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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 2025
srw Marker 102² 101 102 99 105
  B654SRW PBR91 111 111 111 116 118
  Blaze (awned) 105 105 104 104 108
  Swoop PBR91 105 106 106 107 105
  Hilliard (awned) PBR91   100 100 100 99
  OAC Virgo PBR91   105 104 102 107
  OAC Constellation (awned) PBR91     99 97 99
  B700SRW (awned)     102 97 97
  25R29 (awned) PBR91     114 113 105
  25R64 (awned) PBR91       110 106
  OAC Twilight PBR91       100 106
  Fuze (awned)       101 98
  GRO-08SRW PBR91       105 93
  Branson PBR78         104
  25R65 PBR91         107
  OAC Vega (awned) PBR91         87
  Caldwell PBR91         101
hrw PRO 81 (awned) PBR91 91 91 89 89 90
  Adrianus (awned) PBR91 81 78 81 90 87
  Redford PBR91     89 86 86
Means (t/ha)7.727.998.188.248.89
Means (bu/ac)114.7118.8121.7122.5132.1
Location-Years97531

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		 2025 Index
Fungicides
No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes
srw Branson PBR78                 100² 106
  Marker 100 103 100 103 102 104 103 104 101 103
  B654SRW PBR91 106 110 107 110 108 112 112 114 114 120
  Blaze (awned) 106 108 108 109 105 107 105 109 105 113
  Hilliard (awned) PBR91     101 101 97 97 96 97 96 102
  OAC Constellation (awned) PBR91         100 100 99 100 96 103
  OAC Vega (awned) PBR91                 84 86
  Swoop PBR91 104 110 103 109 101 108 103 108 101 116
  B700SRW (awned)         101 102 98 100 94 100
  OAC Twilight PBR91             100 102 103 110
  OAC Virgo PBR91     104 104 102 104 105 106 103 107
  25R64 (awned) PBR91             106 109 102 113
  25R29 (awned) PBR91         107 108 105 107 102 110
  Fuze (awned)             100 105 95 108
  Caldwell PBR91                 98 107
  GRO-08SRW PBR91             96 94 90 90
  25R65 PBR91                 104 107
hrw PRO 81 (awned) PBR91 93 93 93 94 91 89 90 89 87 90
  Adrianus (awned) PBR91 86 89 86 88 89 91 88 88 84 89
  Redford PBR91         88 89 87 87 83 87
Means (t/ha) 8.738.948.979.169.069.289.179.368.899.55
Means (bu/ac)129.8133.0133.4136.2134.8137.9136.3139.2132.1142.0
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 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)		 Barley
Yellow
Dwarf
Virus
(0-9)³		 Stem
Rust
(0-9)³		 Stripe
Rust
(0-9)³		 Straw
Yield
Index
Combined
Fusarium
Rating²		 Don
Rating²		 Years
srw Branson PBR78 S MS 6 76.5 11.6 35.0 100 0.8 79 165 205 1.0 1.0 1.0 103
Marker S S 6 77.5 10.4 31.2 100 0.8 82 167 207 1.5 2.0 1.5 94
B654SRW PBR91 S MS 6 78.7 10.5 36.0 100 1.0 89 167 207 1.0 0.5 0.0 107
Blaze MS MS 6 78.7 11.0 36.2 100 0.0 83 168 207 1.5 1.5 1.0 90
Hilliard PBR91 S S 6 78.9 11.4 33.5 100 0.3 78 167 210 1.0 0.0 0.5 82
OAC Constellation PBR91 S S 5 78.9 11.2 34.8 100 0.0 77 167 205 1.3 0.0 0.0 86
OAC Vega PBR91 MS MS 3 79.2 11.8 39.0 100 0.0 81 166 206 1.8 1.5 1.0 122
Swoop PBR91 MS MS 4 77.7 10.7 34.4 100 2.5 89 167 207 1.3 0.5 2.5 109
B700SRW MS MS 4 78.3 10.8 33.9 100 0.0 79 166 207 1.3 1.0 2.5 103
OAC Twilight PBR91 S S 2 79.7 11.1 35.7 100 1.0 86 165 209 1.0 1.0 0.5 95
OAC Virgo PBR91 MS MS 3 79.8 10.7 34.9 100 0.3 81 167 207 1.0 1.0 1.0 115
25R64 PBR91 S S 2 75.4 10.0 33.2 100 0.0 78 168 208 1.3 0.5 2.5 100
25R29 PBR91 S S 2 77.0 11.0 37.1 100 0.0 82 167 210 1.5 1.0 1.0 107
Fuze MS HS 2 79.0 10.2 34.4 100 0.0 74 167 210 1.0 3.5 6.0 91
Caldwell PBR91 S S 1 78.8 11.7 35.6 100 0.0 79 167 209 1.3 0.0 1.5 98
GRO-08SRW PBR91 MR MS 1 80.3 11.5 34.0 100 0.0 76 167 207 1.0 1.0 0.5 90
25R65 PBR91 S MS 1 77.7 10.1 29.9 100 0.0 77 168 207 1.5 1.0 0.0 92
hrw PRO 81 PBR91 MS MS 6 81.6 13.6 35.1 100 0.0 83 167 207 2.8 0.5 0.0 101
Adrianus PBR91 S S 6 78.4 13.3 42.0 100 0.0 82 169 209 1.8 0.0 0.0 107
Redford PBR91 MR S 2 76.0 13.2 42.6 100 0.0 90 167 208 3.0 1.0 0.0 108
Means   78.411.335.41000.3811672081.40.91.25.53 t/ha
Locations   212112221111

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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