Barley Variety Notes & Comments

2Harrington (Sask. Can): 2-row malt. Medium height; medium weak straw. Late maturity. Sensitive to hot dryareas; yields good in moist areas. Can sprout or germinate (internal falling number) at a lower moisture content thanother varieties. Sweating in the b in can be enough to ruin germination. Susceptible to skinning unless carefullythreshed.Haxby (MSU 2002, M T950 186): 2-ro w feed. 3 inches taller and two days earlier than Baroness. Yield is eq ual toBarone ss, and is among highest yielders in Triangle Area. Highest test weight of all varieties. High feed quality.Non-Baroness derived, providing good diversity. Haxby has superior yield performance in lower moistureconditions, while Eslick has a yield advantage in high moisture conditions.Haybet (MSU ): 2-row, hoo ded hay barley. Later to mature than Horsford, and higher forage yield. Similar toHorsford for grain yield, which is low. Harvest between heading stage and 5 d ays post-head ing for highest protein.Caution: any cereal grain grown for hay should be tested for nitrate level prior to cutting. 1/ see footnote.Hays (MSU , 2004): M T981 060. Hooded 2-row. Shorter than Haybet and more resistant to lodging. Higher grainyield than Haybet (similar to Harrington). Test wt = Haybet, and 2# less than Harrington. Higher forage yield thanHaybet and Westford (8%). Harvest between heading stage and 5 days post-heading for highest protein. Caution:any cereal gra in grown for hay should be tested for nitrate level prior to cutting. 1/ see footnote.Hockett (MSU , MT9 10189 ): 2-row dryland malt. Possible release d ate 2008 , pending plant-scale test results.Experimental 2-row malt for dryland. 4 days earlier than Harrington, and retains plump on dryland much better thanHarrington. 5 bu/a highe r yield than Harrington. Very susceptible to stripe rust.Kendall (Can): 2-row malt. High irrigated yield.Lacey (M98, MN 1 999): 6-ro w malt. Intended to replace Robust. Height interm ediate between Rob ust & Stander.Lodging resistance greater than Robust, but less than Stander.Legacy (Busch Ag 2978; 6B932978): 6-row malt. 2 to 4 inches taller than Harrington. Higher yield than Morexand Robust, but lower than Harrington. Has 30% resistance to vomatoxin. Very susceptible to stripe rust.Manley (TR 409) (Canada): 2-row. Slightly stiffer strawed and three days later than Harrington, (approx. Klagesmaturity); longer shelf life than Harrington - does not lose its germination as bad. May replace H arrington inCanada; but only in high rainfall, stripe rust areas.Merit (Busch Ag): 2-row malt. Late maturing, too late for dryland. Lodges easier than 1202 and Harrington, butyields higher. V ery high diastatic power for excellent malting ability. Net blotch resistance, and moderate Scaldresistance.Merlin, Westbred (WPB): Waxy seed, semidwarf. Better yield and lodging resistance than Waxbar, but quality notaccepted by Japan m arkets yet.Metcalfe (Manitoba Canada, 1994): 2-row malt. Possible replacement for Harrington. Medium straw strength.Higher yield, test weight and p lump than H arrington. Sim ilar protein as H arrington. M edium-late, slightly earlier tohead than Harrington. Moderate resistance to spot-form net blotch. Susceptible to scald and Septoria.Morex (Minn, 1978): 6-row malt. Tall; medium straw strength. Early maturity. Shatters readily - swathingadvised. Agronomically the worst malting barley on the list. Excel may be a better choice.Rawson (ND19119 ???): 2-row feed. Medium height & straw strength. Higher yield and 20% larger seed thanConlon. MR to spot & net blotch. Adapted to western N Dakota.Robust (Mn, 19 83): 6-row malt. Tall; medium straw strength. Med ium maturity. The 1992 Robust crop inMinnesota did not malt due to dormancy for unknown reasons. Growers therefore switched to 'Stander' in 1993.