Results of the 2004 wheat variety trial at Dixon Springs, in far southeastern Illinois.
  Yield 2-yr avg 3-yr avg
Company Variety STI* Yield Rank Test wt. Height 2003-04 2002-04
Agripro Wheat Benton 60.2 63 55.1 33.3 62.2
Agripro Wheat Cooper 75.4 11 56.9 36.0
Brown Seed Enterprises Arise 766 I 73.4 21 57.7 33.3
Brown Seed Enterprises Arise W36 I 74.6 16 57.0 41.0
Brown Seed Enterprises Arise X21 I 72.1 29 56.5 34.7
Brown Seed Enterprises Arise X27 I 72.4 25 57.1 39.0
Diener Seeds D500 W 67.5 42 55.7 39.0 66.7 60.2
Diener Seeds D502 W 72.2 28 57.6 37.0
Diener Seeds DXW 41 74.5 18 58.7 35.7
Excel Brand Seeds 201 I 72.3 26 58.5 40.0 74.0 69.9
Excel Brand Seeds 211 I 69.7 40 54.8 42.0 69.3
Excel Brand Seeds 273 I 63.9 55 53.0 38.0
Excel Brand Seeds 307 I 75.5 10 57.2 41.0 75.6 69.1
Excel Brand Seeds 352 tw I 67.4 43 55.5 38.3
Excel Brand Seeds 368 I 72.2 27 57.2 39.7
Excel Brand Seeds 388 I 69.9 39 57.0 40.3
Excel Brand Seeds 392 I 84.1 1 56.5 39.7
Excel Brand Seeds 400-1 I 80.4 3 55.6 42.7 76.5 70.4
Gateway Seeds Sundance 72.8 24 57.3 39.7
GROWMARK FS 539 74.7 15 57.2 40.7 68.6 64.7
GROWMARK FS 621 67.3 44 53.2 36.3 65.7 64.0
GROWMARK FS 634 66.8 48 54.7 40.7
GROWMARK FS 652 76.8 7 54.4 35.7 67.3 63.8
GROWMARK FS 8302 80.6 2 55.9 37.0
GROWMARK FS 8309 66.6 50 57.4 36.0
JGL Avenger 77.9 6 57.8 38.7
Lewis Hybrids 855 76.0 8 56.0 39.3
Lewis Hybrids 857 71.9 31 56.4 39.7 70.5 66.9
Lewis Hybrids 864 79.7 5 57.8 41.7 73.6 67.2
Merschman Seeds Barbie VII 73.4 22 56.9 40.3
Merschman Seeds Genie IX 73.3 23 58.0 41.3
Miles Seed Abigail 60.4 61 54.7 29.0 60.5 59.1
Miles Seed Esther 74.9 12 53.8 36.3 64.2 61.7
Miles Seed Judith 70.2 37 58.5 36.3
Miles Seed Rebekah 64.8 54 55.6 34.3 63.5 59.9
Miles Seed Sarah 60.9 59 55.5 40.0
Ohio Seed Improvement Assoc Bravo 60.3 62 55.6 36.3 59.9
Ohio Seed Improvement Assoc Daisy 54.8 66 53.8 33.3 59.0
Ohio Seed Improvement Assoc Hopewell 62.8 57 55.2 35.0 59.4
Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l 25R37 61.2 58 57.4 33.3 64.5 60.7
Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l 25R47 80.1 4 55.7 34.3 77.4
Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l 25R49 70.3 35 53.5 34.3 63.0 58.2
Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l 25R78 73.6 20 55.0 36.7 76.8 67.4
Public Cardinal 60.9 60 56.5 37.3 60.0 54.8
Public Clark 47.0 69 52.6 35.0 49.1 45.8
Public Ernie 44.7 71 52.6 35.3 56.9 52.8
Public Kaskaskia 66.6 51 55.6 40.7 64.9 63.0
Public Madison 48.7 68 55.2 36.3 54.3 51.7
Public McCormick 71.7 32 58.0 34.0 73.1 64.1
Public Pat 67.3 45 54.8 37.7 67.5
Public Patterson 52.5 67 55.6 39.3 51.7 47.4
Public Roane 74.8 13 58.4 37.0 70.7 63.6
Public Sisson 45.2 70 52.2 32.7 54.0 56.4
Public Truman 73.8 19 57.9 41.7
Royster-Clark Tribute 70.7 33 57.6 33.0 66.4
Royster-Clark V9212 57.5 65 53.9 39.0 60.6
Royster-Clark V9410 69.9 38 57.7 38.3
Royster-Clark V9412 70.4 34 56.4 33.3
Steyer Seeds Besecker 75.8 9 54.1 42.3
Steyer Seeds Weaver 63.0 56 56.8 41.0 65.4
Steyer Seeds Wiley 66.8 47 56.5 32.7
Steyer Seeds Wonderly 74.8 14 57.3 40.7 72.6 63.6
Syngenta Seeds B 970051 72.0 30 56.0 32.0
Syngenta Seeds Coker 9312 57.7 64 57.2 31.7
Syngenta Seeds Coker 9375 66.8 49 53.0 40.7
Syngenta Seeds Coker 9474 66.9 46 57.8 36.3 61.4 56.4
Syngenta Seeds Coker 9663 65.2 53 55.3 38.7 67.2 65.5
UAP/Richter DG401 65.3 52 58.0 38.0 68.8
UAP/Richter DG415 74.5 17 56.8 38.0 69.7
UAP/Richter DG444 68.4 41 57.1 40.3
Wilken Seed Grains 102 70.2 36 57.2 37.0 65.7
Trial Mean 68.1 56.1 37.4
LSD, 10% 7.8 2.6 3.6
CV, % 8.4 3.4 7.1
* 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 7.7 bushels per acre.