Results of the 2004 wheat variety trial at Belleville, in southwestern Illinois.
Yield 2-yr avg 3-yr avg
Company Variety STI* Yield Rank Test wt. Height 2003-04 2002-04
Agripro Wheat Benton 66.7 47 56.4 36.3 78.9
Agripro Wheat Cooper 76.4 9 58.9 35.7
Brown Seed Enterprises Arise 766 I 72.7 22 58.5 38.3
Brown Seed Enterprises Arise W36 I 76.3 10 58.9 41.3
Brown Seed Enterprises Arise X21 I 77.5 5 61.0 39.3
Brown Seed Enterprises Arise X27 I 75.0 16 59.4 41.3
Diener Seeds D500 W 68.4 40 58.5 41.7 74.4 63.5
Diener Seeds D502 W 66.5 49 58.9 39.0
Diener Seeds DXW 41 74.1 17 62.3 36.7
Excel Brand Seeds 201 I 76.8 8 59.0 44.0 83.3 71.1
Excel Brand Seeds 211 I 77.1 7 59.4 42.3 81.6
Excel Brand Seeds 273 I 59.9 64 59.4 40.3
Excel Brand Seeds 307 I 81.0 2 61.0 42.7 84.5 74.5
Excel Brand Seeds 352 tw I 67.1 46 57.7 41.3
Excel Brand Seeds 368 I 73.9 18 61.1 41.7
Excel Brand Seeds 388 I 68.6 39 58.2 41.7
Excel Brand Seeds 392 I 82.1 1 59.3 41.3
Excel Brand Seeds 400-1 I 71.6 26 58.6 41.3 74.6 65.9
Gateway Seeds Sundance 63.6 58 58.1 41.3
GROWMARK FS 539 70.7 28 60.6 40.0 75.5 64.9
GROWMARK FS 621 66.7 48 55.6 39.7 70.8 63.0
GROWMARK FS 634 71.7 24 59.9 40.7
GROWMARK FS 652 75.7 14 58.6 36.3 75.7 69.1
GROWMARK FS 8302 73.0 20 58.1 38.7
GROWMARK FS 8309 61.2 63 56.4 39.0
JGL Avenger 78.4 4 59.3 42.0
Lewis Hybrids 855 75.7 13 58.6 43.3
Lewis Hybrids 857 72.1 23 58.5 43.3 76.3 70.8
Lewis Hybrids 864 61.4 62 59.4 40.7 72.8 71.4
Merschman Seeds Barbie VII 75.4 15 61.1 40.7
Merschman Seeds Genie IX 75.7 12 58.9 38.0
Miles Seed Abigail 66.1 52 57.2 34.0 69.1 62.8
Miles Seed Esther 71.1 27 56.8 36.0 67.6 57.7
Miles Seed Judith 66.5 50 58.1 40.3
Miles Seed Rebekah 64.3 56 59.0 37.0 69.9 62.5
Miles Seed Sarah 59.1 66 55.9 42.7
Ohio Seed Improvement Assoc Bravo 65.0 54 62.3 39.3 68.7
Ohio Seed Improvement Assoc Daisy 50.3 71 54.7 37.3 63.2
Ohio Seed Improvement Assoc Hopewell 50.6 70 57.3 38.7 57.9
Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l 25R37 68.9 37 59.4 36.0 76.2 67.4
Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l 25R47 80.9 3 56.8 35.3 86.6
Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l 25R49 63.3 59 56.0 38.0 71.2 62.2
Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l 25R78 75.7 11 59.4 35.3 82.4 72.4
Public Cardinal 55.6 69 55.6 43.3 58.2 53.3
Public Clark 56.7 68 55.6 39.3 47.1 43.5
Public Ernie 64.6 55 59.7 36.7 73.7 63.5
Public Kaskaskia 70.6 29 62.3 42.7 75.7 66.0
Public Madison 67.3 45 56.8 41.3 70.6 60.0
Public McCormick 65.6 53 60.7 33.3 70.7 63.6
Public Pat 69.5 35 59.7 42.3 72.6
Public Patterson 59.9 65 58.1 41.7 64.2 55.4
Public Roane 72.8 21 59.8 35.3 74.6 67.8
Public Sisson 67.8 43 57.7 37.0 60.1 56.3
Public Truman 70.3 31 58.6 42.3
Royster-Clark Tribute 63.2 60 60.6 32.0 71.4
Royster-Clark V9212 63.8 57 58.1 40.0 73.2
Royster-Clark V9410 71.7 25 59.8 44.0
Royster-Clark V9412 69.6 34 59.6 37.3
Steyer Seeds Besecker 66.2 51 58.6 41.7
Steyer Seeds Weaver 62.5 61 58.5 41.3 70.9
Steyer Seeds Wiley 73.9 19 60.3 38.0
Steyer Seeds Wonderly 67.3 44 58.5 43.0 72.1
Syngenta Seeds B 970051 68.2 41 59.0 36.3
Syngenta Seeds Coker 9312 67.9 42 59.4 36.3
Syngenta Seeds Coker 9375 69.9 32 58.1 41.3
Syngenta Seeds Coker 9474 58.7 67 61.0 35.3 65.7 57.4
Syngenta Seeds Coker 9663 77.3 6 62.3 41.3 79.5 71.8
UAP/Richter DG401 70.5 30 58.1 41.7 74.1
UAP/Richter DG415 69.1 36 59.4 41.0 74.1
UAP/Richter DG444 69.6 33 59.8 43.7
Wilken Seed Grains 102 68.8 38 57.3 43.0 76.3
Trial Mean 69.3 58.9 39.6
LSD, 10% 6.3 2.0 2.4
CV, % 6.7 2.5 4.5
* STI: Entries with an "I" were treated with Gaucho seed treatment insecticide by the company that entered them. 
Averaged over three different varieties in this trial, Gaucho increased yield by 12.1 bushels per acre.