Nickerson

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Scout is a spring feed barley with a very high yield potential when fungicide treated, particularly in the North East. Scout has short straw and good resistance to mildew and brown rust.

Status: HGCA Recommended List - North East

Breeder & Agent: Nickerson


PEDIGREE
SJ O11191 x Cocktail

VERY HIGH YIELDING (% Treated Controls) NORTH EAST REGION

 SCOUTWaggon
Treated Yield107107
Untreated Yield9392


YIELD POTENTIAL - UK DATA
(% Treated Controls)
 SCOUTWaggon
UK Yield105107

Scout has produced high yileds of feed barley, particularly in the the HGCA North East region.

 

GOOD STRAW CHARACTERISTICS
 SCOUTWaggon
Resistance to Lodging 68
Resistance to Brackling 88
Straw Height (cm) untreated7475
Ripening (days + / - Optic)-1-1
(- = earlier)

Scout has moderately short straw with good lodging and brackling resistance.

GOOD GRAIN QUALITY
 SCOUTWaggon
Specific Weight (kg/hl)68.267.1
Screenings (% thro' 2.25mm sieve)(1.6)-
Screenings (% thro' 2.5mm sieve)(5.2)-
( ) = Limited Data

Scout has a good specific weight and low screenings for a spring feed barley.

GOOD ALL-ROUND DISEASE RESISTANCE
 SCOUTWaggon
Mildew89
Yellow Rust(2)7
Brown Rust66
Rhynchosporium43
( ) = Limited Data

Scout has good all-round resistance to the major feed barley diseases; mildew, Rhynchosporium and brown rust. 

 

 

 



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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