| 2003 Winter Survival Test Results from Wisconsin and Minnesota | |||||
| planted in April 2002 and rated in May 2003 | |||||
| Winter Survival Index^ | |||||
| Variety | Arlington, WI | Lancaster, WI | Morris, MN | Rosemount, MN | Mean |
| ZG 9830 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| BEAVER | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| ZG 0147A | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| ZG 0120 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| 6415 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| 40M151 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| ZG 0146A | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| ZG 0140 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| 30M144 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 1.8 |
| VERNAL | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
| ZG 0141 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| 40M157 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 2.1 |
| 5262 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| AVALANCHE +Z | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| 526 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 50M172 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
| 54H91 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
| WL 325 HQ | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| HYBRIFORCE-420/WET | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.2 |
| 53Q60 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 3.4 |
| RANGER | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
| DART | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
| G-2852 | 3.7 | 3.8 | . | . | 3.7 |
| FORTRESS | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| WL 316 | . | . | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| ARCHER | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.4 |
| SOUTHERN SPECIAL | 4.5 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| CUF 101 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| MOAPA 69 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| ^Winter survival index: 1=superior winter survival 2=very good | |||||
| 3=good 4=adequate 5=low 6=no winter survival. | |||||