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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

103.2

73.6

96.1

11.5

112.1

89.9

91

11.5

118.5

102.4

92.7

12.1

111.3

88.6

Foster

93

13.5

96.4

74.2

94.0

11.4

111.2

88.9

94

11.4

118.8

110.6

93.7

12.1

108.8

91.2

Lacey

94

13.7

97.8

72.8

93.5

11.7

102.6

89.1

95

11.5

131.0

117.4

94.2

12.3

110.5

93.1

Legacy

92

14.3

99.1

69.9

85.9

10.9

111.5

80.9

94

11.6

128.3

111.0

90.6

12.3

113.0

87.3

MNBrite

91.5

13.2

103.8

87.1

94

13.0

111.5

108.1

Morex

90

14.8

81.5

62.6

79.2

11.5

91.7

77.9

90

12.6

103.3

97.4

86.4

13.0

92.2

79.3

Robust

90

14.4

91.9

70.1

91.0

12.0

99.7

87.7

95

12.6

115.9

105.6

92.0

13.0

102.5

87.8

Stander

92

13.6

101.4

71.0

93.2

11.1

112.7

88.1

95

11.5

120.7

107.5

93.4

12.1

111.6

133.3

Thual

3.5

13.3

56.1

Tradition

90

14.8

99.3

92.9

11.1

117.2

92.4

95

11.6

122.6

116.2

92.6

12.5

113.0

Two-rowed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bowman

89

14.2

86.8

64.8

83.8

11.9

89.1

71.6

91

12.3

105.2

97.5

87.9

12.8

93.7

78.0

CDC Alamo

74.4

14.0

94.6

CDC Candle

30.6

14.4

79.1

Conlon

94

13.9

79.4

61.5

87.4

12.1

75.2

71.3

94

12.0

113.8

108.7

91.8

12.7

89.5

80.5

Harrington

70.4

11.2

87.9

68.0

87

11.7

96.5

94.2

Logan

90

13.6

94.9

69.5

89.7

11.8

106.2

87.2

88

12.2

111.7

108.1

89.2

12.5

104.3

88.3

Merit

67.4

11.1

98.0

72.2

77

11.5

112.0

98.4

Stark

105.4

77.3

90.5

11.8

108.2

86.5

91

12.6

116.1

112.1

109.9

92.0

 

Table 3. Yield and Test Weight of Barley at Four Locations in Western North Dakota, 2001-2003 (Test Weight, lbs/bu; Yield, bu/acre).

 

Minot

Williston

Dickinson

Hettinger

Ave. W ND

 

Test

Yield

Yield

Test

Yield

Yield

Test

Yield

Yield

Test

Yield

Yield

Test

Yield

Yield

Variety

Wt

2003

3 yr

Wt.

2003

3yr

Wt.

2003

3 yr

Wt.

 2003

3 yr

Wt.

2003

3 yr

Six-Rowed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drummond

47.8

107.1

80.7

46.3

80.9

79.5

45.1

110.4

98.4

45.7

79.4

61.0

46.2

94.4

79.9

Excel

46.4

111.2

81.0

46.1

81.7

85.5

43.6

110.6

98.5

44.3

71.1

58.3

45.1

93.6

80.8

Foster

46.9

111.4

81.7

43.6

79.5

85.7

45.6

116.3

102.0

44.0

73.9

57.4

45.0

95.3

81.7

Lacey

48.3

97.2

80.4

46.3

85.7

85.8

45.7

111.3

97.8

46.1

82.6

63.7

46.6

94.2

81.9

Legacy

47.3

98.4

75.6

46.4

79.8

81.2

42.1

107.8

95.3

43.7

68.7

55.8

44.9

88.7

77.0

MNBrite

48.2

98.7

76.9

Morex

47.1

103.7

73.5

45.4

80.9

85.0

45.6

104.1

92.1

45.9

83.3

63.6

46.0

93.0

78.6

Robust

49.2

95.7

74.9

46.3

77.0

81.1

48.8

106.2

95.2

46.5

74.7

56.1

47.7

88.4

76.8

Stander

48.5

117.8

81.8

45.7

80.5

87.3

48.2

113.0

99.0

46.6

77.5

62.1

47.3

97.2

82.6

Tradition

47.9

106.5

46.8

84.0

46.2

116.4

46.2

77.3

46.8

96.1

Two-rowed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bowman

50.5

103.2

76.5

51.1

87.1

92.4

51.6

98.0

89.4

48.8

84.3

62.0

50.5

93.2

80.1

Conlon

50.7

103.1

78.3

50.1

88.0

90.9

50.4

93.6

89.0

50.1

96.4

66.0

50.3

95.3

81.1

Harrington

49.2

105.7

75.2

46.1

79.4

81.6

46.8

95.0

88.1

43.9

63.4

50.0

46.5

85.9

73.7

Logan

50.9

113.5

85.0

49.0

83.0

86.6

52.3

112.6

96.9

49.6

90.8

67.1

50.4

100.0

83.9

Merit

48.1

99.3

78.3

47.6

75.5

76.7

44.8

101.9

98.2

41.9

59.1

51.0

45.6

83.9

76.1

Stark

51.1

102.8

85.9

50.5

81.7

92.2

53.0

116.3

99.0

49.8

84.9

62.7

51.1

96.4

84.9

Valier

50.6

113.5

72.7

47.9

88.7

86.1

48.1

100.9

96.9

48.3

77.8

48.7

95.2

 

Table 4. Plump and Protein of Barley at Four Locations in Western North Dakota, 2001-2003.

 

Minot

Williston

Dickinson

Hettinger

Ave. W ND

 

Protein

Plump

Protein

Plump

Protein

Plump

Protein

Plump *

Protein

Variety

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

Six-Rowed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drummond

12.6

54

12.7

56

16.5

25

16.6

45

14.6

Excel

11.8

51

12.9

46

16.3

19

16.2

38

14.3

Foster

11.9

45

12.6

73

16.2

30

15.6

49

14.1

Lacey

12.2

52

13.2

61

16.0

30

16.9

48

14.6

Legacy

12.2

54

12.9

49

16.2

18

16.3

40

14.4

MNBrite

14.5

 

 

Morex

12.5

57

12.8

55

16.3

18

15.9

43

14.4

Robust

12.9

43

13.9

69

16.1

26

16.7

46

14.9

Stander

12.3

53

13.3

73

16.6

35

16.0

54

14.5

Tradition

12.2

58

12.6

72

16.5

29

16.0

53

14.3

Two-rowed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bowman

12.8

87

13.4

91

17.6

51

15.9

76

14.9

Conlon

12.0

87

13.2

95

16.8

76

15.4

86

14.4

Harrington

13.3

68

13.2

57

18.5

19

16.5

48

15.4

Logan

12.7

74

13.3

81

16.0

40

16.1

65

14.5

Merit

12.4

72

13.5

65

14.8

22

17.3

53

14.5

Stark

12.9

78

13.8

87

15.9

42

15.8

69

14.6

Valier

12.7

57

13.4

53

17.6

12

17.5

41

15.3