CRAFT | Syngenta

Variety Overview

Market options: Full MBC Approval for Brewing

Soil preference: Suitable for all soil types

Regional positioning: Performs well in all regions

Agronomics: Robust disease profile with good straw

Parentage: SY 208-56 x SY Venture

Key features: CRAFT is a very high-yielding winter malting barley which received Full MBC Approval for Brewing in May 2018. It brings improved agronomics and outstanding grain quality and is in strong demand from end users.

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Latest harvest results 2023

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Key Performance Statistics

We've compared a few varieties on the AHDB Recommended List 2024/25 and shared some key statistics we think you'll be interested in.

Agronomic features

	Resistance to lodging with PGR (1-9)	Height without PGR (cm)	Height with PGR (cm)	Ripening (days +/- KWS Orwell, -ve = earlier)
CRAFT	8	99	91	0
ELECTRUM	7	102	92	-1

Yield

	Untreated yield*	Treated yield UK*	Eastern yield*	Western yield*	Northern yield*
CRAFT	80	92.9	93	93	93
ELECTRUM	80	96	96	96	96

* % treated control

Grain quality

	Specific Weight (kg/hl)	Screenings (% through 2.25 mm)	Screenings (% through 2.5 mm)	Nitrogen content (%)	Hot water extract (l deg/kg)
CRAFT	69.9	2.3	6.8	1.68	308.2
ELECTRUM	69.7	2.4	6.8	1.71	306.9

Specific Weight (kg/hl)

Screenings

(% through 2.25 mm)

Screenings

(% through 2.5 mm)

Nitrogen content (%)

Hot water extract

(l deg/kg)

CRAFT

69.9

2.3

6.8

1.68

308.2

ELECTRUM

69.7

2.4

6.8

1.71

306.9

Disease profile

	Mildew (1-9)	Brown rust (1-9)	Rhynchosporium (1-9)	Net blotch (1-9)	BaYMV1
CRAFT	6	7	6	5	R
ELECTRUM	6	7	5	5	R

Breeding Insight

CRAFT is a high yielding winter malting barley with big, bold grain, stiff straw, and a very strong disease profile. CRAFT has Full MBC Approval for Brewing and has strong support from end users. Contracts are widely available.

Kathryn Hamlen