COSMOPOLITAN

Cosmopolitan spring barley

High Yielding Feed Variety

Cosmopolitan is a high yielding, consistent feed barley.


Cosmopolitan combines a superb, consistent performance in all UK regions with good grain quality, low screening losses, and a solid agronomic package. It has short straw with good lodging resistance and is earlier to ripen than Laureate. Cosmopolitan has excellent disease resistance, particularly to the important diseases Rhynchosporium and mildew as it has mlo resistance.

UK Yields Cosmopolitan Laureate
UK T Yield (7.4 t/ha) 102 102
UK UT Yield 92 94
Regional Yields
East T Yield (7.3 t/ha) 102
West T Yield (7.1 t/ha) 102
North T Yield (7.8 t/ha) 103

Source: AHDB Spring Barley RL 2022

Not added as feed

Grain Quality
Specific weight (kg/hl) 66.4
Screenings % (< 2.25mm) 1.4
Screenings % (<2.5mm) 3.3
Annual Treated Yields
2019 (7.8 t/ha) 102
2020 (7.5 t/ha) 102
2021 (7.6 t/ha) 102
Agronomics
Resistance to lodging (no PGR) 7
Straw height (cm) 69
Ripening (days +/- RGT Planet) 0
Resistance to brackling 7
Disease Resistance
Mildew 9
Brown rust 4
Rhynchosporium 6

Source: AHDB Spring Barley  RL 2022

Not added as feed

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