Alva Wheat Variety Trial
Cooperator: Joe Shirley
Planting & harvest dates: 10/10/2025 & 06/09/2026
Management: Grain-only, conventional tillage
Seeding rate: 60 lbs/ac
Nitrogen: 6 lbs/ac 10-34-0 at planting and 30 lbs/ac on 02/13/2026
Fungicide: none
Extension Educator: Katherine Barger
Previous crop: Wheat
Soil Type: Bethany silt clay
Soil test: 6.5, N= 10, P= 31, K= 633
| Licensee | Variety | Grain Yield (2025-2026) (bu/ac) | Grain Yield (2-Year)(bu/ac) | Grain Yield (3-Year)(bu/ac) | Test Weight (lb/bu) | Protein (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KWA | KS Providence | 38a | 53a | 49a | Coming Soon | 13.3 |
| OGI Orange Blossom CL+ | Orange Blossom CL+ | 36a | 45 | -- | -- | 12.8 |
| AGSECO | AG Golden | 36a | 53a | 49a | -- | 11.7 |
| AGSECO | AG Radical | 35a | -- | -- | -- | 12.3 |
| PlainsGold | Canvas | 35a | 59a | 52a | -- | 11.6 |
| Westbred | WB4347 | 34a | -- | -- | -- | 12.5 |
| Westbred | WB4422 | 33a | 42 | -- | -- | 12.9 |
| Croplan | CP7599CLP | 33a | -- | -- | -- | 12.5 |
| PlainsGold | Crescent AX | 33a | 47 | 45 | -- | 13.1 |
| LCS | LCS Mojo | 33a | -- | -- | -- | 11.9 |
| PlainsGold | Outlaw | 32a | 45 | -- | -- | 12.3 |
| AgriPro | AP Tango | 32a | -- | -- | -- | 11.9 |
| LCS | LCS Turnpike CL+ | 31 | -- | -- | -- | 13.3 |
| Westbred | WB4650 | 31 | -- | -- | -- | 13.3 |
| OGI | High Cotton | 29 | 48 | 44 | -- | 12.5 |
| OGI | Showdown | 29 | 49 | 47 | -- | 12.3 |
| AgriPro | AP Prolific | 28 | 43 | -- | -- | 12.7 |
| OGI | Green Hammer | 28 | 45 | 43 | -- | 13.4 |
| LCS | LCS Highnoon | 28 | -- | -- | -- | 12.2 |
| PlainsGold | Kivari AX | 26 | 47 | -- | -- | 12.9 |
| Westbred | WB4445CLP | 26 | 40 | -- | -- | 13.9 |
| Westbred | WB4792 | 26 | 48 | 45 | -- | 12.1 |
| Croplan | CP7017AX | 26 | 42 | 42 | -- | 12.6 |
| OGI | Doublestop CL+ | 26 | 40 | 40 | -- | 13.0 |
| AgriPro | AP24 AX | 26 | 38 | -- | -- | 12.6 |
| AgriPro | AP Sunbird | 26 | 43 | -- | -- | 12.0 |
| LCS | LCS Radar | 25 | 39 | -- | -- | 13.5 |
| OGI | Smith's Gold | 25 | 42 | 41 | -- | 12.8 |
| OGI | Wyatt | 25 | 41 | 41 | -- | 13.3 |
| OGI | Paradox | 25 | 45 | 44 | -- | 12.2 |
| OGI | OK Corral | 23 | 45 | 45 | -- | 13.0 |
| KWA | KS Bill Snyder | 22 | -- | -- | -- | 12.4 |
| OGI | Strad CL+ | 22 | 41 | 40 | -- | 13.8 |
| OGI | Gallagher | 21 | 41 | 41 | -- | 12.6 |
| LCS | LCS Caballero AX | 21 | -- | -- | -- | 12.9 |
| Nutrien | Milestone | 18 | -- | -- | -- | 13.8 |
| LCS | LCS Cowie AX | 17 | 27 | -- | -- | 12.5 |
| Nutrien | Ramsay | 15 | -- | -- | -- | 15.2a |
| KWA | Experimentals - KS20HD134 | 35a | -- | -- | -- | 12.2 |
| PlainsGold | Experimentals - CO19410R | 34a | -- | -- | -- | 12.6 |
| OSU | Experimentals - OK21DTR1705-91 | 30 | 44 | -- | -- | 12.4 |
| OSU | Experimentals - OK21DTR1722-62 | 29 | -- | -- | -- | 13.2 |
| OSU | Experimentals - KS170013D-19 | 25 | -- | -- | -- | 13.5 |
| OSU | Experimentals - OK23D89055X | 24 | -- | -- | -- | 13.4 |
| OSU | Experimentals - OK21PS821 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | 15.6a |
| Mean | 28 | 44 | 44 | -- | 12.8 | |
| LSD (0.05) | 6 | 6 | 4 | -- | 1.1 |