RETRIEVER is a 2-row feed winter barley with an exceptionally high yield potential when fungicide treated and no major agronomic weaknesses.
Retriever has short straw, similar lodging resistance to Cannock and a broad foliar disease resistance spectrum that includes resistance to the commonly occurring strains of Barley Mosaic Virus.
Breeder: Sejet, Denmark
PEDIGREE | | Clara x SJ 990647 |
| YIELD (%Treated Controls) | | | Treated Trials | Untreated Trials | | RETRIEVER | 108 | 82 | | Saffron | 104 | 85 |
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REGIONAL TREATED TRIALS (% Treated Controls) | | | North | Dry (East) | Wet (West) | | RETRIEVER | 111 | 107 | 107 | | Saffron | 103 | 104 | 102 |
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| AGRONOMIC CHARACTERS | | | RETRIEVER | Saffron | | Resistance to Lodging | 6 | 8 | | Straw Height | 88 | 92 | | Ripening (days +/- Pearl) | -2 | 0 | | Winter Hardiness | (6) | 5 |
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| | GRAIN QUALITY | | | RETRIEVER | Saffron | | Grain Nitrogen Content (%) | 1.64 | | | Specific Weight (kg/hl) | 66.6 | 70.4 | | Sieving % through 2.25mm | 5.8 | 2.4 | | Sieving % through 2.5mm | 18.5 | 8.2 |
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| DISEASE RESISTANCE | | | RETRIEVER | Saffron | | Mildew | 5 | 3 | | Yellow Rust | 7 | 6 | | Brown Rust | 5 | 6 | | Rhynchosporium | 8 | 6 | | Net Blotch | 7 | 8 | | Barley Yellow Mosaic Virus | R | S | | R = Resistant S = Susceptible |
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Data from the HGCA Recommended Lists database, full data at www.hgca.com. On the 1-9 scales, high figures indicate that the variety shows the character to a high degree.
