High yielding, top quality feed barley
Florence is a very high yielding feed spring barley with yields above all malting barleys.
Florence is in tests and trials in several European countries. With yield advantages across all UK regions over the market
leading varieties, combined with superb brackling and lodging resistance, early ripening, very good disease resistance and excellent grain quality, Florence will be in demand.
| Grain Quality | |
|---|---|
| Specific weight (kg/hl) | 68.1 |
| Screenings % (< 2.25mm) | 1.1 |
| Screenings % (<2.5mm) | 3.1 |
| Annual Treated Yields | |
|---|---|
| 2019 (8.0 t/ha) | 105 |
| 2020 (7.9 t/ha) | 102 |
| 2021 (7.5 t/ha) | 102 |
| Regional Yields | |
|---|---|
| East T Yield (7.9 t/ha) | 103 |
| West T Yield (7.4 t/ha) | 103 |
| North T Yield (8.2 t/ha) | 102 |
| Annual Treated Yields | |
|---|---|
| 2019 (8.0 t/ha) | 105 |
| 2020 (7.9 t/ha) | 102 |
| 2021 (7.5 t/ha) | 102 |
| Private Trials H2024 (%C 6.98 t/ha) | |
|---|---|
| Florence | 102.6 |
| Skyway | 100.8 |
| Laureate | 102.9 |
| Agronomics | |
|---|---|
| Resistance to lodging (no PGR) | [8] |
| Straw height (cm) | 70 |
| Ripening (days +/- RGT Planet) | 0 |
| Resistance to brackling | 9 |
| Disease Resistance | |
|---|---|
| Mildew | [8] |
| Brown rust | 5 |
| Rhynchosporium * | 5 |
Source: AHDB SB RL 2024, varieties not added
