Irrigated 2023-25 3 year Winter Wheat Variety Trial Averages

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NameCompany

Yield 
(bu/ac)[1]

Test Weight 
(lb/bu)

Protein 
(%)[2]

Plant Height 
(in)

Grain Weight 
(1000 seeds/lb)

LCS Steel AXLimagrain Cereal Seeds

100.5

57.9

9.5

36.4

14.96

NE18435UNL-Experimental

97.1

58.4

9.5

33.2

14.00

WB4699WestBred

96.7

56.2

9.2

32.9

16.75

WB4422WestBred

96.5

59.3

10.4

34.2

13.92

CP7017AXCroplan

96.1

58.5

9.4

32.1

15.03

CanvasPlainsGold

95.2

58.0

9.7

33.2

15.08

WB4523WestBred

94.1

55.8

9.3

31.0

16.97

WB4303WestBred

93.8

54.9

10.1

31.4

13.79

WesleyNuHorizon Genetics

92.7

56.8

11.1

33.0

13.36

NE17441UNL-Experimental

91.4

58.0

10.3

36.1

13.90

EpochNu Horizon Genetics

89.3

57.1

10.2

33.1

14.58

Scout 66Check

68.9

57.0

11.4

43.4

12.69

TurkeyCheck

67.6

56.7

11.9

44.4

14.52

 

Summary Statistics

Yield 

(bu/ac)

Test Weight 

(lb/bu)

Protein 

(%)

Plant Height 

(in)

Grain Weight 

(1000 seeds/lb)

Standard Error

3.9

0.7

0.2

0.8

0.67

LSD[3]

6.6

1.2

0.4

1.3

1.13

Mean[4]

90.8

57.3

10.2

34.9

14.58

CV[5]

4.3

1.3

2.3

2.2

4.6

[1] Yield values corrected to 12% moisture content. Bolded values indicate highest LSD grouping. 

[2] Protein corrected to 14% moisture content, the correction factor used in analytical standards. Turkey and Scout 66 excluded from protein LSD groups due to known high protein contents.

[3] For differences between varieties that are equal to or greater than the LSD value, the chance that the difference is significant is 90%.

[4] Mean performance of all plots in the trial.

[5] Coefficient of Variation (CV) indicates the quality of a trial, and lower than 15 indicates a high-quality trial. For CV>15, there was higher than expected variability in the field or the data and the results should be used with caution.

 

 

Multi-year averages only include varieties that were tested in all years (2023, 2024, and 2025). Sites are Box Butte county in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Perkins county in 2023 and 2025; and Scotts Bluff county in 2025. For management details, consult individual site reports. 

Do not reprint or use data without permission.

 

For more information, contact: 

Amanda Easterly
Research Associate Professor
Department of Agronomy and Horticulture
Email: aeasterly2@unl.edu
Phone: 308-254-3918
High Plains Agricultural Lab
3257 Road 109 
Sidney NE 69162-3129

Cody Creech
Extension Dryland Cropping Systems Specialist
Department of Agronomy and Horticulture
Email: ccreech2@unl.edu
Phone: 308-632-1266
Panhandle Research and Extension Center
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff NE 69361-4939

 

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