Lancaster County Rainfed 2025 Winter Wheat Variety Trial

Content

NameCompany

Yield 
(bu/ac)[1]

Test Weight 
(lb/bu)

Protein 
(%)[2]

Plant Height 
(in)

WB4422WestBred

65.5

56.9

13.1

28.00

AP ProlificAgriPro

64.8

56.9

12.6

24.85

NE22342UNL-Experimental

64.5

56.9

11.7

28.64

NE18435UNL-Experimental

64.0

56.6

12.2

25.44

CP7462Croplan

63.2

56.8

11.6

20.16

CP7017AXCroplan

62.3

56.4

11.3

22.81

WB4523WestBred

60.1

56.7

10.7

21.48

RuthNu Horizon Genetics

59.5

56.4

13.0

30.69

WesleyNuHorizon Genetics

56.9

56.9

14.1

26.52

SiegeNu Horizon Genetics

56.8

57.3

12.6

26.02

WB4445CLPWestBred

56.3

57.7

12.6

26.29

WB4401WestBred

56.2

56.6

11.7

21.57

NEB145-12UNL-Experimental

56.1

56.7

12.3

25.10

Scout 66Check

51.8

56.8

12.9

36.90

WB4699WestBred

50.7

56.3

11.6

22.64

TurkeyCheck

47.5

56.7

13.6

37.91

 

Summary Statistics

Yield 

(bu/ac)

Test Weight 

(lb/bu)

Protein 

(%)

Plant Height 

(in)

Standard Error

2.3

0.4

0.5

2.04

LSD[3]

4.0

0.7

0.9

3.44

Mean[4]

58.5

56.8

12.3

26.56

CV[5]

4.0

0.7

4.1

7.7

Reps

4

4

2

4

[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.

 

Site InformationDetails
Collaborator:Jenny Stebbing, TJ McAndrew, UNL Havelock Agronomy Farm, Lincoln, NE
Planting Date:10/9/2024
Seeding Rate:1.35 million s/a
Harvest Date:7/15/2025
Fertility:additional 80 lb/a N in April;
Herbicide/Fungicides:Prowl H2O and 2,4-D applied at labeled rates 4/1/2025
Soil Type:Crete and Aksarben silty clay loams
GPS:40.853397, -96.610026
Planting Info: Planted 1.5” into very dry soil, tilled oat residue
Notes on Trial:

Plot area emerged poorly in the fall and led to uneven stand throughout the growing season. Late season rains helped wheat a bit, but also delayed harvest and reduced test weights. Data should be used with caution, as the precipitation was exceptionally low for the area. However, it may be useful in identifying wheats that have some drought tolerance when compared against more optimal years and multi-year summaries. No significant differences were detected for kernel weight and overall trial average was 17,910 seeds/lb. 

 

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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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