Balado - Senova
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Balado
Breeder: IBERS, Aberystwyth University
Status: HGCA Recommended List 2012/13
Balado is the highest yielding winter oat, producing impressive yields some 5% above Gerald. It combines this excellent performance with extremely short and very stiff straw. Balado has good grain quality and initial testing has been positive.
Trial data
| BALADO | GERALD | DALGUISE | |
| T yield (% ctrl, 8.2t/ha) | 106 | 101 | 101 |
| Resistance to lodging | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| Straw length (cm) | 87 | 114 | 116 |
| Ripening (days +/- Gerald) | +2 | 0 | -2 |
| Mildew resistance | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Crown rust resistance # | - (3) | - (4) | - (3) |
| Specific weight (kg/hl) | 50.0 | 52.5 | 53.9 |
| Kernel content | 73.7 | 73.2 | 76.0 |
| Screenings % thro 2mm | - | - | - |
Source: HGCA RL 2012/13
Full HGCA database can be consulted at www.hgca.com
# no recent data, numbers indicate 2011/12 RL data
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