Competition trials of nine cultivars of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) were carried out without irrigation in nine different areas of the State of São Paulo, in 1971. The new CIMMYT cultivar IRN-526-63, created in Mexico, proved to be the best one. This cultivar presented high yield, straight and low type of plants, early maturation, resistance to lay, to stem rust caused by Puccinia graminis tritici, and a wide adaptation range in the State.