Jim Anderson Jochum WiersmaDept. of Agronomy & Plant Genetics NW Research & Outreach CenterSt. Paul, MN Crookston, MN

2018 Spring Wheat Variety Selection and New Variety Update

Dept. of Agronomy and Plant GeneticsJim Anderson Kayla AltendorfSusan Reynolds Katherine Frels Nate Stuart Emily ConleyYahya Rauf Cyrus Kimani Ndung’uJennifer Flor Prabin BajgainBrett Heim Max Fraser

Dept. of Plant PathologyRuth Dill-Macky Brian SteffensonCarol IshimaruDept. of Food Science & NutritionGeorge Annor Pam IsmailUSDA-ARSJim Kolmer Yue JinMatt Rouse Shiaoman ChaoLinda Dykes

ROCs/Sites:CrookstonJochum WiersmaHouston LindellMadeleine SmithJoe WodarekRobert BouvetteMark Hanson

MorrisCurtis ReeseRoseauDonn VelleksonDave GrafstromLambertonSteve QuiringWasecaMatt BickellTom Hoverstad

Wheat Breeding Research Team

Wheat Breeding PrioritiesAgronomic Characteristics1. Yield 4. Shattering2. Lodging resistance 5. Kernel color3. Test Weight 6. Pre-harvest sprouting resistance

Diseases1. Fusarium head blight (scab) 5. Leaf Spotting (Tan Spot, Septoria's)2. Bacterial leaf streak 6. Barley yellow dwarf virus3. Leaf rust 7. Stem rust4. Stripe rust

Bread-Making Quality Characteristics1. % protein 5. Kernel Hardness 2. Mixing Properties 6. Flour color3. Loaf Volume 7. Milling Yield4. Flour Water Absorption 8. Percent Flour Ash

Recent U of MN ReleasesVariety Year of

Release2017 Acreage

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Rollag 2011 1.3

Norden 2012 0.1

Linkert 2013 28.2

Bolles 2015 14.4

Shelly 2016 5.6

Lang-MN 2017 0.5

MN Wheat Acreage(MN Assoc. Wheat Growers Survey)

ReleaseEntry Yr. 2016 2017Linkert 2013 27.8 28.2Bolles 2015 8.8 14.4WB-Mayville 2011 13.1 13.5SY-Valda 2015 3.0 6.6Shelly 2016 0.5 5.6Prosper 2011 10.2 4.6TCG-Spitfire 2016 1.5 4.2

% MN Acreage

Newer Varieties (2016 & 2017 Releases)Variety OriginTCG-Cornerstone 2016 21st Century GeneticsTCG-Spitfire 2016 21st Century GeneticsHRS 3616 2016 CROPLAN by WinFieldDyna-Gro Ambush 2016 Dyna-GroLCS Anchor 2016 Limagrain Cereal SeedsLCS Prime 2016 Limagrain Cereal SeedsShelly 2016 MNBoost 2016 SDSUSurpass 2016 SDSUTCG-Climax 2017 21st Century GeneticsDyna-Gro Caliber 2017 Dyna-GroLCS Rebel 2017 Limagrain Cereal SeedsLang-MN 2017 MNND-VitPro 2017 NDSUWB9479 2017 WestbredWB9590 2017 Westbred

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Testing Locations

Roseau

Crookston

Morris

Lamberton*

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Yield (bu/A, Northern MN Locs.)

