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Winter Wheat: Area 5

Preliminary 2025 Data – To be finalized at upcoming OCCC meeting

Table 5. Cumulative Yield Index Summary for Area 5

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Table 5 - Winter Wheat Cumulative Yield Indicies¹ Area 5

Class Variety 5 Year 4 Year 3 Year 2 Year 2026
srw B654SRW PBR91 109² 108 110 106 100
  Blaze (awned) 105 103 103 104 102
  Swoop PBR91 105 105 105 103 102
  OAC Virgo PBR91 104 103 102 102 100
  OAC Constellation (awned) PBR91   100 100 102 104
  B700SRW (awned)   103 101 103 105
  25R29 (awned) PBR91   112 111 108 109
  25R64 (awned) PBR91     111 109 111
  OAC Twilight PBR91     99 101 98
  Fuze (awned)     102 101 103
  GRO-08SRW PBR91     105 102 106
  Branson PBR78       100 98
  25R65 PBR91       108 109
  OAC Vega (awned) PBR91       89 91
  Caldwell PBR91       103 103
  Sam       98 98
hrw PRO 81 (awned) PBR91 93 92 92 96 98
  Adrianus (awned) PBR91 81 84 91 90 91
  Redford PBR91   88 86 87 87
Means (t/ha)7.877.987.947.977.49
Means (bu/ac)117.1118.7118.0118.5111.3
Location-Years97532

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 5a to see yield impact where fungicide was applied for disease control.

Table 5a. Cumulative Yield Index Summary (Fungicide Applied) for Area 5

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Table 5a - Winter Wheat Cumulative Yield Indicies¹, Area 5, 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
srw Branson PBR78             100² 104 100 102
  B654SRW PBR91 106 109 107 110 109 111 109 112 104 104
  Blaze (awned) 108 109 105 108 106 109 106 111 107 110
  OAC Constellation (awned) PBR91     101 101 101 101 100 103 105 102
  OAC Vega (awned) PBR91             90 91 95 95
  Swoop PBR91 102 108 101 107 102 107 101 110 100 104
  B700SRW (awned)     102 102 100 100 100 100 105 100
  OAC Twilight PBR91         99 101 100 105 97 100
  OAC Virgo PBR91 103 103 102 102 104 103 102 102 100 97
  25R64 (awned) PBR91         110 113 110 117 117 120
  25R29 (awned) PBR91     109 112 108 112 109 117 115 124
  Fuze (awned)         103 107 103 109 110 111
  Caldwell PBR91             102 106 106 105
  GRO-08SRW PBR91         101 99 101 100 111 110
  25R65 PBR91             109 109 114 110
  Sam             96 101 95 94
hrw PRO 81 (awned) PBR91 93 94 92 90 91 90 91 91 94 93
  Adrianus (awned) PBR91 85 87 88 89 87 86 84 85 84 81
  Redford PBR91     86 85 84 83 81 81 78 74
Means (t/ha) 8.748.888.758.908.728.838.378.697.847.79
Means (bu/ac)129.9132.0130.2132.4129.6131.3124.5129.2116.5115.9
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 5b. Varietal Characteristics Based on Data from Area 5

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Table 5b - Winter Wheat Varietal Characteristics¹ Area 5

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)		 Straw
Yield
Index
Combined
Fusarium
Rating²		 Don
Rating²		 Years
srw Branson PBR78 S MS 6 73.4 11.9 30.8 100 3.0 82 165 212 83
B654SRW PBR91 S S 6 74.4 10.9 33.5 96 3.0 95 166 213 85
Blaze MS MS 6 73.8 11.5 34.2 96 2.3 86 167 214 106
OAC Constellation PBR91 S S 6 75.1 11.8 31.4 96 2.1 82 166 212 105
OAC Vega PBR91 MS MS 4 75.6 13.1 37.5 96 1.5 86 165 213 71
Swoop PBR91 MS MS 5 74.6 11.3 31.9 96 3.0 93 167 213 102
B700SRW MR MS 5 72.2 11.6 30.3 98 3.4 84 166 213 103
OAC Twilight PBR91 MS MS 3 74.8 11.4 33.0 96 3.0 90 165 212 108
OAC Virgo PBR91 MS MS 4 75.3 11.4 30.9 99 2.9 90 165 213 111
25R64 PBR91 S S 3 70.9 10.7 30.8 98 2.3 81 167 214 117
25R29 PBR91 S S 3 74.4 11.3 34.6 96 1.9 81 167 214 101
Fuze MS S 3 73.5 11.5 32.7 90 1.5 78 166 214 69
Caldwell PBR91 S S 2 74.7 12.1 31.3 96 3.1 84 166 214 91
GRO-08SRW PBR91 MR MS 2 76.4 11.7 32.3 99 1.3 82 165 214 96
25R65 PBR91 S S 2 71.4 10.7 28.1 98 2.5 80 167 213 99
Sam S S 1 72.9 11.5 29.0 99 3.1 84 165 212 92
hrw PRO 81 PBR91 MS MS 6 78.8 14.2 31.6 89 1.8 91 167 214 126
Adrianus PBR91 S S 6 76.1 13.6 36.8 94 0.0 84 169 216 134
Redford PBR91 MS S 3 74.3 14.0 39.4 98 0.4 94 167 213 100
Means   74.411.932.6962.2861662134.84 t/ha
Locations   222122221

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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