Table 13. Quality traits of durum varieties grown in the Advanced Yield Trials at Hettinger (1997-2001).

Test Vit 1000 Fall Wheat Semo Total Semo Semo Pasta Cook Cook
Variety weight kern kwt Lg Sm no Sed prot prot ext ext ash Specks Mixo color wt loss Firm
  lb/bu % g % % sec mm % % % % % #/10 sq in     g % g cm
ACMelita** a 60.6 98 38.4 61 3 494 51 15.3 14.2 67.6 61.4 0.71 15 7 10.0 29.5 6.3 7.6
Belzer** a 59.3 96 38.2 66 3 455 47 14.6 13.9 67.9 61.2 0.67 14 7 9.4 29.4 6.6 7.1
Ben 61.4 96 38.8 64 4 459 41 14.8 13.8 68.0 61.9 0.71 11 7 9.5 29.6 6.4 7.0
Dressler** a 60.9 97 37.7 65 4 476 38 15.0 13.9 65.8 59.7 0.69 16 6 9.5 29.8 6.2 7.1
Lebsock 62.3 95 37.5 59 4 492 38 14.3 13.3 68.8 62.5 0.67 15 6 9.6 30.2 6.2 6.7
Maier 61.4 95 36.9 55 6 485 47 15.2 14.2 68.5 62.1 0.71 12 7 10.0 29.7 6.2 7.5
Monroe** a 60.9 96 43.9 81 2 442 36 14.8 13.7 68.2 61.2 0.66 13 5 9.5 29.4 6.4 6.9
Mountrail** 60.6 95 37.4 50 5 472 37 14.2 13.4 67.6 61.4 0.68 14 5 9.5 29.8 5.8 6.7
Munich a 59.7 97 33.3 45 7 445 34 15.1 14.1 67.6 61.2 0.69 13 6 9.9 29.6 6.3 7.3
Pierce a 62.5 91 35.8 51 6 429 50 13.6 12.6 66.4 61.0 0.69 17 7 9.8 29.7 6.4 6.2
Plaza* 59.1 91 34.1 41 7 475 41 14.4 13.3 67.5 61.1 0.71 12 6 9.4 29.7 6.4 6.5
Plenty** a 59.8 98 36.7 58 3 479 35 15.5 14.3 67.7 61.7 0.68 12 5 9.5 29.5 6.2 7.0
Renville** a 60.6 98 36.3 40 6 443 37 15.1 13.9 69.5 63.0 0.65 13 6 9.5 29.3 6.2 7.1
Rugby** a 61.1 98 37.4 59 4 438 22 15.2 14.1 68.4 61.9 0.68 19 3 9.5 30.9 6.4 5.8
                                   
Average 60.7 96 37.3 57 5 463 40 14.8 13.7 67.8 61.5 0.68 14 6 9.6 29.7 6.3 6.9
                                     
a - 4-year Avg.
* Semi-dwarf
** Medium height