WASHINGTON STATE CROP IMPROVEMENT
Member of the Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies (AOSCA)
Office Phone:(509) 334-0461
Office Hours: M-F 8:00am - 4:30pm
Foundation Seed House:(509) 592-4515
Office Phone:(509) 334-0461
Office Hours: M-F 8:00am - 4:30pm
Foundation Seed House:(509) 592-4515
WB9717 is a hard red spring wheat developed by the Monsanto LLC. In early generations of WB9717, single spikes were selected based on agronomics and disease resistance. Later generations were selected based on yield, quality, and disease resistance. WB9717 is adapted to the hard red spring wheat growing regions of the Pacific Northwest.
| Kind | Common, hard red |
| Seasonal Growth Habit | spring |
| Coleoptile Color | white |
| Juvenile Growth Habit | semi-erect |
| Leaf Color at Boot | blue-green |
| Flag Leaf at Boot | erected, twisted, wax |
| Auricle Color | white |
| Day(s) to 50% Heading | 169 |
| Anther Color | yellow |
| Anthocyanin | absent |
| Plant Height (cm) | 84 |
| Internodes | semi-solid |
| Spike Shape | tapering |
| Spike Density | lax |
| Spike Curvature | erect |
| Awn Type | awned |
| Awn Color | white |
| Glume Color | white/amber |
| Glume Length | long |
| Shoulder Shape | oblique |
| Shoulder Width | medium |
| Beak Shape | acuminate |
| Beak Length | long |
| Glume Pubescence | absent (glabrous) |
| Seed Color | red |
| Seed Shape | oval |
| Cheeks | angular |
| Brush Size | short |
| Avg 1,000 Kernel wt (g) | 48.5 |