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Yield and Agronomy of Naked Barley

Yield of hulled (orange) and naked (blue) varieties in 2009 spring barley trial at Henfaes Research Centre, North Wales.

Yield and disease resistance of spring-sown naked and hulled barley varieties tested at Henfaes Research Centre in 2008 and 2009.

Yield (t/ha) Disease resistance in U (1-9)
  2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009
  U U T Mildew Rhyncho-sporium Brown rust
Hulled UK varieties
Optic 4.4 4.8 8.6 8 8 2
Static 6.3 6.8 9.7 1 8 1
Cocktail 3.8 7.1 8.8 7 5 2
Naked varieties
Lawina (Germany) 2.0 4.3 4.3 7 6 3
Taiga (Germany) 2.0 4.9 5.8 7 4 2
Darzau 5 (Germany) 2.6 4.1 6.9 6 5 9
ICARDA 92 (Syria) 2.4 4.7 6.2 8 3 1

Disease socred on a scale of 1 to 9 where 1 showed least Symptoms and 9 showed most symptoms
T = fungicide treatment
U = no fungicide used

Specific weight and beta-glucan content of barley grain

      Specific Weight (kg/hl) Beta-glucan (g/100g)
    2008 2009 2009 2009 2009
    U U T U T
Hulled UK varieties
Optic   64.4 47.5 60.8 5.1 4.0
Static   62.9 53.3 59.7 4.3 4.9
Cocktail   63.1 58.2 61.7 4.1 4.2
Naked varieties            
Lawina (Germany)   73.4 73.4 73.5 4.9 5.5
Taiga (Germany)   70.2> 71.1 72.3 5.1 5.0
Darzau 5 (Germany) 73.0 66.5 71.8 4.9 6.3
ICARDA 92 (Syria)   71.8 72.5 73.7 5.0 5.9

T = fungicide treatment
U = no fungicide used

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