{"id":2287,"date":"2022-08-02T15:23:59","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T15:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasrowcrops\/?p=2287"},"modified":"2022-08-02T15:23:59","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T15:23:59","slug":"texas-rolling-plains-picks-list-for-2022-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasrowcrops\/2022\/08\/02\/texas-rolling-plains-picks-list-for-2022-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"TEXAS ROLLING PLAINS PICKS LIST FOR 2022-2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

2021-2022 Cropping Season in Review<\/strong><\/p>\n

The wheat season was brutal to wheat growers in the Texas Rolling Plains.\u00a0 Depending on the planting timing, many fields received very little rainfall during the growing season until May 2022.\u00a0 The yield potential was set for wheat by the time we received the first significant rainfall for the season. Forage production was drastically reduced or completely lost in the small grain pastures, while many dryland wheat fields were abandoned due to the severe drought condition.\u00a0 Increased incidents of spider mites were reported as the spider mites thrive in the hot and dry weather. There were reports of white heads in wheat, which resembled freeze injury.\u00a0 However, it was likely caused by the drought stress rather than the freeze injury.\u00a0 Based on the conversation I had with wheat producers in the Texas Rolling Plains, 2021\/2022 wheat season was equal to or worth than the 2011 drought.<\/p>\n

Dryland Uniform Variety Trial (UVT) at Hardeman and Haskell County<\/strong><\/p>\n

Average grain yields and test weight were 21.4 bu\/ac and 58.9 lb\/bu for Hardeman Co, while the UVT in Haskell County was abandoned due to the severe drought condition. \u00a0Variety trial results, including height, rust rating, yields and test weight, are available at Texas Rolling Plains Agronomy Website at https:\/\/agrilife.org\/txrollingplainsagronomy\/wheat-3\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dryland Dual-Purpose Variety Trial at Foard, Haskell, and Wilbarger County<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dual-purpose variety trials were planted in Wilbarger, Foard, and Haskell County on 10\/4, 10\/6, and 12\/1\/2021, respectively. \u00a0However, all three trials were not harvested for grain yields due to the severe drought conditions.\u00a0 Forage was clipped once in Wilbarger County trial on 1\/14\/2022. The plots had never recovered from the clippings due to the lack of moisture.\u00a0 Average forage yield was 2,388 lb\/ac, where the highest yields were obtained from TAM 304 (3,320 lb\/ac), Green Hammer (3,117 lb\/ac), and Bob Dole (3,040 lb\/ac).\u00a0 Dual-purpose variety trial results are available at Texas Rolling Plains Agronomy Website at https:\/\/agrilife.org\/txrollingplainsagronomy\/wheat-3\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Picks and Watch List Varieties for 2022-2023 Growing Season in the Rolling Plains<\/strong><\/p>\n

The AgriLife Extension wheat Picks varieties were selected based on the Texas Rolling Plains Uniform Variety Trial (UVT) for grain-only and dual-purpose variety trials for dual-purpose use.\u00a0 Our ongoing Picks criteria include a minimum of three years of data in Texas A&M AgriLife Rolling Plains wheat variety trials across multiple locations. \u00a0A \u201cPick\u201d variety means this: given the data, these are the varieties we would choose to include and emphasize on our farm for wheat grain production<\/u><\/em><\/strong>.<\/u> \u00a0Picks 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), or standability can also be important varietal traits that enable a producer to better manage potential risk. \u00a0We look for consistency<\/strong> of yields, e.g. the regularity with which an individual variety is in the top 25%<\/strong> of yield over all trials.<\/p>\n

Texas Rolling Plains Picks List for 2022-2023 season<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Grain-only Pick <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

WB 4792<\/p>\n