Spring barley 'SAULE PR'
Species: spring barley
Variety title: ‘SAULE PR’
Development |
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Origin: |
Tunika/L-3118//Otira |
Maintainer and representative of selection breeders: |
AREI |
Authors of the variety: |
Linda Legzdiņa, Indra Ločmele |
Registered: |
2016. |
Protection period of the variety: |
up to 31 December 2041. |
Morphological description: |
The plants are short. The grain contains hull. |
Economic characteristics: |
Early. Comparatively resistant to lodging. Suitable for medium intensity farming. The crop during tests in Priekuļi: 4.2 – 5.8 t/ha (average 5.1 t/ha), 96 – 111% of standard variety ‘Ansis’. Maximum crop was harvested in Vecauce - 8.2 t/ha. |
Quality: |
1,000 grain weight and grain density, protein and starch content is similar to the standard variety ‘Ansis’. |
Susceptibility to diseases: |
Resistant to being infected with cereal mildew, comparatively low susceptibility to net blotch. Being infected with loose smut is possible. |
Use: |
The grain can be mainly used for animal feed. |
Cultivation: |
Suitable for integrated cultivation under conventional farming system. The seed must be treated with mordant. Recommended sowing rate: 350-400 germinating seeds per m2. Significant increase in crop, if N fertiliser dose is increased. Risk of lodging exists, if increased fertiliser doses are used. |
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