
WESTMINSTER is a very high yielding spring malting barley with
long, stiff straw. It has excellent all round disease resistance
combined with very high specific weight and the highest hot water
extract available. Westminster has all of the necessary qualities
for brewing and export markets plus significant benefits for the
feed barley grower making it a true multi-purpose variety.
STATUS: UK HGCA Recommended List 2007 and provisional IDB approval
for brewing
PEDIGREE: NSL 97-5547 x Barke
YIELD
(% Treated controls) |
|
WESTMINSTER
|
Optic
|
Cocktail
|
Fungicide
treated |
102
|
96
|
103
|
| Untreated
|
96
|
79
|
91
|
STRAW
CHARACTERS |
|
WESTMINSTER
|
Optic
|
Cocktail
|
Resistance
to lodging |
8
|
8
|
9
|
Straw
length (cms) |
80
|
72
|
67
|
Resistance
to brackling |
6
|
5
|
9
|
Maturity
(days +/- Optic) |
0
|
0
|
-1
|
GRAIN
QUALITY |
|
WESTMINSTER
|
Optic
|
CocKtail
|
Hot
water extract |
317.7
|
313.1
|
313.8
|
Nitrogen
content (%) |
1.54
|
1.55
|
1.49
|
Specific
weight (kg/hl) |
70.6
|
70.4
|
70.2
|
Sieving
% <2.5mm |
6.9
|
10.3
|
11.3
|
Sieving
% <2.25mm |
2.3
|
3.0
|
3.4
|
DISEASE
RESISTANCE |
|
WESTMINSTER
|
Optic
|
Cocktail
|
Mildew
|
9
|
5
|
7
|
Yellow
rust |
5
|
9
|
4
|
Brown
rust |
5
|
5
|
6
|
Rhynchosporium
|
8
|
4
|
5
|
BYDV
|
(8)
|
(7)
|
-
|
All information is a partial extraction from the Nickersons website
and also the HGCA Recommended List 2007/8. See http://www.nickersonuk.com/
and also www.hgca.com for
the full dataset
|