 42 37 42 36 35 39 37 37 45 43 146 133 143 144 139 142 143 143 142 151 142 139 141 141 141 143 142 144 139 136 148 145 143 143 140 145 143 143 143 148 146 142 141 146 148 144 143 137 31 25 21 46 40 37 45 40 34 136 142 141 138 145 138 — — 147 140 147 145 144 144 144 144 144 149 147 143 133 137 116 — 144 144 144 133 — 155 154 156 154 — 146 39 HR 46 44 46 52 38 39 45 50 25 29 23 26 22 34 32 40 39 Ontario Pendleton 40 36 45 47 31 40 37 43 47 159 154 157 157 153 156 156 155 159 157 155 155 157 161 161 156 158 158 154 156 156 157 158 155 161 150 160 158 153 158 161 152 155 162 159 152 155 157 151 159 157 160 151 152 159 161 159 162 150 161 147 153 150 162 — 158 150 152 141 155 145 157 151 150 153 151 157 157 163 157 149 150 150 155 156 150 154 148 149 156 157 158 155 149 154 145 152 149 147 148 150 149 148 153 150 147 148 147 147 149 148 149 146 147 151 149 148 151 143 147 150 146 142 148 146 152 — 154 147 150 145 147 148 143 147 138 Table 5 c tinued.-2001 statewide variety testing program winter cereal heights andTieading dates across locations in Oregon. Variety or line' Market class2 Corvallis Hermiston LaGrande Location3 Moro Madras Ontario Pendleton Location3 Corvallis Hermiston LaGrande Madras Heading (date of year) Plant height (inches) MacVicar Malcolm OR 850513-19 OR 850513-8 OR 941899 Rohde Rifle Rod Titan TS Durum Trial Mean SW SW HW HW SW Club Rye SW Triticale Durum 44 44 47 47 49 48 43 — 35 38 38 39 41 48 38 42 — 47 40 28 — 26 28 — 26 33 35 34 36 35 32 36 35 36 24 27 — 41 39 39 42 39 43 40 39 38 40 36 44 35 36 25 41 141 137 140 144 142 132 143 — 146 142 143 150 145 131 148 155 143 156 -155 154 156 152 152 158 152 161 151 143 160 143 152 150 150 157 150 141 157 146 147 152 147 133 148 155 152 147 144 — 26 Ontario Pendleton 39 141 All seed was treated with fungicide and insecticidal seed treatment unless otherwise noted. Seeding rate was 30 seeds per sq ft for all locations except Lexington, Moro, and Pendleton, where seeding rate was 20 seeds per sq ft. 2 SW = soft white, HW = hard white, HR = hard red 3 Lexington site lost due to emergence problems. Only one replication was harvested at Moro. Table 6.-2001 statewide variety testing program winter cereal yield data across locations in Oregon. Variety or line' Market class2 Corvallis Hermiston LaGrande Location3 Madras Moro Ontario Pendleton Yield (60 lb bu/a: 10% moisture) Bruehl Brundage Coda Edwin Foote Hubbard ID 11713A ID 52814A Brundage-96 (ID-B-96) Kolding experimental Madsen Madsen + Stephens mix OR 939526 OR 939528 OR 941044 OR 941904 OR 943560 Rely Stephens Temple Finch (WA 7853) Chukar (WA 7855) Weatherford Yamhill Alzo Basin Bogo Boundry Connie Crater Delco Gene Hiller ID 517 Gary (ID 550) KFT 31 • Club SW Club Club SW SW SW SW SW Oat SW W SW SW SW HW SW Club SW Club SW Club SW SW Triticale SW Triticale HR Durum Oat HR SW Club HR HW Triticale 152 167 139 109 162 168 179 148 142 83 164 174 158 162 164 164 168 148 154 132 151 175 160 155 208 99 119 103 83 101 103 119 111 112 59 108 114 118 115 109 115 117 81 128 128 94 108 114 113 101 178 167 132 88 112 85 26 32 62 48 17 61 64 53 63 35 67 45 54 28 29 49 45 42 25 16 59 69 58 83 110 135 121 102 117 116 124 148 137 70 120 128 128 122 135 134 110 121 113 118 118 130 125 107 145 129 132 125 103 32 156 163 139 169 bu/a 25 25 25 23 25 28 22 25 20 26 25 23 23 26 25 24 24 23 23 23 27 21 25 28 56 128 106 85 96 116 128 130 129 46 123 123 148 128 123 111 117 109 138 96 130 105 128 102 122 81 102 80 67 98 107 89 89 97 40 85 96 91 99 100 95 94 95 100 93 97 101 92 83 85 31 25 21 143 120 120 86 87 65 — — 137 111 116 77 113 31 17 21 46 22 131 135 102 154 Across-site Across-site average % of average 105 125 89 133 84 102 103 83 93 78 101 91 74 88 100 104 100 100 51 99 100 103 97 98 99 97 88 97 86 96 101 100 96 83 108 97 78 94 106 110 107 106 54 105 107 110 103 104 105 103 94 103 92 103 108 107 102 Table 6 c mued.