Senova Variety Book 2023
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Swallow is a soft wheat for the North. It is a superb distilling variety, with all of the desired attributes for this region; excellent grain quality, short, stiff straw, early maturity and a solid disease resistance package. Swallow tillers well and produces high yields, particularly in the North. It has notably shorter, stiffer straw than the leading Scottish varieties and is in fact the shortest variety on the AHDB RL. Swallow maintains its green leaf throughout the season and is early to ripen, important attributes in particular for the Northern market. Swallow has good all round...

NORTH TREATED YIELD DISEASE RESISTANCE Mildew Yellow rust Yellow rust (young plant)* Brown rust Septoria tritici Eyespot AHDB Winter Wheat Recommended List 2023/24. Distilling ratings Y-suitable, [Y] may be suitable. *See AHDB RL for more information.

STILL NUMBER 1 FOR GRAIN QUALITY HIGH yields Hi outstanding grain QUALITY - HIGheST specific weight on rl p) CONSISTENT Costello remains a popular hard Group 4 wheat combining all the features desired on farm -exceptional, consistent grain quality in all conditions, excellent disease resistance, very high yields and short, stiff straw. Costello produces consistent yields in all locations, rotations and on all soil types. Costello performs well in all weather conditions and maintains its PERFORMANCE IN ALL SITUATIONS ^ superb disease resistance ^ short, very STIff straw p) excellent mARkET...

HAGBERG FALLING NUMBER /SPECIFIC WEIGHT GRAIN QUALITY Specific weight (kg/hl) Hagberg Falling Number (s) Protein content % Protein content % – milling spec Specific weight (kg/hl) Ripening (days ± RGT Skyfall) Resistance to lodging (+PGR) Hagberg Falling Number (s) Costello has sustained its popularity due to its consistency of performance and grain quality, as shown in the graphs, where its exceptional specific weight in particular stands out with low variability. Costello provides growers with a reliable, lower risk option with increased marketability. DISEASE RESISTANCE Specific weight...

Almara WINTER WHEAT Almara is a new potential Group 3 wheat RL Candidate, for possible use in all soft wheat markets – biscuit, export, distilling and feed. Almara has performed well over two years of trials, has a good specific weight, shorter, stiff straw, good disease resistance and is relatively early to ripen. GRAIN QUALITY Specific weight (kg/hl) Protein content % Hagberg Falling Number REGIONAL YIELDS West North East (11.7 t/ha) (11.8 t/ha) (10.6 t/ha) Ripening (days ± RGT Skyfall) DISEASE RESISTANCE Mildew Yellow rust Brown rust Septoria tritici (2 year) AHDB Winter Wheat Candidates...

Mulika is the leading Group 1 spring wheat variety. It was the first Group 1 wheat with orange blossom midge resistance. Mulika continues to have a considerable loyal following and remains the leading spring wheat variety with a large market share. Mulika combines a high yield potential from both autumn and spring sowings, with moderate length straw, robust disease resistance and superb grain quality. It is early to ripen and has always shown good resistance to sprouting. Mulika performs well in baking tests giving the potential for good market premiums. These attributes ensure that Mulika...

Hexham spring feed wheat produces high yields spring sown and outstanding yields when sown in the autumn. It is similar in height to KWS Cochise and has stiff straw and excellent disease resistance. Hexham is a later maturing variety. With a wide sowing window and high yields combined with excellent agronomics, disease resistance and grain quality, Hexham is a very attractive flexible option for growers. SPRING SOWN UK TREATED YIELDS ANNUAL YIELDS GRAIN QUALITY Specific weight (kg/hl) 77.1 Hagberg Falling Number 291 AUTUMN SOWN UK YIELD 2018-21 Resistance to lodging (+PGR) - Ripening (days...

Valerie offers growers the complete package of superb grain quality, high yields and impressive agronomics. It is a very attractive two row feed variety, which produces a sea of bright ears and big bold grain. Valerie boasts an exceptional agronomic package, with the features desired on farm, excellent resistance to lodging, robust resistance to the major diseases and resistance to both strains 1 and 2 BaYMV. Valerie is also early to ripen. Valerie has big, bold grains with a high TGW and the lowest screening losses on the winter barley RL - all important characteristics required by the...

THE TWO-ROW FEED WITH SIX-ROW YIELDS WINTER BARLEY Bordeaux is a very high yielding two-row feed barley with superb grain quality. The appeal of Bordeaux is obvious, with exceptional treated UK yields and approaching those of six-row hybrid barleys. Importantly, Bordeaux has a superb specific weight and very low screenings. Bordeaux is a taller-strawed variety, useful in dry years, but has very good resistance to lodging. It also boasts early maturity and finishes well in the field. GRAIN QUALITY Specific weight (kg/hl) Specific weight (kg/hl) REGIONAL YIELDS Straw height (cm) +PGR...

Florence is new to the AHDB RL 2023 and joins the list as the joint highest yielding malting variety. It is a potential new variety for the brewing industry and is under test with the MBC. Florence orginates from German breeder Josef Breun, which has a history of producing successful malting barleys for Europe. Florence is in tests and trials in several European countries, with potential for the brewing markets. With yield advantages across all UK regions over the leading market varieties, combined with superb brackling and lodging resistance, early ripening, very good disease resistance...

Prospect is a high yielding feed variety, with excellent performance in all regions. Prospect has short straw and shows excellent resistance to lodging with little brackling. It has mlo resistance to mildew and good Rhynchosporium resistance. With Prospect growers can achieve yields equivalent to the leading malting types but tailor their inputs and reduce management costs. GRAIN QUALITY ANNUAL YIELDS Ripening (days ± RGT Planet) Specific weight (kg/hl) REGIONAL YIELDS Specific weight (kg/hl) Screenings % (<2.25mm) DISEASE RESISTANCE Mildew Brown rust AHDB Spring Barley Recommended List 2023