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Prairie Grains is the official publication of the Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers, North Dakota Grain Growers Association, Montana Grain Growers Association and South Dakota Wheat, Inc.

Copyright Prairie Grains Magazine
November - December 2003

North Dakota Barley Variety Selection Guide

Table 1. 2004 North Dakota Barley Variety Descriptions.

 

 

 

 

 

Rachilla

 

 

 

 

Reaction to Disease 3

 

 

 

Year

Awn

Hair

Aleurone

 

Straw

Relative

Stem

Loose

Spot

Net

Variety

Use 1

Origin

Released

Type 2

Length 6

Color

Height

Strength

Maturity

Rust

Smut

Blotch

Blotch

Sixth-Row

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Azure

M/F

ND

1982

S

L

blue

med.

m.strg.

m.early

S

S

MR-R

MS-S

Excel

M/F

MN

1990

S

L

white

m.short

strg.

med.

S

S

MR-R

MS-S

Foster

M/F

ND

1995

S

L

white

m.short

strg.

med.

S

S

MR-R

MS-S

Hazen

F

ND

1984

S

L

white

med.

m.strg.

med.

S

S

MR-R

MS-S

Morex

M/F

MN

1978

S

S

white

tall

med.

early

S

S

MR

S

Robust

M/F

MN

1983

S

S

white

med.

m.strg.

med.

S

S

MR-R

MS-S

Stander

F

MN

1993

S

S

white

m.short

v.strg.

m.late

S

S

MR-R

MS-S

MNBrite*

F

MN

1997

S

S

white

tall

med.

early

S

S

MR-R

MS-S

Lacey

M/F†

MN

1999

S

S

white

m.short

strg.

med.

S

S

MR-R

MS-S

Drummond

M/F

ND

2000

S

L

white

m.short

v.strg.

med.

S

S

MR-R

MS-S

Legacy

M/F†

BARI

2000

S

L

white

med.

strg.

m.late

S

S

MR-R

MS-S

Tradition

M/F†

BARI

2003

S

L

white

m.short

v.strg.

med.

S

S

MR-R

MS-S

Two-Row

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bowman

F

ND

1984

S

L

white

m.short

med.

early

S

S

MS-S

S-MS

Conlon4

M/F†

ND

1996

S

L

white

m.short

med.

early

S

S

MS

MR-R

Gallatin

F

MT

1986

R

L

white

med.

med.

late

S

S

MS-S

MS

Harrington5

F

Can.

1981

R

L

white

med.

m.weak

v.late

S

S

S

MR-MS

Logan

F

ND

1995

S

L

white

med.

strg.

med.

S

S

MS-MR

MR

Stark

F

ND

1991

S

L

white

m.tall

med.

late

S

S

S-MS

MS-S

Specialty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wanubet

SP

MT

1990

R

L

white

med.

weak

late

S

S

S

S

† Not being used by all major U.S. brewers.     
*Moderately resistant to Fusarium head blight  
1 M = malting; F = feed; SP = special uses (hulless).    
2 Rough or smooth awned.  

3 R = resistant; MR = moderately resistant; MS = moderately susceptible; S = susceptible; N/A = not available.
4 Lower DON accumulation than other varieties tested.    
5 Recommended as a malting barley in western U.S
.   
6 S = short, L = long

 

Table 2. Percent Plump, Protein, and Yield of Barley at Three Locations in Eastern North Dakota, 2001-2003.

 

Fargo

Carrington

Langdon

Average E ND

 

 

 

Yield

Yield

 

 

Yield

Yield

 

 

Yield

Yield

 

 

Yield

Yield

 

Plu mp

Pro

2003

3 yr

Plump

Pro

2003

3 yr

Plum p

Pro

2003

3 yr

Plump

Pro

2003

3 yr

Variety

%

%

bu/ac

bu/ac

%

%

bu/ac

bu/ac

%

%

bu/ac

bu/ac

%

%

bu/ac

bu/ac

Six-Rowed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drummond

87

14.0

93.9

68.1

92.6

11.6

113.2

94.5

93

11.7

117.2

105.0

90.9

12.4

108.1

89.2

Excel

91

13.2