Retriever is a 2-row winter feed barley with exceptionally high yields - competitive with non-hybrid six-row varieties
RETRIEVER is a 2-row feed winter barley with an exceptionally high yield potential when fungicide treated and no major agronomic weaknesses. It has also performed very well in the HGCA North region.
Retriever has short straw, similar lodging resistance to Cassia and a broad foliar disease resistance spectrum that includes resistance to the commonly occurring strains of Barley Mosaic Virus and good resistance to yellow rust and Rhynchosporium.
Breeder: Sejet, Denmark
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PEDIGREE
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| Clara x SJ 990647 |
| YIELD (%Treated Control) |
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Treated Trials |
Untreated Trials |
| RETRIEVER |
109 |
86 |
| Saffron |
103 |
85 |
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REGIONAL TREATED TRIALS(% Treated Control)
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North |
East |
West
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| RETRIEVER |
111 |
109
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107 |
| Saffron |
100 |
103 |
104 |
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| AGRONOMIC CHARACTERS |
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RETRIEVER |
Saffron |
| Resistance to Lodging |
7 |
8 |
| Straw Height |
81 |
85 |
| Ripening (days +/- Pearl) |
-1 |
0 |
| Winter Hardiness |
6 |
5 |
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| GRAIN QUALITY |
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RETRIEVER
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Saffron |
| Specific Weight (kg/hl) |
66.8 |
70.2 |
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| DISEASE RESISTANCE |
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RETRIEVER |
Saffron |
| Mildew |
6 |
3 |
| Yellow Rust |
9 |
7 |
| Brown Rust |
5 |
7 |
| Rhynchosporium |
6 |
4 |
| Net Blotch |
5 |
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.
