Table 1. Quality traits of durum varieties grown in the Advanced Yield Trials, average of locations in 1999.

  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** b 58.9 95 39.1 63 3 370 58 14.7 13.5 66.6 60.7 0.71 13 7 9.2 30.6 6.5 6.7
ACMorse a 57.8 96 37.2 63 3 385 47 14.7 13.5 66.8 59.9 0.64 14 6 9.3 30.8 6.4 6.7
Avonlea a 58.9 92 36.8 60 3 400 41 15.1 14.1 66.6 60.0 0.67 14 5 9.2 31.6 6.4 6.9
Belzer** 58.2 91 40.1 69 2 362 58 14.0 13.3 66.3 59.6 0.66 12 6 8.8 30.4 6.6 6.3
Ben 60.3 92 41.4 71 3 359 45 14.5 13.6 67.5 61.4 0.69 12 6 9.0 30.7 6.6 6.3
Dressler** a 58.9 93 38.9 68 3 362 43 14.1 13.1 65.2 58.9 0.71 19 6 8.6 30.7 6.6 6.2
Kari 59.8 93 39.1 61 3 412 38 14.1 13.3 67.2 60.9 0.66 9 6 9.4 30.8 6.4 6.4
Lebsock 60.8 90 38.8 64 3 379 40 13.7 12.9 67.2 60.8 0.67 13 5 9.1 31.2 6.5 6.0
Lloyd* b 57.8 92 36.9 50 5 409 44 13.9 12.8 66.0 59.6 0.71 12 5 8.9 30.7 6.8 6.4
Maier 59.7 93 37.7 60 3 360 51 14.6 13.7 67.5 61.2 0.72 10 6 9.4 30.7 6.7 6.5
Monroe** 58.8 89 40.4 70 3 362 43 14.2 13.2 66.4 60.3 0.69 9 6 9.1 30.9 6.7 6.3
Mountrail 59.8 89 39.2 59 3 389 41 13.5 12.8 67.0 60.5 0.67 11 5 8.7 31.3 6.4 5.6
Munich 59.1 90 36.6 57 4 380 34 13.9 13.1 67.3 60.8 0.67 10 4 9.6 31.3 6.8 6.0
Navigator b 58.3 94 36.6 58 4 429 57 14.6 13.6 67.7 60.9 0.78 20 7 9.1 30.2 6.8 6.8
Pathfinder b 58.3 95 36.2 69 3 429 72 14.7 13.7 65.8 59.2 0.71 14 8 9.3 30.0 6.7 7.1
Plaza* 58.3 87 34.9 46 5 382 44 13.8 13.0 66.9 59.9 0.70 13 5 8.9 31.0 7.0 6.0
Renville** 59.8 90 37.7 53 4 376 41 14.0 13.0 67.4 61.1 0.66 10 5 9.3 31.1 6.7 6.1
Rugby** 59.8 92 37.9 62 4 354 23 14.2 13.4 67.8 61.5 0.69 12 2 8.9 31.8 6.7 5.1
Vic** b 59.9 97 38.2 63 3 395 42 14.6 13.6 66.9 60.8 0.67 10 6 9.4 31.0 6.4 6.3
                                     
Average 59.1 92 38.1 61 3 384 45 14.3 13.3 66.8 60.4 0.69 12 6 9.1 30.9 6.6 6.3
Number of locations/years = 7
a - Avg of 5 locations b - Avg of 6 locations
* Semi-dwarf
**Medium height
Varieties grown at fewer than five locations are not included in this table.

Last Updated on 3/14/00
By Brent Hinsz