High Performing Feed Barley
Cadiz is a high yielding feed spring barley. It produces superb yields in the East and West and has excellent grain quality, good standing ability and high resistance to brackling.
With its superb performance and ease of management, Cadiz should find a place on mixed farms and where spring cropping is helping to spread workloads and control grass weeds.
Annual Treated Yields | |
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2020 (7.5 t/ha) | 102 |
2021 (7.8 t/ha) | 104 |
2022 (7.7 t/ha) | 103 |
Grain Quality | |
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Specific weight (kg/hl) | 68.3 |
Screenings % (< 2.25mm) | 0.8 |
Screenings % (<2.5mm) | 1.7 |
Agronomics | |
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Resistance to lodging (no PGR) | 7 |
Straw height (cm) | 75 |
Ripening (days +/- RGT Planet) | 0 |
Resistance to brackling | 8 |
Disease Resistance | |
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Mildew | 9 |
Brown rust | 4 |
Rhynchosporium * | [5] |
Source: AHDB RL 2023
Cadiz is no longer in RL trials