Variety Overview
End-use group: Malting and feed
Market options: Some maltsters (check for acceptance), export and feed
Regional positioning: Performs well in all regions
Soil preference: Suitable for all soil types
Agronomics: Robust disease profile and early maturity
Parentage: Quench x NFC Tipple
Key features: PROPINO is a spring barley that has been on the Recommended List since 2010 and until recently was the mainstay of the brewing market. PROPINO no longer has MBC Approval, but is still popular with growers for its consistency on farm.
Key Performance Statistics
We've compared a few varieties on the AHDB Recommended List 2021/22 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.
Agronomic features
| Resistance to Lodging (1-9) | Straw height without PGR (1-9) | Ripening (days +/- Concerto, -ve = earlier) | Resistance to brackling (1-9) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PROPINO | 7 | 75 | 0 | 8 |
RGT Planet | 7 | 73 | 0 | 8 |
Laureate | 7 | 70 | +1 | 8 |
Yield
Untreated Yield* | Treated Yield* | Eastern Yield* | Western Yield* | Northern Yield* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PROPINO | 82 | 95.1 | 94 | 96 | 95 |
RGT Planet | 91 | 99.5 | 99 | 100 | 99 |
Laureate | 93 | 101.1 | 102 | 102 | 100 |
* % treated control
Grain quality
Specific Weight (kg/hl) | Screenings (% through 2.25mm) | Screenings (% through 2.5mm) | Nitrogen Content | Hot Water Extract | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PROPINO | 68.1 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 1.60 | 311.1 |
RGT Planet | 67.8 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 1.51 | 313.9 |
Laureate | 66.3 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 1.51 | 314.2 |
Disease profile
Mildew (1-9) | Brown rust (1-9) | Rhynchosporium (1-9) | |
|---|---|---|---|
PROPINO | 6 | 5 | 5 |
RGT Planet | 9 | 5 | 5 |
Laureate | 9 | 5 | 6 |
Breeding Insight
PROPINO has been the mainstay of the English brewing market for the past ten years. It is consistent, tried and trusted. Many growers still like it and it still has its place. It is no longer MBC Approved, and growers may want to look to move to LAUREATE, or the newer provisionally approved varieties SY TUNGSTEN and SY SPLENDOR.
Tracy Creasy
PROPINO Spring Barley
PROPINO grain and ear
PROPINO Spring Barley
Basking in the sun whilst grain filling