2016 & 2017 Releases are bolded

Variety 2017 2 Year 3 Year Variety 2017 2 Year 3 YearSY Valda 111 105 105 WB9479 98 – –LCS Albany 110 103 102 HRS 3361 97 93 93HRS 3419 110 103 104 SY Soren 97 93 93Shelly 109 102 100 RB07 99 93 92Prosper 110 101 100 SY Ingmar 94 92 93Faller 111 101 100 Prevail 96 92 93HRS 3504 107 100 98 TCG-Climax 96 – –LCS Iguacu 106 99 99 HRS 3616 97 91 –HRS 3530 105 99 101 Boost 100 91 91LCS Prime 106 98 99 LCS Breakaway 95 91 93WB9653 105 98 97 Lang-MN 95 91 93TCG-Spitfire 104 98 – Bolles 97 91 91Chevelle 106 98 96 Rollag 94 90 91SY Rowyn 105 98 97 Forefront 95 90 90LCS Nitro 102 97 97 Linkert 94 89 91Surpass 101 95 96 WB-Mayville 93 89 90WB9590 100 – – Dyna-Gro Caliber 91 – –LCS Rebel 100 – – ND-VitPro 90 88 –Dyna-Gro Ambush 98 94 – TCG-Cornerstone 90 86 –

LCS Anchor 86 83 –

Protein (2017)

Entry Protein Entry ProteinBolles 15.5 LCS Breakaway 14.4TCG-Climax 15.4 LCS Rebel 14.3Linkert 15.4 HRS 3530 14.3Rollag 15.1 HRS 3361 14.2HRS 3616 15.1 Prevail 14.0ND-VitPro 15.0 SY Valda 14.0Dyna-Gro Caliber 15.0 TCG-Spitfire 13.8WB9479 15.0 SY Rowyn 13.8LCS Anchor 14.9 HRS 3504 13.7Boost 14.8 Shelly 13.6SY Ingmar 14.8 WB9653 13.6Lang-MN 14.7 LCS Albany 13.4WB-Mayville 14.7 HRS 3419 13.3SY Soren 14.7 Chevelle 13.3Dyna-Gro Ambush 14.6 Faller 13.2WB9590 14.5 LCS Nitro 13.2RB07 14.5 LCS Prime 13.2TCG-Cornerstone 14.5 Prosper 13.1Forefront 14.5 LCS Iguacu 13.1Surpass 14.42016 & 2017 Releases are bolded

Protein vs. Grain Yield (2 yr. North locs.)

• Varieties with 2 and 3 are the ‘new’ normal

• Varieties with 4 and 5 are classical HRSW and sufficient most years.

STRAW STRENGTH

Linkert 2 RB07 5TCG-Climax 2 Faller 5Dyna-Gro Caliber 2 LCS Albany 5Rollag 3 HRS 3530 5WB-Mayville 3 LCS Nitro 5HRS 3361 3 Dyna-Gro Ambush 5HRS 3419 3 LCS Anchor 5HRS 3504 3 LCS Prime 5TCG-Cornerstone 3 Shelly 5TCG-Spitfire 3 Boost 5SY Soren 4 Lang-MN 5LCS Breakaway 4 ND-VitPro 5SY Ingmar 4 Prosper 6LCS Iguacu 4 SY Rowyn 6Chevelle 4 LCS Rebel 6Prevail 4 Forefront 7SY Valda 4 Surpass 7Bolles 4WB9653 4HRS 3616 4WB9479 4WB9590 42016 & 2017 Releases are bolded

• Best Fungicides (Caramba & Prosaro) are reducing damage by ~70%

• Optimum timing is still Feekes 10.51 (beginning of anthesis) but window has been opened up to F10.51 + 5 days)

FHBForefront 3 Chevelle 5Lang-MN 3 HRS 3361 5ND-VitPro 3 HRS 3419 5Rollag 3 HRS 3616 5Bolles 4 LCS Breakaway 5Boost 4 LCS Nitro 5Dyna-Gro Ambush 4 Linkert 5Faller 4 Prosper 5HRS 3530 4 SY Soren 5LCS Albany 4 TCG-Spitfire 5LCS Iguacu 4 WB9653 5LCS Prime 4 HRS 3504 6Prevail 4 LCS Anchor 6RB07 4 TCG-Cornerstone 7Shelly 4 WB-Mayville 7Surpass 4 Dyna-Gro Caliber –SY Ingmar 4 LCS Rebel –SY Rowyn 4 TCG-Climax –SY Valda 4 WB9479 –

