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RETRIEVER is a 2-row feed winter barley with an exceptionally high yield potential when fungicide treated and no major agronomic weaknesses.

Retriever has short straw, similar lodging resistance to Cannock and a broad foliar disease resistance spectrum that includes resistance to the commonly occurring strains of Barley Mosaic Virus.

Breeder: Sejet, Denmark

PEDIGREE
Clara x SJ 990647

YIELD (%Treated Control)
 Treated TrialsUntreated Trials
RETRIEVER10783
Saffron10383

REGIONAL TREATED TRIALS (% Treated Control)

 North Dry (East)Wet (West)
RETRIEVER111106106
Saffron101103103

AGRONOMIC CHARACTERS
 RETRIEVERSaffron
Resistance to Lodging68
Straw Height8488
Ripening (days +/- Pearl)-10
Winter Hardiness65
GRAIN QUALITY
 

RETRIEVER

Saffron
Specific Weight (kg/hl)66.670.3
Sieving % through 2.25mm4.81.9
Sieving % through 2.5mm16.87.4

DISEASE RESISTANCE
 RETRIEVERSaffron
Mildew63
Yellow Rust86
Brown Rust67
Rhynchosporium84
Net Blotch68
Barley Yellow Mosaic VirusRS
R = Resistant S = Susceptible
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.

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