June 26, 2003

 

New Wheat Variety Featured at Field Days

Dapps, North Dakota State University’s newest hard red spring wheat variety, will be featured during all NDSU Research Extension Center field days coming in the next few weeks.

The North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station released Dapps this spring according to Joel Ransom, NDSU Extension cereal crop specialist. Registered seed is now being produced throughout the state.

Research at the Research Extension Centers shows Dapps typically produces grain with 1 percent more protein than most commonly grown varieties in N.D. That characteristic makes Dapps an ideal variety for niche or identity preserved markets. Dapps also has excellent milling and baking characteristics.

The variety is susceptible to fusarium head blight (scab) so it is best adapted to the western regions of the state where it is expected to replace the Grandin and Amidon varieties. Dapps is moderately susceptible to septoria, moderately resistant to wheat leaf rust and tan spot and has good resistance to stem rust.

Dapps is named after Bert D’Appolonia, professor emeritus of cereal science at NDSU. D’Appolonia was and continues to be a strong proponent of high quality spring wheat cultivars.

"Dapps should be an excellent choice for growers aiming at the high protein market," Ransom says. "It also has potential for maintaining a good level of protein even when grown with reduced levels of soil fertility, such as in some organic or low-input sustainable cropping systems."

Dapps resulted from a cross between Kitt, Amidon, Grandin and Stoa, according to Mohamed Mergoum, NDSU’s hard red spring wheat breeder. The initial crosses began in 1993.

The remaining North Dakota State University Research Extension Centers annual field-day tours this summer include:

July 8–Hettinger: Tours at the Hettinger Research Extension Center will begin at 3:30 p.m. (MDT) with alternative crops. A small grains tour will start at 5 p.m. and a supper will follow. The center is located on the west edge of Hettinger along U.S. Highway 12.

July 9–Dickinson: The daylong event at the Dickinson Research Extension Center will start at 8 a.m. (MDT) with refreshments and donuts at the center's main office. The agronomy tour will begin at 8:30. A lunch will be held and the malt barley tour will start at 1 p.m. The day will conclude with a barbecue at 5 p.m. The center is located south of I-94 in the northwest corner of Dickinson. Traffic should take Exit 62, turn south on Highway 22 and turn west at the first stoplight.

July 10–Williston: The Williston Research Extension Center field day will start at 9 a.m. A noon lunch will be available to participants and the tour will conclude at approximately 4 p.m. The center is located 4½ miles west of Williston on U.S. Highway 2.

July 14–Casselton: The field day at the Agronomy Seed Farm will open at 5:30 p.m. with refreshments and registration. Tours will start at 6 p.m., and a free supper will follow. Located one mile south of Casselton and one mile west on the frontage road which parallels I-94 on its north side.

July 15–Carrington: The Carrington research Extension Center field day will start at 9 a.m. with the crops and livestock tours. A noon lunch will be held, and the crop management tour will be held at 1 p.m. The center is located 3.5 miles north of Carrington on Highway 281.

July 16–Minot: The tours at the North Central Research Extension Center will start at 9 a.m. with coffee. At 9:30, Ag Neighbors Day is inviting Air Base and business people for an informational tour. There will be a noon lunch and the producers tour will begin at 1 p.m. Located one mile south of Minot on U.S. Highway 83. For more information call, (701) 857-7679.

July 17–Langdon: The day's events at the Langdon Research Extension Center will start at 8 a.m. with coffee and tours at 8:30 a.m. A free noon lunch will also be offered. The Langdon Research Extension Center is located a mile east of Langdon.

August 2–Fargo: Ornamental and turf field day, west of USDA Northern Crop Science Lab on N. 18 st.

August 19–Oakes: The tour will start at 9:30 a.m. The Oakes irrigation research site is located about 67 miles south of the I-94 Highway 1 exit (west of Valley City), about 4.5 miles south of Oakes on Highway 1.

The purpose of these tours is to showcase the latest research and developments by scientists with the NDSU Extension Service and the North Dakota Agriculture Experiment Station.

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Source: Joel Ransom, (701) 231-7405, joel.ransom@ndsu.nodak.edu
Editor: Rich Mattern, (701) 231-6136, richard.mattern@ndsu.nodak.edu