AHDB Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2017/18

VARIETY COMMENTS AHDB RECOMMENDED LIST
Spring barley 2017 – Variety comments
UK spring malting barley market share is given
as % of MAGB member purchases (see page 5).
Malting varieties
Belgravia
Quality: Recommended for the North region with full IBD
approval for malt and grain distilling.
Agronomy: Belgravia has high resistance to mildew
(based on limited data) and yellow rust.
MAGB comment: Fully approved for malt distilling and
currently the only variety fully approved for grain distilling.
NEW
Chanson
Quality: Added to the Recommended List for 2017 as a
high-yielding variety with potential for brewing. It is the
first recommended variety lacking a gene for
lipoxygenase production which may have potential added
benefits to the end user.
Agronomy: A high-yielding variety with (based on limited
data) high resistance to mildew. It has medium resistance
to lodging and tends to give a rather low specific weight.
MAGB comment: Under test by IBD for brewing with
completion expected spring 2018. Growers are advised
to speak to merchants before committing to this or other
varieties in this position.
Concerto
Quality: Fully approved by IBD for brewing and malt
distilling and may be suited to European markets.
Agronomy: This variety has medium lodging resistance
but good resistance to brackling. Concerto has high
resistance to mildew and yellow rust but is susceptible to
rhynchosporium.
MAGB comment: Fully approved for both brewing and
malt distilling, it now holds in excess of half the total
spring barley market.
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Dioptric
Quality: Added to the North region of the Recommended
List for 2017 as a high-yielding variety with potential for
grain distilling.
Agronomy: A high-yielding variety with high resistance to
ramularia and (based on limited data) to mildew. It has
given good yields in untreated trials and has high
resistance to brackling.
MAGB comment: Under test by IBD for grain distilling,
with completion expected spring 2018. Growers are
advised to speak to merchants before committing to this
or other varieties in this position.
Fairing
Quality: Provisionally approved by IBD for grain distilling.
Agronomy: This variety is a potential alternative to
Belgravia for grain distilling with a yield potential in the
North region 5% above Belgravia. This variety is relatively
early maturing and has high resistance to
rhynchosporium. Limited data suggest that it has high
resistance to mildew and yellow rust but is very
susceptible to brown rust.
MAGB comment: Under test by IDB for grain distilling,
with completion expected spring 2017. Growers are
advised to speak to merchants before committing to this
or other varieties in this position.
KWS Irina
Quality: Fully approved by IBD for brewing and may be
suited to European markets.
Agronomy: This variety has given high treated yields and
has the highest scores for lodging and brackling
resistance of all malting varieties on the list. It has high
resistance to mildew but is susceptible to brown rust and
tends to give a rather low specific weight.
MAGB comment: Fully approved for brewing since 2015.
Growers are advised to speak to their merchants about
end markets.
KWS Sassy
Quality: A high-yielding variety which is provisionally
approved by IBD for brewing and malt distilling.
Agronomy: This variety has a UK treated yield around 2%
below Laureate but which has a similar yield in the North
region. Limited data suggest it has high resistance to
mildew but medium resistance to lodging and brackling.
MAGB comment: Under test by IBD for brewing and malt
distilling, with completion expected spring 2017.
Growers are advised to speak to merchants before
committing to this or other varieties in this position.
Laureate
Quality: A high-yielding variety with provisional approval
by IBD for brewing and malt distilling.
Agronomy: One of the highest yielding varieties in both
fungicide treated and untreated trials. It has good
resistance to brackling and (based on limited data) to
mildew. Laureate tends to give a rather low specific
weight.
MAGB comment: Under test by IDB for brewing and malt
distilling, with completion expected spring 2017.
Growers are advised to speak to merchants before
committing to this or other varieties in this position.
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LG Opera
Quality: Added to the Recommended List for 2017 as a
high-yielding variety with potential for brewing and malt
distilling.
Agronomy: This variety has given high treated yields and
has high resistance to brackling. Limited data suggests it
has high resistance to mildew. It has medium resistance
to lodging.
MAGB comment: Under test by IBD for brewing and malt
distilling, with completion expected spring 2018.
Growers are advised to speak to merchants before
committing to this or other varieties in this position.