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A1049 - 
2004 North Dakota Barley, Oat, Rye and Flax Variety Performance Descriptions

Table 1. 2004 North Dakota barley variety descriptions.

                   

Reaction to Disease3

Variety Use1 Origin Year
Released
Awn
Type2
Rachilla
hair length6
Aleurone
Color
Height Straw
Strength
Relative
Maturity
Stem
Rust
Loose
Smut
Spot
Blotch
Net
Blotch
Six-row                          
Azure M/F ND 1982 S L blue med. m.strg. m.early S S MR-R MS-S
Excel M/F MN 1990 S L white m.short strg. med. S S MR-R MS-S
Foster M/F ND 1995 S L white m.short strg. med. S S MR-R MS-S
Hazen F ND 1984 S L white med. m.strg. med. S S MR-R MS-S
Morex M/F MN 1978 S S white tall med. early S S MR S
Robust M/F MN 1983 S S white med. m.strg. med. S S MR-R MS-S
Stander F MN 1993 S S white m.short v.strg. m.late S S MR-R MS-S
MNBrite* F MN 1997 S S white tall med. early S S MR-R MS-S
Lacey M/F MN 1999 S S white m.short strg. med. S S MR-R MS-S
Drummond M/F ND 2000 S L white m.short v.strg. med. S S MR-R MS-S
Legacy M/F BARI 2000 S L white med. strg. m.late S S MR-R MS-S
Tradition M/F BARI 2003 S L white m.short v.strg. med. S S MR-R MS-S
Two-row                          
Bowman F ND 1984 S L white m.short med. early S S MS-S S-MS
Conlon4 M/F ND 1996 S L white m.short med. early S S MS MR-R
Gallatin F MT 1986 R L white med. med. late S S MS-S MS
Harrington5 F Can. 1981 R L white med. m.weak v.late S S S MR-MS
Logan F ND 1995 S L white med. strg. med. S S MS-MR MR
Stark F ND 1991 S L white m.tall med. late S S S-MS MS-S
Specialty                          
Wanubet SP MT 1990 R L white med. weak late S S S S

�Not being used by all major U.S. brewers.
*Moderately resistant to Fusarium head blight
1 M = malting; F = feed; SP = special uses (hulless).
2 Rough or smooth awned.
3 R = resistant; MR = moderately resistant; MS = moderately susceptible; S = susceptible; N/A = not available.
4 Lower DON accumulation than other varieties tested.
5 Recommended as a malting barley in western U.S.
6 S = short, L = long


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