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Winter Wheat: Area 3

Preliminary 2025 Data – To be finalized at upcoming OCCC meeting

Table 4. Cumulative Yield Index Summary for Area 3

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Table 4 - Winter Wheat Cumulative Yield Indicies¹ Area 3

Class Variety 5 Year 4 Year 3 Year 2 Year 2026
sww Ava       97² 98
srw Branson PBR78 101 102 102 101 101
  B654SRW PBR91 101 102 103 102 103
  Blaze (awned) 101 101 102 102 102
  OAC Constellation (awned) PBR91 101 101 101 101 102
  Swoop PBR91 101 100 100 101 101
  OAC Moon (awned) PBR91 103 103 103 102 100
  OAC Virgo PBR91 101 100 101 100 100
  B700SRW (awned)   101 101 100 100
  25R64 (awned) PBR91   104 105 105 106
  25R29 (awned) PBR91   105 106 104 103
  Fuze (awned)   104 103 103 102
  OAC Twilight PBR91     95 95 95
  Caldwell PBR91     102 101 100
  GRO-08SRW PBR91     101 101 102
  25R65 PBR91       102 101
  OAC Vega (awned) PBR91       92 93
  Sam       104 104
hrw PRO 81 (awned) PBR91 97 96 96 97 97
  Adrianus (awned) PBR91 98 96 97 97 96
  Redford PBR91   97 98 99 99
Means (t/ha)8.318.298.247.907.76
Means (bu/ac)123.6123.2122.5117.4115.3
Location-Years1512963

1 Values differing by less than 3 within a column may not represent true differences in yield.

2 Cultivar yield rankings may vary from year to year. Decisions are therefore best made using data with the greatest number of years.

Stripe rust pressure was severe in 2025, please refer to Table 4a to see yield impact where fungicide was applied for disease control.

Table 4a. Cumulative Yield Index Summary (Fungicide Applied) for Area 3

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Table 4a - Winter Wheat Cumulative Yield Indicies¹, Area 3, Fungicide Applied

Class Variety 5-Year Index
Fungicides		 4-Year Index
Fungicides		 3-Year Index
Fungicides		 2-Year Index
Fungicides		 2026 Index
Fungicides
No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes
sww Ava             91² 96 94 98
srw Branson PBR78 98 107 100 105 101 103 101 103 99 105
  B654SRW PBR91 96 104 99 103 101 102 100 100 103 101
  Blaze (awned) 100 109 102 110 103 110 104 111 101 111
  OAC Constellation (awned) PBR91 96 105 99 104 101 103 101 102 101 103
  OAC Vega (awned) PBR91             87 90 86 90
  Swoop PBR91 97 106 97 104 97 103 98 104 99 109
  B700SRW (awned)     98 107 98 106 98 104 95 103
  OAC Moon (awned) PBR91 101 111 102 110 103 109 104 110 100 109
  OAC Twilight PBR91         92 97 90 95 89 97
  OAC Virgo PBR91 98 108 97 105 98 105 98 106 100 113
  25R64 (awned) PBR91     101 109 103 109 102 107 100 108
  25R29 (awned) PBR91     106 113 108 113 106 110 101 106
  Fuze (awned)     102 110 101 108 102 111 101 116
  Caldwell PBR91         101 103 100 101 99 103
  GRO-08SRW PBR91         100 105 100 104 98 105
  25R65 PBR91             101 109 101 112
  Sam             102 103 96 101
hrw PRO 81 (awned) PBR91 91 97 89 94 93 95 94 96 94 98
  Adrianus (awned) PBR91 91 95 91 93 94 94 94 92 91 91
  Redford PBR91     90 93 93 96 95 96 93 96
Means (t/ha) 7.918.678.208.808.148.587.908.317.488.14
Means (bu/ac)117.6128.9122.0130.8121.1127.6117.5123.6111.2121.0
Location-Years54321

1 Values differing by less than 3 within a column may not represent true differences in yield. 

2 Cultivar yield rankings may vary from year to year. Decisions are therefore best made using data with the greatest number of years.

