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Spring Barley

Nickerson are leading breeders of spring barley. Although based in the UK the programme has a very European flavour and is designed to enable selection and development of varieties for the key European markets. These include the UK, Denmark, France, Germany Sweden and Spain.

The barley breeding team is lead by Dr. Rodney Habgood. The team has an excellent track record of producing successful spring barley varieties for many different markets, for instance Decanter for the UK, Troon for the UK and Denmark and Henley for France.

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• TROON was added to the HGCA UK Recommended List in 2003 and currently has a specific Recommended for the North-East region.

• WESTMINSTER is a very high yielding spring malting barley with long, stiff straw.

• OXBRIDGE is a very high yielding variety with stiff straw, dood disease resistance and malt distilling potential.

• Belgravia is a spring malting barley with a high yield potential (both treated and untreated), medium length straw and very good all-round disease resistance.

• DECANTER is a high yielding spring malting barley with very stiff straw and good resistance to ear loss and brackling.

• APPALOOSA is a spring barley with a very high yield potential both with and without fungicide treatment.