Results of the 2004 wheat variety trial at DeKalb, in north central Illinois.
  Yield 2-yr avg 3-yr avg
Company Variety STI* Yield Rank Test wt. Height 2003-04 2002-04
Agripro Wheat Benton 87.9 13 50.6 36.0 108.0
Agripro Wheat Douglas 79.1 40 47.2 37.3 104.3
Agripro Wheat Cooper 86.9 16 50.8 35.0
DeRaedt Seed  7811 84.9 25 51.4 39.0 108.0 102.8
Diener Seeds D491 W 83.1 34 52.1 42.0
Diener Seeds D498 W 87.4 14 54.3 42.0 113.2
Diener Seeds D500 W 87.3 15 52.5 40.0 109.9 103.5
Diener Seeds D502 W 84.3 28 50.2 41.0
Diener Seeds DXW 41 83.0 35 53.0 34.3
Excel Brand Seeds 307 I 89.2 9 52.2 40.3 110.7 104.3
Excel Brand Seeds 333 I 83.3 32 49.3 41.0 111.4
Excel Brand Seeds 352 tw I 78.0 43 50.0 38.3
Excel Brand Seeds 355 I 72.6 55 48.9 39.3
Excel Brand Seeds 368 I 85.0 24 50.5 41.7
Excel Brand Seeds 376 I 72.2 56 46.6 41.0
Excel Brand Seeds 392 I 78.5 42 49.3 39.3
Excel Brand Seeds 400-1 I 83.1 33 50.8 41.0 110.2 104.0
Excel Brand Seeds 410 tw I 88.4 10 51.0 40.3
Green Valley Seed Willcross 733 91.6 5 53.8 40.7
Green Valley Seed Willcross 738 85.5 22 48.9 40.7
GROWMARK FS 539 85.9 20 50.9 39.7 105.2 102.0
GROWMARK FS 634 84.5 26 52.6 40.7
GROWMARK FS 652 88.4 11 50.6 35.3 108.8 106.8
GROWMARK FS 8302 86.0 19 51.8 37.3
GROWMARK FS 8309 91.9 4 55.2 37.0
Lewis Hybrids 855 85.5 21 51.8 42.0
Lewis Hybrids 864 89.5 8 53.9 39.7 112.0 108.4
Merschman Seeds Barbie VII 90.8 7 52.3 39.7
Merschman Seeds Genie IX 94.7 1 53.1 42.0
Ohio Seed Improvement Assoc Bravo 71.4 59 50.1 36.7 97.6
Ohio Seed Improvement Assoc Daisy 72.0 57 46.9 36.7 98.0
Ohio Seed Improvement Assoc Hopewell 82.2 37 51.8 37.0 103.5
Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l 25R37 84.3 27 53.1 34.3 109.0 104.3
Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l 25R47 83.6 31 47.6 34.7 117.9
Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l 25R49 85.2 23 47.2 34.3 111.8 104.5
Public Cardinal 73.9 51 50.4 42.3 96.3 93.5
Public Clark 64.9 62 48.3 39.3 84.5 83.0
Public Ernie 77.9 45 52.7 34.7 93.7 88.7
Public Kaskaskia 83.9 30 53.9 42.0 111.4 101.1
Public Madison 68.7 60 47.9 38.3 98.3 95.2
Public McCormick 77.0 47 53.9 33.3 95.6 92.3
Public Patterson 73.0 52 49.4 39.0 88.6 86.6
Public Roane 72.7 54 55.5 33.7 103.4 100.2
Public Sisson 74.0 50 45.1 34.3 94.6 95.0
Public Truman 75.4 49 52.9 36.7
Royster-Clark Tribute 78.5 41 50.6 34.0 99.1
Royster-Clark V9122 82.9 36 51.0 39.3 106.6 101.3
Royster-Clark V9412 92.7 3 53.6 34.7
Syngenta Seeds B 970051 87.9 12 50.6 34.3
Syngenta Seeds Coker 9312 72.9 53 49.4 33.0
Syngenta Seeds Coker 9375 67.9 61 43.3 39.0
Syngenta Seeds Coker 9474 84.0 29 55.7 37.3 99.1 92.0
Syngenta Seeds Coker 9663 76.1 48 50.0 39.0 104.5 101.6
UAP/Richter DG401 86.8 17 50.9 40.3
UAP/Richter DG415 82.2 38 50.3 43.0
UAP/Richter DG419 78.0 44 52.2 41.0
Wilken Seed Grains 106 93.1 2 54.0 41.3
Wilken Seed Grains 108 71.9 58 49.2 42.0
Wilken Seed Grains 121 80.6 39 51.3 39.3 105.6 101.8
Wilken Seed Grains 124 91.1 6 55.0 40.7
Wilken Seed Grains 154 77.7 46 50.1 41.3 104.2 99.7
Wilken Seed Grains 204 86.6 18 50.6 40.7 109.9 103.2
Trial Mean 82.5 51.1 38.5
LSD, 10% 5.3 2.1 2.3
CV, % 4.7 3.0 4.4
Note: Some of the varieties in this trial were severely affected by Fusarium head blight (scab).
* 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 0.4 bushels per acre.