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Soft red winter wheat. Released for high grain yield, good test weight, and resistance to Fusarium head blight (Fusarium graminearum). White-chaffed, apically awnletted, soft red winter wheat with mid-long, mid-dense tapered spikes. Kernels red, ovate, short to midlong (ranging from 5.5-6.5 mm) with rounded cheeks and a narrow, middeep crease. Brush midsized, with midlong hairs and has no collar. Moderately tall, full-season with good straw strength and stands well in most environments. Good winterhardiness and moderately tolerant of acid soil conditions. Broadly-based resistance to Fusarium head blight including low disease severity (11.8%), low disease incidence (34.6%), a low disease index (7.5%), low deoxynivalenol (DON) (5.3 ppm), and a low percentage of scabby seed (5.4%) in diseased heads. Under greenhouse inoculation, has low disease severity (14.3%). Of 49 entries tested, in the 2001 Northern Winter Wheat Scab Nursery, one of only 2 entries with low scores for all measures of disease assessment. Possesses Lrll and other unidentified genes governing resistance to leaf rust (Puccinia triticina) and Sr24 governing resistance to stem rust (P. graminis), however, in most environments, moderately susceptible to both leaf and stem rust. Moderately resistant to stripe rust (P. striiformis) and wheat soilborne mosaic virus. Moderately susceptible to Septoria leaf blotch (Mycosphaerella graminicola), wheat spindle streak mosaic virus, and barley yellow dwarf virus, and susceptible to powdery mildew (Blumeria graminis) and Hessian fly (Mayetiola destructor) biotypes B,C,D,E and L. End-use quality evaluations conducted by the USDA-ARS Soft Wheat Quality Lab., Wooster, OH suggest moderately good soft wheat baking quality and average milling quality. Flour yield was 70.9% and the overall milling quality score was 94.0% of the standard.