Lentil variety sowing guide 2012 - Seed Distributors

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Fleet has plump grain but slightly lower
test weights than other feed types. It’s
strong awn can reduce threshability
and attention to concave and thresher
adjustment is important, especially in
maintaining test weight. Seed is available
through Viterra and the Australian Field
Crops Association (AFCA).
Hindmarsh A
Hindmarsh is an early maturing (similar
to Barque), semi-dwarf, food quality
variety developed by VicDPI, and released
in 2006. Hindmarsh offers excellent
yield potential, typically similar to Keel,
and grain quality at least equivalent to
Keel with resistance to CCN, moderate
susceptibility to leaf rust and mildew and
susceptibility to the spot form net blotch.
Hindmarsh has a short coleoptile and
attention to seeding depth is important in
stubble systems. Where triadimenol seed
dressing and pre-emergent herbicide is
used, research has shown shallow sowing
to be more advantageous than deeper
sowing to avoid potential damage. Seed is
available from SeedNet.
Keel
Keel, an early flowering, high yielding,
feed quality variety was released in
1999 and is now generally outclassed
by Hindmarsh and Fleet in SA. High
susceptibility to leaf rust and in recent
years, development of susceptibility to net
form net blotch and scald have further
detracted from this once very popular
variety. Keel seed is licensed to Viterra.
Maritime A
Maritime is a tall, early maturing feed
variety with CCN resistance released
by the University of Adelaide in 2004.
Maritime was developed specifically
for manganese deficient soils where it
exhibits good adaptation. Maritime has a
yield potential between Barque and Keel
on other soil types, and offered a good
disease resistance profile but is now very
susceptible to the net form net blotch.
Maritime has excellent physical grain
quality and early vigour, and is a good
option for lower rainfall environments
where tall straw and high test weights are
sought. Seed is available through Viterra
Oxford A
Oxford is a new feed quality variety
developed by the Nickerson/PlantTech
breeding and selection program and
released across SE Australian during
2009. Oxford has late maturity similar
to Franklin, with good straw strength
and head retention. While Oxford is
susceptible to CCN and spot form net
blotch, it has good resistance to leaf rust
and powdery mildew. Oxford appears a
useful option for SE high rainfall districts
and has good black point resistance. Seed
is available through Seedmark.
Scope A
Scope is a tall, early to mid season
maturing, imidazolinone tolerant barley
with moderate to high yield potential
across a range of medium rainfall
environments. Its disease resistance
profile is very similar to Buloke with
the main concern being susceptibility
to some leaf rust strains. It has been
released as a feed variety but also
commenced Barley Australia malting
accreditation with scheduled completion
in March 2013.
Work is ongoing to apply for a
registration for use of an appropriate
BASF Clearfield herbicide on Scope with
an outcome expected prior to seeding in
2012
This herbicide tolerance makes Scope
an attractive option for brome and other
grass control, particularly in mallee type
soils. Seed is available through SeedNet.
SloopSA A
SloopSA, once a widely grown malting
variety developed by the University of
Adelaide, is now generally outclassed by
newer varieties, Buloke, Commander and
Flagship.
Relative to these varieties, SloopSA
generally shows at least 5% lower yield
and is susceptible to all foliar diseases
other than net form net blotch. It is also
susceptible to head loss under some
conditions and has limited malting
and brewing market demand. Market
indications are that 2011 will be the
last year large scale segregations will be
available. SloopSA is commercialised by
Viterra and Seedmark.
Table 2: Disease reaction of selected barley varieties
Variety CCN
CCN Powdery Leaf
Leaf Net blotch Net blotch Black
resistance tolerance mildew scald
rust (spot form) (net form) point
Barque R T MR S/VS MS-S/VS R/MR MS/S S
Bass S T MS MR-S R - MS MS-S MS/S -
Baudin S T S/VS MS/S MS-S/VS S MS MS
Buloke S T MR MS MS-S/VS MS MR MS/S
Capstan R T MR MR-S MS MS/S MS MS
Commander R T MR S MR/MS-S MS MS S/VS
Finniss R T VS R-S MR-MR/MS MS/S MS S
Flagship R T MR/MS MS MR/MS-S/VS MR/MS MR S
Fleet R T MR/MS MR/MS MR/MS-S R/MR MR MS/S
Gairdner S T MR R-S MS-S S MR/MS MR/MS
Henley - T R S/VS MR S MR MS/S
Hindmarsh R T MS R-S MS-S S MR -
Keel R T MR/MS MS VS R/MR MS S/VS
Maritime R T S MS/S MS-S MR/MS VS S
Navigator R T R R-S VS MR MR MS/S
Oxford S T R MR-S R MS/S MR MR
Schooner S T S MS/S S/VS MS MR MS/S
Scope S T MR MS/S MS-S/VS MS MR S
Skipper R T MR S MS/S-S/VS MR MR MS/S
Sloop SA R T S S S/VS S/VS MR MS/S
Vlamingh S T VS MR/MS MS-S/VS MS MR S
Wimmera S T MR MS/S R-MR/MS MR/MS MR -
Yarra R T S S/VS R-S MS MS S/VS
Disease rating codes: R = resistant; MR = moderately resistant; MS = moderately susceptible; S = susceptible; VS = very susceptible * = previously resistant
varieties now more susceptible to new races (in some areas)
Information on disease reaction was supplied by the Field Crop Pathology Unit (SARDI). Contact Dr Hugh Wallwork (08) 8303 9382.