Perkins County Irrigated 2025 Winter Wheat Variety Trial

Content

NameCompany

Yield 
(bu/ac)[1]

Test Weight 
(lb/bu)

Protein 
(%)[2]

Plant Height 
(in)

KS Bill SnyderKansas Wheat Alliance

106.3

59.9

10.1

34.0

NEB148-42UNL-Experimental

105.0

60.5

10.9

35.3

LCS Steel AXLimagrain Cereal Seeds

96.4

59.4

11.0

36.5

WB4523WestBred

95.9

58.8

9.8

32.3

CanvasPlainsGold

95.5

59.6

10.7

33.8

WB4699WestBred

94.4

57.4

9.8

32.8

SheridanPlainsGold

94.2

58.9

11.1

35.0

NE18435UNL-Experimental

94.2

59.1

10.6

33.0

AR Iron Eagle 22AXArmor

93.7

58.9

10.5

31.0

CP7869Croplan

93.7

58.3

10.9

31.5

CO19D087RCSU-Experimental

93.5

57.6

11.0

29.0

LCS Helix AXLimagrain Cereal Seeds

93.0

59.1

10.9

32.8

CP7017AXCroplan

92.8

59.0

10.6

31.5

FVC ValleyFVC

92.8

58.0

10.7

34.8

NE18455UNL-Experimental

92.4

57.7

10.9

35.3

AR Turret 25Armor

92.3

58.7

11.0

31.3

WB4640WestBred

92.1

59.6

10.8

34.5

LCS RadarLimagrain Cereal Seeds

91.9

58.1

11.3

32.5

WB4422WestBred

91.9

60.8

10.9

34.8

NE20620UNL-Experimental

91.9

58.8

11.1

35.8

NE22252UNL-Experimental

91.8

58.0

11.6

38.3

WB4303WestBred

91.8

55.8

11.1

32.3

NE17441UNL-Experimental

91.3

59.2

11.3

36.3

LCS MojoLimagrain Cereal Seeds

91.1

58.9

10.7

33.3

NHH19668UNL-Experimental

91.1

59.8

11.3

34.0

WB4445CLPWestBred

90.8

58.9

11.5

33.8

LCS AriesLimagrain Cereal Seeds

90.0

58.0

10.5

33.3

NEB145-12UNL-Experimental

90.0

57.5

10.6

36.3

WesleyNuHorizon Genetics

89.6

57.2

12.8

32.3

LCS ValiantLimagrain Cereal Seeds

88.5

58.6

12.0

32.5

AP SunbirdAgriPro

87.7

54.7

11.1

31.8

WB4595WestBred

87.7

61.1

9.7

34.8

EpochNu Horizon Genetics

87.2

57.8

11.2

34.5

Scout 66Check

66.3

56.8

12.6

42.0

TurkeyCheck

63.0

55.8

12.8

44.0

 

Summary Statistics

Yield 

(bu/ac)

Test Weight 

(lb/bu)

Protein 

(%)

Plant Height 

(in)

Standard Error

2.8

0.8

0.3

1.0

LSD[3]

4.6

1.4

0.6

1.7

Mean[4]

91.2

58.5

11.1

34.2

CV[5]

3.0

1.4

3.1

3.0

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:Justin Richardson, UNL Stumpf International Wheat Research Center, Grant, NE
Planting Date:10/4/2025
Seeding Rate:1.75 million s/a
Harvest Date:7/29/2025
Fertility:50 lb/a 40 Rock applied in-furrow at planting; 32 gal/a 28-0-0-5, 0.4 gal/a Royal Green All Purpose., 1 lb/a Dry Humik blend chemigated across two sequential 0.5” irrigation events.
Herbicide/Fungicides:32 oz/a Buccaneer 5, 0.56 oz/a Amber applied preplant; 
Soil Type:Kuma and Mace silt loams
GPS:40.853784, -101.69871
Planting Info: Planted 1.5” into no-till soybean stubble approximately 2-3 days after soybean harvest.
Notes on Trial:

No significant differences detected between varieties for kernel weight, which averaged 14,470 kernels per pound for the trial. 3” of irrigation applied in the fall post-plant; 2” applied in the spring before fertilizer; 1” total with fertigation; 2” applied post-fertigation up through early July. Several late spring rain events totaled an estimated additional 10” of precipitation. 

 

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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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