Consistently top yield
Weight and volume. Champion is consistently the top yielding feed barley in western Canada. Seeded on 9%* of feed barley acres in 2017, Champion is on its way to being the leading feed barley variety on the prairies for both grain and silage production.
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
3-year average (% AC Metcalfe) | 113 |
Maturity (+/- AC Metcalfe) | 0.5 |
Lodging (1-9) | 3.2 |
Height (cm) | 80.4 |
TWT (lb/bu) | 52.7 |
Plump (%) | 91.7 |
Awned | Rough |
Net Blotch Rating | S |
Spot Blotch Rating | MS |
Scald Rating | S |
Loose Smut | S |
Stem Rust Rating | I |
Fusarium rating | I |
Source: 2015 – 2017 CPS Local Performance Checks; 13 Locations, 126 Replicates
LODGING RATING RANGE: 1 = erect, 9 = flat
RATING: S = susceptible, MS = moderately susceptible, I = intermediate, MR = moderately resistant, R = resistant
*Source: Canadian Grain Commission http://www.grainscanada.gc.ca/statistics-statistiques/variety-variete/varieties-en.htm
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