Carat is a stiff-strawed 2-row feed quality winter barley with very short straw and early maturity
CARAT is a stiff-strawed 2-row feed quality winter barley with very short straw and is an ideal variety for growers wanting an early maturing variety.
Good all-round disease resistance is combined with resistance to Barley Yellow Mosaic Virus and a very high specific weight.
| YIELD (% Treated Controls) |
| |
Treated Trials |
Untreated Trials |
| CARAT |
97 |
79 |
| Saffron |
103 |
83 |
|
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REGIONAL TREATED TRIALS (% Treated Controls)
|
| |
North |
Dry (East) |
Wet (West) |
| CARAT |
95 |
97 |
98 |
| Saffron |
102 |
101 |
101 |
|
| AGRONOMIC CHARACTERS |
| |
CARAT |
Saffron |
| Resistance to Lodging |
8 |
8 |
| Straw Height (cm) |
82 |
88 |
| Ripening (days +/- Pearl) |
-2 |
0 |
| Winter Hardiness |
6 |
5 |
|
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| GRAIN QUALITY |
| |
CARAT |
Saffron |
| |
|
|
| Specific Weight (kg/hl) |
71.6 |
7o.3 |
| Sieving % through 2.25mm |
0.8 |
1.9 |
| Sieving % through 2.5mm |
2.6 |
7.4 |
|
| DISEASE RESISTANCE |
| |
CARAT |
Saffron |
| Mildew |
7 |
3 |
| Yellow Rust |
7 |
6 |
| Brown Rust |
5 |
7 |
| Rhynchosporium |
5 |
4 |
| Net Blotch |
6 |
8 |
| Barley Yellow Mosaic Virus |
R |
S |
| R = Resistant S = Susceptible |
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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.
Bred by Nickerson.
