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Niobe General Purpose Barley
Variety Information   [Top]
Variety Name: Niobe
Test #: TR651
Type: 2-row feed barley
Registration Status: Registered 2002
Plant Breeder's Rights: Protected
Areas of Adaptation: Western Canada
Breeder(s):
Distributor(s):
  SeCan

Characteristics   [Top]
Strengths: Niobe has improved lodging resistance and is high yielding when grown in high yield areas. It is slightly earlier maturing than CDC Dolly. It has resistance to spot-form of net blotch and teh surface-bourne smuts. It has seedling restance to scald, but is moderately resistant to moderately susceptible to scald as a mature plant. Moderately resistant to moderately susceptible to stem rust depending on the race. It is moderately susceptible to loose smut, net-form of net blotch, spot blotch and common root rot. While Niobe has lower percent plump kernels than CDC Dolly, it has thhe same high test weight. Rought awned.
Weaknesses: Susceptible to septoria and Fusarium head blight.

Agronomic Trait Data:
  Awn Type Rough
  Height 76 cm
  Kernel Weight 46 g/1000
  Row No. 2
  Test Weight 50 lb/bu
Disease Trait Data:
  Common Root Rot Resistance Poor
  False and Covered Smut Resistance Good
  Fusarium Head Blight Tolerance Poor
  Loose Smut Resistance Poor
  Net Blotch (Net Form) Resistance Poor
  Net Blotch (Spot Form) Resistance Very Good
  Scald Resistance Poor
Environment Trait Data:
  Lodging Resistance Good
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Last Modified: January 17, 2008
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