wheat varieties in field — Oklahoma State University Agriculture holds wheat variety testing plot tours across the state to provide timely information to producers about available wheat varieties. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture)

OSU wheat variety trial results available online

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Media Contact: Mandy Gross | Sr. Manager of Strategic and VP Communications | 405-744-4063 | mandy.gross@okstate.edu

Oklahoma State University annually conducts wheat variety trials across the state to show how different varieties respond to local growing conditions. Information from each unique site provides farmers with detailed information to make sound planting decisions for their operations.

The 2025 trial results are in progress, and the latest wheat harvest results can be found online.

“Each year, we test between 20 and 30 cultivars at 20 to 25 sites to deliver timely information to producers on available wheat cultivars that might be well-adapted to Oklahoma,” said Jayson Lusk, vice president and dean of OSU Agriculture. “This program, funded by the Oklahoma Wheat Commission and the Oklahoma Wheat Research Foundation, allows producers to choose the best wheat variety for the highest impact on profit.”

The harvest results from OSU’s Wheat Variety Trials offer an excellent snapshot of the challenges and conditions faced by Oklahoma wheat producers this season, said Amanda Silva, OSU Extension specialist for small grains.

“By comparing varieties side by side across a range of environments, these trials give producers valuable information about how different varieties performed and how they stack up against each other,” Silva said. “The data includes yield, test weight, protein concentration, disease resistance, and key traits such as shattering, lodging and heading date. This comprehensive resource helps farmers make informed decisions about both commercially available varieties and OSU candidate lines that would perform in Oklahoma’s production systems.”

More than 70% of all wheat acres in Oklahoma are planted with varieties developed at OSU, including 39 varieties commercialized by the OSU Wheat Improvement Team since 2000.

As wheat is the No. 1 crop in Oklahoma and accounts for 20% of human calorie consumption, wheat research helps OSU Agriculture serve key constituents and lead in comparative advantage areas in the wheat industry.

Story By: Baylee Smith | baylee.r.smith@okstate.edu