Winter Club Wheat
ARS Crescent is an intermediate to tall, awned, white kernel club wheat with competitive yield potential and good adult plant resistance to stripe rust and strawbreaker foot rot. ARS Crescent has excellent club wheat quality, high test weight, and resistance to low falling numbers. ARS Crescent is competitive in the intermediate and higher rainfall regions of Washington.
Agronomics
- Yield Potential is Excellent
- Protein is Good
- Test Weight is Excellent
- Maturity is Intermediate
- Height is Intermediate
- Quality is Excellent
Disease and Stress Resistance
- Stripe Rust is Adult Plant Resistance
- Strawbreaker Foot Rot is Intermediate
- Snow Mold is Susceptible
- Cephalosporium Stripe is Intermediate
- Falling Numbers is Resistant
Four-Year Variety Testing Data From 2016-2019
| Variety *Club type | <12" Yield (BU/A) | 12-16" Yield (BU/A) | 16-20" Yield (BU/A) | >20" Yield (BU/A) | Test Weight (LB/BU) | Protein (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARS Crescent* | 61 | 103 | 111 | 123 | 58.7 | 10.4 |
| Castella* | 65 | 96 | 111 | 119 | 58.6 | 10.1 |
| Pritchett* | 65 | 96 | 115 | 118 | 58.8 | 10.2 |
| Bruehl* | 61 | 101 | 112 | 126 | 58.2 | 10.8 |
| Coda* | 61 | 102 | 106 | 121 | 60.5 | 11.3 |
| M-Press | 68 | 107 | 98 | 112 | 59.9 | 9.9 |
| Norwest Duet | 65 | 93 | 117 | 125 | 59.5 | 10.6 |
| Otto | 61 | 107 | 112 | 120 | 59.7 | 11.0 |
| Puma | 61 | 106 | 110 | 115 | 59.8 | 10.8 |
| LSD (0.05) | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
<12″ Precip Zone (Connell, Harrington, Horse Heaven, Lind, Ritzville, St. Andrews), 2016-2019
12–16″ Precip Zone (Almira, Anatone, Creston, Dusty, Lamont, Reardan), 2016-2019
16–20″ Precip Zone (Dayton, Mayview, St. John, Walla Walla), 2016-2019
>20″ Precip Zone (Colton, Fairfield, Farmington, Pullman), 2016-2019
Availability
For seed inquiries please call Washington Genetics at 509-659-4020 or contact your local seed dealer.
U.S. Plant Variety Protection status for this cultivar is pending.
Signed grower agreements are required.
Dryland Wheat Areas >12″ Precipitation Especially All Low pH Areas
