Baroness (WestBred): 2-row feed. Short straw and good lodging resistance; 2.5" shorter than Harrington. Equal or slightly later maturity than Harrington. High yield when tested in favorable moisture conditions. Average test weight. Stripe rust resistant.

 

Boulder (WestBred, 2005): 2-row feed. Composite-cross, non-Baroness derived. Height similar to Haxby. Heading 1 day later than Haxby, and 1 day earlier than Baroness. High yield, similar to Haxby. High test weight, 0.5 lb less than Haxby. Replacement for Baroness and Xena.

 

Challenger (WestBred, 2008): 2-row feed. Above average yield and test weight. Average height and maturity.

 

Champion (WestBred, 2007): 2-row feed. Medium stiff straw. Heading one day later than Haxby and Boulder. Very high yield, greater than for Boulder & Baroness. High test weight, 1 lb less than Haxby.

 

Charles: 2-row malt. Grown as a winter barley in Idaho, but has very low winter hardiness. Winter survival on tillage- fallow at Conrad was 40% in 2007, and 10% in 2008.

 

Conlon (ND, 1996): 2-row malt. Medium height, weak straw. Early maturity, 1-2 days earlier and higher test weight than Bowman. Developed for areas of heat & drought stress. High resistance to net blotch; susceptible to spot blotch & Fusarium head blight.

 

Conrad (Busch Ag): 2-row malt, Busch Agr Resources. About 2 inches shorter than Harrington. Medium maturity, similar maturity as Harrington. Higher yield than Harrington. Slightly higher test weight and plump than Harrington.

 

Copeland (Sask. Canada, 1999): 2-row malt. Better straw strength and earlier maturity than Harrington. Similar yield, test weight, and plump than Harrington. Net blotch resistant. Scald & Septoria susceptible.

 

Craft (MT970116; MSU, 2006): 2-row malt. Taller than Harrington & Merit. 2 days earlier heading than Harrington, but later heading than Hockett. High yield, test weight, & plump. Moderate stripe rust resistance. Susceptible to net blotch. European style of malt enzyme activity for microbrew market. AMBA approved for organic malt production.

 

Drummond (ND 15477): 6-row malt. Stronger straw than other 6-row malt types. Improved yield over Morex, Robust and Foster. Plump higher than Morex.

 

Eslick (MSU, 2005): 2-row feed. Height 1” taller than Baroness, 1” shorter than Haxby. Heading date similar to Harrington, and 1-2 days later than Haxby. Yield similar to Baroness and Haxby. Test wt = Baroness, greater than Harrington, and 2# less than Haxby. Eslick has superior performance in areas of ample moisture, while Haxby is preferred where lower moisture conditions are expected.

 

Geraldine (MT960101; MSU, Miller Brewing): 2-row malt for Miller Brewing Co. One day later heading than Harrington. Good performance on irrigated conditions; below average performance on dryland. Moderate stripe rust resistance.

 

Harrington (Sask. Can): 2-row malt. Medium height; medium weak straw. Medium-late maturity. Sensitive to hot dry areas; yields good in moist areas. Can sprout or germinate (internal falling number) at a lower moisture content than other varieties.

 

Haxby (MSU, 2002): 2-row feed. 3 inches taller and two days earlier than Baroness. Among highest yielders in Triangle Area. Highest test weight of all varieties. High feed quality. Non-Baroness derived, providing good diversity. Haxby has superior yield performance in lower moisture conditions, while Eslick has a yield advantage in high moisture conditions.

 

Hays (MSU, 2004): Hooded 2-row forage. Shorter than Haybet and more resistant to lodging. Higher grain yield than Haybet. Low test weight. Higher forage yield than Haybet and Westford (8%). Harvest between heading stage and 5 days post-heading for highest protein. Caution: any cereal grain grown for hay should be tested for nitrate level prior to cutting. Nitrates decrease during grain filling, but in drought conditions, nitrates may be high all season, unless irrigation is available.

 

Hockett (MSU, MT910189): 2-row malt for dryland. 4 days earlier than Harrington, and retains plump on dryland much better than Harrington. 5 bu/a higher yield than Harrington. Very susceptible to stripe rust.

 

Kendall (Can): 2-row malt. High irrigated yield.

 

Lacey (M98, MN 1999): 6-row malt. Intended to replace Robust. Height intermediate between Robust & Stander. Lodging resistance greater than Robust, but less than Stander.

 

Legacy (Busch Ag): 6-row malt. 2 to 4 inches taller than Harrington. Higher yield than Morex and Robust, but lower than Harrington. Has 30% resistance to vomatoxin. Very susceptible to stripe rust.

 

Merit (Busch Ag): 2-row malt. Late maturing, too late for dryland. Lodges easier than Harrington, but yields higher. Very high diastatic power for excellent malting ability. Net blotch resistance, and moderate Scald resistance.

 

Metcalfe (Manitoba Canada, 1994): 2-row malt. Replacement for Harrington in Canada. Medium straw strength. Latitude sensitive - higher yield, test weight and plump than Harrington in Canada, but similar to Harrington in Montana. Similar protein as Harrington. Medium-late, slightly earlier to head than Harrington. Moderate resistance to spot-form net blotch. Susceptible to scald and Septoria.

 

Stellar (ND16301, 2005): 6-row malt. Medium-short. Good straw strength and widely adapted across North Dakota. Medium maturity. High plump and low protein. Excellent malt quality. Moderate spot-blotch resistance. Net-blotch susceptible.

