Table 1: Comparison of resistance to Russian Wheat Aphid (RWA), yield (tons/ha), hectolitre mass (kg/hl), protein content, dough mixing time and loaf volume of different dry land wheat cultivars in South Africa.
| Entry | RWA damage | Yield(tons/ha) | Hectolitre mass(kg/hl) | Protein content (12% protein basis) |
Mixing time (min) | Loaf volume (12% protein basis) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witwol | 2.50abc | 0.96e | 76.51d | 14.30a | 2.10fg | 876.10a |
| Bolane | 3.25ab | 2.16cd | 76.75cd | 10.22e | 2.50ef | 680.00d |
| Makaloate | 3.50a | 1.73d | 75.65e | 12.35bc | 1.65g | 857.50ab |
| Elands | 0.00d | 3.14ab | 80.30a | 12.17bcd | 3.45ab | 811.20abc |
| Senqu | 2.25abc | 3.58a | 79.93a | 13.30ab | 3.18bcd | 828.80abc |
| Gariep | 1.00cd | 2.61bc | 79.75a | 12.50bc | 3.38abc | 863.80ab |
| PAN 3379 | 0.75cd | 2.35cd | 78.78b | 11.20cde | 2.73de | 781.20bc |
| PAN 3161 | 1.50bcd | 3.61a | 77.28c | 10.65de | 3.78a | 761.20cd |
| PAN 3118 | 3.50a | 2.25cd | 75.45e | 11.92bcd | 2.88cde | 816.20abc |
| SST 387 | 1.75abcd | 3.12ab | 75.63e | 11.90bcd | 3.10bcd | 801.20abc |
| LSD | 1.91 | 0.6415 | 0.6947 | 1.559 | 0.5053 | 90.34 |
a, b, c, d, e, f, and g: Means within a column followed by the same lowercase letter are not significantly different (P < 0.0001).