-2001 statewide variety testing program winter cereal yield data across locations in Oregon. Variety or line I Market class2 Corvallis Hermiston LaGrande Location3 Madras Moro Ontario Pendleton Yield (60 lb bu/a; 10% moisture) MacVicar Malcolm OR 850513-19 OR 850513-8 OR 941899 Rohde Rifle Rod Titan TS Durum Trial Mean CV PLSD (0.05) PLSD (0.10) Pr>F SW SW HW HW SW Club Rye SW Triticale Durum 156 143 168 163 121 117 169 — 129 154 10 24 20 0.00 — 122 122 104 96 95 130 136 — 107 16 27 23 0.00 45 — 49 42 59 — — 45 31 23 19 0.00 123 126 122 116 121 116 137 121 142 121 12 24 20 0.00 bu/a — 137 126 122 115 101 119 122 93 89 87 100 88 96 24 — — — — 116 12 24 20 0.00 90 10 14 12 0.00 24 27 Across-site Across-site average % of average 94 All seed was treated with fungicide and insecticidal seed treatment unless otherwise noted. Seeding rate was 30 seeds per sq ft for all locations except Lexington, Moro, and Pendleton, where seeding rate was 20 seeds per sq ft. 2 SW = soft white, HW = hard white, HR = hard red. 3 Lexington site lost due to emergence problems. Only one replication was harvested at Moro. Table 7.-2001 statewide variety testing program winter cereal yields as a percent of trial average. Variety or line' Market class2 Corvallis Hermiston LaGrande Location3 Moro Madras Ontario Pendleton bu/a Yield as a percent of average Bruehl Brundage Coda Edwin Foote Hubbard ID 11713A ID 52814A Brundage-96 (ID-B-96) Kolding experimental Madsen Madsen Stephens mix OR 939526 OR 939528 OR 941044 OR 941904 OR 943560 Rely Stephens Temple Finch (WA 7853) WA 7855 Weatherford Yamhill Alzo Basin Bogo Boundry Connie Crater Delco Gene Hiller ID 517 Gary (ID 550) KFT 31 MacVicar Malcolm OR 850513-19 OR 850513-8 OR 941899 Rohde Rifle Rod Titan TS Durum + Trial Average Yield (bu/a) Club SW Club Club SW SW SW SW SW Oat SW SW SW SW SW HW SW Club SW Club SW Club SW SW Triticale SW Triticale HR Durum Oat HR SW Club HR HW Triticale SW SW HW HW SW Club Rye SW Triticale Durum 99 109 91 71 105 109 116 96 92 54 106 113 103 105 106 106 109 96 100 86 98 113 104 101 135 — 116 109 86 — 93 111 96 77 94 96 112 103 105 55 101 106 110 107 102 107 110 75 120 119 88 101 107 106 94 58 72 139 106 37 136 141 119 139 79 150 99 121 62 64 108 100 93 55 35 130 153 130 184 — 83 104 79 — — — 91 111 100 84 97 96 102 122 113 58 99 106 106 101 112 111 91 100 93 97 98 107 103 89 120 106 109 103 85 26 104 104 104 96 104 117 92 104 83 108 104 96 96 108 104 100 100 96 96 96 113 88 104 117 — 48 111 91 73 83 100 110 112 111 39 106 106 128 110 106 96 101 94 119 83 112 90 110 88 105 129 104 88 123 103 104 Across-site average 90 113 89 74 109 119 99 98 108 44 95 107 101 110 111 106 105 105 111 103 107 112 102 92 95 — 95 96 73 78 101 91 74 88 100 104 100 100 51 99 100 103 97 98 99 97 88 97 86 96 101 100 96 118 102 106 90 110 — 101 93 109 106 78 76 110 — 104 108 72 106 — 114 114 97 90 89 121 127 — 68 38 47 103 131 — 108 112 84 127 102 104 101 96 100 96 113 100 118 45 121 10 — 108 94 92 — — 90 108 77 114 — — 118 109 105 99 87 102 105 24 116 — 100 113 — 94 113 114 92 104 103 98 97 111 98 107 — 84 154 107 90 All seed was treated with fungicide and insecticidal seed treatment unless otherwise noted. Seeding rate was 30 seeds per sq ft for all locations except Lexington, Moro, and Pendleton, where seeding rate was 20 seeds per sq ft. 2 SW = soft white, HW = hard white, HR = hard red 3 Lexington site lost due to emergence problems. Only one replication was harvested at Moro. 94 • • Table 8.0000 statewide variety testing program winter cereal yield data across locations in Oregon. Variety or line' Market class2 Corvallis Moro Lexington Hermiston Pendleton LaGrande Ontario Madras 128 134 117 149 77 129 139 152 132 119 102 135 147 121 131 150 153 109 142 118 142 153 152 137 150 129 139 157 120 137 130 137 106 136 138 151 145 118 115 145 162 133 127 149 153 132 145 122 124 151 151 152 152 127 150 179 149 163 — 126 — — 131 — 158 154 Across-site Across-site average % of average Yield (60 lb bu/a; 10% moisture) Boundary Bruehl Coda Connie Edwin Foote Hiller ID-52814A ID-B-96 ID0513 ID0550 Madsen Madsen + Stephens mix OR 850513-8 OR 850513-9 OR 939526 OR 939528 OR 943560 OR 943575 Rely Rohde Stephens (20 seeds/ft2) Stephens (30 seeds/ft2) Stephens (Raxil Only) Stephens (untreated seed) Temple Weatherford Alzo Basin Bogo Brundage Celia Crate Eltan Gene Hybritech 1778 Hybritech 5019 Hybritech 7415 Hybritech 7510 HR Club Club Durum Club SW Club SW SW HR HW SW SW HW HW SW SW SW HW Club Club SW SW SW SW Club SW Triticale SW Triticale SW Triticale Oat SW SW HR SW SW HR 104 99 101 80 75 90 110 104 108 111 102 111 109 107 97 95 114 102 129 99 119 119 130 123 134 108 132 155 52 46 51 34 44 35 56 53 61 43 38 