 

Stockford (WestBred, 2005). 2-row hooded hay barley. Height is 2” taller than Hays. Heading is 2 days earlier than Hays. Forage yield is similar to Hays and Haybet. Harvest between heading stage and 5 days post-heading for highest protein. Caution: any cereal grain grown for hay should be tested for nitrate level prior to cutting (see note for Hays).

 

Tradition (Busch Ag,): 6-row malt. Stiffer straw than Legacy, good lodging resistance. Higher yield, test weight and plump than Legacy and other 6-row varieties. Very susceptible to stripe rust.

 

Xena (WPB bz594-19): baroness/stark cross. 2-row feed. Two inches taller and better boot emergence than Baroness. Lodging resistance equal to Baroness. Late maturity, similar to Baroness. Better adapted to dryland than Baroness, (higher test wt and plump than Baroness on dryland). Equal or better yield than Baroness on dryland.

 

“BG Barley”: A food barley classification, and includes waxy hulless and waxy covered varieties. Beta glucan levels of BG varieties are 50% higher than for oats or pearled barley. Grain yields are generally lower than other barley varieties. End-use includes various foods, including rice-extender, ‘Heart Balance Cereal’ etc.

 

Table 1. Intrastate barley, malt/feed variety trial, WTARC, Conrad 2016.

 

Yield

Test Wt

Plump

Thin

Protein

Head

Height

Variety

bu/ac1

lb/bu1

%

%

%

Date

inch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Odyssey

116.4

52.0

98.5

0.5

8.58

178.0

23.0

08ARS116-91

114.2

52.8

98.5

0.4

10.15

174.0

24.7

Growler

111.9

51.7

98.7

0.3

8.94

174.0

25.0

ME08032-156

111.7

52.4

98.5

0.4

9.43

176.0

22.3

Vespa

107.1

52.6

98.7

0.3

9.45

178.3

23.7

MT124555

106.0

53.8

99.0

0.4

10.02

175.0

25.0

08ARS028-20

104.5

52.4

98.0

0.4

9.21

176.3

23.3

MT124243

103.7

51.9

98.4

0.5

9.52

174.3

25.7

Synergy

103.5

51.5

98.9

0.3

9.54

173.0

24.3

Haxby

103.4

54.5

98.5

0.3

11.57

173.3

27.7

Genie

103.3

52.9

97.9

0.6

9.04

176.0

23.3

Balster

102.9

50.7

98.5

0.3

9.23

174.3

23.3

Hockett

102.9

53.8

99.2

0.3

10.33

171.0

24.7

08ARS012-79

102.3

52.4

98.4

0.5

9.28

172.7

26.7

MT124688

101.5

53.2

97.7

0.7

9.58

173.7

26.3

MT100120

101.1

53.4

98.9

0.6

9.68

174.7

27.3

Champion

101.1

54.2

98.3

0.5

11.03

172.0

26.0

Overture

100.6

51.6

97.3

0.8

8.51

175.7

22.3

Westminster

99.8

52.9

98.2

0.6

9.35

175.0

23.7

MT124728

99.7

53.0

98.5

0.5

10.97

172.7

25.3

MT124016

99.6

53.2

98.0

0.5

9.56

173.0

23.7

11WA-107.43

98.6

53.5

98.5

0.4

10.33

171.7

24.3

10WA117.17

97.9

52.5

98.6

0.5

9.32

175.3

22.6

MT090193

97.1

52.7

98.7

0.3

10.35

174.3

27.0

Copeland

96.4

53.2

98.2

0.6

9.99

177.7

24.0

08MT-63

96.3

53.4

97.9

0.5

9.95

171.7

27.3

08MT-95

96.1

52.5

98.5

0.4

9.92

174.3

25.3

MT124457

95.5

53.4

99.0

0.4

10.83

173.3

25.3

MT124716

95.1

53.4

98.6

0.4

11.40

173.7

24.7

08MT-19

94.6

54.0

99.0

0.3

10.50

175.0

25.7

MT100126

94.5

54.0

98.9

0.3

9.00

175.0

26.7

Harrington

94.4

53.2

98.4

0.4

9.37

173.7

23.3

08MT-15

93.7

52.6

98.3

0.5

9.30

175.7

21.3

MT124073

93.5

52.9

98.5

0.3

10.63

173.0

27.7

MT090190

93.2

52.5

99.0

0.3

8.93

173.7

26.3

MT124582

92.7

53.5

99.1

0.3

10.04

171.3

25.3

Metcalfe

92.2

52.3

98.1

0.6

10.24

173.0

25.0

MT124454

92.0

53.7

99.0

0.4

10.41

172.0

27.3

 

 

 

 

 

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Yield

Test Wt

Plump

Thin

Protein

Head

Height

Variety

bu/ac1

lb/bu1

%

%

%

Date

inch

 

MT124645

 

91.2

 

52.8

 

98.7

 

0.4

 

9.58

 

173.0

 

25.7

MT090182

91.1

52.8

98.2

0.4

8.92

175.0

26.7

ME08053-050

90.8

52.7

98.7

0.5

10.30

172.0

23.0

MT124118

86.4

53.0

98.0

0.5

10.20

172.3

24.3

10WA-117.24

84.3

51.7

98.6

0.4

9.14

172.0

24.0

MT124069

80.9

52.2

98.1

0.5

9.11

176.3

24.3

MT124112

77.3

51.8

98.7

0.4

9.86

169.0

24.0

MT124673

76.3

52.8

98.7

0.5

9.81

172.0

24.7

MT124411

76.1

52.3

98.5

0.5

11.51

170.0

24.0

MT124663

74.2

51.6

99.4

0.3

10.23

170.0

24.3

Mean

96.5

52.8

98.5

0.4

9.83

173.7

24.8

LSD (0.05)

23.0

1.5

1.0

0.3

1.2

2.6

3.4

C.V. (s/mean)*100

12.0

1.4

0.5

38.7

6.3

0.9

8.5

P-value (0.05)

0.0023

<0.0000

0.0048

0.0096

<0.0000

<0.0000

0.0268

Planted April 7, 2016 on chemical fallow barley stubble. Harvest August 12, 14, 2016. Rained on the 12th of August.

