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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
Nov/Dec  2004

Preliminary North Dakota Barley and Oat Variety Trial Results for 2004 and 2005 Selection Guide

Robust Declining, But Again  Top Barley  Variety in N.D.

Robust remained the top barley variety in N.D. for 2004, though seeded on the fewest acres in two decades. It accounts for 44.1% of the 1.65 million acres planted, continuing a downward trend from a high of 81.2% in 2001. The 1983 Minnesota release has been North Dakota’s leading variety 19 of the last 20 years.

Legacy is the second most popular variety this year, surpassing Lacey and Conlon, which dropped to third and fourth respectively. Drummond is fifth, up from seventh last year. These five malt barley varieties account for 82.2% of this year’s barley acres in North Dakota.

Haybet is the top feed variety and ranks sixth overall. Tradition places seventh and is recommended by the American Malting Barley Association (AMBA) as a malting variety, though just released in 2004. AC Metcalfe completes the top eight.

Barley Varieties - Percent of Total Planted - North Dakota, 2004

barleychart02

Authors & Contributors
Dr. Joel K Ransom; Dr. Rich Horsley – Barley; Dr. Jerry Franckowiak – Barley; Dr. Pat Carr – Dickinson; Blaine Schatz – Carrington; Steve Zwinger – Carrington; Eric Eriksmoen – Hettinger; Dr. Mike McMullen – Oat; Bryan Hanson – Langdon; Mark Halvorson – Minot; Dr. Stephen Neate - Plant Pathology; Neil Riveland – Williston; Dr. P. Schwarz - Cereal Science; Dr. T. Friesen - USDA

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Table 1. Percent plump, protein, and yield of barley at three locations in eastern North Dakota, 2002-2004

 

Fargo

Carrington

Langdon

Average

Variety

Yield
2004   3 Yr

Plump

Prot.

Yield
2004   3 Yr

Plump

Prot.

Yield
2004   3 Yr

Yield
2004     3 Yr

 

bu/A

bu/A

%

%

bu/A

bu/A

%

%

bu/A

bu/A

bu/A

bu/A

Six-rowed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drummond

108.0

82.5

85.6

11.9

105.6

101.3

76

11.8

93.1

102.9

102.2

95.6

Excel

--

--

65.8

11.2

96.9

94.8

76

11.2

104.8

107.2

--

--

Foster

107.5

86.5

85.8

11.2

81.9

89.8

80

11.4

97.3

106.0

95.6

94.1

Lacey

106.0

84.9

86.7

11.7

105.9

95.5

84

11.0

117.0

117.7

109.6

99.4

Legacy

97.8

80.3

78.7

11.7

95.1

89.9

76

11.6

87.5

105.7

93.5

92.0

MNBrite

--

--

87.3

12.9

101.3

91.3

86

12.3

93.4

102.6

--

--

Morex

86.1

71.0

57.2

12.6

78.5

81.0

71

12.4

89.1

96.2

84.6

82.7

Robust

105.5

83.0

72.8

12.6

97.2

92.1

79

12.2

93.9

101.9

98.9

92.3

Stander

115.7

86.8

88.2

11.3

102.6

97.8

80

10.9

108.0

109.5

108.8

98.0

Tradition

104.5

--

74.4

12.2

105.1

99.8

78

11.8

106.2

112.8

105.3

--

Two-rowed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AC Metcalfe

--

--

73.9

12.5

77.6

--

76

11.9

81.1

--

--

--

Bowman

62.1

64.6

53.4

12.9

65.5

75.1

81

12.5

96.3

98.1

74.6

79.3

Conlon

87.2

68.0

97.5

11.7

96.6

80.6

92

11.4

108.6

109.2

97.5

85.9

Eslick

--

--

73.2

12.6

86.2

--

78

11.8

74.7

--

--

--

Harrington

--

--

76.0

12.5

67.8

73.3

72

12.2

62.4

83.5

--

--

Logan

--

--

--

 

--

--

83

12.7

96.9

104.1

--

--

Stark

--

--

--

 

--

--

79

12.3

96.1

109.0

--

--

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reaction to Disease3

Variety

Use1

Origin

Year
Released

Awn
Type2

Rachillahair length6

AleuroneColor

Height

Straw
Strength

RelativeMaturity

Stem
Rust

Loose
Smut

Spot
Blotch

Net
Blotch

Six-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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AC Metcalfe†

M

Can

1997

R

L

white

med.

med.

late

S

NA

NA

NA

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

Eslick

F

MT

2003

R

L

white

med

med

m.late

S

NA

NA

NA

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

Haxby

F

MT

2003

R

L

white

med.

med.

med.