58 57 56 46 57 51 60 54 47 57 53 72 60 52 43 53 47 34 35 37 19 42 27 34 29 41 28 26 36 36 26 32 42 34 39 36 38 42 35 39 35 37 43 37 43 97 93 112 129 82 86 114 131 121 94 90 131 138 112 111 133 123 121 146 99 93 120 128 103 105 104 135 161 115 124 110 84 77 104 132 116 119 94 92 116 117 110 112 132 139 119 124 116 118 113 113 103 115 116 111 148 156 127 127 105 51 46 — 41 30 35 — 42 149 — 100 29 104 155 — 106 — — — 138 119 41 — 61 — — 92 120 78 113 126 109 120 109 119 118 71 100 124 126 123 121 105 107 98 114 116 114 140 139 126 129 126 131 139 133 132 121 132 108 — 38 — — 139 166 149 — 111 — 95 98 97 88 75 91 106 107 106 89 84 104 110 98 96 112 113 101 113 96 103 110 115 106 108 100 108 93 96 95 86 74 90 104 105 104 87 82 102 108 96 94 110 111 99 111 94 101 108 113 103 106 98 106 — — — — — — Table 8 continued. — 2000 statewide variety testing program winter cereal yield data across locations in Oregon. Variety or line' Market class2 Corvallis Moro Lexington Hermiston Pendleton LaGrande Ontario Madras — — 158 149 Across-site Across-site average % of average Yield (60 lb bu/a; 10% moisture) Hybritech 9803 Kansas FT31 MK01 MacVicar Malcolm Prohibition Rifle Rod Spelt (common) Stephens (10 seeds/ft2) Stephens (40 seeds/ft2) Turf seed Durum Yamhill ciN Trial Mean CV PLSD (0.05) PLSD (0.10) Pr>F HR Triticale Oat SW SW SW Rye SW Spelt SW SW Durum SW — 87 — 114 79 115 120 98 114 138 46 45 — — 33 44 48 — 127 52 — 55 39 36 — 80 117 52 37 113 — 26 133 112 51 16 14 11 0.00 37 11 7 5 0.00 110 11 20 16 0.00 — 132 — 108 91 113 9 17 14 0.00 — 127 — 157 — — 150 153 120 12 24 20 0.00 135 9 20 16 0.00 141 7 17 14 0.00 145 121 156 — 124 113 16 30 25 0.00 102 All seed was treated with fungicide and insecticidal seed treatment unless otherwise noted. Seeding rate was 30 seeds per sq ft for all locations except Lexington, Moro, and Pendleton, where seeding rate was 20 seeds per sq ft unless otherwise noted. 2 SW = soft white, HW = hard white, HR = hard red • Table 9.-1999-2001 statewide variety testing program winter wheat yield data across locations in Oregon. • Market Variety or line' class2 Location 3 Cornelius Corvallis Hermiston LaGrande Madras Moro Lexington Ontario Pendleton 114 107 102 129 120 127 117 112 103 126 107 112 87 96 74 91 96 80 87 92 78 85 92 85 111 83 Yield (bu/a @ 10% moisture) 1999 Boundary Coda Foote Hiller Madsen Madsen + Stephens mixture Rely Rod Rohde Stephens Temple Weatherford HR Club SW Club SW SW Club SW Club SW Club SW 1999 trial average (bu/a) 134 121 123 129 129 123 95 141 107 121 111 131 152 132 145 159 151 153 106 172 129 151 108 162 73 80 25 70 70 79 75 96 64 72 61 92 47 67 28 38 63 53 26 61 41 47 33 58 135 139 145 147 151 166 140 165 147 178 143 150 62 69 52 64 66 59 61 64 66 63 64 60 127 146 68 45 153 58 104 101 90 110 111 109 99 120 119 130 108 132 97 112 86 114 131 138 99 117 93 128 104 135 109 118 124 126 98 114 126 145 131 133 132 108 120 130 136 138 145 162 122 156 124 151 127 150 52 51 35 56 58 57 47 55 57 72 43 53 34 37 27 34 36 36 38 36 42 39 43 37 128 117 129 139 135 147 118 157 142 152 129 139 115 110 104 132 116 117 116 132 118 113 116 111 113 110 120 141 51 37 135 113 167 139 162 156 164 174 148 169 121 154 132 160 112 103 101 111 108 114 81 136 95 128 128 114 — 62 17 17 67 45 42 59 42 25 16 58 125 121 117 131 120 128 121 121 116 113 118 125 25 25 25 — 25 23 23 — 120 106 96 105 123 123 109 122 101 138 96 128 87 80 98 102 85 96 95 96 100 100 93 92 154 107 45 121 24 116 90 — 2000 • Boundary Coda Foote Hiller Madsen Madsen + Stephens mixture Rely Rod Rohde Stephens Temple Weatherford HR Club SW Club SW SW Club SW Club SW Club SW — — — — — 2000 trial average (bu/a) 2001 Boundary Coda Foote Hiller Madsen Madsen + Stephens mixture Rely Rod Rohde Stephens Temple Weatherford • 2001 trial average (bu/a) HR Club SW Club SW SW Club SW Club SW Club SW — — — 17 23 23 25 — — — Table 9 continued.