High yielding, top quality feed barley
Florence is a very high yielding feed spring barley.
Florence is in tests and trials in several European countries. It combines superb brackling and lodging resistance with early ripening, very good disease resistance and excellent grain quality.
| 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