Fertilizer, actual (lbs/ac): 11-22-0 place with seed at planting, 13-0-20 broadcast while seeding. Fertilizer rates are based on achieving malt grade barley.

Growing season precipitation: 8.05 inches.

Pre-plant sprayed with RT3 at 32 oz per acre on 4/8/15. The plot was sprayed with Bison @ 4 pts/ac and 16.4 oz/ac of Axial XL on 6/3/16.

1 Yield and test weight are adjusted to 13% seed moisture.

Location: MSU Western Triangle Ag Research Center, Conrad, MT.

 

Table 2. 5-year Means, intrastate dryland barley (malt/feed) varieties, WTARC, Conrad, MT, 2012-2016.

Variety

Yield

Test Wt

Plump

Thin

Protein

Plant

Head

 

bu/ac

lb/bu

%

%

%

height

date

 

Champion

 

106.1

 

53.8

 

94.1

 

2.2

 

9.9

 

29.6

 

178.0

Harrington

96.1

51.1

91.9

3.0

10.0

28.4

179.5

Haxby

92.9

54.5

93.0

3.3

10.2

29.1

178.4

Hockett

97.8

53.2

96.3

1.6

10.1

28.5

177.5

Metcalfe

91.0

51.7

91.6

3.1

10.1

29.8

178.3

Mean

96.8

52.9

93.4

2.6

10.1

29.1

178.4

Location: MSU Western Triangle Ag. Research Center, Conrad, MT.

 

Table 3. Irrigated intrastate malt/feed barley variety trial, Conrad 2016.

 

Yield

Test Wt

Plump

Thin

Protein

Head

Height

Lodging

Variety

bu/ac1

lb/bu1

%

%

%

Date

in.

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overture

136.3

51.1

98.5

0.4

8.68

176.3

27.0

23.3

Vespa

130.7

51.6

97.5

0.8

9.45

178.3

26.0

20.0

Genie

124.0

52.7

98.1

0.7

9.54

176.0

25.3

30.0

Odyssey

123.7

51.0

97.9

0.9

9.38

178.0

24.7

25.0

ME08032-156

119.4

51.2

97.7

0.6

9.56

176.0

25.7

25.0

MT124688

117.7

52.2

97.4

0.9

9.27

173.7

33.0

26.7

Growler

117.0

50.6

97.2

1.1

10.22

174.0

33.7

40.0

Westminster

116.6

51.8

98.7

0.2

9.28

175.0

28.3

30.0

MT124243

115.3

51.2

97.4

0.8

9.06

174.3

33.3

16.7

MT100120

114.1

52.1

98.6

0.4

9.18

174.7

34.3

11.7

MT090190

113.1

52.5

98.0

0.5

9.38

173.7

34.7

20.0

MT124016

113.0

51.3

97.9

0.8

9.57

173.0

29.7

36.7

Balster

112.7

50.7

98.1

0.4

10.24

174.3

29.3

20.0

Hockett

112.1

52.2

98.5

0.4

10.17

171.0

30.0

70.0

MT124728

112.1

52.0

97.9

0.7

10.73

172.7

29.7

15.0

ME08053-050

111.9

51.7

98.3

0.6

10.85

172.0

30.0

20.0

MT100126

111.8

52.5

97.8

0.7

9.26

175.0

34.7

11.7

MT124555

111.6

51.8

98.4

0.4

9.72

175.0

31.0

30.0

08MT-19

110.7

52.6

98.5

0.3

10.45

175.0

32.0

30.0

Copeland

109.4

51.5

98.0

0.9

10.07

177.7

33.7

40.0

MT090193

108.9

51.6

98.3

0.5

9.37

174.3

33.7

11.7

08ARS116-91

108.8

51.4

95.7

1.2

10.45

174.0

29.0

26.7

MT124118

108.0

53.0

98.3

0.6

10.38

172.3

31.3

30.0

08ARS028-20

108.0

50.9

97.4

0.7

9.43

176.3

27.0

25.0

MT124457

107.7

53.7

98.2

0.5

10.82

173.3

32.3

26.7

MT124716

106.7

51.9

98.3

0.5

10.20

173.7

31.0

16.7

08MT-15

106.6

51.8

98.4

0.5

9.33

175.7

26.3

28.3

08ARS012-79

106.3

51.6

96.5

1.3

9.88

172.7

30.3

36.7

08MT-63

106.1

51.5

96.3

1.5

9.41

171.7

30.7

40.0

Synergy

105.5

49.5

98.9

0.3

9.50

173.0

31.3

33.3

MT124112

104.3

51.5

98.1

0.6

9.90

169.0

30.7

11.7

MT090182

103.8

51.9

97.6

0.6

8.91

175.0

33.3

11.7

Harrington

103.8

52.0

96.8

1.1

10.17

173.7

31.3

70.0

10WA-117.17

103.7

51.0

96.4

1.2

10.14

175.3

32.3

76.7

MT124069

103.6

51.4

98.2

0.6

9.25

176.3

34.0

20.0

MT124454

103.5

53.2

98.1

0.7

11.43

172.0

31.0

25.0

MT124582

102.0

52.3

96.3

1.3

10.46

171.3

31.0

36.7

Haxby

100.9

51.5

98.3

0.6

11.06

173.3

31.3

40.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Table 3. Continued

 