-1999-2001 statewide variety testing program winter wheat yield data across locations in Oregon. Market Variety or line' class2 Cornelius Corvallis Hermiston LaGrande Location' Madras Moro Lexington Ontario Pendleton fa Yield (bu/a na 10% moisture) 1999-2001 site average Boundary Coda Foote Hiller Madsen Madsen + Stephens mixture Rely Rod Rohde Stephens Temple Weatherford HR Club SW Club SW SW Club SW Club SW Club SW Average yield 1999-2001 (bu/a) 1999-2001 percent of site average Boundary HR Coda Club Foote SW Hiller Club Madsen SW Madsen + Stephens mixture SW Rely Club Rod SW Rohde Club Stephens SW Temple Club Weatherford SW 141 124 133 142 142 145 118 154 123 145 116 151 94 98 71 98 103 110 85 116 84 110 98 114 78 82 56 60 76 71 65 88 71 68 60 75 127 130 133 139 139 152 128 148 129 147 129 142 46 48 37 60 50 47 44 59 62 53 43 46 34 37 27 34 36 36 38 36 42 39 43 37 121 110 109 124 126 132 114 131 115 139 111 127 96 96 92 108 99 98 99 106 98 99 100 96 136 98 71 137 50 37 122 99 Yield as percent of trial average 93 93 93 110 102 95 98 116 76 73 79 97 121 94 85 101 100 98 101 107 99 111 94 100 104 93 88 91 120 98 108 124 114 94 124 101 107 108 107 96 87 117 94 85 101 93 104 105 99 91 90 102 104 109 94 107 95 114 91 104 97 97 93 109 100 99 100 108 100 100 101 97 104 91 97 104 104 107 86 113 90 106 85 111 95 100 72 100 105 112 86 118 85 111 99 116 1 All seed was treated with fungicide and insecticidal seed treatment unless otherwise noted. Seeding rate was 30 seeds per sq ft for all locations except Lexington, Moro, and Pendleton, where seeding rate was 20 seeds per sq ft. 2 SW = soft white, HW = hard white, HR = hard red 3 Hermiston and LaGrande trials were damaged by hailstorms on June 24, 1999, Corn elius site dropped in 2000 due to budget constraint, Lexington site lost to emergence problems in 1999 and 2001. 18 Table 10.- 2001 statewide variety testing program winter cereal test weight data across locations in Oregon. Variety or line' Market class2 Corvallis Hermiston LaGrande Location3 Madras Moro Ontario Pendleton lb/bu Test Weight (lb/bu) Bruehl Brundage Coda Edwin Foote Hubbard ID 11713A ID 52814A Brundage-96 (ID-B-96) Kolding experimental Madsen Madsen + Stephens mix OR 939526 OR 939528 OR 941044 OR 941904 OR 943560 Rely Stephens Temple Finch (WA 7853) Chukar (WA 7855) Weatherford Yamhill Alzo Basin Bogo Boundry Connie Crater Delco Gene Hiller ID 517 Gary (ID 550) KFT 31 MacVicar Malcolm OR 850513-19 OR 850513-8 OR 941899 Rohde Rifle Rod Titan TS Durum Trial Mean CV PLSD (0.05) PLSD (0.10) Pr>F Club SW Club Club SW SW SW SW SW Oat SW SW SW SW SW HW SW Club SW Club SW Club SW SW Triticale SW Triticale HR Durum Oat HR SW Club HR HW Triticale SW SW HW HW SW Club Rye SW Triticale Durum 59.6 61.3 61.0 61.4 58.9 60.9 60.5 58.9 59.7 47.5 61.1 59.8 60.1 60.2 61.1 61.7 60.2 60.1 53.8 59.3 60.9 59,6 60.6 60,7 59.3 56.9 60.9 62.8 57.5 61.1 61.4 58.8 60.5 59.2 60.4 60.4 61.3 58.7 60.0 55.4 60.8 60.3 59.8 57.3 57.3 57.7 57.2 59.3 40.0 58.8 56.8 56.7 56.0 59.1 57.7 58.0 57.5 57.5 60.1 56.1 56.9 57.4 59.8 53.4 53.7 59.5 61.2 56.1 59.0 57.4 57.3 58.0 60.1 60.4 55.2 56.9 57.6 59.5 - 57.6 58.9 58.0 58.1 55.7 58.8 58.2 58.5 57.7 36.6 57.8 56.9 57.1 55.8 58.9 58.3 58.3 58.0 57.6 56.8 58.4 57.4 58.1 57.0 56.1 56.8 56.0 59.4 58.6 58.9 58.4 56.8 - 62.2 59.8 5 5.2 4.3 0.01 57.4 4 3.6 3.0 0.00 57.1 2 1.5 1.3 0.00 61.2 61.6 60.8 60.1 59.6 60.8 59.6 60.1 60.1 43.3 62.3 60.0 60,0 59.9 62.4 61.1 60.4 59.4 59.0 61.1 60.2 58.9 60.5 58.8 55.7 59.5 53.8 61.7 61.9 39.1 59.6 59.9 60.7 58.3 59.9 59.4 60.6 60.4 61.5 55.5 60.7 60.8 56.1 58.9 3 2.4 2.0 0.00 59.0 58.6 60.2 58.7 58.3 58.1 58.9 58.2 56.8 37.3 57.6 56.8 55.0 56.8 56.2 59.5 57.7 58.0 56.2 59.0 55.2 56.4 57.0 57.7 52.8 57.2 59.8 57.5 58.9 57.8 - 56.9 Across-site average 57.6 56.9 60.6 58.7 57.8 61.0 59.2 58.6 59.1 56.5 58.0 - 48.2 62.3 58.8 57.9 57.0 60.7 58.6 59.4 57.9 38.7 59.7 60.3 59.5 58.4 62.1 59.9 59.7 57.3 58.8 59.2 60.1 56.3 58.1 57.6 58.0 57.9 60.5 63.1 61.4 55.3 61.0 59.6 59.7 60.0 62.3 60.1 59.0 55.6 59.0 53.7 - 58.6 4 3.9 3.2 0.00 58.3 6 6.0 5.0 0.00 57.6 60.5 59.2 59.8 60.3 60.0 59.3 59.6 58.2 47.1 59.6 60.4 59.2 58.3 62.0 59.0 58.9 58.3 59.7 60.4 59.4 58.6 60.6 58.0 54.9 50.2 60.7 61.7 56.9 60.6 59.8 59.4 58.2 59.5 59.0 58.8 58.5 41.5 59.6 58.7 58.2 57.9 60.3 59.6 59.0 58.4 57.5 59.4 58.6 57.7 58.9 58.5 - - - - All seed was treated with fungicide and insecticidal seed treatment unless otherwise noted. Seeding rate was 30 seeds per sq ft for all locations except Lexington, Moro and Pendleton, where seeding rate was 20 seeds per sq ft. 2 SW = soft white, HW = hard white, HR hard red. 3 Lexington site lost due to emergence problems. Only one replication was harvested at Moro. 19 Table 11.