This project supports the testing of improved quality, high yield and disease resistant hard red and hard white winter wheat germplasm for Colorado. This project supports the existing wheat improvement program and provides farmers with unbiased and reliable variety recommendations for making better decisions. It provides partial support for a Research Associate to assist in the operation of wheat test plots and partial operating expenses for 13 dryland and 3 irrigated variety trials annually.
40th year of a continuing program under the current leadership of Sally Jones-Diamond, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences.