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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 2025
sww Ava         97²
srw Branson PBR78 101 101 102 102 102
  Marker 96 96 97 95 99
  B654SRW PBR91 101 101 102 102 102
  Blaze (awned) 101 101 101 101 102
  OAC Constellation (awned) PBR91 100 100 101 101 99
  Swoop PBR91 101 101 99 99 100
  Hilliard (awned) PBR91   100 100 101 99
  OAC Moon (awned) PBR91   103 104 104 104
  OAC Virgo PBR91   101 100 101 100
  B700SRW (awned)     101 101 101
  25R64 (awned) PBR91     104 105 105
  25R29 (awned) PBR91     106 107 105
  Fuze (awned)     104 104 104
  OAC Twilight PBR91       94 94
  Caldwell PBR91       103 101
  GRO-08SRW PBR91       101 100
  25R65 PBR91         102
  OAC Vega (awned) PBR91         92
hrw PRO 81 (awned) PBR91 98 97 95 96 97
  Adrianus (awned) PBR91 99 98 96 98 98
  Redford PBR91     96 97 98
Means (t/ha)8.368.458.468.488.03
Means (bu/ac)124.3125.6125.7126.1119.4
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
2025 Index
Fungicides
No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes
sww Ava                 88² 94
srw Branson PBR78 98 107 97 108 101 105 102 103 102 101
  Marker 88 99 85 99 90 97 86 94 93 97
  B654SRW PBR91 94 104 95 105 97 103 99 102 97 99
  Blaze (awned) 100 107 100 109 103 110 105 109 107 112
  Hilliard (awned) PBR91     96 104 99 105 100 104 100 102
  OAC Constellation (awned) PBR91 96 105 95 106 99 105 100 102 101 100
  OAC Vega (awned) PBR91                 87 91
  Swoop PBR91 97 104 96 105 96 102 96 100 96 98
  B700SRW (awned)         99 108 100 107 102 106
  OAC Moon (awned) PBR91     101 111 103 111 105 110 108 110
  OAC Twilight PBR91             93 97 92 93
  OAC Virgo PBR91     98 106 96 102 97 101 97 99
  25R64 (awned) PBR91         101 109 104 109 104 107
  25R29 (awned) PBR91         108 116 112 117 111 114
  Fuze (awned)         102 108 101 104 103 106
  Caldwell PBR91             102 103 100 99
  GRO-08SRW PBR91             101 105 102 103
  25R65 PBR91                 102 107
hrw PRO 81 (awned) PBR91 92 97 90 97 88 93 92 93 94 95
  Adrianus (awned) PBR91 93 97 91 96 90 94 96 96 97 94
  Redford PBR91         89 92 94 96 98 95
Means (t/ha) 7.788.458.018.808.449.018.478.808.298.47
Means (bu/ac)115.6125.7119.2130.8125.5134.0126.0130.9123.2125.9
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 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)
Leaf
Rust
(0-9)³
Leaf
Septoria
(0-9)³
Straw
Yield
Index
Combined
Fusarium
Rating²
Don
Rating²
Years
sww Ava MS S 6 77.1 9.7 33.4 95 1.9 100 162 193 3.3 1.0 111
srw Branson PBR78 S MS 6 76.5 10.2 33.5 95 2.3 86 158 189 3.0 0.8 89
Marker S S 6 75.5 9.8 29.5 96 4.4 93 161 192 4.5 1.0 106
B654SRW PBR91 S MS 6 77.6 9.4 36.3 95 2.5 98 160 190 1.5 0.8 104
Blaze MS MS 6 77.3 10.1 35.7 94 0.4 91 160 190 3.0 1.8 100
Hilliard PBR91 S S 6 77.4 10.4 33.7 93 0.1 87 160 191 1.0 0.8 92
OAC Constellation PBR91 S S 5 79.2 10.6 35.4 96 1.0 86 160 189 1.0 1.5 98
OAC Vega PBR91 MS MS 3 77.9 11.1 36.9 92 1.5 94 159 191 5.3 2.8 99
Swoop PBR91 MS MS 4 76.8 9.8 32.6 97 2.8 93 161 191 2.8 0.8 99
B700SRW MS MS 4 77.7 10.0 34.4 94 0.4 85 159 190 3.5 1.5 99
OAC Moon PBR91 MS MS 4 75.3 9.9 28.0 95 0.8 84 159 191 2.8 1.8 93
OAC Twilight PBR91 S S 2 77.1 10.2 34.7 95 2.8 92 157 189 2.3 2.3 77
OAC Virgo PBR91 MS MS 3 78.0 9.6 33.4 95 1.9 91 160 191 3.3 0.5 93
25R64 PBR91 S S 2 75.2 9.5 33.1 96 0.0 83 163 193 2.5 0.5 96
25R29 PBR91 S S 2 77.0 9.9 36.7 95 0.0 87 162 191 4.5 1.3 106
Fuze MS HS 2 76.4 9.8 33.1 97 1.1 82 160 191 3.8 0.5 92
Caldwell PBR91 S S 1 78.1 10.6 33.6 95 2.6 87 160 192 0.8 0.3 103
GRO-08SRW PBR91 MR MS 1 79.0 10.1 33.0 95 1.1 86 160 191 4.0 0.5 101
25R65 PBR91 S MS 1 74.7 9.4 30.3 93 0.0 82 162 191 4.3 0.5 96
hrw PRO 81 PBR91 MS MS 6 81.0 11.5 33.1 94 1.1 94 161 193 3.0 0.8 124
Adrianus PBR91 S S 6 80.6 11.3 41.3 94 0.5 88 164 194 1.5 0.5 112
Redford PBR91 MR S 2 78.6 11.1 41.9 95 0.0 97 162 192 3.5 2.3 111
Means   77.510.234.2951.3891601912.91.14.94 t/ha
Locations   33322333111

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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