Yield

Test Wt

Plump

Thin

Protein

Head

Height

Lodging

Variety

bu/ac1

lb/bu1

%

%

%

Date

inch

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MT124073

100.8

51.4

98.3

0.5

9.67

173.0

33.7

23.3

Metcalfe

100.4

51.9

97.3

0.9

9.83

173.0

33.0

33.3

11WA-107.43

100.4

51.7

97.9

0.4

9.89

171.7

29.7

23.3

MT124673

99.5

51.7

97.8

0.6

10.13

172.0

29.0

11.7

MT124645

98.3

51.7

98.4

0.5

9.34

173.0

33.3

20.0

MT124663

97.8

51.0

98.7

0.3

10.75

170.0

31.0

10.0

Champion

93.1

51.3

96.9

0.8

9.56

172.0

30.7

56.7

MT124411

91.3

51.4

96.9

0.9

10.23

170.0

30.0

11.7

08MT-95

86.9

51.0

98.8

0.4

11.22

174.3

32.7

31.7

10WA-117.24

85.1

50.8

97.3

0.7

10.48

172.0

36.0

63.3

Mean

108.0

51.7

97.8

0.7

9.9

173.7

30.9

29.0

LSD

12.6

0.8

1.3

0.5

1.1

2.5

2.8

20.1

CV

7.2

1.0

0.9

49.5

6.6

0.9

5.5

42.7

P-value (0.05)

<0.0000

<0.0000

0.0002

0.0008

<0.0000

<0.0000

<0.0000

<0.0000

Planted on May 2, 2016 in chemical fallow barley stubble. Harvested on September 2, 2016. Fertilizer, actual (lbs/a): 11-22-0 place with seed at planting, 53-0-20 broadcast while seeding. Fertilizer rates are based on achieving malt grade barley.

Growing season precipitation: 6.62 inches. Irrigated with 12.3 inches of water.

Herbicide: Pre-plant sprayed with RT3 at 32 oz/ac on 5/1/2016. The plot was sprayed with Bison @ 4 pts/ac and 16.4 oz/ac of Axial XL on 6/3/16.

1 Yield and test weight are adjusted to 13% seed moisture

Location: MSU Western Triangle Ag Research Center, Conrad, MT.

 

Table 4. 5-year Means, Intrastate Irrigated Barley varieties, WTARC, Conrad, MT, 2012-2016.

Variety

Yield

Test Wt

Plump

Thin

Plant

Protein

Head

 

bu/ac

lb/bu

%

%

Height

%

date

 

Champion

 

107.0

 

52.5

 

96.8

 

0.8

 

30.2

 

9.4

 

183.6

Metcalfe

102.7

50.9

97.1

1.2

62.4

10.5

123.0

Haxby

101.9

51.8

96.3

1.3

30.3

9.9

183.1

Hockett

98.6

51.7

96.9

1.1

29.7

10.7

183.3

Harrington

98.0

50.3

95.3

1.9

29.9

10.5

185.5

Mean

100.8

51.5

96.4

1.3

30.2

10.2

184.1

Location: MSU Western Triangle Ag. Research Center, Conrad, MT.

 

Table 5. 2016 Irrigated off station barley variety trial, Conrad, MT.

Variety

Yield

Test Wt

Height

Plump

Thin

Protein

Lodging

bu/ac1

lb/bu1

inch

%

%

%

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rawson

124.4

51.7

25.7

97.2

0.9

8.85

10.0

Eslick

121.4

51.5

28.7

93.4

1.1

9.27

43.3

Moravian 115

121.1

49.4

23.7

97.5

0.9

9.21

16.7

Conrad

117.6

51.4

31.0

97.5

0.8

9.67

20.0

Champion

116.5

51.7

30.0

96.4

0.8

9.38

30.0

MT090190

115.2

52.3

35.0

98.0

0.5

8.73

6.7

MT100120

113.5

51.8

35.0

97.8

0.6

8.71

3.3

Merit

113.4

49.8

32.7

96.7

1.0

9.41

13.3

Harrington

112.9

51.2

31.0

96.9

1.1

9.96

35.0

MT100126

111.6

52.6

34.7

98.1

0.4

9.19

3.3

MT090182

110.7

51.8

33.7

95.5

0.5

8.68

5.0

Hays

110.2

48.3

32.7

90.5

4.5

9.83

36.7

Stockford

109.5

50.7

33.7

96.1

1.4

9.83

6.7

Hockett

106.8

52.0

30.3

97.9

0.7

9.41

60.0

Genesis

98.9

48.9

31.3

98.5

0.4

9.27

10.0

Metcalfe

97.8

50.8

33.3

96.0

1.7

9.78

33.3

Haxby

97.7

51.5

30.0

97.5

0.6

9.57

20.0

Lavina

94.0

47.5

34.0

89.3

4.6

9.82

30.0

MT124555

93.7

49.9

30.7

96.2

1.1

10.22

23.3

Pinnacle

93.6

50.9

32.7

95.0

0.7

9.28

3.3

Copeland

92.4

51.0

30.3

98.2

0.6

9.10

46.7

Haybet

91.7

46.8

34.3

83.6

4.5

12.34

86.7

Craft

87.3

51.3

33.0

96.9

1.0

9.62

50.0

Conlon

86.0

50.7

28.7

99.1

0.4

11.21

30.0

Stepford

72.1

42.5

33.7

93.8

2.2

10.16

56.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mean

104.4

50.3

31.7

95.7

1.3

9.6

27.2

LSD (.05)

