Abstract:
Norwest 553 is a common hard red winter wheat variety developed by Oregon
State University and Nickerson U.K. in cooperation with USDA-ARS. It is an
awned, short-statured, semidwarf variety with high-yield potential and good milling and baking quality. Norwest 553 is resistant to stripe rust and tolerant to Fusarium crown rot (dryland foot rot). Norwest 553 is moderately resistant to Cephalosporium stripe, powdery mildew, and Septoria leaf blotch. Norwest 553 is susceptible to strawbreaker (eyespot) footrot.
