Flagon

High yielding winter malting barley with unmistakable quality

Parentage: (NFC 296-7 x Rifle) x Pearl

Status: HGCA Recommend List 2006 and NIAB List 2006

Yield Potential

Flagon has produced outstanding yield results in both official trials and our own NFC commercial development
trials across the country. With yields 4% higher than the current market leader, Pearl , Flagon was the highest
yielding 2 row malting type in treated and untreated trials. Flagon also shows consistently lower grain nitrogen
content, offering the grower more flexibility in meeting the market requirements.

Yield potential table

various strains yield diagram

Yield potential table 2

Disease Resistance

Flagon has an outstanding disease resistance profile to all the major diseases, scoring 8 ratings for mildew, Rhynchosporium and yellow rust. None of the malting varieties have BaYMV resistance.

various strains yield performance

Fungicide Use

Getting disease control right is vital to achieving maximum yields.

Only need in extreme high risk situations as resistance is good for mildew and Rhynchosporium.

T1 timing is the key for protecting the canopy during the plants' main spring growth period.
Competition from disease at this time reduces the development of potential grain sites. Use

Unix+ triazole or strobilurin for broad spectrum disease control. Triazole should be added when variety is showing high levels of brown rust.

This is the time to protect green leaf and prolong grain filling. Premature senescence through
disease and abiotic leaf spotting reduces yield and increases losses through screenings and
specific weight. Bravo has been demonstrated to have affect against biotic and abiotic leaf
spotting. Strobilurins (i.e Amistar) deliver broad spectrum disease control and prolong green leaf
retention, while triazoles provide curative control of disease.

Core Programme

T0	Unix + Tern (only in high risk situations)
T1	Unix + Triazole or Strobilurin
T2	Amistar Opti + triazole

Note: Amistar Opti is a co-formulation containing azoxystrobin and chlorothalonil (Bravo).

Agronomic Information

Sound agronomics offer an easy and flexible variety to grow, offering earlier maturity than Pearl , but with
good straw length. A full plant growth regulator programme is recommended due to the 4 rating for
resistance to lodging.

Agronomic Information table

Growth Habit

Autumn - semi prostrate
Spring - Medium
Tillering ability - Medium
Maturity - Medium / early

Drilling Dates

Suitability for early drilling -Good
Optimum drilling dates - End of September to early October
Suitability for late drilling (December) - Medium

Recommended Sowing Rate

Seed rates are dependent on soil conditions, rotation and time of drilling: the more difficult the environment
the higher the seed rate must be to compensate for potential plant loss. The table below shows the
suggested number of seeds per square metre that should be planted under good conditions.
The table below should always be used in conjunction with the thousand grain weight of the seed to
calculate the sowing rate.

Recommended Sowing Rates table

Nitrogen Application for a malting crop

Most commercial malting barley growers use between 100-120kg/ha with a split dressing. NFC recommends
40kg/ha in mid to late February & the remainder to be applied by the end of March. However, care must be
taken to target the grain nitrogen requirements to the end users when aiming for a malting specification..

PGR's

Commercial malting barley growers in 2004 controlled lodging easily with a standard programme. On very
lush or fertile sites a second PGR at GS 32-37 may be required .

Core Guidelines

Moddus (0.2l/ha) + chlormequat (1.25l/ha) at onset of stem extension (GS30-31)
Followed by (in high risk situations) Ethephon + mepiquat chloride (0.5 - 0.1 l/ha) at flag leaf emergence
(GS37)

Quality

Flagon has recieved full Institute of Brewing and Distilling (IBD) approval for brewing. Flagon is also an inherently low grain nitrogen producer.

Quality table

Harvesting

It is always advisable to harvest the crop in the best possible condition and to store separately if aiming for
a malting premium.

All information is a partial extraction from the New farm crops website and also the HGCA Recommended List 2007/8. See http://www.newfarmcrops.co.uk/ and also www.hgca.com for the full dataset