S

NA

NA

NA

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

Valier

F

Can

1999

R

L

white

med.

med.

m.late

S

NA

NA

NA

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 3. Plump and protein of barley at three locations in western North Dakota, 2002-2004

 

Williston

Dickinson

Hettinger

Variety

Plump

Plump

Protein

Plump

Protein

 

%

%

%

%

%

Six-rowed

 

 

 

 

 

Drummond

78

84

17.4

95

12.2

Excel

51

85

17.0

96

11.8

Foster

79

87

17.1

97

11.6

Lacey

73

88

16.7

96

12.3

Legacy

59

90

16.6

95

12.2

Morex

78

71

18.8

92

11.9

Robust

73

80

17.7

96

12.8

Stander

78

76

16.9

96

12.0

Tradition

76

87

16.9

95

12.6

Two-rowed

 

 

 

 

 

AC Metcalfe

87

93

18.2

96

12.2

Bowman

94

97

17.0

97

12.6

Conlon

96

97

16.4

97

11.8

Eslick

84

88

16.5

96

11.6

Harrington

79

87

18.3

92

12.9

Haxby

88

91

16.8

97

12.0

Logan

89

93

16.9

96

12.2

Stark

94

96

17.2

97

12.5

Valier

77

76

18.2

95

12.6

 

Table 4. Yield and test weight of barley at four locations in western North Dakota, 2002-2004

 

Minot

Williston

Dickinson

Hettinger

Average Western ND

 

 

Yield

 

Yield

 

Yield

 

Yield

 

Yield

Variety

Test Wt.

2004

3 Yr.

Test Wt.

2004

3 Yr.

Test Wt.

2004

3 Yr.

Test Wt.

2004

3 Yr.

Test Wt.

2004

3 Yr.

 

