ELECTRUM | 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

Parentage: SY208-56 x SY208-59

Key features: ELECTRUM has Full MBC Approval for Brewing and was added to the AHDB Recommended List 2018/19. It is the highest yielding winter malting barley with Full MBC Approval. ELECTRUM delivers an outstanding combination of yield, quality and early maturity.

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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)
ELECTRUM	7	102	92	-1
CRAFT	8	99	91	0

Resistance to lodging with PGR

(1-9)

Height without PGR (cm)

Height with PGR (cm)

Ripening (days +/- KWS Orwell, -ve = earlier)

ELECTRUM

102

-1

CRAFT

Yield

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

* % 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)
ELECTRUM	69.7	2.4	6.8	1.71	306.9
CRAFT	69.9	2.3	6.8	1.68	308.2

Specific Weight (kg/hl)

Screenings

(% through 2.25 mm)

Screenings

(% through 2.5 mm)

Nitrogen content (%)

Hot water extract (l deg/kg)

ELECTRUM

69.7

2.4

6.8

1.71

306.9

CRAFT

69.9

2.3

6.8

1.68

308.2

Disease profile

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

Mildew

(1-9)

Brown rust

(1-9)

Rhynchosporium

(1-9)

Net blotch

(1-9)

BaYMV1

ELECTRUM

CRAFT

Breeding Insight

ELECTRUM is the highest yielding winter malting barley with Full MBC approval for brewing with an excellent combination of yield, disease resistance, very early maturity and agronomics. Low screenings, good nitrogen and good grain quality make it an attractive variety for the maltster too.

Kathryn Hamlen