SCHOLAR is a very high yielding feed spring barley on the AHDB Recommended List 2017. It has a strong disease profile, excellent straw characteristics and a high specific weight.
Variety summary
End-use group: Feed
Market Options: UK market
Regional positioning: Performs well in all regions
Soil preference: Suitable for all soil types
Agronomics: Very high yields and excellent specific weight
Parentage: Summit x SJ56065
Breeding insights
"A feed spring barley with good straw and agronomic characteristics. Scholar is an easy to grow, high yielding barn filler. The best spring feed barley with the strongest disease profile."
-Tracy Creasy
Variety overview
A feed spring barley with good straw and agronomic characteristics. Scholar is an easy to grow, high yielding barn filler. The best spring feed barley with the strongest disease profile.
Agronomic features
| Lodging (1-9) | Straw height without PGR (1-9) | Ripening (days +/- Concerto, -ve = earlier) | Resistance to brackling |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Scholar | 7 | 69 | 0 | 9 |
Ovation | 7 | 73 | 0 | 7 |
Hacker | 7 | 75 | -1 | 8 |
Yield
| Untreated Yield* | Treated Yield* | Eastern Yield* | Western Yield* | Northern Yield* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scholar | 89 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 105 |
Ovation | 84 | 104 | 106 | 102 | 104 |
Hacker | 87 | 100 | 99 | 102 | 100 |
% treated control
Grain quality
| Specific Weight (kg/hl) | Screenings (% through 2.25mm) | Screenings (% through 2.5mm) | Nitrogen Content | Hot Water Extract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scholar | 68.2 | 2.1 | 6.4 | [1.41] | 310.9 |
Ovation | 66.1 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 1.38 | 312.9 |
Hacker | 69.7 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 1.47 | 314.3 |
Disease profile
| Mildew (1-9) | Yellow rust (1-9) | Brown rust (1-9) | Rhynchosporium (1-9) | Ramularia (1-9) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scholar | 9 | [9] | 5 | 6 | 8 |
Ovation | [8] | [6] | 4 | 6 | 5 |
Hacker | [9] | [5] | 5 | 6 | 7 |
[ ] = limited data