Hyvido Libra was the highest yielding of the winter barleys new to the List
Three new six-row winter feed varieties have been recommended for the advances they bring to this grouping.
The six-row hybrid variety, Libra, has an impressive specific weight of70.6 kg/hl, which is greater than all other six-row feed varieties and most of the two-row feed varieties.
Also new, the hybrid variety, Belmont, has the highest yield on the 2018/19 list at 111% in the UK and 109% in the north.
Only one new conventional six-row feed variety, KWS Astaire, has been recommended. This variety combines good treated yield with a superb package of disease resistance and achieves the highest untreated yield of 93% of the entire winter barley Recommended List.
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