{"id":36066,"date":"2026-10-02T14:55:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T21:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lincoln-adams\/?page_id=36066"},"modified":"2026-10-05T14:38:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T21:38:52","slug":"current-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lincoln-adams\/current-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Continuous Winter Wheat Variety Trail 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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\u2019x24\u2019 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Data<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2025 and 2026 continuous winter wheat variety trial at WSU Wilke Research and Extension Farm. The previous crop was chickpea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>Variety<\/th><th>Yield <br>(bushel per acre)<\/th><th>Protein (%)<\/th><th>Test Weight<br> (lb\/bu)<\/th><th><\/th><th>Gross Economic Return<br>(dollar per acre)<\/th><th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Shine<\/td><td>87.5<\/td><td>9.5<\/td><td>61.8<\/td><td>F<\/td><td>482<\/td><td>B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Castella<\/td><td>86.2<\/td><td>9.8<\/td><td>61.8<\/td><td>EF<\/td><td>518<\/td><td>A<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Norwest Duet<\/td><td>85.6<\/td><td>10.7<\/td><td>52.0<\/td><td>AB<\/td><td>471<\/td><td>BC<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rydrych MZ<\/td><td>79.3<\/td><td>11.3<\/td><td>62.0<\/td><td>A<\/td><td>437<\/td><td>CD<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sockeye Cl+<\/td><td>77.2<\/td><td>10.6<\/td><td>59.7<\/td><td>BC<\/td><td>424<\/td><td>DE<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hulk<\/td><td>74.1<\/td><td>10.9<\/td><td>60.9<\/td><td>AB<\/td><td>408<\/td><td>DEF<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>WB1621<\/td><td>71.8<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>62.5<\/td><td>CDEF<\/td><td>395<\/td><td>EF<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Piranha Cl+<\/td><td>71.0<\/td><td>9.9<\/td><td>61.2<\/td><td>DEF<\/td><td>391<\/td><td>EF<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nova AX<\/td><td>70.8<\/td><td>10.5<\/td><td>59.8<\/td><td>BCD<\/td><td>389<\/td><td>FF<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sockeye\/Shine<\/td><td>69.0<\/td><td>10.3<\/td><td>60.7<\/td><td>BDCE<\/td><td>378<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lev of Sign<\/td><td>0.000<\/td><td>0.002<\/td><td>0.014<\/td><td><\/td><td>0.000<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>LSD (P&lt;0.10)<\/td><td>6.2<\/td><td>0.6<\/td><td>1.3<\/td><td><\/td><td>348<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>C.V.<\/td><td>5.66<\/td><td>4.130<\/td><td>1.46<\/td><td><\/td><td>5.71<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">+Treatment means with columns followed by the same letter are not significantly different at the 90% probability level (P&lt;0.10).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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