Spring Wheat Trait Selection with Dr Jason Cook

Montana's next-best wheat variety is in a plot around half the size of a football field. Dr. Cook and Sam Anderson made selections in the hundreds of spring wheat crosses that were made two to three years prior. Looking for appropriate height, standability, tillering, maturity, and yield potential. Walking through the field and marking the best-looking plots is a skill that takes a lifetime to master. Two parents can have unique offspring that can significantly vary in height and appearance. The breeding stage in Yuma is simple, remove genetic variance and select viable maturity for planting in a few weeks in Montana. These selections will be harvested and quickly sent to the Bozeman Post Farm for our long-awaited summer's next stage in plant breeding.