| VERY HIGH YIELDING |
|
TREATED TRIALS |
UNTREATED TRIALS |
| SPECTRUM |
100 |
76 |
| Camion |
101 |
80 |
| Pearl |
97 |
79 | |
| REGIONAL TREATED TRIALS |
| |
SPECTRUM |
Camion |
Pearl |
| NORTH |
102 |
102 |
99 |
| EAST |
99 |
101 |
96 |
| WEST |
100 |
100 |
98 | | Spectrum is consistently high yielding in all areas of the UK.
| BEST AVAILABLE RESISTANCE TO LODGING |
| |
SPECTRUM |
Camion |
Pearl |
| Resistance to lodging |
9 |
7 |
7 |
| Straw height (cm) |
91 |
94 |
105 | | Spectrum has short, extremley stiff straw.
| MEDIUM EARLY MATURITY |
| |
SPECTRUM |
Camion |
Pearl |
| Ripening (days +/- Pearl) |
-3 |
-3 |
0 | | |
| BARLEY YELLOW MOSAIC VIRUS RESISTANCE |
|
Spectrum combines a high yield potential with resistance to Barley Yellow Mosaic Virus which makes it the first choice variety for where this disease is known or suspected. |
|
SPECTRUM |
- |
RESISTANT |
| Camion |
- |
Susceptible |
| PearlJewel |
- |
Susceptible | |
| GOOD ALL ROUND DISEASE RESISTANCE |
| |
SPECTRUM |
Camion |
Pearl |
| Mildew |
5 |
5 |
6 |
| Yellow rust |
7 |
7 |
5 |
| Brown rust |
5 |
5 |
7 |
| Rhynchosporium |
6 |
7 |
7 |
| Net blotch |
6 |
8 |
5 | |
| GRAIN QUALITY |
| |
SPECTRUM |
Camion |
Pearl |
| Specific weight (kg/hl) |
68.6 |
71.6 |
70.8 |
| Screenings through 2.25m |
2.3 |
3.2 |
2.6 |
| Screenings through 2.5m |
6.9 |
9.0 |
7.1 | | Spectrum produces a sample of good specific weight with a low level of screenings. |
