Dr. Stephen Wegulo provides an update on wheat diseases and fungicide recommendations on June 5 to attendees at the 2026 Wheat Tour in Jefferson County. Photo courtesy of K. Frels.
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| Name | Company | Yield | Test Weight | Protein | Plant Height | Grain Weight |
| KS Flintlock | Kansas Wheat Alliance | 86.2 | 58.7 | 10.8 | 25.0 | 13.59 |
| NEB148-42 | UNL-Experimental | 83.7 | 60.6 | 10.6 | 24.7 | 14.57 |
| NE20620 | UNL-Experimental | 83.6 | 59.7 | 10.8 | 29.2 | 13.03 |
| NE Daybreak | Nu Horizon Genetics | 80.7 | 58.6 | 11.2 | 28.3 | 13.91 |
| KS Mako | Kansas Wheat Alliance | 80.0 | 60.3 | 11.5 | 25.5 | 14.34 |
| KS Providence | Kansas Wheat Alliance | 79.1 | 59.5 | 10.6 | 27.4 | 12.78 |
| LCS Aries | Limagrain Cereal Seeds | 79.1 | 59.6 | 10.0 | 23.1 | 14.22 |
| CP7869 | Croplan | 78.8 | 59.6 | 10.5 | 24.8 | 11.91 |
| AP Tango | AgriPro | 78.2 | 59.7 | 11.0 | 25.0 | 14.28 |
| WB4347 | WestBred | 77.8 | 60.5 | 12.1 | 24.3 | 11.78 |
| AP Sunbird | AgriPro | 77.8 | 60.2 | 11.4 | 24.0 | 12.46 |
| Ramsay | Dyna-Gro | 77.7 | 58.5 | 10.8 | 29.1 | 12.59 |
| WB4523 | WestBred | 76.4 | 57.9 | 10.5 | 22.5 | 16.07 |
| WB4569 | WestBred | 76.1 | 59.6 | 11.6 | 26.6 | 12.33 |
| NE22252 | UNL-Experimental | 74.6 | 60.5 | 11.8 | 25.9 | 12.41 |
| WB4699 | WestBred | 74.6 | 58.9 | 9.8 | 22.7 | 15.95 |
| WB4422 | WestBred | 74.3 | 60.4 | 12.3 | 26.7 | 12.41 |
| NE22129 | UNL-Experimental | 74.2 | 59.0 | 12.0 | 26.7 | 12.24 |
| WB4445CLP | WestBred | 73.7 | 60.0 | 12.5 | 26.0 | 13.00 |
| Golden Hawk | Polansky Seed, Inc. | 73.4 | 58.1 | 12.0 | 25.8 | 14.04 |
| Wesley | Check | 73.3 | 58.8 | 12.7 | 25.9 | 12.80 |
| WB4401 | WestBred | 73.0 | 57.9 | 10.6 | 24.1 | 11.94 |
| Ruth | Nu Horizon Genetics | 71.7 | 59.4 | 11.0 | 28.5 | 13.19 |
| AP Prolific | AgriPro | 71.0 | 59.2 | 11.3 | 26.8 | 14.03 |
| NE Dunbar CLP | Nu Horizon Genetics | 70.8 | 59.0 | 11.4 | 28.1 | 13.09 |
| NE22183 | UNL-Experimental | 69.4 | 59.7 | 12.8 | 28.8 | 11.62 |
| NE22342 | UNL-Experimental | 67.1 | 59.3 | 10.6 | 29.1 | 13.64 |
| Rockstar | Polansky Seed, Inc. | 65.6 | 59.2 | 12.5 | 24.5 | 11.96 |
| Milestone | Dyna-Gro | 63.7 | 54.2 | 10.9 | 27.8 | 14.77 |
| Scout 66 | Check | 57.6 | 59.7 | 11.7 | 31.6 | 13.32 |
| Turkey | Check | 56.6 | 58.9 | 12.3 | 32.1 | 14.40 |
| NE Fenster | Nu Horizon Genetics | 54.7 | 56.3 | 13.5 | 29.6 | 12.93 |
Summary Statistics | Yield (bu/ac) | Test Weight (lb/bu) | Protein (%) | Plant Height (in) | Grain Weight (1000 seeds/lb) |
Standard Error | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.59 |
LSD[3] | 5.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 1.01 |
Mean[4] | 73.6 | 59.1 | 11.4 | 26.6 | 13.30 |
CV[5] | 4.8 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
Reps | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
[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 Information | Details |
|---|---|
| Collaborator: | Mark and Jan Knobel, Knobel Seeds |
| Planting Date: | 10/21/2026 |
| Seeding Rate: | 1.35 million seeds/a |
| Harvest Date: | 7/7/2026 |
| Fertility: | 100 lb/a each of 11-52-0and 0-0-46 KCl applied pre-plant; 50 lb/a 40 Rock applied in-furrow with planting; 100 lb/a N as 28-0-0and 10 lb/a thiosol streamed on at greenup |
| Herbicides: | Treaty Xtra (generic Harmony) applied at label rate mid-March |
| Fungicides: | Cover XL (generic Quilt XL) applied at flag leaf,and Miravis Ace applied at heading, both applied aerially at label rates |
| Soil Type: | Crete silt loam |
| GPS: | 40.214632, -97.160618 |
| Planting Info: | Drilled 1.5" into no-till bean stubble after soy harvest with very good soil moisture at depth. |
| Notes on Trial: | Excellent emergence after planting into harvested bean stubble and decent fall growth. Vigorous and strong greenup followed by several freeze events, lack of precipitation led to some drought impacts and burning of leaves around flag leaf stage, but mid-May rain helped crop finish strong. Some palmer weed pressure in alleys and guess rows of plot area. Surrounding field had ~75 bu/a average yield. |
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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