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Preferred Wheat Varieties

The Preferred Variety Brochure is supported by the Washington Grain Commission, Oregon Wheat Commission, Idaho Wheat Commission, and the US Dept of Agriculture—Agricultural Research Service. The intention of the brochure is to provide stakeholders—growers, seed dealers, elevators, export partners, and the milling and baking industry—the relative end-use quality rankings of common and up-and-coming wheat varieties grown in the Pacific Northwest for the export market. Varieties are included in the list after they have been entered into a State Variety Testing program in any of the three PNW states and have 15 paired field samples with the check variety.

The primary way this tool can be used for growers is that a grower typically knows of two to three varieties that would work best on their farm with their specific environmental conditions and disease pressure. The goal is that the grower would choose the variety higher up on the list for end-use quality to maintain and continue to improve the overall quality of our wheat for export. The approach does not sacrifice yield (and therefore income) in any way but ensures that we are maintaining and continuing to raise the bar for export quality.

Rank	Variety Name	Developed By	Quality Rating
1	Sockeye CL+	Washington State University	Most Desirable
2	Bobtail	Oregon State University	Most Desirable
3	LCS Shine	Limagrain Cereal Seeds	Most Desirable
4	UI Vixen	University of Idaho	Most Desirable
5	Nova AX	Washington State University	Most Desirable
6	Nixon	Oregon State University	Most Desirable
7	Nimbus	Oregon State University	Most Desirable
8	Gale	Oregon State University	Most Desirable
9	WB1621	WestBred/Bayer Crop Sciences	Most Desirable
10	UI Gem	University of Idaho	Most Desirable
11	AP Exceed	AgriPro/Syngenta	Most Desirable
12	Jameson	Washington State University	Most Desirable
13	LCS Jefe	Limagrain Cereal Seeds	Desirable
14	Piranha CL+	Washington State University	Desirable
15	WB1720	WestBred/Bayer Crop Sciences	Desirable
16	VI Encore CL+	Limagrain Cereal Seeds/University of Idaho	Desirable
17	AP Olympia	AgriPro/Syngenta	Desirable
18	Rydrych MZ	Washington State University	Desirable
19	OR2x2 CLP	Oregon State University	Desirable
20	VI Presto CL+	Limagrain Cereal Seeds/University of Idaho	Desirable
21	TMC M-Pire	The McGregor Company	Desirable
22	SY Ovation	AgriPro/Syngenta	Desirable
23	UI Magic CL+	University of Idaho	Desirable
24	Appleby CL+	Oregon State University	Desirable
25	Stingray CL+	Washington State University	Desirable
26	VI Voodoo CL+	Limagrain Cereal Seeds/University of Idaho	Desirable
27	WB1922	WestBred/Bayer Crop Sciences	Desirable
28	SY Assure	AgriPro/Syngenta	Desirable
29	GS Bounty	GeneShifters	Desirable
30	LCS Blackjack	Limagrain Cereal Seeds	Desirable
31	Norwest Duet	Oregon State University/Limagrain Cereal Seeds	Desirable
32	TMC M-Press	The McGregor Company	Desirable
33	Mallory CL+	Oregon State University	Desirable
34	YSC-93	Yield Star Cereals	Desirable
35	Rollie	Washington State University	Desirable
36	Inspire	Washington State University	Desirable
37	Stephens	Oregon State University	Desirable
38	LCS Hulk	Limagrain Cereal Seeds	Acceptable
39	SY Dayton	AgriPro/Syngenta	Acceptable
40	AP Iliad	AgriPro/Syngenta	Acceptable
41	LCS Artdeco	Limagrain Cereal Seeds	Acceptable
42	Norwest Tandem	Oregon State University/Limagrain Cereal Seeds	Acceptable
43	Curiosity CL+	Washington State University	Acceptable
44	LCS Kamiak	Limagrain Cereal Seeds	Acceptable
45	Rosalyn	Oregon State University	Acceptable

Rank	Variety Name	Developed By	Quality Rating
1	LCS Missile	Limagrain Cereal Seeds	Most Desirable
2	Guardian	PlainsGold	Most Desirable
3	Scorpio	Washington State University	Most Desirable
4	Gemini	Washington State University	Most Desirable
5	Sequoia	Washington State University	Desirable
6	WB4311	WestBred/Bayer Crop Sciences	Desirable
7	SY Touchstone	AgriPro/Syngenta	Desirable
8	Keldin	WestBred/Bayer Crop Sciences	Desirable
9	LCS Jet	Limagrain Cereal Seeds	Acceptable
10	WB4510CLP	WestBred/Bayer Crop Sciences	Acceptable
11	WB4303	WestBred/Bayer Crop Sciences	Acceptable
12	WB4623CLP	WestBred/Bayer Crop Sciences	Acceptable
13	LCS Evina	Limagrain Cereal Seeds	Acceptable
14	LCS Rocket	Limagrain Cereal Seeds	Acceptable
15	WB4394	WestBred/Bayer Crop Sciences	Acceptable
16	LCS Helix AX	Limagrain Cereal Seeds	Acceptable
17	Battle AX	Montech Seed Group	Acceptable
18	LCS Blackbird	Limagrain Cereal Seeds	Least Desirable