17.9

1.4

2.3

4.2

0.8

0.96

28.9

C.V. (s/mean)*100

10.5

1.6

4.4

2.7

38.5

6.05

64.8

P-Value

<0.0000

<0.0000

<0.0000

<0.0000

<0.0000

<0.0000

<0.0000

Planted on May 2, 2016 into chemical fallow barley stubble. Harvested on September 2, 2016. Fertilizer, actual (lbs/a): 11-22-0 place with seed at planting, 53-0-20 broadcast while seeding. Fertilizer rates are based on achieving malt grade barley.

Growing season precipitation: 6.62 inches. Irrigation = 12.3 inches

Pre-plant sprayed with RT3 at 32 oz/ac on 5/1/2016. The plot was sprayed with Bison @ 4 pts/ac and 16.4 oz/ac of Axial XL on 6/3/16.

1 Yield and test weight are adjusted to 13% seed moisture.

Location: MSU Western Triangle Ag Research Center, Conrad, MT.

 

Table 6. 4-year Means, Irrigated off station barley varieties, Conrad, MT, 2012, 2014-2016.

Variety

Yield

Test Wt

Plump

Thin

Protein

Plant

 

bu/ac

lb/bu

%

%

%

height

 

Champion

 

120.4

 

52.2

 

95.7

 

1.5

 

11.2

 

32.9

Conrad

115.2

51.3

96.6

1.3

10.6

30.7

Haxby

111.3

52.9

96.1

1.5

10.9

31.5

Metcalfe

108.2

50.9

95.5

1.8

11.1

32.9

Harrington

107.8

50.1

96.4

2.6

11.1

32.1

Hockett

101.5

52.0

96.3

1.2

10.7

30.7

Mean

110.7

51.6

96.1

1.6

10.9

31.8

Location: MSU Western Triangle Ag. Research Center, Conrad, MT.

 

Table 7. Off-station spring barley variety trial located in the Choteau area. Teton County.

Western Triangle Ag. Research Center, 2016.

 

Yield1

Test Wt1

Plump

Thin

Plant

Protein

Variety

bu/ac

lb/bu

%

%

Height inch

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Champion

83.0

49.1

90.0

2.9

25.3

13.1

MT124555

77.8

48.6

92.2

1.8

27.0

12.8

Hays

77.7

45.3

71.6

9.7

23.7

14.7

Lavina

77.5

45.2

70.0

8.9

25.7

14.2

Haxby

73.5

48.9

88.7

3.1

26.0

13.6

Moraviana115

73.2

45.1

88.3

2.6

19.7

14.7

MT090182

71.6

47.8

84.6

3.7

24.7

12.6

Metcalfe

71.6

47.3

86.9

3.3

25.0

14.3

Harrington

70.3

45.9

84.2

3.4

24.7

14.2

Hockett

70.1

47.4

80.4

7.4

26.7

13.3

MT090190

69.6

47.1

86.7

3.7

27.0

12.2

Merit

69.0

45.6

76.7

6.1

25.0

15.3

MT100126

68.9

47.6

84.8

4.0

28.7

12.8

Conrad

66.3

45.7

82.9

5.1

24.3

15.1

MT100120

65.0

47.0

87.1

3.8

27.7

12.2

Haybet

57.8

44.0

35.7

19.4

28.0

15.3

Average

71.4

46.7

80.7

5.6

25.6

13.8

LSD (.05) =

7.9

1.7

6.9

4.1

3.0

0.8

C.V. =

6.7

2.2

5.1

44.6

7.1

3.5

P-Value (0.05)

0.0002

<0.0000

<0.0000

<0.0000

0.0005

<0.0000

Cooperator and Location: Inbody Farms, Teton County.

Planted: May 4, 2016 on chem-fallow. Harvested: August 24, 2016.

Fertilizer, actual lbs/a: 11-22.5-0 with seed at planting. 17-0-20 was applied as a broadcast while seeding.

Herbicide: Pre-plant sprayed with RT3 at 32 oz/ac on 5/1/2016. Plots were sprayed on 6/2/16 with Vendetta at 2 pts/ac and Axial XL at 16.4 oz/ac.

1 Yield and test weight are adjusted to 13% seed moisture Conducted by MSU Western Triangle Ag. Research Center.

 

Table 8. Five-year means, Barley varieties, Choteau area, Teton County 2012-2016.

