10
F E E D A N D F O O D B A R L E Y
Variety
2
or
6
Row
Awn
Type
1
Overall
Yield
Overall
Station
Years of
Testing
Yield Category
2
(%
AC Metcalfe)
Agronomic Characteristics
Disease Tolerance
6
Low
<60
bu/ac
Medium
60 - 90
bu/ac
High
90 - 120
bu/ac
Very
high
>120
bu/ac
Maturity
Rating
4
Test
Weight
(
lb/bu)
TSW
5
(
g)
Height
(
cm)
Resistance
to
Lodging
6
Loose
Smut
7
Other
Smuts
7
Root
Rot Scald
Net Blotch
Fusarium
Head
Blight
Spot
Form
Net
Form
GENERAL PURPOSE
Varieties tested in the 2013 trials (Yield and agronomic data only directly comparable to AC Metcalfe)
AC Metcalfe (bu/ac)
99
47
79
103
133
AC Metcalfe
3
2
R
100 482
100 100
100 100
M 52
46
80
F
VG
F
F VP F
VP
F
Brahma
2
R
112
+ 72 109 110+ 114+ 112+ M 53
47
74
G
P VG G VP F
F
F
Breton
6
S
106
+ 29
XX 107
XX 108+ M 49
45
81
F
P
G F
F
G F
VP
CDC Maverick
2
S
95-
43
XX 90-
97
96
M 54
55
98
F
VP VG F
P
G F
F
Champion
2
R
113
+ 124 124+ 113+ 112+ 110+ M 53
49
77
G
VP VG XX VP F
VP
F
Muskwa
6
S
105
+ 44
XX 103
105
110
+ M 50
42
73
G
P VG P G G P
VP
Vivar
6
R
110
+ 203
99 105
+ 111+ 117+ M 49
44
74
VG
F
VG G F
G VG VP
XENA
2
R
112
+ 256 111+ 109+ 114+ 112+ M 52
49
78
G
P
P
G VP F
VP
G
Previously tested varieties (Yield and agronomic data only directly comparable to AC Metcalfe)
AC Harper
6
SS 103+ 166
95
96-
102 111
+ M 48
40
80
G
P
F
F
F
F
F
P
AC Ranger
6
S
107
+ 48
101
99
118
+ 107+ L
49
43
74
F
P
F
G P
G F
VP
AC Rosser
6
S
108
+ 166
101 102
109
+ 113+ M 48
41
82
G
P VG G VP G F
VP
Busby
2
R
104
+ 45
107 103
106
103
M 53
49
78
G
VP G VP F
G P
F
CDC Austenson
2
R
112
+ 65
108 113
+ 111+ 112+ L
54
46
78
G
VP VG F VP VG P
F
CDC Bold
2
R
106
+ 77
111
+ 107+ 106+ 102
M 53
48
72
VG
P
G G VP F
VP
VP
CDC Coalition
2
R
110
+ 57
107 112
+ 108+ 109+ L
53
47
74
G
VG VG F VP G VP
F
CDC Cowboy
2
R
95-
75
107
94-
93-
96-
L
52
55 103
F
P
G F
P
G F
G
CDC Dolly
2
R
101 184
97 100
103
+ 100
M 53
49
74
F
VP F
F
F
P VP
G
CDC Trey
2
R
103
+ 106
101 105
+ 101
105
+ M 52
50
80
G
P VG G P VG F
F
Chigwell
6
S
104
43
XX 98
106
111
+ M 49
41
76
G
P
G P G G F
VP
CONLON
2
S
94-
63
97
93-
93-
96-
VE 52
52
80
G
F
F
G VP G F
G
Gadsby
2
R
112
+ 45
XX 114+ 114+ 108+ M 53
51
83
F
VG VG F VG G P
F
Ponoka
2
R
108
+ 120
101 107
+ 110+ 109+ L
51
46
80
G
VG VG F
G G P
F
Seebe
2
R
101 229
97 100
102
100
VL
52
50
86
G
VP VG F
G P VP
G
Sundre
6
S
110
+ 72
100 105
112
+ 117+ L
51
43
86
G
P VG P VG F
P
VP
Trochu
6
S
107
+ 136
101 102
109
+ 112+ M 49
41
78
G
P
G G F
G VP
F
Trochu
6
S
110
+ 136
99 106
110
+ 120+ M 49
41
78
G
P
G G F
G VP
F