Nickerson

WESTMINSTER is a very high yielding spring malting barley with long, stiff straw. It has excellent all round disease resistance combined with very high specific weight and the highest hot water extract available. Westminster has all of the necessary qualities for brewing and export markets plus significant benefits for the feed barley grower making it a true multi-purpose variety.

NOW FULLY APPROVED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MALT FOR BREWING BY THE IBD

STATUS: UK HGCA Recommended List 2008

PEDIGREE: NSL 97-5547 x Barke


YIELD (% Treated Controls)
 WESTMINSTEROpticCocktail
Fungicide Treated10196102
Untreated948090


STRAW CHARACTERS
 WESTMINSTEROpticCocktail
Resistance to Lodging 889
Straw Length (cm)827468
Resistance to Brackling659
Maturity (days +/- Optic)00-1
GRAIN QUALITY
 WESTMINSTEROpticCocKtail
Hot Water Extract317.2312.4313.3
Nitrogen Content (%)1.551.551.52
Specific Weight (kg/hl)70.269.969.9
Sieving % <2.5mm6.08.610.0
Sieving % <2.25mm2.02.53.1


DISEASE RESISTANCE
 WESTMINSTEROpticCocktail
Mildew957
Yellow Rust 694
Brown Rust 557
Rhynchosporium845

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.

Nickerson-Advanta Ltd, Rothwell, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, LN7 6DT Tel: 01472 371471