Boyer
A rough-awned variety released by Washington AES, USDA-ARS in 1975. Boyer has stiff straw with good
yield potential. It is recommended for areas requiring winter survival. Boyer has
excellent winterhardiness and lodging resistance. Boyer has a moderate resistance to
diseases.
Eight-Twelve
A rough-awned variety released by Idaho AES, USDA-ARS in 1988. Eight-Twelve has good
straw strength and is best adapted to irrigated areas of Idaho. In trials, it survived
well in the absence of snow. Survival of Eight-Twelve was reduced significantly by
Fusarium snow mold in certain years.
Gwen
A rough-awned, medium height feed variety released by Oregon AES, USDA-ARS in 1991.
Gwen has stiff straw, very good test weight, and a moderate resistance to lodging. Gwen
was released for use in low rainfall, shallow soil areas of the Pacific Northwest. Gwen
has excellent winterhardiness and early maturity.
Hundred
A rough-awned variety released by Washington AES, USDA-ARS in 1989. Hundred is a widely
adapted variety with good straw strength and average test weight. Hundred has a club-type
head. It has good winterhardiness with moderate resistance to diseases.
Kold
A rough-awned feed barley released by Oregon AES, USDA-ARS in 1993. Kold has average
test weight but good straw strength. Kold was the first barley released in the Pacific
Northwest tolerant of barley stripe rust race 24. Kold has similar yield to Sprinter with
test weight less than Sprinter and similar to Eight-Twelve. Height and date head are
similar to Eight-Twelve. Lodging tends to be higher than Eight-Twelve or Sprinter and
better than Schuyler. Kold has fair winterhardiness with moderate resistance to lodging.
It is susceptible to scald and net blotch.
Mal
A feed variety released by Oregon AES, USDA-ARS in 1980. Under irrigation in southern Idaho, it has
been high yielding, exceeding most other varieties. Test weight of Mal tends to be lower
than most other varieties. Mal is taller and later in maturity than Scio and Eight-Twelve
and is similar to Boyer. Straw strength is average - good.
Schuyler
A rough-awned variety released by New York AES in 1969. Schuyler has short straw,
excellent winterhardiness, and good test weight. Schuyler is susceptible to lodging.
Scio
A semi-rough awned feed variety released by Oregon AES, USDA-ARS in 1981. Scio has very
stiff straw, average test weight, and good lodging resistance. Scio is well adapted to
high rainfall areas. Scio is susceptible to stripe rust and moderately susceptible to spot
blotch and leaf rust.
Sprinter (facultative)
A blue-kerneled, semismooth-awned feed variety released by Western Plant Breeders in 1987.
Sprinter is a facultative variety adapted for planting either in fall or spring. See
description for Sprinter on the Spring Barley Description page
for more information.
Strider
A feed variety released by Oregon AES, USDA-ARS in 1998. Strider has good yield potential being
similar to Eight-Twelve. Test weight is similar to Eight-Twelve and Boyer. Strider is
taller than Eight-Twelve and similar to Sprinter. Heading date is similar to Eight-Twelve
and straw strength is not as good as Eight-Twelve. Strider is resistant to Barley stripe
rust.
Sunstar Double (facultative)
A feed barley released by Sunderman Breeding. Sunstar Double is a facultative variety
adapted for planting either in fall or spring. As a winter variety, it has similar yield
to Eight-Twelve with a slightly higher test weight. Straw strength is less than Mal and
better than Schuyler.
Sunstar Pride
A feed variety released by Sunderman Breeding in 1995. Sunstar Pride has an extremely high
yield record, exceeding the next highest yielding variety by 20 bushels/acre. Test weight
is less than Sunstar Double but similar to Schuyler and Boyer. Heading date is 4 and 5
days later than Eight-Twelve and Schuyler, respectively. Height is similar to Eight-Twelve
and straw strength is better.
Last updated 1/24/00