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March 18, 2004 Dapps Available for Spring Planting Dapps, a hard red spring wheat (HRSW) variety released by North Dakota State University in 2003, is available for 2004 spring planting. The NDSU Agricultural Experiment Station released Dapps last spring and seed was produced during the summer of 2003 through the County Crop Improvement Seed Increase program. Currently, there is an estimated 26,600 bushels of registered seed available from certified seed growers across the state. To locate a certified seed grower in your area, consult the North Dakota State Seed Department 2004 Seed Guide (www.ndseed.com); contact your local county agent or NDSU Research Extension Center. According to Joel Ransom, NDSU Extension Service agronomist, when averaged across all locations, Dapps’ yield was similar to that of Alsen in the 2003 statewide variety trial, but had the highest protein of all entries. “Dapps should be an excellent choice for farmers who need a variety that maintains high protein even when grown under less than optimum conditions,” Ransom says. “Dapps has exceptionally good milling and baking characteristics and typically produces grain with one percent more protein than most commonly grown varieties in N.D. The extremely high quality of Dapps could make it a strong candidate for potential niche or identity preserved markets.” Dapps has performed consistently in trials across the state, but it may be best adapted to the western regions 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 susceptible to fusarium head blight (scab). Dapps is named after Bert D’Appolonia, Cereal Science professor emeritus at NDSU. D’Appolonia continues to be a strong proponent of high quality spring wheat cultivars. ### Source:
Joel Ransom, (701) 231-7405, joel.ransom@ndsu.nodak.edu
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