Variety

                      5-Year Mean      

Or

Yield

Test weight

Plump

Thins

Height

Protein

ID

bu/ac

lbs/bu

%

%

inch

%

 

Champion

 

72.3

 

50.9

 

79.0

 

6.8

 

27.1

 

13.7

Haxby

66.8

51.3

85.2

7.8

25.8

14.2

Metcalfe

64.7

49.0

84.7

6.6

25.9

15.0

Harrington

61.0

47.9

62.7

11.4

25.0

15.4

Hockett

64.7

49.4

80.2

10.5

26.3

14.9

Conrad

62.0

48.9

81.3

8.7

24.9

15.6

Mean

65.3

49.6

78.9

8.6

25.8

14.8

Conducted by MSU Western Triangle Ag. Research Center.

 

Table 9. Off-station spring barley variety trial located in the Cut Bank area. Glacier County.

Western Triangle Ag. Research Center, 2016.

 

Yield1

Test Wt1

Plump

Thin

Plant

Protein

Variety

bu/ac

lb/bu

%

%

Height inch

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Champion

99.4

50.8

94.8

2.5

25.0

14.4

Moravian115

91.8

50.2

98.1

0.6

20.3

13.5

MT124555

86.0

50.1

97.5

1.0

26.3

13.8

MT090190

82.1

49.1

95.9

1.7

27.7

13.9

Hockett

81.8

50.8

97.8

0.9

27.3

13.7

MT100120

79.8

49.4

95.9

2.0

28.7

12.9

MT100126

79.7

50.2

96.4

1.5

26.7

13.2

Metcalfe

75.9

51.0

97.6

0.8

27.0

14.9

Harrington

75.2

50.6

96.3

1.5

26.7

14.5

Conrad

73.4

50.0

98.3

0.6

23.3

15.7

Haxby

73.4

50.5

97.2

1.2

26.3

14.8

MT090182

73.0

48.9

96.2

1.4

27.3

12.8

Lavina

69.6

47.9

89.3

3.6

25.7

15.1

Merit

69.6

48.9

97.4

0.9

25.3

14.0

Hays

51.7

48.7

93.4

2.4

25.0

14.9

Haybet

39.1

46.3

85.3

4.4

30.7

16.8

Average

75.1

49.6

95.5

1.7

26.2

14.2

LSD (.05) =

14.5

1.3

2.3

1.3

2.8

0.9

C.V. =

11.6

1.6

1.5

45.8

6.5

3.9

P-Value (0.05)

<0.0000

<0.0000

<0.0000

<0.0000

<0.0000

<0.0000

Cooperator and Location: Bradley Farms, Glacier County.

Planted: 5/5/2016 on chemical fallow barley stubble. Harvested: 9/16/2016.

Fertilizer, actual lbs/a: 11-22.5-0 with seed at planting. 0-0-20 was applied as a broadcast while seeding.

Herbicide: Pre-plant sprayed with RT3 at 32 oz/ac on 5/2/2016. 1 Yield and test weight are adjusted to 13% seed moisture Conducted by MSU Western Triangle Ag. Research Center.

 

Table 10. Three-year means, Barley varieties, Cut Bank area, Glacier County 2013, 2015-2016.

Variety

 

 

3-Year Mean

 

 

Or

Yield

Test weight

Plump

Thins

Height

Protein

ID

bu/ac

lbs/bu

%

%

inch

%

 

Champion

 

71.0

 

51.4

 

93.5

 

2.8

 

26.1

 

13.7

Hockett

67.8

51.3

96.8

1.3

26.9

13.7

Harrington

62.2

50.1

94.6

2.1

26.8

14.1

Haxby

61.4

51.5

95.8

1.6

26.8

13.8

Conrad

60.8

51.4

95.8

1.7

24.8

14.9

Metcalfe

59.9

50.7

95.4

1.7

26.6

14.1

Mean

63.9

51.1

95.3

1.9

26.3

14.0

Conducted by MSU Western Triangle Ag. Research Center.

 

Table 11. Off-station spring barley variety trial located in the Devon, Toole County. Western Triangle Ag. Research Center, 2016.

 

Yield1

Test Wt1

Plump

Thin

Plant

Protein

Variety

bu/ac

lb/bu

%

%

Height inch

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Champion

64.3

49.9

90.9

2.7

21.3

11.0

Conrad

61.7

48.9

94.6

1.4

21.0

10.9

Hays

59.9

46.6

74.9

9.9

19.3

10.5

MT090182

59.5

49.3

93.4

1.5

23.0

9.6

MT100120

59.4

49.6

95.1

2.7

22.7

9.7

Moravian115

58.8

47.2

90.3

3.0

16.3

11.0

Hockett

58.5

48.5

89.0

5.0

22.7

10.2

MT124555

58.2

50.6

95.0

1.7

20.7

10.7

Merit

57.9

47.3

90.3

2.6

20.0

10.0

Lavina

56.6

48.1

84.8

2.5

21.3

9.3

Metcalfe

54.7

48.4

88.4

3.4

21.7

10.7

MT090190

53.0

48.9

95.2

1.6

21.3

9.7

MT100126

52.9

48.6

91.4

2.6

23.0

10.4

Harrington

52.2

48.5

82.1

6.0

20.7

10.7

Haxby

51.8

49.9

84.7

4.0

22.7

10.8

Haybet

45.9

47.0

72.6

7.1

25.0

10.7

Average

56.6

48.6

88.3

3.7

21.4

10.4

LSD (.05)

8.2

2.2

11.4

4.6

1.8

ns

C.V. (%)

8.7

2.7

7.8

61.3

5.1

6.7

P-Value (0.05)

0.0134

0.0322

0.0043

0.0049

<0.0000

0.0761

Cooperator and Location: Brian Aklestad Farms, Toole County.