Rank	Variety Name	Developed By	Quality Rating
1	UI Silver	University of Idaho	Most Desirable
2	Millie	Oregon State University	Most Desirable
3	Irv	Oregon State University	Most Desirable
4	Earl	Washington State University	Acceptable

Rank	Variety Name	Developed By	Quality Rating
1	Tekoa	Washington State University	Most Desirable
2	Bush	Washington State University	Most Desirable
3	Diva	Washington State University	Most Desirable
4	WB6341	WestBred/Bayer Crop Sciences	Most Desirable
5	Butch CL+	Washington State University	Most Desirable
6	Louise	Washington State University	Most Desirable
7	UI Cookie	University of Idaho	Most Desirable
8	Alturas	University of Idaho	Most Desirable
9	AP Mondovi CL2	AgriPro/Syngenta	Most Desirable
10	Ryan	Washington State University	Most Desirable
11	Seahawk	Washington State University	Most Desirable
12	WB6121	WestBred/Bayer Crop Sciences	Desirable
13	TMC Lochaven	The McGregor Company	Desirable
14	WB6211CLP	WestBred/Bayer Crop Sciences	Acceptable

Rank	Variety Name	Developed By	Quality Rating
1	Jefferson	University of Idaho	Most Desirable
2	Hale	Washington State University	Most Desirable
3	SY605 CL	AgriPro/Syngenta	Most Desirable
4	Net CL+	Washington State University	Most Desirable
5	SY Selway	AgriPro/Syngenta	Most Desirable
6	Glee	Washington State University	Most Desirable
7	SY Coho	AgriPro/Syngenta	Most Desirable
8	Alum	Washington State University	Most Desirable
9	SY Gunsight	AgriPro/Syngenta	Most Desirable
10	Chet	Washington State University	Most Desirable
11	AP Renegade	AgriPro/Syngenta	Desirable
12	WB9303	WestBred/Bayer Crop Sciences	Desirable
13	Kelse	Washington State University	Desirable
14	WB9668	WestBred/Bayer Crop Sciences	Desirable
15	WB9662	WestBred/Bayer Crop Sciences	Least Desirable

Rank	Variety Name	Developed By	Quality Rating
1	UI Platinum	University of Idaho	Most Desirable
2	WB-Hartline	WestBred/Bayer Crop Sciences	Desirable
3	Dayn	Washington State University	Desirable

Rank	Variety Name	Developed By	Quality Rating
1	Cameo	Agricultural Research Service/Washington State University	Most Desirable
2	Castella	Agricultural Research Service/Washington State University	Most Desirable
3	ARS Crescent	Agricultural Research Service	Most Desirable
4	Cara	Agricultural Research Service	Most Desirable
5	Pritchett	Agricultural Research Service/Washington State University	Desirable
6	Bruehl	Washington State University	Desirable

Rank	Variety Name	Developed By	Quality Rating
1	Roger	Washington State University	Most Desirable
2	Melba	Washington State University	Most Desirable
3	JD	Washington State University	Most Desirable
4	Hedge CL+	Washington State University	Most Desirable

PDF Brochures

Managing the Risk of Low Falling Numbers in Wheat
Abstract: Grain is purchased at a discount when falling numbers are
below 300 seconds (sec). This can result in serious financial
losses for farmers. This article addresses many commonly
asked questions about the Hagberg-Perten Falling Number test,
and provides some suggestions for reducing losses due to low
falling numbers.

White Paper-Strategies to Reduce Economic Losses Due to Low Falling Number in Wheat
Abstract: Untimely rain and temperature fluctuations caused increases in the starch-degrading enzyme alpha-amylase in Pacific Northwest wheat grain and low values for the international grading standard Hagberg Falling Numbers test.

Direct Questions to:

Alecia Kiszonas
Western Wheat Quality Laboratory
Email: alecia.kiszonas@wsu.edu

Related Publications

Managing the Risk of Low Falling Numbers in Wheat

U.S. Wheat Associates Crop Quality Reports

Steber Laboratory

The Steber Laboratory is part of the Wheat Genetics, Quality, Physiology, and Disease Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, and is housed in and affiliated with the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences.

Contact Camille Steber at csteber@wsu.edu or 509-335-2887.

Grain Quality Resources

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Preferred Wheat Varieties

Soft White Winter Wheat

Hard Red Winter Wheat

Hard White Winter Wheat

Soft White Spring Wheat

Hard Red Spring Wheat

Hard White Spring Wheat

Winter Club Wheat

Spring Club Wheat

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Archived Falling Number Resources

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Steber Laboratory