Washington County Rainfed 2026 Winter Wheat Variety Trial

Variety trial at Washington County as it got closer to harvest. Photo by N. Mueller, Nu Horizon Genetics.

A field of green wheat

Content

NameCompany

Yield 
(bu/ac)[1]

Test Weight 
(lb/bu)

Protein 
(%)[2]

Plant Height 
(in)

Grain Weight 
(1000 seeds/lb)

WB4699WestBred145.059.38.130.017.90
NE22252UNL-Experimental138.461.48.733.813.65
WB4401WestBred137.160.58.432.012.78
NEB148-42UNL-Experimental136.362.68.732.314.66
NE22200UNL-Experimental135.760.88.831.813.44
NE20620UNL-Experimental130.962.18.635.513.55
WB4422WestBred130.661.98.834.314.42
SiegeNu Horizon Genetics129.561.69.133.013.36
WesleyCheck127.759.89.534.514.03
WB4569WestBred127.761.18.833.513.29
RuthNu Horizon Genetics124.159.68.534.015.43
WB4445CLPWestBred123.861.09.230.814.92
WB4523WestBred119.858.78.529.016.45
Scout 66Check98.961.710.236.314.77
TurkeyCheck89.461.010.534.314.19

 

Summary Statistics

Yield 

(bu/ac)

Test Weight 

(lb/bu)

Protein 

(%)

Plant Height 

(in)

Grain Weight 

(1000 seeds/lb)

Standard Error

6.00.30.21.80.64

LSD[3]

10.10.40.43.01.11

Mean[4]

126.360.99.033.014.46

CV[5]

4.70.42.55.54.4

Reps

44242

[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:Greg Hoegermeyer
Planting Date:10/7/2025
Seeding Rate:1.35 million seeds/a
Harvest Date:7/7/2026
Fertility:50lbs/a 40 Rock applied at planting; total of 105 lb N/acre including 50 lb/a N as ammonium nitrate plus 15 lb/a S and 100 lb potash all applied at greenup with a dry spreader.
Herbicides:none
Fungicides:Miravis Ace applied at 3 gal/acre via drone at heading
Soil Type:Moody silty clay loam
GPS:41.633249, -96.400811
Planting Info: Drilled 1.5" no-till into bean stubble following harvest with good soil moisutre
Notes on Trial:Surrounding field averaged around 105 bu/a but yield potential was estimated closer to 130 bu/a had rainfall been adequate. Vigorous fall growth and good residue from bean stubble controlled weeds such that additional herbicides were deemed unnecessary. 

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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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