Hard Red Winter Wheat
Scorpio is a hard red winter wheat developed and released in 2019 by the Agricultural Research Center of Washington State University. Scorpio is well adapted across the >15″ rainfall zones of the Pacific Northwest. It has very high yield potential, high test weight, and very good protein content. Scorpio has excellent adult plant resistance to stripe rust, is tolerant of low pH soils, and has Hessian fly resistance. The end-use quality of Scorpio is also very good, meeting the standards of both domestic and export markets.
Agronomics
Yield Potential is Excellent
Protein is Very Good
Test Weight is High
Maturity is Medium
Height is Short
Quality is Desirable
Disease Resistance
Stripe Rust is Excellent Adult Resistance
Strawbreaker Foot Rot is Susceptible
Aluminum Tolerance is Excellent
Winter Hardiness is Very Good
Hessian Fly is Resistant
Three-Year Variety Testing Data from 2017-2019
| C.V.%
LSD (0.05) |
6
3 |
1.0
0.3 |
4.0
0.2 |
4
1 |
| Variety | >16″ Yield (BU/A) | Test Weight (LBS/BU) | Protein (%) | Plant Height (inches) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scorpio | 111 | 61.8 | 11.4 | 34 |
| LCS Jet | 115 | 62.8 | 11.2 | 35 |
| SY Touchstone | 107 | 63.4 | 11.6 | 34 |
| Keldin | 108 | 63.2 | 11.2 | 37 |
| LCS Rocket | 117 | 61.2 | 10.6 | 34 |
>16″ Precip Zone (Dayton, Walla Walla, Pullman), 2017-2019, (Eureka), 2018-2019 11 loc/years
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.
Intended Production Area
