BARLEY  VARIETY  DESCRIPTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

  Resistance  To3

Quality  Factors

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stem

Loose

Net

Spot

Test

Grain

Variety

Variety

Origin1

Use2

Use2

Height

Height

Maturity

Lodging

PVP4

Rust

Rust

Smut

Blotch

Blotch

Blotch

Weight

Weight

Protein

Two-Row

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AC Metcalfe

Canada

F/M

medium

medium

M

no

NA

MR

MS

NA

medium

medium

Baronesse

WPB

F

m short

medium

R

yes#

S

S

MR

MR

m high

low

Bowman

ND

F

medium

early

MS

no

S

S

S

MS

high

m  high

CDC Bold

Canada

F

short

late

MR

no

MS

S

S

NA

m high

m high

CDC Select

Canada

F

medium

medium

M

no

MS

S

MS

NA

medium

m high

Chinook*

MT

F/M

medium

m  late

S

yes

S

S

MS

MS

medium

m  high

Conlon

ND

F/M

m  short

early

MS

yes

S

S

MR

MS

m high

m  low

Eslick

MT

F

medium

m late

MS

no

S

NA

NA

NA

medium

m low

Gallatin

MT

F

medium

m late

MS

no

S

S

MS

MS

m  high

medium

Harrington*

Canada

F/M

m  short

late

S

no

S

S

MR

S

medium

m low

Haxby

MT

F

m tall

medium

MS

no

S

S

S

S

v high

medium

Hector

Canada

F

m  tall

medium

S

no

S

S

S

S

medium

m  high

Merit*

BARI

F/M

medium

v late

S

yes

S

S

MR

MS

medium

high

Xena

WPB

F

m short

m late

R

yes

S

S

MS

NA

medium

high

Six-Row

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drummond

ND

F/M

m short

medium

R

yes

S

S

MS

  MR

medium

medium

Excel

MN

F/M

medium

m  early

MR

yes

S

S

MS

MR

low

m  low

Foster

ND

F/M

m short

early

MR

yes

S

S

MS

MR

m low

medium

Lacey

MN

F/M

m short

medium

MR

yes

S

S

MS

MR

medium

medium

Legacy

BARI

F/M

medium

m late

MR

yes

S

S

MS

MR

medium

medium

Morex

MN

F/M

tall

m  early

MS

no

S

S

S

MR

medium

m high

Robust

MN

F/M

tall

medium

MS

yes

S

S

MS

MR

medium

m  high

Stander

MN

F

 short

medium

R

yes

S

S

MS

MR

medium

medium

Tradition

BARI

M/F

medium

medium

R

yes

S

S

MS

MR

medium

m low

Specialty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Haybet

MT

H

tall

medium

S

no

NA

S

NA

NA

 

 

Hays

MT

H

m tall

medium

MS

yes

NA

NA

NA

NA

low

medium

Valier

MT

EVF

medium

m late

MS

yes

S

S

MR

MR

high

high

Wanubet

MT

WH

medium

late

S

no

S

S

S

S

high

high

Waxbar

WPB

WH

medium

medium

S

yes

NA

NA

NA

NA

high

high

Westford

WPB

H

tall

medium

S

yes#

NA

NA

NA

NA

 

 

 1   Refers to developer:  WPB = Western Plant Breeders,  BARI = Busch Ag Resources, Inc.     * Recommended as malting only in western US.

 2  F = feed, M = malt, H = hay,  WH = waxy hulless,  EVF = enhanced value feed.  

 3  R = resistant, MR = moderately resistant, M = intermediate, MS = moderately susceptible, S = susceptible, VS = very susceptible, NA = data not available.

 4  “yes” indicates the variety is protected and the seed may be sold for planting purposes only as a class of certified seed (Title V Option).

   “yes#” indicates that the variety is protected but does not have the Title V option.

 


 

Western North Dakota Malt Barley Project                                                                 Sidney, MT

 

 

 

sprinkler

flood

variety

rows

yield

test weight

protein

percent plump

yield

test weight

protein

percent plump

Lacey

6

155.1

51.0

13.4

94

132.9

48.3

11.4

97

Stander

6

149.0

48.7

12.5

86

134.3

48.3

11.0

96

Tradition

6

136.1

46.7

13.3

81

120.2

48.3

11.5

97

Drummond

6

132.4

47.2

13.8

81

133.3

47.0

11.3

96

Foster

6

131.5

47.7

13.3

90

132.7

47.2

11.1

98

Legacy

6

129.8

46.3

14.4

73

137.4

47.5

11.4

95

Robust

6

127.7

49.7

14.2

87

127.9

48.2

11.4

95

Conlon

2

126.9

52.2

13.3

97

111.3

51

11.3

99

Bowman

2

115.1

51.2

13.6

92

107.3

51.0

11.0

96

Morex

6

113.4

46.0

14.4

77

113.5

47.6

11.4

94

LSD 5%

 

16.9

1.7

1.0

6.5

16.0

0.7

ns

1.0

Sprinkler Planted: April 19                                                         Flood Planted: April 19

                Harvested: August 10                                          Harvested: August 9

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