Carat is a stiff-strawed 2-row feed quality winter barley with very short straw and early maturity

Technical & Marketing Guide

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.

PEDIGREE
Volley x Cabrio

YIELD (% Treated Controls)
  Treated Trials Untreated Trials
CARAT 97 79
Saffron 103 83

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
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

 

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.

Limagrain UK Ltd, Rothwell, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, LN7 6DT    Tel: 01472 371471