CRAFT is the highest yielding winter malting barley on the AHDB Recommended List 2017/18.
Variety summary
Market options: Provisional approval for brewing by IBD
Soil preference: Suitable for all soil types
Regional positioning: Performs well in all regions
Agronomics: Robust disease profile, with no rating below a 6
Parentage: SY 208-56 x SY Venture
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Breeding insights
"CRAFT is a step forward over SY Venture - higher yielding with bigger, bolder grain. Provisionally approved by the IBD, CRAFT should gain Full Approval in June 2018. In the meantime, it has strong support from end-users and contracts are already in place."
- Tracy Creasy
Variety overview
We've compared a few varieties on the AHDB Recommended List 2017 and shared some key statistics we think you'll be interested in.
Yield
|
|
Untreated yield* |
Fungicide treated yield UK*
|
Eastern yield* |
Western yield* |
Northern yield* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Craft |
79 |
98 |
98 |
97 |
98 |
|
SY Venture |
72 |
96 |
96 |
96 |
94 |
|
Talisman |
77 |
96 |
97 |
94 |
95 |
|
Flagon |
79 |
94 |
93 |
94 |
93 |
* % treated control (UK = 9.4 t/ha, East = 9.6 t/ha, West = 9.2 t/ha & North = 8.9 t/ha)
Grain quality
|
|
Specific Weight (kg/hl) |
Screenings (% through 2.25 mm) |
Screenings (% through 2.5 mm) |
Nitrogen content (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Craft |
69.0 |
1.8 |
4.9 |
1.64 |
|
SY Venture |
69.5 |
3.4 |
9.2 |
1.64 |
|
Talisman |
66.8 |
3.8 |
10.6 |
1.60 |
|
Flagon |
69.0 |
2.7 |
7.3 |
1.69 |
Agronomic features
|
|
Resistance to lodging (1-9) |
Height without PGR (cm) |
Height with PGR (cm) |
Ripening (days +/- Cassata, -ve = earlier) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Craft |
8 |
[95] |
90 |
0 |
|
SY Venture |
7 |
91 |
86 |
0 |
|
Talisman |
6 |
100 |
97 |
-1 |
|
Flagon |
5 |
101 |
101 |
-1 |
[ ] = limited data
Disease profile
|
|
Mildew (1-9) |
Yellow rust (1-9) |
Brown rust (1-9) |
Rhynchosporium (1-9) |
Net blotch (1-9) |
BaYMV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Craft |
6 |
[8] |
7 |
6 |
7 |
R |
|
SY Venture |
6 |
[7] |
6 |
4 |
6 |
R |
|
Talisman |
6 |
[9] |
7 |
6 |
5 |
R |
|
Flagon |
6 |
[7] |
7 |
6 |
4 |
- |
[ ] = limited data
