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| Variety type | Two-row feed |
| Scope of recommendation | East |
| UK treated yield as % control (8.8 t/ha) | 103 |
| IBD Malting approval for brewing use | - |
| Overseas malting | - |
| Specific weight (kg/hl) | 68.0 |
| Screenings % through 2.25mm | 2.4 |
| Screenings % through 2.5mm | 5.4 |
| Nitrogen content (%) | - |
| Year first listed | 2013 |
| RL Status | P1 |
| Resistance to lodging | 7 |
| Straw height (cm) | 94 |
| Winter hardiness | [6] |
| Mildew | 7 |
| Yellow rust | [5] |
| Brown rust | 7 |
| Rhynchonsporium | 7 |
| Net blotch | 5 |
| BaYMV | - |
| Breeder | Limagrain |
| UK contact | Limagrain |
| Source | HGCA RL 2014/5 |
Matros is a new feed variety with a very high yield potential, both and with and without fungicides
MATROS has tall straw with good lodging resistance, good disease resistance and a high specific weight.
Breeder: Sejet, Denmark UK Agent: Limagrain UK
BREEDERS COMMENT: “From the same breeding programme as Retriever, Matros continues the trend for very high yield potential but with improvements in standing power, disease resistance and grain quality.”
Source: Limagrain website
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Limagrain Contact
Limagrain UK Ltd
Rothwell
Market Rasen
Lincolnshire
LN7 6DT
Tel: 01472 371471
Fax: 01472 371386
Breeder Agronomy Notes
Himalaya x (Carat x Chess)
Breeder Comments
High yielding 2-row feed variety with outstanding lodging resistance and a good all-round disease package.
A relatively straight forward variety to manage but care needed to control net blotch. A variety that has much to offer the feed barley grower.
Source: www.limagrain.co.uk