Arrowsmith

Arrowsmith hard white winter wheat was jointly developed by the USDA-ARS, Wheat Sorghum and Forages Unit and the University of Nebraska Department of Agronomy & Horticulture. Arrowsmith was descended from the cross KS87809-10/Arapahoe. KS87809-10 was a Kansas experimental hard winter wheat with the pedigree KS831374-141B/YE1110.  KS8321374-141B was a reselection out of Karl, while YE1110 was descended from Gerek 79, a winter wheat from Turkey, and Aurora, a winter wheat from the former Soviet Union. Arapahoe is a well known Nebraska-bred hard red winter wheat. In Nebraska, Arrowsmith is best adapted to dryland sites in the Panhandle district. Arrowsmith is a tall wheat, similar in height to Pronghorn and Millennium. Coleoptile length is moderately long. Test weights generally are similar to those of Abilene and Nekota, and Arrowsmith generally reached heading three days later than Nekota and two days later than Abilene. Arrowsmtih is resistant to stem and stripe rusts, but is susceptible to leaf rust, wheat streak mosaic virus and to preharvest sprouting. Arrowsmith has very good breadmaking quality, with above average grain and flour protein contents. Noncomplementary varieties include: Arapahoe.

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Contact the following certified seed growers for this variety:

• Ag Operations Group, Big Springs, 308-889-3429

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