Table 4b. Varietal Characteristics Based on Data from Area 3

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Table 4b - Winter Wheat Varietal Characteristics¹ Area 3

Class Variety Fusarium DataTest
Weight
(kg/hL)		 Protein
(%)		 1000
Kernel
Weight
(g)		 Winter
Survival
(%)		 Lodging
(0-9)³		 Height
(cm)		 Heading
Date
(JD)		 Maturity
Date
(JD)		 Powdery
Mildew
(0-9)³		 Leaf
Rust
(0-9)³		 Leaf
Septoria
(0-9)³		 Straw
Yield
Index
Combined
Fusarium
Rating²		 Don
Rating²		 Years
sww Ava MS S 6 76.6 9.4 37.3 98 0.8 97 159 190 2.1 2.5 2.4 100
srw Branson PBR78 S MS 6 76.3 9.7 37.6 98 2.6 83 155 188 1.1 1.1 2.1 94
B654SRW PBR91 S S 6 76.9 8.8 41.6 97 2.3 93 157 190 3.3 1.1 2.9 93
Blaze MS MS 6 75.9 9.9 39.0 98 0.5 91 158 190 1.5 1.9 2.1 99
OAC Constellation PBR91 S S 6 79.1 10.4 38.7 99 1.2 82 157 189 0.4 0.4 2.4 83
OAC Vega PBR91 MS MS 4 78.5 11.0 42.7 98 0.8 91 156 189 3.1 4.9 2.8 115
Swoop PBR91 MS MS 5 76.1 9.3 36.8 97 3.2 89 158 190 5.0 1.9 2.3 106
B700SRW MR MS 5 75.5 9.6 37.6 98 1.3 81 157 190 2.9 3.0 2.3 78
OAC Moon PBR91 MS MS 5 75.6 9.7 32.5 89 1.0 79 156 189 2.3 2.1 3.5 79
OAC Twilight PBR91 MS MS 3 78.4 9.9 37.4 99 1.9 88 155 188 1.6 2.5 4.0 93
OAC Virgo PBR91 MS MS 4 78.6 9.7 37.1 97 0.6 88 157 190 0.5 2.5 2.8 116
25R64 PBR91 S S 3 72.9 8.9 36.1 98 1.3 79 160 192 2.9 1.8 1.8 101
25R29 PBR91 S S 3 76.1 9.8 42.0 98 0.5 83 159 190 3.0 2.9 2.9 87
Fuze MS S 3 75.9 9.9 37.6 91 0.8 79 158 191 2.3 4.4 2.6 112
Caldwell PBR91 S S 2 77.6 10.3 36.9 99 0.8 83 157 190 1.9 0.6 2.3 95
GRO-08SRW PBR91 MR MS 2 78.7 9.9 37.0 96 0.3 83 157 190 1.6 4.0 2.0 115
25R65 PBR91 S S 2 74.8 9.1 33.1 97 1.1 78 159 190 1.4 3.1 2.8 132
Sam S S 1 76.6 9.8 35.9 98 2.3 82 156 189 0.6 0.3 1.9 61
hrw PRO 81 PBR91 MS MS 6 80.5 11.0 36.5 98 0.4 90 158 191 0.3 0.5 1.3 112
Adrianus PBR91 S S 6 77.2 11.2 44.8 96 0.3 85 162 193 0.5 0.6 2.0 108
Redford PBR91 MS S 3 76.9 10.7 47.1 98 0.3 95 159 190 1.5 1.3 2.1 121
Means   76.99.938.4971.1861581901.92.12.44.54 t/ha
Locations   333333332221

1See Head to Head comparisons for multi-year data for trait characteristics.

2MR=moderately resistant (best); MS=moderately susceptible; S=susceptible; HS=highly susceptible (worst).

3 For ratings 0 – 9, a high score is undesirable. Disease ratings are taken from naturally occurring infection. Stripe rust pressure was particularly prevalent in 2024 and 2025, with some varieties being significantly impacted.

PBR Status: PBR91 PBR78 indicates varieties protected under PBR 91 or PBR78.

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