TABLE 8 WHEAT PERFORMANCE TRIALS FOR SOUTHERN TIER REGION*, 1993-1995

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                         ---YIELD (BU/AC)---     --TEST WT (LB/BU)--     ----PCT LODGED-----     ---PCT SURVIVAL----    PLANT HEIGHT (IN)   HEADING DATE

     VARIETY             1995 1994 1993 MEAN     1995 1994 1993 MEAN     1995 1994 1993 MEAN     1995 1994 1993 MEAN         1995               1995



     2552                  60             60     55.1           55.1        0    0    0    0      100            100           33              27-Apr

     GLORY                 58             58     54.2           54.2        0    0    0    0      100            100           35              28-Apr

     ELKHART               57             57     57.0           57.0        0    0    0    0      100            100           38              24-Apr

     DB 494                57             57     52.9           52.9        0    0    0    0      100            100           35              25-Apr

     85C-031-06            55   88   72   72     54.8 56.2 56.5 55.8        0    0    0    0      100  100   80   93           34              27-Apr

     JACKSON               55   88   81   75     55.3 56.4 58.6 56.8        0    0    0    0      100  100   85   95           32              25-Apr

     VERNE                 53   86   70   70     54.0 57.5 53.3 54.9        0    4    0    1      100  100   83   94           36              27-Apr

     FFR 555W              53   89   75   72     54.6 55.9 53.0 54.5        0    0    0    0      100  100   83   94           33              25-Apr

     MADISON               52   89   73   72     50.6 58.7 53.1 54.1        0    0    0    0      100  100   84   95           31              23-Apr

     FFR 525               52   97        74     53.8 57.8      55.8        0    0    0    0      100  100       100           33              25-Apr

     2510                  52   83   76   70     53.8 55.8 57.5 55.7        0    0    0    0      100  100   86   95           32              30-Apr

     WAKEFIELD             51   91   78   73     55.2 56.9 53.8 55.3        0    3    0    1      100  100   84   95           35              29-Apr

     2580                  51   88   66   68     53.6 58.6 57.0 56.4        0    0    0    0      100  100   69   90           31              24-Apr

     PATRIOT               51   92        71     54.1 60.2      57.2        0    0    0    0      100  100       100           34              24-Apr

     2684                  50   85   78   71     55.1 60.7 58.7 58.2        0    0    0    0      100  100   81   94           31              23-Apr

     2643                  49   83        66     53.7 59.6      56.7        0    0    0    0      100  100       100           27              24-Apr

     90W                   49   84        66     55.3 59.3      57.3        0    0    0    0      100  100       100           35              28-Apr

     COKER 9803            49   75   74   66     54.6 58.1 58.3 57.0        0    0    0    0      100  100   75   92           30              24-Apr

     CLEMENS               49   93        71     55.5 58.1      56.8        0    0    0    0      100  100       100           36              01-May

     FFR 568W              49   77   63   63     53.4 59.1 53.3 55.3        0    0    0    0      100  100   74   91           34              28-Apr

     2628                  48   88        68     54.5 58.7      56.6        0    0    0    0      100  100       100           32              25-Apr

     CARDINAL              48   75   64   62     53.9 57.1 52.1 54.4        0    0    0    0      100  100   71   90           38              01-May

     BECKER                48   88   77   71     53.4 57.6 55.4 55.5        0    0    0    0      100  100   76   92           32              28-Apr

     SHILOH                47             47     53.2           53.2        0    0    0    0      100            100           33              27-Apr

     FREEDOM               47   77   63   62     52.3 56.8 55.4 54.8        0    0    0    0      100  100   78   93           36              29-Apr

     82W                   47             47     53.0           53.0        0    0    0    0      100            100           33              24-Apr

     PATTERSON             47             47     55.1           55.1        0    0    0    0      100            100           32              24-Apr

     VIGORO 941            47             47     54.0           54.0        0    0    0    0      100            100           34              21-Apr

     SAWYER                46   81   66   64     51.2 57.0 56.5 54.9        0    0    0    0      100  100   75   92           32              25-Apr

     VIGORO EXP 951        46             46     53.2           53.2        0    0    0    0      100            100           35              28-Apr

     VIGORO 934            45             45     52.9           52.9        0    0    0    0      100            100           34              28-Apr

     LIBERTY               45             45     53.8           53.8        0    0    0    0      100            100           37              28-Apr

     FFR 523               45             45     51.6           51.6        0    0    0    0      100            100           27              25-Apr

     DB 541                44             44     53.3           53.3        0    0    0    0      100            100           36              29-Apr

     COKER 9543            44   66   69   60     55.4 58.3 52.4 55.4        0    0    0    0      100  100   74   91           30              24-Apr

     HOPEWELL              44             44     53.2           53.2        0    0    0    0      100            100           34              29-Apr

     HICKORY               43   86        65     54.2 57.8      56.0        0    0    0    0      100  100       100           34              21-Apr

     ERNIE                 43   89        66     52.4 58.5      55.5        0    0    0    0      100  100       100           26              24-Apr

     CALDWELL              39   70   57   55     56.1 55.7 51.4 54.4        0    3    0    1      100  100   65   88           33              24-Apr

     COKER 9474            39   74   56   56     52.5 60.2 59.7 57.5        0    0    0    0      100  100   76   92           29              23-Apr

     GRANT                 38   78        58     48.7 56.3      52.5        0    0    0    0      100  100       100           30              29-Apr

     CLARK                 37   74   64   58     46.4 58.0 54.1 52.8        0    0    0    0      100  100   71   90           32              24-Apr







     MEAN                  48   83   70   67     53.6 57.9 55.3 55.6        0    0    0    0      100  100   77   92           
CV = 12.3 %
LSD(0.05) = 6.8 bu/a
LOCATION: Princeton, limestone soil