BELMONT

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Variety Overview

End-use group: Livestock feed

Market options: Six-row feed, Hybrid

Soil preference: Suitable for all soil types and performs well even on marginal land

Regional positioning: Performs well in all regions

Sowing rate: 200 seeds/m2

Key features: BELMONT has a proven track record of high performance on farm. This variety will have a special appeal to growers in the East who are pushing for the highest yields available and is especially strong on light land. BELMONT has also proven to be a good choice for farms where grass weeds, like black-grass, are an issue.

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Key Performance Statistics

We've compared BELMONT and KWS Orwell on the AHDB Recommended List 2023/24 and shared some key statistics we think you'll be interested in. Download the variety sheet for some more in depth information you can carry with you everywhere.

Yield

 

Untreated Yield*

Treated Yield*

Eastern Yield*

Western Yield*

Northern Yield*

BELMONT

78

105

106

105

105

KWS Orwell

82

100

100

101

98

* % treated control

Grain quality

 

Specific Weight

(kg/hl)

Screenings

(% through 2.25mm)

Screenings

(% through 2.5mm) 

BELMONT

69.9

2.6

9.0

KWS Orwell

69.3

1.8

5.5

Disease profile

 

Mildew 

(1-9)

Brown rust

(1-9)

Rhynchosporium 

(1-9)

Net blotch

(1-9)

BaYMV

BELMONT

6

5

7

5.3

R

KWS Orwell

3

7

6

5

R

Agronomic features

 

Resistance to lodging with PGR

(1-9)

Straw height without PGR

(cm)

Straw height with PGR

(cm)

Ripening

(days +/- KWS Orwell, -ve = earlier)

BELMONT

6

112

106

0

KWS Orwell

8

94

86

0
 
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Breeding Insight

 

BELMONT is a strong variety that offers consistently high yields. BELMONT will have a special appeal to barley growers looking for a reliable variety that will perform in black-grass areas.

Ben Urquhart - Seeds Technical Expert 

 

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