lb/bu

bu/A

bu/A

lb/bu

bu/A

bu/A

lb/bu

bu/A

bu/A

lb/bu

bu/A

bu/A

lb/bu

bu/A

bu/A

Six-rowed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drummond

47.5

150.6

116.1

51.0

98.4

81.4

44.6

47.8

77.5

49.8

62.4

54.4

48.2

89.8

82.4

Excel

44.3

145.5

115.7

50.1

102.8

83.2

47.5

57.5

80.7

49.4

66.7

52.6

47.8

93.1

83.1

Foster

45.6

143.6

113.7

49.7

100.9

82.9

43.9

45.2

80.8

50.2

66.2

53.7

47.4

89.0

82.8

Lacey

47.6

151.4

114.4

51.3

105.2

84.8

45.9

46.2

78.0

51.0

67.2

58.0

49.0

92.5

83.8

Legacy

44.3

148.6

110.6

50.1

97.7

77.4

45.0

57.2

79.3

49.9

67.6

51.6

47.3

92.8

79.7

MN Brite

47.3

145.9

110.8

51.4

90.8

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

Morex

44.4

126.0

103.5

51.1

95.8

80.0

42.8

35.7

70.8

49.7

66.0

57.5

47.0

80.9

78.0

Robust

46.9

132.7

103.6

51.3

100.8

80.8

45.5

40.4

73.9

51.7

62.6

53.9

48.9

84.1

78.1

Stander

45.8

150.1

118.2

51.5

89.0

78.8

46.4

49.7

78.5

48.6

60.1

53.5

48.1

87.2

84.8

Tradition

47.0

156.8

--

51.5

96.3

84.3

45.8

52.1

--

50.7

62.0

52.9

48.8

91.8

--

Two-rowed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AC Metcalfe

45.9

151.2

113.8

52.6

102.0

--

49.5

57.6

--

51.5

68.3

--

49.9

94.8

--

Bowman

50.4

157.1

115.7

53.9

93.9

86.4

51.6

62.9

81.5

51.3

63.5

59.3

51.8

94.4

85.7

Conlon

50.6

163.6

119.2

54.7

93.1

86.5

50.8

34.4

68.7

50.5

44.5

54.9

51.7

83.9

82.3

Eslick

47.7

156.5

--

52.6

103.7

--

50.7

63.1

--

52.8

78.3

--

51.0

100.4

--

Harrington

46.6

133.1

106.4

51.2

87.4

75.6

48.7

45.0

72.6

51.8

69.4

49.8

49.6

83.7

76.1

Haxby

52.2

175.8

--

54.6

104.4

--

51.6

72.5

--

53.4

76.9

--

53.0

107.4

--

Logan

50.1

164.5

125.6

53.8

95.5

83.0

49.0

60.3

86.6

50.7

68.1

64.1

50.9

97.1

89.8

Stark

50.2

161.5

123.6

54.0

96.8

84.5

51.8

60.5

86.4

52.0

70.2

61.9

52.0

97.3

89.1

Valier

49.6

152.5

119.3

53.1

98.7

83.0

49.7

44.9

75.4

52.4

73.9

58.9

51.2

92.5

84.2

Table 1. 2004 North Dakota oat variety descriptions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reaction to Diseases

 

Variety

Origin

Year
Released

Grain
Color

Height

Straw
Strength

Maturity2

Stem
rust1

Crown
rust

Barley
Y.Dwf4

bu/Wt

Protein3

AC Assiniboia

Can.Proven Seed

1997

red

med.

strong

L

S

R

T

good

ML

AC Gwen

Can. SeCan

2000

hulless

tall

strong

L

S

R

R

good

L

AC Kaufman

Can.

2000

yellow

tall

strong

L

S

R

MT

v.good

ML

AC Medallion

Can. Cargill

1997

white

tall

med.

L

S

R

MT

good

ML

AC Morgan

Can. SeCan

1999

white

med.

strong

L

S

S

S

v.good

ML

AC Pinnacle

Can. QAS

1999

white

tall

med.

L

S

R

S

v.good

L

AC Ronald

Can. SeCan

2001

white

m.short

v.strong

L

S

R

T

v.good

M

Beach

NDSU

2004

white

tall

m.strg.

ML

S

MR/MS

MS

v.good

M

Buff

SD

2002

hulless

med.

m.strg.

E

S

MR/MS

MT

good

H

CDC Boyer

Sask.Value Added

1994

white

tall

m.strg.

L

S

MS

S

v.good

ML

CDC Dancer

Can.Cargill

2000

white

tall

strong

L

S

S

S

v.good

M

CDC Orrin

Can. QASCargill

2001

white

tall

strong

L

S

S

S

good

ML

CDC Pacer

Sask.Value Added

1996

white

tall

m.strg.

L

S

S

S

good

L

Ebeltoft

ND

1999

white

tall

strong

VL

S

MR/MS

S

v.good

M

Gem

WI

1996

yellow

tall

strong

L

S

R

MT

good

MH

HiFi

ND

2001

white

tall

strong

L

MR/MS

R

T

good

M

Hytest

SD

1986

white

tall

m.strg.

E

S

MS

S

v.good

H

Jerry

ND

1994

white

tall

strg.

M

S

MS

MT

v.good

M

Jud

ND

1997

ivory

tall

med.

L

R

MR

T

good

MH

Killdeer

ND

2000

white

med

strong

M

S

MS

MT

good

M

Leonard

MN

2001

yellow

tall

m.strong

L

S

R

T

fair

ML

Loyal

SD

2000

ivory

tall

m.strong

L

S

MR

T

good

MH

Monida

MT/ID

1985

white

m.tall

strong

L

S

S

NA

good

ML

Morton

ND

2001

white

tall

v.strong

L

S

R

MT

v.good

M

Otana

MT

1977

white

m.tall

m.weak

L

S

S

S

v.good

ML

Paul

ND

1994

naked

v.tall

strg.

L

R

R/MR

T

good

H

Reeves

SD

2002

white

m.tall

med.

E

S

MR

MT

good

H

Richard

MN

2000

yellow

tall

strong

M

S

MS

T

good

M

Sesqui

MN

2001

yellow

m.tall

strong

L

S

R

T