Lentil variety sowing guide 2012 - Seed Distributors

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quality profile malting variety developed
by VicDPI and released in 2005. It is a
tall, mid to late season variety, with a
flowering time similar to or slightly
later than Schooner. Buloke offers high
yield potential, typically exhibiting an
10% yield advantage over Schooner. It
has good levels of resistance to net form
net blotch, better head retention than
Schooner, but is susceptible to CCN
and has shown increased susceptibility
to leaf rust. Buloke has averaged similar
grain plumpness and screenings but
slightly inferior test weight to Schooner
and exhibits sprouting tolerance similar
to Gairdner. Buloke has a moderately
short coleoptile and moderately slow
early growth. Buloke is available through
SeedNet.
Commander A
Commander is a new malting quality
variety developed by the University of
Adelaide and suitable for domestic
and some export brewing markets.
Commander has mid to late season
maturity (earlier than Gairdner) and
across many seasons, demonstrates wide
adaptation and very high yield relative
to other malting varieties, particularly
in seasons with favourable spring
finishes. Commander has excellent grain
plumpness, but has generally lower test
weight relative to Schooner and Flagship.
Commander is resistant to CCN but has
modest foliar disease resistance, being
susceptible to leaf scald, leaf rust and
spot form net blotch and moderately
susceptible to net form net blotch and
therefore should not be grown on a
barley stubble and areas prone to net
form net blotch. Commander is available
through Viterra.
Flagship A
Flagship was developed and released
from the University of Adelaide Barley
Program in 2005.and has an export
malt quality profile. Flagship is a tall,
midseason maturity variety, similar in
plant type to Schooner and Sloop, but
typically exhibits a 5% yield advantage
over Schooner. Flagship has good early
vigour and weed competitiveness, but
modest straw strength with lodging
resistance similar to Schooner. Flagship
can show high levels of soil boron toxicity
symptoms which may reduce grain size
but otherwise has slightly lower retention
and higher screening than ‘Sloop types’.
Flagship is susceptible to sprouting
and timely harvest is recommended.
Flagship is available through Viterra and
Seedmark.
Finniss A
Finniss is a new hulless variety released
from the University of Adelaide Barley
Breeding Program and targeted at food
and animal feed markets. Finniss has
good straw strength and head retention
and resistance to CCN and leaf rust
and to common strains of leaf scald.
Finniss’ main disease weakness is its
susceptibility to powdery mildew. It is a
semi dwarf type with mid season maturity
like Schooner. Grain yield is similar to
Schooner and well above other hulless
types such as Torrens. Seed is available
through Viterra
Fleet A
Fleet is a midseason maturing, CCN
resistant feed barley, developed by
the University of Adelaide as a direct
replacement option for Barque and
Mundah. Fleet has a long coleoptile,
and combines the plant type of Barque
with the yield potential of Keel, and
the adaptation to deep sandy soils of
Mundah. Fleet exhibits an excellent
disease resistance profile, and typically
shows a 5% yield advantage over Barque.
Table 1: Yield of barley varieties in South Australian agricultural districts expressed as a percentage of Schooner’s yield (SARDI and NVT data 2004 - 2010 inclusive, with
number of observations in italics).
Region Yorke Peninsula Murray Mallee Mid North Lower Eyre Central Eyre South East
Peninsula Peninsula
Yield Obs No Yield Obs No Yield Obs No Yield Obs No Yield Obs No Yield Obs No
MALTING (SA)
Baudin 104 33 99 20 103 21 103 20 102 20 102 13
Buloke 111 33 109 20 110 21 110 20 108 24 110 13
Commander 116 33 109 20 113 21 111 20 109 24 115 13
Flagship 106 33 107 20 105 21 105 20 104 24 106 13
Gairdner 105 33 99 17 103 21 101 18 100 12 104 13
Schooner 100 33 100 20 100 21 100 20 100 24 100 13
Sloop SA 102 33 105 20 103 21 102 20 102 24 104 13
Vlamingh
FOOD
107 33 101 20 107 21 106 20 102 24 106 11
Hindmarsh
FEED
119 23 115 13 118 15 116 14 116 17 114 9
Barque 110 33 108 20 107 21 106 18 110 24 106 10
Capstan 114 33 102 4 113 21 110 11 109 3 114 13
Fleet 120 33 112 20 116 21 113 20 116 24 115 13
Keel 113 33 108 20 113 21 110 20 117 23 109 13
Maritime 109 33 103 20 107 21 108 20 105 24 105 12
Oxford 118 13 99 6 115 9 115 7 105 8 115 5
Yarra
HULL-LESS
117 28 103 17 111 21 112 20 111 24 109 13
Finniss
PENDING MALT ACCREDITATION
100 33 92 10 97 21 96 16 97 7 96 13
Bass 112 23 96 10 110 15 109 12 103 12 108 9
Henley 115 8 103 6 113 6 112 5 106 8 112 3
Scope 107 8 104 6 108 6 105 5 104 8 107 3
Navigator 102 18 105 12 104 6 101 7
Skipper 114 8 107 6 112 6 111 5 110 8 113 3
Wimmera 116 8 115 6 112 4 114 5
Schooner’s yield (t/ha) 2.69 33 1.48 20 3.27 21 2.97 20 2.06 24 3.12 13