-2001 statewide variety testing program winter cereal protein data across locations in Oregon. Variety or line' Market class2 Corvallis Hermiston LaGrande Location3 Madras Moro Ontario Pendleton NIR Protein % (12% moisture) Bruehl Brundage Coda Edwin Foote Hubbard ID 11713A ID 52814A Brundage-96 (ID-B-96) Kolding experimental Madsen Madsen/Stephens OR 939526 OR 939528 OR 941044 OR 941904 OR 943560 Rely Stephens Temple Finch (WA 7853) WA 7855 Weatherford Yamhill Alzo Basin Bogo Boundry Connie Crater Delco Gene Hiller ID 517 Gary (ID 550) KFT 31 MacVicar Malcolm OR 850513-19 OR 850513-8 OR 941899 Rohde Rifle Rod Titan TS Durum Trial Mean CV PLSD (0.05) PLSD (0.10) Pr>F Club SW Club Club SW SW SW SW SW Oat SW SW SW SW SW HW SW Club SW Club SW Club SW SW Triticale SW Triticale HR Durum Oat 9.5 8.4 9.7 9.6 9.1 8.6 8.5 8.6 8.2 14.0 8.8 8.5 8.4 8.5 9.8 9.4 8.2 8.9 9.1 9.2 9.0 8.4 8.9 9.0 9.3 14.0 12.9 13.8 14.1 13.4 14.1 12.8 13.0 13.3 14.5 13.7 13.6 13.3 13.5 13.9 13.0 13.3 12.8 12.8 11.6 13.5 12.8 13.1 12.6 15.8 9.8 9.6 10.2 17.3 13.2 15.1 15.8 15.0 14.6 14.6 15.7 14.0 13.9 14.4 13.9 19.3 14.2 14.9 13.9 15.5 15.8 15.0 14.9 15.4 14.7 16.5 14.2 12.6 15.1 12.4 8.7 8.8 8.8 9.8 9.7 9.3 9.1 8.8 8.9 16.7 9.0 8.9 8.8 9.1 9.5 8.8 8.8 8.4 9.6 8.6 9.2 9.3 8.9 9.1 9.8 8.3 10.2 9.7 10.4 16.6 13.0 13.4 13.0 12.2 12.0 13.3 11.6 12.3 12.3 13.1 13.2 13.5 14.2 17.0 12.1 12.4 12.3 11.5 10.8 12.2 12.4 14.0 12.4 12.3 12.2 11.7 12.8 - HR HW Triticale SW SW HW HW SW Club Rye SW Triticale Durum % 10.7 9.7 10.7 11.1 8.3 10.2 10.0 9.5 9.6 16.7 9.8 9.8 10.0 10.3 10.3 10.4 10.3 10.0 10.9 10.4 9.8 10.2 10.0 9.8 11.2 10.0 10.3 10.3 10.1 8.9 9.4 9.0 9.3 10.4 17.1 9.8 9.9 9.3 9.3 9.5 8.6 8.4 8.3 9.2 8.5 8.1 7.6 9.7 9.4 11.3 11.1 11.1 11.7 10.9 10.2 9.4 11.7 11.2 11.5 11.6 11.0 11.3 10.7 10.9 10.9 15.9 11.2 11.3 11.1 11.9 11.6 11.1 10.9 10.7 11.0 11.0 10.9 10.7 11.2 10.7 - 10.4 HR SW Club Across site average 8.2 10.0 9.5 11.1 12.5 13.6 13.3 16.3 8.0 9.1 9.1 8.9 9.4 7.6 8.4 11.3 12.9 12.2 12.2 14.7 10.6 12.4 11.8 14.2 16.5 18.0 14.8 15.0 9.2 9 1.4 1.1 0.00 13.4 6 1.4 1.2 0.00 14.1 14.7 13.2 14.9 8 2.0 1.7 0.00 11.2 10.3 10.3 10.0 9.1 10.1 10.3 - 10.1 7.8 10.0 9.2 11.0 8.6 9.2 8.3 8.4 7.8 8.5 - 10.5 8 1.2 1.0 0.00 9.5 10 1.5 1.2 0.00 11.3 8.4 10.5 9.1 10.5 8.5 9.7 8.9 8.7 8.9 7.4 8.5 8.9 11.1 9.5 11 1.6 1.3 0.00 10.2 10.6 10.4 11.6 12.9 12.7 12.6 I All seed was treated with fungicide and insecticidal seed treatment unless otherwise noted. Seeding rate was 30 seeds per sq ft. for all locations except Lexington, Moro, and Pendleton, where seeding rate was 20 seeds per sq ft. 2 SW = soft white, HW = hard white, HR = hard red 3 Lexington site lost due to emergence problems. Only one replication was harvested at Moro. 20 11.3 • Table 12.-2001 grower drill strip winter cereals tests across locations in Oregon. Variety or line Market class' Location Kent Bogo Coda Crew/Hyak/Hiller Edwin Gene Hiller MacVicar Madsen Madsen/Rod OR 939526 Rely Rod Rod/Weatherford Rohde Stephen/Madsen Stephens Temple Weatherford Site average I SW = soft white. 2 60 lb bushel Triticale Club Club Club SW Club SW SW SW SW Club SW SW Club SW SW Club SW Lostine Wasco Gilliam Wasco Wasco Yield 2 Test wt Yield Test wt Yield Test wt Yield Test wt Yield Test wt Yield Test wt (bu/a) (lb/bu) (bu/a) (lb/bu) (bu/a) (lb/bu) (bu/a) (lb/bu) (bu/a) (lb/bu) (bu/a) (lb/bu) 29 58.8 - 35 49 41 54.4 61.1 19 64.7 41 46 - 60.3 59.8 - 56.0 60.1 58.8 57.7 60.3 59.3 59.8 59.3 13 40 36 36 41 40 40 60.5 58.9 57.9 24 29 28 25 - 54.0 60.4 59.4 61.2 58.2 58.6 59.9 68 48 57 48 61 61 60 21 37 61.7 57.9 60.0 - 58.2 55.5 20 - 57.1 31 37 58.1 57.3 25 56.8 61 56.3 60.4 58.9 27 22 25 57.1 59.4 58.0 63 57 56 53 19 8 54.5 27 57.0 59.4 58.0 22 14 26 56.2 54.6 58.1 25 59.5 58 58.0 18 56.7 14 32 32 38 38 18 35 59.6 59.1 59.9 58.1 59.2 38 36 28 48 26 35 34 58.9 32 59.3 59.5 62.3 58.5 60.2 60.0 39 43 40 45 35 58.2 61.2 60.1 59.5 60.6 59.9 41 59.4 58.3 Table 13.