West Central Rainfed 2026 Regional Winter Wheat Variety Trial Averages

Content

NameCompany

Yield 
(bu/ac)[1]

Test Weight 
(lb/bu)

Protein 
(%)[2]

Plant Height 
(in)

Grain Weight 
(1000 seeds/lb)

KS TraditionKansas Wheat Alliance84.057.78.725.617.79
CO20D108RCSU-Experimental80.558.68.124.619.42
OutlawPlainsGold79.558.09.122.418.39
KS Bill SnyderKansas Wheat Alliance78.759.19.522.316.20
CO19410RCSU-Experimental78.258.98.923.519.03
ValleyFrenchman Valley Co-Op77.258.29.525.017.83
WB4347WestBred76.259.910.024.018.18
NEB148-42UNL-Experimental74.558.59.423.718.76
High CountryPolansky Seed, Inc.73.358.09.522.920.29
WB4595WestBred72.960.19.024.217.85
NE21579UNL-Experimental72.458.99.626.116.52
WB4422WestBred72.459.810.224.516.05
KS TerritoryKansas Wheat Alliance71.658.99.923.416.61
RobidouxNu Horizon Genetics71.256.99.324.019.48
NE20620UNL-Experimental71.058.99.824.115.28
NE22172UNL-Experimental71.057.910.425.320.12
WB4445CLPWestBred70.858.810.223.716.84
NHH19651UNL-Experimental69.959.010.226.818.99
NE22212 (HWW)UNL-Experimental69.757.49.723.515.77
AP TangoAgriPro69.257.410.222.518.83
NSF23323UNL-Experimental69.159.810.323.918.17
NE DaybreakNu Horizon Genetics69.055.710.624.719.29
RamsayDyna-Gro68.958.09.324.215.56
NE19455UNL-Experimental68.858.69.923.019.21
AP SunbirdAgriPro68.759.29.723.214.56
NSF23324UNL-Experimental67.557.710.624.918.95
CP7017AXCroplan67.558.98.823.317.46
MilestoneDyna-Gro67.457.59.923.816.02
NE22252UNL-Experimental67.358.810.023.815.74
KS Homesteader CL+Kansas Wheat Alliance66.959.310.524.415.99
CP7869Croplan66.458.510.223.514.73
NE22129UNL-Experimental65.958.110.624.216.31
NE Prism CLPNu Horizon Genetics65.157.510.525.319.86
NE Dunbar CLPNu Horizon Genetics63.957.210.423.316.93
NE FensterNu Horizon Genetics62.457.110.726.717.19
RuthNu Horizon Genetics60.758.49.824.718.59
NSF22115UNL-Experimental59.858.69.925.317.81
WesleyCheck57.957.911.123.115.64
TurkeyCheck56.457.311.127.217.87
Scout 66Check53.958.811.025.917.23

 

Summary Statistics

Yield 

(bu/ac)

Test Weight 

(lb/bu)

Protein 

(%)

Plant Height 

(in)

Grain Weight 

(1000 seeds/lb)

Standard Error

4.00.60.41.00.78

LSD[3]

6.71.00.71.61.29

Mean[4]

69.458.39.924.317.53

CV[5]

5.81.14.14.14.4

 

[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.Checks 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.

 

 

Includes Hitchcock, Keith, and Lincoln Counties in 2026. For management details, consult individual site reports.

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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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