Soft White Winter Wheat

Otto is a soft white common wheat developed and released in 2011 by the Agricultural Research Center of Washington State University. Otto was named in honor of Otto Amen, a former state representative, WSU alumnus, and wheat producer who established an endowment to fund dryland wheat research in Washington. Otto provides a combination of excellent yield potential and excellent disease resistance in dryland winter wheat production areas of the inland Pacific Northwest. Otto is best adapted to regions of Washington, Idaho, and Oregon where Eltan, Bruehl, and Xerpha are currently grown.

Agronomics

  • Yield Potential is Excellent
  • Protein is Good
  • Test Weight is Similar to Eltan
  • Maturity is Equal to Eltan
  • Height is Equal to Eltan
  • Quality is Desirable

Disease Resistance

Bred to Dominate the Field

Five-Year Variety Testing Data 2013 – 2017

Variety
*club
<12″ Yield (BU/A)12″-16″ Yield (BU/A)Test Weight (LBS/BU)Protein (%)
Otto518859.611.4
Puma489560.011.3
Xerpha539959.710.8
Eltan508960.010.7
Masami499258.910.9
Mela CL+528660.310.9
Curiosity CL+528860.410.8
Bruehl*499258.511.2
AR-Crescent*489359.210.9
C.V.%9826
LSD (0.05)130.20.1

<12″ Precip (Connell, Harrington, Horse Heaven, Lind, Ritzville, St. Andrews) 2013–2017, 24 loc/years

12″–16″ Precip (Almira, Anatone, Creston, Lamont) 2013–2017, (Reardan) 2015–2017, 25 loc/years


Availability

Foundation seed of Otto is maintained by the Washington State Crop Improvement Association. For variety inquiries please contact Washington Genetics or 509-659-4020. U.S. Plant Variety Protection status for Otto was issued in 2014.

View WSU Variety Otto in pdf format (pdf).

Dryland Wheat Areas <14″ Annual Precipitation

Dryland Wheat Areas with less than 14" of annual precipitation in the Pacific Northwest.

Support for the development of this variety was provided by Washington State University, the USDA, and the Washington Grain Commission. For more information, visit WSU Small Grains.