-2001 statewide variety testing program winter barley height and heading dates across locations in Oregon Variety or line I Market class2 Corvallis Hermiston LaGrande Location3 Lexington Madras Ontario Pendleton Height (inch) 88Ab536 Kab-37 Kold Scio Stab-113 Stab-47 Stab-7 Strider 6RM 6RF/M 6RF 6RF 6RF/M 6RF/M 6RF/M 6RF Trial Mean 41 43 41 44 44 46 42 43 44 43 39 40 42 41 43 42 23 24 42 21 21 23 23 18 32 30 29 28 26 28 29 27 31 33 34 31 35 30 31 29 43 41 41 40 40 46 41 39 42 40 42 42 40 41 41 42 43 42 24 29 32 41 41 Heading date (day of year) 88Ab536 Kab-37 Kold Scio Stab-113 Stab-47 Stab-7 Strider Trial Mean 6RM 6RF/M 6RF3 6RF 6RF/M 6RF/M 6RF/M 6RF 110 136 132 128 122 113 115 124 125 128 129 126 123 129 130 129 150 152 152 151 151 149 148 150 131 136 135 136 135 131 132 133 136 143 145 142 145 137 137 138 138 145 144 145 142 138 140 143 129 144 135 134 133 129 130 133 123 127 150 134 140 142 133 I All seed was treated with fungicide and insecticidal seed treatment unless otherwise noted. Seeding rate was 30 seeds per sq ft for all locations except Lexington, Moro, and Pendleton, where seeding rate was 20 seeds per sq ft. 2 All barley are six row (6R) types. F = feed, M = malt, F/M = being evaluated for malt. 3 Only two replications were harvested at Madras. Moro site lost due to planting problems. 22 • Table 14.-2001 statewide variety testing program winter barley yield data across locations in Oregon Variety or line' Market class 2 Location3 Corvallis Hermiston LaGrande Lexington Madras Ontario Pendleton lb/a Yield (1b/a: 10% moisture) 88Ab536 Kab-37 Kold Scio Stab-113 Stab-47 Stab-7 Strider 6RM 6RF/M 6RF 6RF 6RF/M 6RF/M 6RF/M 6RF Trial Mean CV PLSD (0.05) PLSD (0.10) Pr>F Across-site Across-site average % of average 2897 5208 6980 4973 4506 5064 3912 5906 4804 4069 4266 4327 3948 4556 4718 4527 2587 2554 2664 2780 2176 2283 2734 2410 1709 1153 1667 1201 1687 1396 1555 2690 4498 5177 6310 7473 4534 6066 3904 6410 3498 3162 3919 5754 5163 3632 4352 3051 3963 5047 5661 5615 5400 4528 4783 5774 4006 3867 4242 4602 3983 3853 3708 3966 4931 17 1442 1185 0.00 4402 2523 22 22 ns4ns ns ns 0.95 0.86 1632 25 726 596 0.01 5547 — — 4066 18 1301 1068 0.01 5096 7 633 520 0.00 4028 99 96 105 114 99 96 92 98 1 All seed was treated with fungicide and insecticidal seed treatment unless otherwise noted. Seeding rate was 30 seeds per sq ft for all locations except Lexington, Moro and Pendleton, where seeding rate was 20 seeds per sq ft. 2 All barley are six-row (6R) types. F = feed, M = malt, F/M = being evaluated for malt. 3 Only two replications were harvested at Madras. Moro site lost due to planting problems. 4 ns = nonsignificant Table 15.-2001 statewide variety testing program winter barley yield as a percent of average across locations in Oregon. Market Variety or line' class2 Location3 Corvallis Hermiston LaGrande Lexington Madras Ontario Pendleton lb/a % of average yield 88Ab536 Kab-37 Kold Scio Stab-113 Stab-47 Stab-7 Strider . Trial Mean 6RM 6RF/M 6RF 6RF 6RF/M 6RF/M 6RF/M 6RF Across-site average 59 106 142 101 91 103 79 120 109 92 97 98 90 103 107 103 103 101 106 110 86 90 108 96 105 71 102 74 103 86 95 165 81 93 114 135 82 109 70 116 86 78 96 142 127 89 107 75 110 106 113 4006 3867 4242 4602 3983 3853 3708 3966 4931 4402 2523 1632 5547 4066 5096 4028 78 99 111 89 94 1 All seed was treated with fungicide and insecticidal seed treatment unless otherwise noted. Seeding rate was 30 seeds per sq ft for all locations except Lexington, Moro and Pendleton, where seeding rate was 20 seeds per sq ft 2 All barley are six-row (6R) types. F = feed, M = malt, F/M = being evaluated for malt. 3 Only two replications were harvested at Madras. Moro site lost due to planting problems. 23 Table 16.-1999-2001 statewide variety testing program winter barley yield data across locations in Oregon. Variety' Market Location3 class2Cornelius Corvallis Hermiston LaGrande Lexington Moro Ontario Pendleton Yield (lb/a; 10% moisture) 1999 Kold Scio Strider 6RF 6RF 6RF Across-site average lb/a 6485 7407 3556 7563 7287 7710 4220 3940 3793 2346 3430 2687 3409 4437 2015 4672 5628 5564 4783 5355 4221 5816 7520 3985 2821 3287 5288 4598 1486 1013 1054 4421 5491 5683 5739 6584 5874 2192 2138 2544 2411 2875 3192 2990 5066 5416 5456 4929 5831 3528 4014 4228 1184 5198 6065 2291 2826 4491 5405 3923 6980 4973 5906 4266 4327 4527 2664 2780 2410 1667 1201 2690 — — 3919 5754 3051 5661 5615 5774 4242 4602 3966 4931 4402 2523 1632 — 4066 5096 4028 6RF 6RF 6RF 5343 4424 4890 4302 4586 4668 — — — 3439 5086 3494 5263 5391 5723 4184 4657 4138 Average yield 1999-2001 (lb/a) 4886 4519 — 4006 5459 4326 109 91 100 95 101 103 86 127 87 96 