Objective:
To evaluate the performance of selected barley varieties in a production environment in northwestern Montana
Personnel:
Clint Beiermann,Jamie Sherman,Jessica Pavelka, Gregory Lutgen
Summary:
Twenty-five barley varieties were planted on May 16th, 2022 and harvested on September 6th, 2022 (Table 1). They were managed with overhead sprinkler irrigation and received 8.1” of rainfall throughout their growing period (Apr – Aug).
The average yield of all varieties was 76.3 bu/A, ranging from 118.6 bu/A for Lexy to 11.3 bu/A for MT16F01601. The average protein content was 13.9% ranging from 17.0% for Haymaker to 12.4% for MT17M02507. The percent plump rate varied greatly, with an average of 13.64%. The variety with the highest percent plump was MT16H09302 at 44.7%, while the lowest was Diablo at 3.0% (Table 2). Average test weight was 49.4 lb/bu with the lowest weight at 44.8 lb/bu for the variety Haymaker to the highest at 59.2 lb/bu for Havener.
Table 1. Management information |
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| Seeding date: | 5/16/2022 | Field Location: | Creston |
| Julian date: | 136 | Harvest date: | 9/6/2022 |
| Seeding rate: | NA | Julian date: | 249 |
| Previous crop: | Barley | Soil type: | Fine Sandy Loam |
| Herbicide: | Axial – 6/16 | Tillage: | Conventional |
| Axial, Comet & Power – 7/10 |
Nutrient fertilizer applied (N, P2O5, K20 lb/A): |
17-70-19-12.5S | |
Table 2. Agronomic performance of barley varieties |
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| Variety/Line | YLD (bu/A) | Plump (%) | TWT (lb/bu) | PRO (%) |
| Lexy | 118.6 | 4.0 | 49.0 | 12.4 |
| Buzz | 111.8 | 3.7 | 51.3 | 12.5 |
| ABI Eagle | 107.4 | 9.2 | 50.1 | 14.0 |
| Ellinor | 106.7 | 6.9 | 48.2 | 12.7 |
| Opera | 105.4 | 11.0 | 47.2 | 13.2 |
| Leandra | 100.8 | 6.1 | 47.7 | 13.7 |
| 2IM14-8212 | 99.8 | 3.9 | 50.0 | 13.3 |
| MT18M06011 | 99.7 | 5.0 | 51.4 | 12.5 |
| 2IM16-0154 | 97.1 | 5.3 | 51.3 | 13.8 |
| MT16M02201 | 96.8 | 4.9 | 48.2 | 13.0 |
| MT16M02101 | 96.2 | 5.7 | 49.0 | 12.8 |
| Diablo | 95.0 | 3.0 | 48.4 | 12.9 |
| Merit 57 | 93.5 | 12.5 | 49.3 | 14.1 |
| MT17M01711 | 91.0 | 7.3 | 49.3 | 12.9 |
| Odyssey | 86.8 | 4.8 | 48.4 | 12.9 |
| Havener | 82.4 | 21.0 | 59.2 | 15.2 |
| MT18H02702 | 63.7 | 17.6 | 56.7 | 16.4 |
| Hockett | 59.2 | 6.3 | 50.8 | 14.2 |
| Haxby | 47.8 | 15.5 | 49.4 | 14.5 |
| MT17M02507 | 47.4 | 10.5 | 50.4 | 12.4 |
| MT16F02902 | 27.5 | 29.9 | 45.5 | 15.2 |
| MT16H09302 | 21.8 | 44.7 | 47.8 | 14.8 |
| Lavina | 21.6 | 36.1 | 44.9 | 15.9 |
| Haymaker | 19.0 | 43.7 | 44.8 | 17.0 |
| MT16F01601 | 11.3 | 22.4 | 46.3 | 16.4 |
| Mean | 76.33 | 13.64 | 49.39 | 13.94 |
| LSD | 25.98 | 5.74 | 1.92 | 0.92 |
| C.V. | 19.09 | 25.42 | 2.51 | 3.72 |
| Bold = top performer, Bolding = equal value to highest value within a column based on LSD(0.05) | ||||
| YLD = yield, TWT = test weight, PRO = protein | ||||