{"id":1769,"date":"2019-08-02T15:30:13","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T15:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasrowcrops\/?p=1769"},"modified":"2019-08-02T15:30:13","modified_gmt":"2019-08-02T15:30:13","slug":"wheat-variety-grain-picks-for-texas-2019-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasrowcrops\/2019\/08\/02\/wheat-variety-grain-picks-for-texas-2019-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Wheat Variety Grain Picks for Texas-2019-2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. Calvin Trostle, Extension Agronomy, TAMU Soil & Crop Sciences, Lubbock,<\/p>\n

(806) 723-8432, ctrostle@ag.tamu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Dr. Brandon Gerrish, Extension small grains program specialist, TAMU Soil & Crop Sciences, College Station, (207) 432-1481, branman80@tamu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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Texas A&M AgriLife staff in College Station, Amarillo\/Lubbock, Vernon, Lubbock, and Corpus Christi have designated our annual wheat grain variety \u201cPicks\u201d for the 2019-2020 growing season for four distinct variety testing regions of Texas.\u00a0 These are the High Plains, Rolling Plains (Chillicothe\/Vernon region in the north to south of Abilene), Blacklands & Northeast Texas, and South Texas.<\/p>\n

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Continuing a tradition established years ago, our ongoing Picks criteria include a minimum of three years of irrigated or dryland data in Texas A&M AgriLife regional variety trials across numerous annual locations.<\/p>\n

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Furthermore, a \u201cPick\u201d variety means this:\u00a0 \u201cGiven the data these are the varieties we would choose to include and emphasize on our farm for wheat grain production.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Fig. 1.\u00a0 Wheat variety trial harvest in Hale Co., Texas, 2019.<\/em><\/p>\n

Picks are not necessarily the numerical top yielders as important disease resistance traits (leaf or stripe rust, wheat streak mosaic virus), insect tolerance (greenbugs, Russian wheat aphid, wheat curl mite Hessian fly), or standability can also be important varietal traits that enable a producer to better manage potential risk.<\/p>\n

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High Plains Wheat Grain Picks for 2019-2020<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Jourdan Bell, Extension agronomist, Amarillo, (806) 677-5600, jourdan.bell@ag.tamu.edu<\/a>;<\/p>\n

Dr. Calvin Trostle, Extension agronomist, Lubbock, (806) 746-6101, ctrostle@ag.tamu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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Continuing Pick Varieties<\/em><\/p>\n

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TAM 112<\/u><\/strong> remains on the limited irrigated and dryland Picks Lists because of its\u2019 drought tolerance and resistance to the wheat curl mite, which provides tolerance to wheat streak mosaic virus. Be aware though that TAM 112, unlike most of our other Picks, is susceptible to leaf and stripe rust. TAM 113<\/u><\/strong> remains on the list because of solid grain performance, forage potential, and ability to emerge under stressful conditions. It has moderate resistance to stipe and leaf rusts. Likewise, TAM 114<\/u><\/strong> continues as a strong Pick with good yields and a solid rust resistance package. This variety to date has been the common replacement for TAM 111, which was removed from the Picks list two years ago due to increasingly inconsistent performance.<\/p>\n

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Table 1.<\/strong> Texas A&M AgriLife wheat grain variety Picks for the Texas High Plains based on yield performance and consistency based on over 34 multi-year, multi-site irrigated, and dryland trials harvested in 2015-2019. Leaf rust and stripe rust reactions are included (see footnote).<\/p>\n

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Wheat Variety “Picks”, Texas High Plains. 2019-2020<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Full Irrigation<\/u><\/strong>\u01c2<\/td>\nLimited Irrigation<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\nDryland<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TAM 113 (R\/R) \u00a7<\/sup><\/td>\nTAM 112 (S\/S)<\/td>\nTAM 112<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TAM 114 (MR\/R)<\/td>\nTAM 113<\/td>\nTAM 113<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CP7869 (R\/R)<\/td>\nTAM 114<\/td>\nTAM 114<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SY Monument (R\/R)<\/td>\nCP7869<\/td>\nCP7869<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Winterhawk (MS\/MR)<\/td>\nSY Monument<\/td>\nLCS Mint (S\/MR)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nWinterhawk<\/td>\nWB4721 (R\/MR)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\nT158 (MR\/MS)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wheat Variety “Watch\u201d List, Texas High Plains, 2019-2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TAM 205 (R\/R)<\/td>\nTAM 205<\/td>\nTAM 205<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TAM 115 (R\/R)<\/td>\nTAM 115<\/td>\nTAM 115<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\nLong Branch (MS\/MR)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u01c2Full irrigation in the Texas & eastern NM High Plains reflects a production system also oriented to ample nitrogen fertilizer applications and likely fungicide application, \u00a0for leaf rust and stripe rust even when infection is minimal or perhaps even not evident (preventive applications).<\/p>\n