99 105 1999 trial mean 2000 Kold Scio Strider 6RF 6RF 6RF 2000 trial mean 2001 Kold Scio Strider 6RF 6RF 6RF 2001 trial mean 1999-2001 average Kold Scio Strider 1999-2001 percent of trial average Kold 6RF Scio 6RF Strider 6RF/M All seed was treated with fungicide and Gaucho insecticidal seed treatment unless otherwise noted. Seeding rate was 30 seeds per sq ft for all locations except Lexington, Moro, and Pendleton, where seeding rate was 20 seeds per sq ft. 2 All barley are six-row (6R) types. F = feed, M = malt, F/M = being evaluated for malt. 3 In 1999 LaGrande site damaged by hail, Lexington site too variable to report. Cornelius site dropped in 2000 due to budget constraints. Moro site lost to mechanical problems in 2001. 24 Table 17.-2001 statewide variety testing program winter barley test weight data across locations in Oregon Market Variety or liner class2 Location3 Corvallis Hermiston LaGrande Lexington Madras Ontario Pendleton Across-site average Test weight (lb/bu) 88Ab536 Kab 37 Kold Scio Stab-113 Stab-47 Stab-7 Strider 6RM 6RF/M 6RF 6RF 6RF/M 6RF/M 6RF/M 6RF Trial Mean CV PLSD (0.05) PLSD (0.10) Pr>F 43.0 45.8 47.6 45.3 45.6 46.5 40.4 44.4 42.0 49.4 46.5 43.5 42.1 41.3 46.0 49.6 48.2 46.2 44.7 45.7 46.8 46.6 48.2 43.6 40.2 42.0 39.4 41.1 41.9 43.6 41.9 38.3 48.6 51.8 51.2 49.9 49.9 49.8 48.5 49.5 53.2 52.6 51.7 51.0 53.3 52.7 52.6 53.7 49.8 50.9 49.3 46.8 50.2 49.9 48.2 46.8 46.4 48.4 47.2 46.2 47.1 47.2 46.5 46.6 44.8 4 2.8 2.3 0.00 45.1 9 ns4 ns 0.19 46.2 3 2.6 2.1 0.02 41.0 4 2.9 2.4 0.05 49.9 52.6 2 ns 1.4 0.10 49.0 1 1.2 0.9 0.00 47.0 All seed was treated with fungicide and insecticidal seed treatment unless otherwise noted. Seeding rate was 30 seeds per sq ft for all locations except Lexington, Moro and Pendleton, where seeding rate was 20 seeds per sq ft. 2 All barley were six-row (6R) types. F = feed, M = malt, F/M = being evaluated for malt. 3 Only two replications were harvested at Madras. Moro site lost due to planting problems. 4 ns = nonsignificant interaction Table 18.-2001 statewide variety testing program winter barley protein data across locations in Oregon. Market Variety or line' class 2 Location3 Corvallis Hermiston LaGrande Lexington Madras Ontario Pendleton Across-site average Protein % (12% moisture) 88Ab536 Kab-37 Kold Scio Stab-113 Stab-47 Stab-7 Strider Trial Mean CV PLSD (0.05) PLSD (0.10) Pr>F 6RM 6RF/M 6RF 6RF 6RF/M 6RF/M 6RF/M 6RF 12.9 12.9 11.1 13.4 13.4 13.0 13.4 13.3 13.5 13.3 13.5 15.9 13.6 15.9 14.8 14.5 15.7 15.2 15.1 15.4 16.1 16.8 15.7 15.6 15.6 16.0 14.9 13.8 12.2 12.1 10.8 13.3 12.2 13.1 11.7 13.7 11.5 12.4 12.5 11.9 13.3 12.2 11.6 9.2 9.5 9.6 9.2 9.5 10.0 9.3 9.3 13.5 12.4 12.9 12.5 12.9 13.3 13.1 12.5 11.8 4 0.7 0.6 0.00 13.3 6 ns4 ns 0.94 15.1 4 1.1 0.9 0.01 15.7 3 0.8 0.6 0.00 12.4 avg 12.4 5 1.1 0.9 0.01 9.5 6 ns ns 0.73 12.9 13.1 10.5 10.8 10.8 11.9 I All seed was treated with fungicide and insecticidal seed treatment unless otherwise noted. Seeding rate was 30 seeds per sq ft for all locations except Lexington, Moro and Pendleton, where seeding rate was 20 seeds per sq ft. 2 All barley were six-row (6R) types. F = feed, M = malt, F/M = being evaluated for malt. 3 Only two replications were harvested at Madras. Moro site lost due to planting problems. 4 ns = nonsignificant interaction 25 General Provisions of Plant Variety Protection (PVP) Law seed was used as seed stock, and what guarantee of varietal identity you can expect. PVP establishes ownership of a plant variety. What is the pure seed percentage? Pure seed is the percentage of seed in the bag that is of the crop you are buying. A high percentage of pure seed will give best results. For example, if a seed lot has a 99 pure seed percentage, then from a 100-pound bag of seed you can expect 99 pounds of pure seed of the specified crop. Seed of a variety licensed under PVP may be sold by variety name only. 