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Spring Barley Recommended List 2012

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Yield as a % of the treated control varieties Concerto,NFC Tipple,Optic,Quench,Westminster (average = 6.40 t/ha)

Variety Descriptions

Variety descriptions are in alphabetical order. Information is also given on the year each variety was first listed in Northern Ireland and on the name of the UK agent.

Chronicle (Provisionally recommended)	First listed in 2012; Limagrain UK First listed in 2012; Limagrain; malting variety; Provisionally recommended; very high treated and high untreated yields; short straw with intermediate straw yields; quite good standing power with average resistance to necking and brackling; average resistance to Rhynchosporium and net blotch, good resistance to mildew and quite good resistance to Ramularia; intermediate to ripen.
Concerto (Fully recommended for general use)	First listed in 2009; Limagrain UK First listed in 2009; Limagrain; malting variety; Fully recommended; very high treated and moderate untreated yields; large grain with average specific weight; medium length straw with high straw yields; average standing power, quite poor resistance to brackling but good resistance to necking; poor resistance to Rhynchosporium, good resistance to mildew and quite good resistance to Ramularia and net blotch; intermediate to ripen.
Doyen (Fully recommended for general use)	First listed in 2004; Syngenta Seeds First listed in 2004; Syngenta; feed variety; Recommended for general use; high treated and low untreated yields; very large grain with average specific weight; short straw with intermediate straw yields; quite good standing power, average resistance to brackling and quite good resistance to necking; average resistance to Rhynchosporium and Ramularia and quite good resistance to mildew and net blotch; intermediate to ripen.
Odyssey (Provisionally recommended)	First listed in 2012; Limagrain UK First listed 2012; Limagrain; malting variety; Provisionally recommended; very high treated and high untreated yields; average sized grain with low specific weight; short straw with intermediate straw yields; average standing power with quite poor resistance to brackling and quite good resistance to necking; good resistance to Rhynchosporium, very good resistance to mildew, quite good resistance to net blotch and average resistance to Ramularia; intermediate to ripen.
Overture (Provisionally recommended)	First listed in 2012; Limagrain UK First listed in 2012; Limagrain; malting variety; Provisionally recommended; very high treated and untreated yields; large grain with low specific weight; medium length straw with high straw yields; quite good standing power with quite good resistance to necking and average resistance to brackling; quite good resistance to Rhynchosporium and mildew and quite good resistance to Ramularia and net blotch; intermediate to ripen.
Publican (Fully recommended for general use)	First listed in 2009; Syngenta Seeds First listed 2009; Syngenta; malting variety; Fully recommended; very high treated and high untreated yields; large grain with average specific weight; medium length straw with high straw yields; quite good standing power with average resistance to necking and brackling; very good resistance to mildew, good resistance to Rhynchosporium, quite good resistance to net blotch and average resistance to Ramularia; late to ripen
Quench (Fully recommended for general use)	First listed in 2007; Syngenta Seeds First listed in 2007; Syngenta; malting variety; Recommended for general use; high treated and untreated yields; small grain with low specific weight; short straw with high straw yields; quite good standing power and quite good resistance to brackling and necking; very good resistance to mildew, quite good resistance to Rhynchosporium, average resistance Ramularia and quite poor resistance to net blotch; intermediate to ripen.
SY Taberna (Provisionally recommended)	First listed in 2011; Syngenta Seeds First listed in 2011; Syngenta; malting variety; Provisionally recommended; very high treated and untreated yields; large grain with average specific weight; medium length straw with very high straw yields; quite good standing power with quite good resistance to necking and average resistance to brackling; quite good resistance to Rhynchosporium and Ramularia, good resistance to mildew and average resistance to net blotch; early to ripen.
Waggon (For special use)	First listed in 2008; Syngenta Seeds Recommended for special use; First listed in 2008; Syngenta; feed variety; high treated and moderate untreated yields; very large grain with low specific weight; short straw with intermediate straw yields; quite good standing power with quite good resistance to brackling and average resistance to necking; very good resistance to mildew, quite good resistance to Ramularia, quite poor resistance to net blotch but very poor resistance to Rhynchosporium and requires careful management with regard to Rhynchosporium control; intermediate to ripen.
Westminster (Fully recommended for general use)	First listed in 2005; Limagrain UK Recommended for general use; First listed in 2005; Limagrain; malting variety; high treated and untreated yields; large grain with average specific weight; long straw giving very high straw yields; quite good standing power, quite poor resistance to brackling and poor resistance to necking; very good mildew resistance, good Rhynchosporium and net blotch resistance and quite good resistance to Ramularia; tends to ripen late.