Hard Red Spring Wheat
Glee is a hard red spring wheat developed by the Agricultural Research Center of Washington State University. Glee was named in honor of Virginia Gale Lee, an inspiring graduate student in the WSU Spring Wheat Breeding program who died from a rare, aggressive form of cancer in 2010.
Glee provides a combination of high yield potential and excellent disease resistance in dryland spring wheat production areas of the inland Pacific Northwest. Glee’s five-year yield average is significantly higher than all comparison hard red spring varieties in WSU Variety Testing Trials from 12 to >20 inches of annual precipitation. Year after year, Glee performs.
Agronomics
- Yield Potential is Good
- Protein is Average
- Test Weight is Very Good
- Maturity is Medium-Early
- Height is Medium
- Quality is Most Desireable
Disease Resistance
- Stripe Rust is Excellent Adult Resistance1
- Hessian Fly is Resistant
1Early season application of fungicides should be considered to limit seedling infection.
Bred to Dominate the Field
Two-Year Variety Testing Data from 2015-2016
| Variety | >20″ Yield (BU/A) | 16″-20″ Yield (BU/A) | Test Weight (LBS/BU) | Protein (%) | Hessian Fly* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glee | 74 | 58 | 60.6 | 12.8 | R |
| Alum | 74 | 57 | 60.0 | 13.1 | R |
| LCS Iron | 74 | 57 | 59.2 | 12.7 | S |
| SY Selway | 71 | 57 | 59.4 | 13.3 | R |
| SY Coho | 71 | 56 | 57.3 | 13.5 | S |
| WB9518 | 72 | 55 | 60.1 | 14.0 | S |
| Chet | 72 | 54 | 61.6 | 13.8 | R |
| Bullseye | 67 | 56 | 61.4 | 12.8 | — |
| WB9229 | 68 | 54 | 60.2 | 13.8 | S |
| WB9668 | 68 | 53 | 61.0 | 14.9 | R |
| SY Steelhead | 68 | 52 | 61.6 | 13.8 | S |
| LCS Buck Pronto | 66 | 51 | 59.6 | 14.1 | S |
| Kelse | 64 | 52 | 59.6 | 13.9 | R |
| Hollis | 65 | 49 | 59.8 | 13.8 | R |
| WB987CLP | 61 | 52 | 59.9 | 13.6 | S |
| SY605 CL | 59 | 50 | 61.3 | 13.8 | S |
| C.V.% | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | — |
| LSD (0.05) | 2 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | — |
20″ Precip (Fairfield, Farmington, Palouse, Pullman) 2015-2016, 6 loc/years
16″-20″ (Dayton, Mayview, Plaza, St. John, Walla Walla) 2015-2016, 8 loc/years
*Hessian fly ratings from the University of Idaho. R=Resistant, S=Susceptible
Availability
Foundation seed of Glee is maintained by the Washington State Crop Improvement Association. For variety inquiries, contact Washington Genetics, or 509-659-4020. U.S. Plant Variety Protection status for this cultivar is approved.
Dryland Wheat Areas >12″ Precipitation, Except Low pH Areas
Support for the development of this variety was provided by Washington State Universtiy, the USDA, and the Washington Grain Commission. For more information, please visit smallgrains.wsu.edu.