TABLE 8a 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                  68             68     57.3           57.3        0    0    0    0      100            100           33              24-Apr

     COKER 9803            60   74   64   66     58.3 60.3 58.6 59.1        0    0    0    0      100   85   89   91           31              21-Apr

     2580                  56   82   56   65     55.6 57.5 55.3 56.1        0    0    0    0      100   93   84   92           31              21-Apr

     DB 494                55             55     56.2           56.2        0    0    0    0      100            100           34              24-Apr

     2643                  55   92        73     55.7 59.6      57.7        0    0    0    0      100  100       100           27              22-Apr

     FFR 555W              55   95   61   70     54.0 57.1 53.4 54.8        0    0    0    0      100  100   91   97           32              24-Apr

     WAKEFIELD             54   96   59   70     56.5 58.5 54.2 56.4        0    0    0    0      100   99   94   98           33              25-Apr

     ELKHART               53             53     58.5           58.5        0    0    0    0      100            100           34              22-Apr

     VERNE                 53   91   62   69     56.8 58.9 56.2 57.3        0    0    0    0      100   94   93   95           35              27-Apr

     JACKSON               53   95   59   69     57.7 59.2 56.3 57.7        0    0    0    0      100   94   94   96           32              25-Apr

     SHILOH                53             53     56.5           56.5        0    0    0    0      100            100           30              26-Apr

     82W                   52             52     55.0           55.0        0    0    0    0      100            100           31              24-Apr

     2510                  52  102   61   71     56.7 59.3 56.6 57.5        0    0    0    0      100   96   93   96           33              02-May

     PATTERSON             51             51     58.5           58.5        0    0    0    0      100            100           34              21-Apr

     CLEMENS               51   85        68     58.3 58.2      58.3        0    0    0    0      100   99        99           33              29-Apr

     PATRIOT               51   87        69     57.8 58.1      58.0        0    0    0    0      100   94        97           35              22-Apr

     DB 541                51             51     55.5           55.5        0    0    0    0      100            100           35              28-Apr

     BECKER                51   96   63   70     53.6 56.3 54.9 54.9        0    0    0    0      100   99   91   97           31              27-Apr

     COKER 9474            51   69   49   56     59.3 61.8 58.6 59.9        0    0    0    0      100   93   89   94           30              25-Apr

     HOPEWELL              51             51     56.3           56.3        0    0    0    0      100            100           33              29-Apr

     CARDINAL              50   84   49   61     55.3 58.3 55.3 56.3        0    0    0    0      100   94   88   94           34              29-Apr

     VIGORO 934            50             50     59.5           59.5        0    0    0    0      100            100           32              26-Apr

     GLORY                 49             49     55.1           55.1        0    0    0    0      100            100           33              25-Apr

     2628                  49   92        70     56.8 59.9      58.4        0    0    0    0      100   96        98           32              25-Apr

     2684                  49   84   66   66     56.3 60.0 57.5 57.9        0    0    0    0      100  100   91   97           30              20-Apr

     90W                   48   79        63     58.8 58.9      58.9        0    0    0    0      100   94        97           33              27-Apr

     85C-031-06            48   89   56   64     56.4 57.3 54.8 56.2        0    0    0    0      100   99   90   96           30              24-Apr

     SAWYER                47   83   50   60     52.5 55.8 53.8 54.0        0    0    0    0      100   96   93   96           32              24-Apr

     FFR 525               47   80        63     56.9 58.9      57.9        0    0    0    0      100   95        98           31              22-Apr

     GRANT                 46   88        67     56.0 58.5      57.3        0    0    0    0      100   91        96           31              29-Apr

     VIGORO 941            46             46     54.8           54.8        0    0    0    0      100            100           31              20-Apr

     MADISON               45   92   69   69     55.6 58.4 55.5 56.5        0    0    0    0      100   95   91   95           28              20-Apr

     CALDWELL              44   70   44   53     55.5 58.5 56.2 56.7        0    0    0    0      100   83   79   87           34              24-Apr

     COKER 9543            44   74   57   58     55.3 60.1 56.4 57.3        0    0    0    0      100   78   88   88           27              21-Apr

     VIGORO EXP 951        44             44     56.7           56.7        0    0    0    0      100            100           32              24-Apr

     LIBERTY               44             44     56.8           56.8        0    0    0    0      100            100           33              27-Apr

     FFR 523               42             42     53.9           53.9        0    0    0    0      100            100           27              22-Apr

     CLARK                 42   87   57   62     56.5 59.5 56.9 57.6        0    0    0    0      100   96   90   95           30              22-Apr

     FREEDOM               42   89   48   60     55.7 56.0 54.4 55.4        0    0    0    0      100   99   88   95           32              28-Apr

     HICKORY               42   83        62     56.4 60.3      58.4        0    0    0    0      100   98        99           30              21-Apr

     FFR 568W              41   82   49   57     55.1 58.1 56.4 56.5        0    0    0    0      100   94   93   95           31              25-Apr

     ERNIE                 39   81        60     54.6 57.5      56.1        0    0    0    0      100   99        99           28              20-Apr









     MEAN                  49   86   57   64     56.3 58.6 55.9 56.9        0    0    0    0      100   95   90   95  
CV = 11.3 %
LSD(0.05) = 6.4 bu/a
LOCATION: Christian County