FAIRING is a spring malting barley with Full MBC Approval for Grain Distilling. It was specifically bred for this market and has high grain nitrogen content required for the end use. Agronomically, it has excellent resistance to wet weather diseases and is the earliest spring barley to mature on the AHDB Recommended List 2019.
Variety summary
End-use group: Grain Distilling
Market options: UK, Full MBC Approval (Grain Distilling)
Regional positioning: Scotland
Soil preference: Suitable for all soil types
Agronomics: The earliest maturing variety on the AHDB RL 2019
Parentage: 409-201 x 144-02-4
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Breeding insights
"This Spring Barley was specifically bred for the Scottish grain distilling market, and has the right quality and agronomics to fit the bill. For quality, FAIRING has inherently very high grain N and big grain, with low screenings and high specific weight. Agronomically, FAIRING is the earliest maturing variety on the AHDB Recommended List, and has very high resistance to Rhynchosporium available, both very useful attributes for Scottish growers."
- Kathryn Hamlen
Variety overview
We've compared FAIRING with Olympus on the AHDB Recommended List 2019 and shared some key statistics we think you might be interested in.
Agronomic features
| Resistance to lodging (1-9) | Straw height without PGR (1-9) | Ripening (days +/- Concerto, -ve = earlier) | Resistance to brackling (1-9) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
FAIRING | 7 | 73 | -1 | 7 |
Olympus | 7 | 73 | +1 | 7 |
[ ] = limited data
Yield
| Untreated Yield* | Treated Yield* | Eastern Yield* | Western Yield* | Northern Yield* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAIRING | 86 | 96 | 96 | 97 | 95 |
| Olympus | 89 | 102 | 100 | 101 | 103 |
* % treated control
Grain quality
| Specific Weight (kg/hl) | Screenings (% through 2.25mm) | Screenings (% through 2.5mm) | Nitrogen Content | Hot Water Extract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FAIRING | 68.8 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 1.58 | 310.7 |
Olympus | 67.1 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 1.51 | 311.8 |
Disease profile
| Mildew (1-9) | Yellow rust (1-9) | Brown rust (1-9) | Rhynchosporium (1-9) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
FAIRING | [8] | [8] | 4 | 6 |
Olympus | [9] | [7] | 4 | 6 |
[ ] = limited data
