CARAT is a stiff-strawed 2-row feed quality winter barley with very short straw and is a specific recommendation for growers wanting an early maturing variety. Carat has the highest specific weight of any variety on the HGCA Recommended List.
Good all-round disease resistance is combined with resistance to Barley Yellow Mosaic Virus.
| YIELD (% Treated Controls) | | | Treated Trials | Untreated Trials | | CARAT | 97 | 79 | | Saffron | 103 | 83 |
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REGIONAL TREATED TRIALS (% Treated Controls) | | | North | Dry (East) | Wet (West) | | CARAT | 95 | 97 | 98 | | Saffron | 102 | 101 | 101 |
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| AGRONOMIC CHARACTERS | | | CARAT | Saffron | | Resistance to Lodging | 8 | 8 | | Straw Height (cm) | 82 | 88 | | Ripening (days +/- Pearl) | -2 | 0 | | Winter Hardiness | 6 | 5 |
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| | GRAIN QUALITY | | | CARAT | Saffron | | | | | | Specific Weight (kg/hl) | 71.6 | 7o.3 | | Sieving % through 2.25mm | 0.8 | 1.9 | | Sieving % through 2.5mm | 2.6 | 7.4 |
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| DISEASE RESISTANCE | | | CARAT | Saffron | | Mildew | 7 | 3 | | Yellow Rust | 7 | 6 | | Brown Rust | 5 | 7 | | Rhynchosporium | 5 | 4 | | Net Blotch | 6 | 8 | | Barley Yellow Mosaic Virus | R | S | | R = Resistant S = Susceptible |
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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.
