The Strong Performer - BaYMV strain 1 and 2 resistance
Valerie is a two-row feed barley which offers growers the complete package of superb grain quality, high yields and impressive agronomics and disease resistance.
Valerie yields well in all regions and particularly the East. It is an attractive variety, which produces a sea of bright ears and big bold grains, has a high specific weight and the lowest screening losses on the winter barley RL – all important characteristics required by the market.
Valerie shows excellent resistance to lodging, has early maturity and robust resistance to the major diseases and BaYMV, importantly both strains 1 and 2 as it is an Rym5 variety. It is a popular choice for all regions.
Exceptional Grain Quality
Valerie has superb grain quality with a specific weight above
70 kg/hl.
It has big, bold grains with a high specific weight and once again by far the lowest screening losses on the winter barley RL - all important characters required by the market.
| Grain Quality | |
|---|---|
| Specific weight (kg/hl) | 70.5 |
| Screenings % (< 2.25mm) | 1.1 |
| Screenings % (<2.5mm) | 2.7 |
| UK Treated Yields (9.6 t/ha) | |
|---|---|
| Valerie | 99 |
| KWS Tardis | 103 |
| Regional Yields | |
|---|---|
| East T Yield (9.4 t/ha) | 99 |
| West T Yield (9.6 t/ha) | 97 |
| North T Yield (10.4 t/ha) | 100 |
| Agronomics | |
|---|---|
| Resistance to lodging -PGR | 8 |
| Resistance to lodging +PGR | 8 |
| Straw height -PGR (cm) | 92 |
| Straw height +PGR (cm) | 87 |
| Barckling % | 11 |
| Ripening (days +/- KWS Orwell)) | -1 |
Source:AHDB RL 2025/26
| Disease Resistance | |
|---|---|
| Mildew | 7 |
| Brown rust | 4 |
| Rhynchosporium | 6 |
| Net blotch | 6 |
| BaYMV1 and BaMMV | R |
| BaYMV2 | R |
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