WB9590 –

2016 & 2017 Releases are bolded

Not much disease in 2015 - 2017

No control options, but there are differences among variety responses

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BLSBoost 2 Bolles 5Prevail 2 Chevelle 5SY Rowyn 2 HRS 3419 5HRS 3504 3 LCS Iguacu 5Lang-MN 3 LCS Nitro 5Surpass 3 LCS Prime 5SY Ingmar 3 Prosper 5SY Valda 3 Shelly 5WB9653 3 SY Soren 5Faller 4 RB07 6Forefront 4 WB-Mayville 6HRS 3361 4 LCS Albany 7HRS 3530 4 Dyna-Gro Ambush –LCS Breakaway 4 Dyna-Gro Caliber –Linkert 4 HRS 3616 –Rollag 4 LCS Anchor –

LCS Rebel –ND-VitPro –TCG-Climax –TCG-Cornerstone –TCG-Spitfire –WB9479 –WB9590 –

2016 & 2017 Releases are bolded

Stripe Rust• Damaged susceptible varieties in recent years. Inoculum coming

from Great Plains winter wheat, favored by cooler temps.• Most varieties have adequate resistance, but there are some

notable susceptibles, Faller and Prosper, and newer varieties have not been adequately tested.

PICKSVARIETY PLUSES MINUSES

Bolles Prot. TWTHRS 3419 Yield, Ldg. Prot., BLS, PHSHRS 3530 Yield/BalancedLang-MN Balanced, FHBLinkert Balanced, Ldg.Shelly Yield Prot.SY Ingmar Balanced, BLSSY Valda Yield, BLS Quality

Future Variety CandidateMN10201-4-A (MN97695-BYDV/Sabin)

Test Wt Protein Straw Leaf RustHD HT (lbs/bu) (%) Str. Quality PHS Rust Rust BLS FHB

Entry 2017 2 Yr 3 Yr d in. 2 yr 2 yr 1–9 1–9 1–9 1–9 1–9 1–9 1–9MN10201-4-A 104 102 102 61.7 30.6 60.1 13.7 3 4 1 1 2 4 4Linkert 97 96 96 60.8 29.4 60.2 15.1 2 1 2 3 1 4 5Bolles 95 96 96 63.9 32.9 59.3 15.6 4 1 1 1 1 5 4WB-Mayville 99 99 98 60.2 28.4 60.1 14.7 3 3 3 3 3 6 7SY-Valda 111 111 109 61.1 30.9 60.0 13.8 4 6 3 1 2 3 4Shelly 107 108 106 62.3 30.2 60.4 13.5 5 5 1 3 1 5 4Prosper 108 105 103 62.8 33.3 59.9 13.3 6 5 2 5 5 5 5TCG-Spitfire 106 104 – 64.3 32.1 59.0 13.7 3 – 3 5 – – 5Lang-MN 98 99 100 61.3 31.7 60.9 14.7 5 3 1 1 1 3 3

StateGrain yield (% of mean

MN10201-4-A shown stable yields over 5 years of statewide testing. It has good straw strength (3 on 1-9 scale), and overall good disease resistance. MN10201-4-A has better straw strength than our recent releases Bolles (4), Shelly (5), and Lang-MN (5) and SY Valda (4). Importantly, MN10201-4-A contains the bdv2 gene for resistance to Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) – to my knowledge, it is the only line in the region with this gene. In years where BYDV is more prevalent we see a greater yield advantage of this line. The grain protein of MN10201-4-A is lower than average, but its overall baking quality is acceptable and better than other lower protein varieties.

Funding

• Federal– U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative– USDA-NIFA WheatCAP

• University of Minnesota– Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station– MN Small Grains Initiative

• NGOs– Minnesota Wheat Research & Promotion Council