Brawn-SD is a new hard red spring wheat variety developed by the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and will be released to South Dakota Certified Seed growers in the spring of 2023. It is the result of the cross of SD4507/SD4416 and tested as SD4843. Brawn-SD is a variety with an excellent yield record, a very high test weight and below average protein content. It similar to Driver in maturity and Surpass in height. Its end quality indicators are either near or better than average. Brawn-SD is a tall semi-dwarf, similar in height to Surpass and has excellent lodging resistance. It is similar to Driver and Surpass for Head Scab resistance and similar to Ascend-SD for Bacterial Leaf Streak resistance. There will be a $0.60/bushel research fee on the sales of Registered and Certified Ascend-SD spring wheat and Plant Variety Protection is being applied for.
2021-22 SDSU-AYT Spring Wheat Breeding Trials
| Variety | Maturity | Height | Test Weight | Protein % | Yield |
|---|
| Brawn-SD | 4 | 27 | 62.6 | 15.0 | 43 |
| Ascend-SD | 5 | 29 | 61.2 | 16.0 | 42 |
| Driver | 4 | 29 | 62.3 | 15.6 | 41 |
| Surpass | 2 | 27 | 60.9 | 16.1 | 38 |
| SY Valda | 5 | 27 | 61.0 | 15.6 | 39 |
2021-22 CPT Spring Wheat Trials
| Variety | East Yield | Central Yield | West Yield | Statewide Yield |
|---|
| Brawn-SD | 55 | 51 | 48 | 51 |
| Ascend-SD | 53 | 50 | 47 | 50 |
| Driver | 53 | 50 | 46 | 49 |
| Surpass | 46 | 45 | 46 | 46 |
| SY Valda | 51 | 51 | 47 | 49 |
2022 CPT Spring Wheat Yield Trials
| Location | Brawn-SD | Ascend-SD | Driver | Surpass | SY Valda |
|---|
| Claire City | 47 | 42 | 40 | 31 | 41 |
| Watertown | 43 | 52 | 43 | 40 | 41 |
| Volga | 66 | 60 | 60 | 57 | 56 |
| Aberdeen | 42 | 46 | 43 | 40 | 43 |
| Agar | 69 | 67 | 66 | 61 | 70 |
| Miller | 59 | 57 | 52 | 54 | 55 |
| Selby | 76 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 72 |
| Draper | 51 | 59 | 49 | 52 | 55 |
| Sturgis | 46 | 44 | 44 | 47 | 44 |
| Wall | 52 | 52 | 51 | 54 | 57 |
| Statewide | 54.4 | 54.6 | 51.2 | 50.0 | 52.6 |