'Variety not stated' or 'brown bag' seed sales are prohibited. Seed may be sold only by authorized dealers, i.e., those authorized by the owner of the plant variety. Seed may be sold only as a certified class of seed when the Title 5 protection option is specified for a PVP variety. Under the `PVP Grower Saved Seed Exemption,' growers may save seed for replanting on their own farm, but may not sell or give seed to any other party. Under the `PVP Research Exemption,' a variety may be used in crosses with other genetic stocks for research and cultivar development efforts. The variety may not be used as a parent of a commercial hybrid, cultivar without permission of the owner. Developing a new variety essentially derived from the original variety also is prohibited without permission. That means the variety may not be used as a recurrent parent in backcrossing, or used as a recipient for mutagenesis or other molecular genetic modification, without permission of the owner. Most PVPed varieties have few authorized dealers, but some such as OSU's Weatherford carry broad authorization. Growers will need to check for the specific restrictions on each variety. Violators may be prosecuted in court. Questions of Seed Quality Seed quality includes such factors as varietal identity, freedom from weed and other crop contaminants, and the ability of the seed to germinate. State and Federal seed laws require that seed offered for sale be tested and truthfully labeled for these and other quality factors. When evaluating grain for seeding or when buying seed from off-farm sources, ask the following questions: What is the identity of this seed? Varieties are developed to improve yields through disease resistance and improved agronomic characteristics. Seed certification is one method of ensuring varietal identity. Is the seed certified? Look for the "blue tag," bulk shipping certificate, or Transfer Certificate for Seed Pending Final Certification (be aware that the latter means the seed lot is not yet fully certified). These verify varietal identity. If the seed is uncertified, ask for information on how the seed was produced, what type of What is the percentage of other crop seeds? Barley, oats, vetch, and other crop seed can be found in seed lots. The percentage of other crop seed tells you how much of the seed you are buying is of these other crops. What is the inert matter content of this seed? Sand, stones, dirt, sticks, pods, chaff, ergot bodies, and some broken seeds are all inert matter. These materials do not increase yield. A very low percentage of inert matter is preferable. What is the weed seed percentage, and what types of weeds are present in this seed lot? This percentage indicates the presence of seeds of plants recognized as weeds in the seed lot. A zero percentage is best; however, in many states there are allowances for certain types of weeds. There are also weed seeds that are strictly prohibited from being in seed. Remember that many weed seeds are very small, and a low percentage may still mean a high number of weed seeds are present. What is the germination percentage of this seed? Percentage of germination is a measure of the number of pure seeds in a lot that produce normal plants under favorable conditions. To be valid, the germination test for a seed lot must have been performed in the past 18 months for seed grown and sold in Oregon. Federal laws require germination tests within 5 months of sale for seed shipped across state lines. For the seed to be properly labeled, the date of test and germination percentage both must be stated. If you buy seed with a low germination percentage, you are paying for dead seed. There are a number of seed labs in Oregon that do seed testing. Most only accept untreated seed for full seed analyses but will take treated seed for germination testing. Seedborne fungal diseases can result in low germination in untreated seed. Seed treatment may correct this problem. These are the major questions to ask yourself or to ask a supplier when buying seed. If you have questions about seed laws, contact your local county Extension office, your seed dealer, or the Oregon Department of Agriculture Commodity Inspection Division, Salem, Oregon. Certified seed is your assurance of varietal purity, high ger mination, uniform quality, and freedom from noxious weeds. Look for the blue tag or the seed-certification shipping certificate, your guarantee of these qualities. Certified seed does not cost — it pays. 26 • 0 2002 Oregon State University. This publication may be photocopied or reprinted in its entirety for noncommercial purposes. 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