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ISTABRAQ is a soft endosperm Group 4 feed variety also suitable for export, starch and distilling. It is recommended on the 2007/8 HGCA Recommended List.

It is a very high yielding variety suitable for all regions of the UK, all soil types,drilling dates and every rotational position.

YIELD

Treated Trials

Untreated Trials

ISTABRAQ

106

84

Access

103

78

Napier

103

80

 

AGRONOMIC CHARACTERS

ISTABRAQ

Napier

Resistance to lodging with PGR

8

8

Height (cms)

93

81

Ripening (days+/- Claire)

+2

+1

Resistance to sprouting

(5)

6

 

GRAIN QUALITY

ISTABRAQ

Napier

Starch/distilling

Y

Endosperm texture

Soft

Hard

Protein content (%)

11.1

11.5

Hagberg Falling Number

203

175

Zeleny volume

16

23.6

Specific weight (kg/hl)

78.2

75.7

1000 grain weight (g)

49.2

52.3

Chopin Alveograph - W

67

82

Chopin Alveograph - P/L

0.3

2.2

(Y = suited to that market)

DISEASE RESISTANCE

ISTABRAQ

Napier

Mildew

5

6

Yellow rust

9

4

Brown rust

5

8

Septoria nodorum

(8)

6

Septoria tritici

5

4

Fusarium ear blight

7

5

Eyespot

6

5

All information is a partial extraction from the nickerson website and also the HGCA Recommended List 2007/8. See www.nickersonuk.com and also www.hgca.com for the full dataset