This sowing variety guide is designed as a reference to help determine which barley variety to gr... more This sowing variety guide is designed as a reference to help determine which barley variety to grow in your region. It provides market feedback, relative grain yield comparisons, disease ratings, agronomic information and herbicide tolerance ratings for all malting and food barley varieties segregated in WA and selected feed varieties (Tables 1–11; Figures 1–10). The decision whether to grow barley with a malt, food or feed classification depends on six main factors: (1) the premium paid for different varieties when segregated; (2) the relative grain yield of malting, food and feed grade barley varieties; (3) differences in inputs costs due to their agronomy and disease characteristics; (4) the likelihood that grain of a malting variety will meet malt barley receival specifications, (5) the likelihood that grain of a food variety will meet food barley receival specifications; and (6) the location of receival segregations for malt and food barley varieties. Identifying which option w...
- differences between cultivars were observed for yield and quality parameters �- there was a sig... more - differences between cultivars were observed for yield and quality parameters �- there was a significant G x E (location) effect for both grain yield and grain protein �- IGB1101 showed that it was very adaptable �- cultivars appeared to differ in GPC to applied N with Bass/Flinders more responsive and Commander less responsive - implications in N management
This variety guide is designed as a quick reference to help growers determine which barley variet... more This variety guide is designed as a quick reference to help growers determine which barley variety to grow in their region. It provides yield, disease ratings and agronomic information for all malting barley varieties and suggested feed varieties (Tables 1, 2, 3 and 4). The decision whether to grow barley for malting or for feed depends on five main factors: • the premium paid for varieties that are segregated as malting; • the relative yields of malting and feed grade barley varieties; • differences in inputs costs due to their agronomy and disease constraints; • the likelihood that grain of a malting barley will be meet the malt barley receival specifications; and • the location of receival segregations for malt barley varieties. Identifying which option will lead to the greatest returns for a grower is complex. In some instances, the price premium paid for malting will more than offset the yield difference between malting and feed varieties. In other situations, the substantially...
Key Messages • Laboratory seedling tests indicate that some of the genes postulated to provide re... more Key Messages • Laboratory seedling tests indicate that some of the genes postulated to provide resistance to powdery mildew in some commercial barley varieties may be compromised. • Field screening of these varieties has shown that local differences in variety responses can occur but no widespread regional variation, or 'breakdown' in the field resistance of varieties to powdery mildew was observed in 2013. • The field response of varieties tested reflected the resistance rankings published in variety guides.
Variety, harvest date and storage all influenced one or more grain and malt quality traits. Howev... more Variety, harvest date and storage all influenced one or more grain and malt quality traits. However, for the varieties tested in this study, we found no evidence to support the general understanding that weather damaged grain does not malt well and therefore suggests a much longer storage time may be required to affect malting performance even with indications of weather damage.
This sowing variety guide is designed as a reference to help determine which barley variety to gr... more This sowing variety guide is designed as a reference to help determine which barley variety to grow in your region. It provides market feedback, relative grain yield comparisons, disease ratings, agronomic information and herbicide tolerance ratings for all malting and food barley varieties segregated in WA and selected feed varieties (Tables 1–11; Figures 1–10). The decision whether to grow barley with a malt, food or feed classification depends on six main factors: (1) the premium paid for different varieties when segregated; (2) the relative grain yield of malting, food and feed grade barley varieties; (3) differences in inputs costs due to their agronomy and disease characteristics; (4) the likelihood that grain of a malting variety will meet malt barley receival specifications, (5) the likelihood that grain of a food variety will meet food barley receival specifications; and (6) the location of receival segregations for malt and food barley varieties. Identifying which option w...
- differences between cultivars were observed for yield and quality parameters �- there was a sig... more - differences between cultivars were observed for yield and quality parameters �- there was a significant G x E (location) effect for both grain yield and grain protein �- IGB1101 showed that it was very adaptable �- cultivars appeared to differ in GPC to applied N with Bass/Flinders more responsive and Commander less responsive - implications in N management
This variety guide is designed as a quick reference to help growers determine which barley variet... more This variety guide is designed as a quick reference to help growers determine which barley variety to grow in their region. It provides yield, disease ratings and agronomic information for all malting barley varieties and suggested feed varieties (Tables 1, 2, 3 and 4). The decision whether to grow barley for malting or for feed depends on five main factors: • the premium paid for varieties that are segregated as malting; • the relative yields of malting and feed grade barley varieties; • differences in inputs costs due to their agronomy and disease constraints; • the likelihood that grain of a malting barley will be meet the malt barley receival specifications; and • the location of receival segregations for malt barley varieties. Identifying which option will lead to the greatest returns for a grower is complex. In some instances, the price premium paid for malting will more than offset the yield difference between malting and feed varieties. In other situations, the substantially...
Key Messages • Laboratory seedling tests indicate that some of the genes postulated to provide re... more Key Messages • Laboratory seedling tests indicate that some of the genes postulated to provide resistance to powdery mildew in some commercial barley varieties may be compromised. • Field screening of these varieties has shown that local differences in variety responses can occur but no widespread regional variation, or 'breakdown' in the field resistance of varieties to powdery mildew was observed in 2013. • The field response of varieties tested reflected the resistance rankings published in variety guides.
Variety, harvest date and storage all influenced one or more grain and malt quality traits. Howev... more Variety, harvest date and storage all influenced one or more grain and malt quality traits. However, for the varieties tested in this study, we found no evidence to support the general understanding that weather damaged grain does not malt well and therefore suggests a much longer storage time may be required to affect malting performance even with indications of weather damage.
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