Planted: 4/18/2016 on chemical fallow winter wheat stubble. Harvested: 8/7/2016.

Fertilizer, actual lbs/a: 11-22.5-0 with seed at planting. 27-0-20 was applied as a broadcast while seeding.

Herbicide: Pre-plant sprayed with RT3 at 32 oz/ac on 4/18/2016. Plots were sprayed on 5/1/16 with Huskie at 11 oz/ac and Axial XL at 16.4 oz/ac.

1 Yield and test weight are adjusted to 13% seed moisture Conducted by MSU Western Triangle Ag. Research Center.

 

Table 12. Four-year means, Barley varieties, Devon area, Toole County 2012, 2014-2016.

Variety

 

 

4-Year Mean

 

 

Or

Yield

Test weight

Plump

Thins

Height

Protein

ID

bu/ac

lbs/bu

%

%

inch

%

 

Champion

 

60.1

 

50.7

 

84.0

 

6.4

 

21.3

 

12.0

Conrad

56.0

49.2

91.0

4.2

21.1

12.7

Haxby

51.2

49.8

81.4

8.3

22.0

12.1

Hockett

50.5

49.2

87.0

5.2

21.9

12.3

Harrington

48.8

47.8

81.0

8.9

21.2

13.1

Metcalfe

47.3

48.2

88.1

4.8

22.0

12.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mean

52.3

49.1

85.4

6.3

21.6

12.5

Conducted by MSU Western Triangle Ag. Research Center.

 

Table 13. Off-station spring barley variety trial located in the Knees area. Western Chouteau County. Western Triangle Ag. Research Center. 2016.

 

Yield

Test Wt

Plump

Thin

Plant

Protein

Variety

bu/ac1

lb/bu1

%

%

Height inch

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conrad

98.0

45.6

84.9

6.2

22.3

13.8

Hays

95.6

44.0

77.8

9.0

27.3

13.8

Hockett

85.0

46.5

79.4

9.8

28.3

12.8

Harrington

82.9

44.7

76.7

10.8

29.3

13.5

Metcalfe

81.1

43.9

79.8

9.0

29.0

14.6

Lavina

80.5

42.3

63.3

15.7

28.7

13.7

Merit

79.4

42.5

72.4

14.2

29.3

14.6

Moravian115

78.2

42.0

81.5

9.4

30.7

13.5

MT124555

77.5

44.3

82.7

8.4

30.0

12.6

MT100120

68.5

40.6

63.6

19.9

29.3

12.5

Champion

67.8

41.0

53.5

26.2

31.0

13.2

MT090182

64.2

40.0

62.5

20.1

29.7

12.2

MT090190

63.3

39.4

70.7

15.4

28.7

11.9

Haxby

63.0

43.5

69.8

17.2

30.0

13.4

Haybet

60.9

41.9

49.4

19.3

26.7

14.6

MT100126

57.0

38.2

64.2

19.2

31.3

12.9

Average

75.2

42.5

70.8

14.4

28.9

13.3

LSD (.05)

20.6

1.7

9.0

6.0

4.3

0.8

C.V.

16.6

2.5

7.6

25.0

9.0

3.6

P-Value (0.05)

0.0070

<0.0000

<0.0000

<0.0000

0.0476

<0.0000

Cooperator and Location: Aaron Killion, western Chouteau County.

Planted: 4/22/2016 on chemical fallow winter wheat stubble. Harvested: August 22, 2016. Fertilizer, actual lbs/a: 11-22.5-0 with seed at planting. 8-0-20 was applied as a broadcast while seeding.

Herbicide: Sprayed with RT3 at 32 oz/a 4/22/2016. Plots were sprayed on 6/2/16 with Vendetta at 2 pt/ac and Axial XL at 16.4 oz/ac.

1 Yield and test weight are adjusted to 13% seed moisture Conducted by MSU Western Triangle Ag. Research Center.

 

Table 14. Five-year means, barley varieties, Knees area, Chouteau county 2012-2016.

Variety

 

 

5-Year Mean

 

 

Or

Yield

Test weight

Plumps

Thins

Height

Protein

ID

bu/ac

lbs/bu

%

%

inch

%

 

Harrington

 

70.7

 

47.2

 

86.5

 

5.3

 

26.1

 

12.9

Hockett

69.5

48.8

87.1

5.1

26.3

12.3

Conrad

69.2

47.7

87.8

4.0

23.7

13.0

Metcalfe

68.8

47.1

87.8

4.4

26.4

13.2

Champion

67.8

47.6

79.9

8.7

26.6

12.4

Haxby

67.8

49.1

83.0

6.6

26.0

12.4

Mean

69.0

47.9

85.3.

5.7

25.8

12.7

Conducted by MSU Western Triangle Ag. Research Center.

 

Table 15. Hull-less dryland intrastate barley variety trial, Conrad 2016.

