Objective:

To evaluate barley varieties and experimental lines for agronomic performance in environments representative of northwestern Montana.

Results:

High temperatures and low rainfall reduced crop height, which averaged only 21.5 inches. Height ranged from 24.3 inches for Copeland and MT124113 to a low of 18.3 inches for Genie. Heading spanned 9 .7 days with an average of 178 days (June 27). MT090025 and MT090236 were the earliest at 174 days and Genie was the latest at 183.7 days. High temperatures and low rainfall also depressed yields, which only averaged 79 bu/A. Yields range from a high of 96.4 bu/A for MT124118 to a low of 66bu/A for MT090025. At the same time, protein was high and averaged 14.05 %, ranging from a high of 15.85 % for Harrington to a low of 12.23 % for MT090025. Test weights averaged 48.2 lb/bu, with MT124134 having the heaviest grain at 51.8 lb/bu and Grower the lightest at 43.7 lb/bu.

Summary:

MT124118 was the top performer this year producing 96.4 bu/A, 13.89 % protein and a test weight of 50.2 lb/bu.

 

Table 1. Materials and Methods.   
Seeding Date: 5/3/2017 Harvest Date: 8/17/2017
Julian Date: 123 Julian Date: 229
Seeding Rate: 80 lb/A Soil Type: Creston SiL
Previous Crop: peas Soil Test: 29-16-156
Tillage: Conventional Fertilizer: 150-30-30

 

Table 2. Intrastate Barley Nursery     
 Variety Height Heading YLD PRO TWT adj
inches Julian bu/A % lb/bu
MT124118 24.0 176.3 96.4 13.89 50.2
MT124555 21.7 178.7 89.8 13.54 50.1
MT124688 22.3 179.0 88.6 13.31 50.9
Hockett 21.0 177.0 88.2 13.99 49.2
MT124243 23.0 179.0 88.2 12.77 49.0
Craft 24.0 178.7 87.1 14.38 51.0
MT090169 21.0 175.0 85.1 12.35 50.3
10WA-106.18 22.7 178.7 84.5 14.43 47.5
MT124601 21.3 178.7 84.4 14.07 48.9
11WA-107.58 22.7 179.7 84.0 14.83 50.4
MT124645 21.7 176.3 84.0 14.62 47.3
Copeland 24.3 180.3 83.5 15.28 46.2
10ARS191-3 22.7 180.3 83.5 14.82 47.0
MT124093 24.0 178.7 82.3 14.95 49.1
MT090182 22.3 181.3 81.8 13.79 48.7
MT124716 20.0 181.7 81.5 15.10 47.7
MT090236 20.0 174.0 81.2 12.70 49.1
MT124071 23.3 177.7 80.8 13.75 49.4
MT124663 20.0 175.7 80.7 13.01 51.4
Balster 20.7 180.3 80.5 14.91 46.9
MT124112 19.0 174.3 80.4 13.07 49.1
MT124127 20.3 179.3 80.4 14.59 50.0
MT124113 24.3 174.3 80.0 13.10 51.1
MT124069 21.0 180.7 79.9 14.56 47.2
MT090184 23.3 180.3 79.6 13.83 48.8
MT124673 19.7 176.3 79.6 13.01 51.7
Synergy 24.0 180.3 79.3 14.83 47.6
MT124007 21.7 179.3 78.9 14.94 47.6
MT124073 24.0 182.0 78.7 14.72 48.1
MT124128 20.7 174.3 78.6 13.00 51.8
Odyssey 19.3 180.7 78.3 13.45 31.9
MT124677 19.7 175.7 77.7 13.12 51.2
MT100120 22.7 180.3 77.3 13.76 48.8
MT124134 23.3 174.3 76.8 12.63 51.8
MT124018 22.0 180.0 76.5 14.69 48.4
MT090193 23.7 181.0 75.8 13.97 47.5
Metcalfe 20.7 179.7 75.7 15.76 47.2
MT124370 20.3 181.0 75.7 13.21 48.6
Harrington 21.7 179.7 75.2 15.85 47.8
Growler 21.0 180.0 74.0 15.69 43.7
2Ab08-X05M010-65 20.7 180.7 73.6 14.81 44.0
Genie 18.3 183.7 73.4 15.66 45.4
MT124164 19.7 176.0 73.4 13.80 46.1
MT124016 21.0 182.0 73.3 14.70 44.8
MT124380 19.0 181.3 71.4 14.18 47.5
MT124659 19.3 174.0 70.2 13.07 50.9
MT124664 20.3 175.7 69.8 13.39 51.2
Genesis 22.3 174.3 67.8 14.10 48.6
MT090025 19.3 174.0 66.0 12.23 45.3
Mean 21.5 178.4 79.5 14.05 48.2
LSD P=.05 2.226 3.229 11.76 0.72 5.26
CV 6.38 1.12 9.13 3.16 6.73
Pr>F 0.0001 0.0001 0.0019 0.0001 0.0001