Introduction
With the increase in broadleaf crops and the desire to establish less summer fallow, farmers are interested in increasing continuous winter wheat production throughout the intermediate cropping region.
Methods: The previous crop was 1,164 lb/ac chickpeas. The study is a randomized complete block design with 4 replications. Each plot was 5’x24’ and was seeded with a Fabro small plot double disk no-till drill on October 15, 2025. All 9 varieties were seeded at 24 seeds/ft2. The plots were fertilized at 64-0-0-0 with a dry blend applied deep between the rows, and a dry blend with the seed at 8-10-0-7. Anthem Flex was applied at 3.5 fl oz/ac with 1 qt/100 NIS post-plant, pre-emerge. In-crop herbicides application was 12 fl oz/ac LV6, 1 qt/100 NIS and 4 gal/ac Stand Xtra.
Data
The 2025 and 2026 continuous winter wheat variety trial at WSU Wilke Research and Extension Farm. The previous crop was chickpea.
| Variety | Yield (bushel per acre) | Protein (%) | Test Weight (lb/bu) | Gross Economic Return (dollar per acre) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shine | 87.5 | 9.5 | 61.8 | F | 482 | B |
| Castella | 86.2 | 9.8 | 61.8 | EF | 518 | A |
| Norwest Duet | 85.6 | 10.7 | 52.0 | AB | 471 | BC |
| Rydrych MZ | 79.3 | 11.3 | 62.0 | A | 437 | CD |
| Sockeye Cl+ | 77.2 | 10.6 | 59.7 | BC | 424 | DE |
| Hulk | 74.1 | 10.9 | 60.9 | AB | 408 | DEF |
| WB1621 | 71.8 | 10 | 62.5 | CDEF | 395 | EF |
| Piranha Cl+ | 71.0 | 9.9 | 61.2 | DEF | 391 | EF |
| Nova AX | 70.8 | 10.5 | 59.8 | BCD | 389 | FF |
| Sockeye/Shine | 69.0 | 10.3 | 60.7 | BDCE | 378 | |
| Lev of Sign | 0.000 | 0.002 | 0.014 | 0.000 | ||
| LSD (P<0.10) | 6.2 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 348 | ||
| C.V. | 5.66 | 4.130 | 1.46 | 5.71 |