Soft White Winter Wheat
Devote is a soft white winter wheat developed and released in 2019 by the Agricultural Research Center of Washington State University. Devote was named in honor of all the past winter wheat breeders of WSU who devoted so much effort into developing germplasm for the low rainfall regions of the state. It is best adapted to the <15″ annual rainfall production regions of Washington and Idaho. Devote has excellent yield potential under these dry conditions, and can take advantage of excess moisture during the growing season when it comes. It has excellent emergence from deep planting and very good cold tolerance. Devote also has an excellent disease package, combining stripe rust resistance, strawbreaker foot rot resistance, snow mold tolerance, and Fusarium crown rot tolerance.
Agronomics
- Yield Potential is Excellent
- Protein is Good
- Test Weight is High
- Maturity is Medium-Late
- Height is Medium
- Quality is Desirable
Disease Resistance
- Stripe Rust is Excellent Adult Resistance
- Strawbreaker Foot Rot is Excellent
- Snow Mold is Similar to Otto
- Fusarium Crown Rot is Tolerant
Three-Year Variety Testing Data 2017 – 2019
| Variety | <12″ Yield (BU/A) | 12″-16″ Yield (BU/A) | Test Weight (LBS/BU) | Protein (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devote | 65 | 99 | 61.3 | 10.3 |
| Otto | 62 | 98 | 60.1 | 10.4 |
| Xerpha | 67 | 109 | 59.8 | 9.8 |
| Curiosity CL+ | 63 | 99 | 60.5 | 10.1 |
| Northwest Duet | 65 | 109 | 60.2 | 10.4 |
| Bruehl | 60 | 97 | 58.3 | 10.4 |
| C.V.% | 9 | 9 | 1.6 | 6.5 |
| LSD (0.05) | 2 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
<12″ Precip (Connell, Harrington, Lind, Ritzville, St. Andrews) 2017–2019, (Horse Heaven) 2017-2018, 17 loc/years
12″–16″ Precip (Almira, Anatone, Creston, Reardan) 2018–2019, (Lamont) 2018–2019, 14 loc/years
Availability
For seed inquiries please call Washington Genetics at 509-659-4020 or contact your local seed dealer.
Signed grower agreements are required.
Dryland Grain Production Area
