Troon was added to the HGCA UK Recommended List in 2003 and currently has a specific Recommended for the North-East region. Troon is an early, high yielding, stiff strawed spring malting variety with excellent resistance to mildew and yellow rust.
Troon has a high hot water extract, which combined with its good specific weight and low screening levels make it a very interesting option for spring barley growers. Troon is of particular interest to the whisky distilling market.
| PEDIGREE |
| NSL 95-2949 x Extract | |
| YIELD POTENTIAL - UK |
|
TROON |
Optic |
Cellar |
| Treated trials |
99 |
96 |
98 |
| Untreated trials |
92 |
79 |
87 | |
| YIELD POTENTIAL - REGIONAL DATA |
|
TROON |
Optic |
Cellar |
| North - East |
98 |
97 |
96 |
| East |
102 |
96 |
99 |
| North - West |
98 |
95 |
96 |
| West |
101 |
97 |
99 | |
| AGRONOMIC CHARACTERS |
|
TROON |
Optic |
Cellar |
| Resistance to lodging |
8 |
8 |
8 |
| Straw height (cm) |
70 |
72 |
67 |
| Ripening (days + / - Optic) |
-1 |
0 |
-1 |
| Resistance to brackling |
7 |
5 |
5 | | |
| GRAIN QUALITY |
|
TROON |
Optic |
Cellar |
| Specific weight (kg/hl) |
69.7 |
70.4 |
69.5 |
| Sieving % through 2.25mm |
2.0 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
| Sieving % through 2.5mm |
6.0 |
10.3 |
7.2 |
| Nitrogen content (%) |
1.56 |
1.54 |
1.54 | |
| DISEASE RESISTANCE |
|
TROON |
Optic |
Cellar |
| Mildew |
9 |
5 |
9 |
| Yellow Rust |
8 |
9 |
4 |
| Brown Rust |
5 |
5 |
7 |
| Rhynchosporium |
4 |
4 |
4 |
| BYDV |
(8) |
7 |
7 | | |
All information is a partial extraction from the HGCA Recommended List 2007/8. See www.hgca.com for the full dataset