 

Yield

Test Wt

Plump

Thin

Protein

Head

Height

Variety

bu/ac

lb/bu

%

%

%

Date

inch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MT110061

69.9

56.9

80.1

2.6

10.8

172.7

26.0

X0626-T229

68.0

56.1

88.6

2.0

11.5

172.7

24.0

09WA-265.12

67.9

59.3

89.8

2.8

9.5

174.3

26.7

MT110065

67.2

59.3

83.7

2.5

10.9

176.0

26.0

PI596299

62.2

48.4

92.8

2.9

11.6

175.5

24.3

MT110066

61.2

58.9

76.6

3.2

12.1

174.3

24.7

X07G30-T131

59.7

59.1

94.3

3.4

10.4

170.7

27.0

MT110139

59.4

61.0

96.8

1.0

10.4

172.7

26.0

X05013-T1

58.6

59.9

95.5

0.8

10.4

171.0

23.0

MT110008

57.5

56.8

91.4

1.6

11.0

172.7

27.3

MT110016

56.6

60.0

90.3

1.9

11.8

170.0

24.0

MT110009

55.5

57.7

92.4

1.4

10.3

171.7

26.7

MT110097

50.7

53.7

97.5

0.8

13.3

171.7

26.0

MT110141

45.5

57.8

97.5

0.5

13.7

170.0

25.3

PPB-TS2

39.8

62.0

94.8

1.0

13.1

170.5

23.7

Purple Prairie

23.4

60.5

79.2

5.7

-

167.7

23.3

Mean

56.5

58.0

90.1

2.1

11.4

172.1

25.3

LSD

15.4

1.7

6.5

1.7

1.0

ns

ns

CV (%)

16.4

1.7

4.3

48.0

5.3

3.1

8.2

P-value (0.05)

0.0001

<0.0000

<0.0000

0.0001

0.0000

0.9465

0.2292

Planted on April 4, 2016 on chemical fallow barley stubble. Harvested on August 17, 2016. Fertilizer, actual (lbs/a): 11-22-0 place with seed at planting, 13-0-20 broadcast while seeding. Fertilizer rates are based on achieving malt grade barley.

Growing season precipitation: 8.05 inches.

Herbicide: The plot area was pre-plant sprayed with 32 oz/ac RT3 on 4/3/2016. Sprayed on 6/3/2016 with Bison @ 4 pts/ac, Axial XL @ 16.4 oz/ac, and Affinity @ 1.2 oz/ac.

Location: MSU Western Triangle Ag Research Center, Conrad, MT.

 

Table 16. Hull-less irrigated intrastate barley variety trial, Conrad 2016.

 

Yield

Test Wt

Plump

Thin

Protein

Head

Height

Lodging

Variety

bu/ac

lb/bu

%

%

%

Date

inch

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X0626-T22

83.5

55.0

86.0

3.2

12.3

172.7

28.0

56.7

X07G30-T1

78.4

59.4

94.2

1.7

11.4

170.7

30.7

46.7

X05013-T1

78.2

59.7

95.0

4.3

11.5

171.0

31.3

20.0

09WA-265.12

76.9

59.4

89.2

3.1

9.8

174.3

34.0

43.3

MT110066

74.7

56.4

56.7

6.6

13.0

174.3

30.7

56.7

MT110016

74.6

58.4

87.7

3.5

11.8

170.0

31.3

76.7

MT110008

73.8

56.8

90.9

2.6

11.1

172.7

31.7

40.0

MT110065

73.3

56.5

69.5

5.0

11.3

176.0

32.3

30.0

MT110097

72.9

52.6

93.4

2.6

13.3

171.7

31.7

50.0

PI596299

69.9

47.7

90.1

4.0

12.0

175.5

25.7

76.7

MT110009

68.1

57.6

93.8

1.0

11.8

171.7

35.0

46.7

MT110061

67.2

57.2

61.8

7.1

13.0

172.7

32.7

43.3

MT110139

65.1

56.3

79.1

9.2

10.4

171.3

33.0

90.0

MT110141

51.0

56.4

92.4

1.9

14.9

170.0

33.0

86.7

PPB-TS2

46.4

60.7

77.9

9.0

15.1

170.5

32.0

95.0

Purple Prairie

39.0

61.2

70.2

10.3

15.1

165.0

31.3

40.0

Mean

68.1

57.1

83.3

4.7

12.3

171.9

31.5

56.1

LSD

12.2

1.3

7.6

3.3

1.4

10.7

2.7

30.1

CV (%)

8.8

1.1

4.5

34.7

5.6

3.0

5.2

32.2

P-value (0.05)

<0.0000

<0.0000

<0.0000

<0.0000

<0.0000

NS

<0.0000

0.0002

Planted on May 5, 2016 on chemical fallow barley stubble. Harvested on September 2, 2016. Fertilizer, actual (lbs/a): 11-22-0 place with seed at planting, 12-0-20 broadcast while seeding. Fertilizer rates are based on achieving malt grade barley.

Growing season precipitation: 6.62 inches. Irrigated with 12.3 inches of water.

Herbicide: Pre-plant sprayed with RT3 at 32 oz/ac on 5/1/2016. The plot was sprayed with Bison @ 4 pts/ac and 16.4 oz/ac of Axial XL on 6/3/16.

Location: MSU Western Triangle Ag Research Center, Conrad, MT.

 

Table 17. Soil test values for off-station and on-station plots, 2016.

Location

N

(lbs/ac)1

Olsen-P (ppm)

K (ppm)

pH

OM (%)

EC (mmhos/cm)

Cut Bank

39.6

17

385

7.5

2.7

0.39

Devon

12.1

14

221

7.2

0.8

0.15

Knees

21.1

28

482

6.9

2.4

0.55

Choteau

44.5

7

412

8.1

2.3

0.82

WTARC

15.6

20

318

7.8

2.4

0.56

1Nitrogen soil samples were to a depth of four feet in one foot increments. All other soil tests were for zero to six inches in depth.

WTARC- Western Triangle Ag. Research Center