• Farmers Review

  Overall Rating

  Yield Performance

  Disease Resistance

  Marketability

  Standing Ability

  Specialist Market

  REVIEW:

  This barley, whilst not excelling in any area is a very consistent all rounder. It is grown specifically for the Pearling market and it has never been rejected.
  It can yield up with the best of feed varieties and produces a bright, bold sample with sp. weights between 64 and 70.
  Disease resistance is generally good, with rhyncho. being the main problem, but easily controlled. It survives well through the winter, but very cold east winds in March 2013 resulted in severe tiller loss. Even in fertile sites it will stand well and does not 'brackle' or lose ears in a strong wind. Depending on the year awn removal can be a problem at harvest, but this seems to be quite common with current varieties.
  It is early; providing the chance of a stale seedbed before OSR or good entry for fodder rape.
  
  
  

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  REVIEWED BY:
  John Cranston
  Northumberland
  Aug 6,2013

• High yielding two row feed barley
• Excellent disease resistance, particularly to Rhynchosporium
• Excellent lodging resistance
• High specific weight
• Resistant to BaYMV

Florentine is an excellent feed barley choice for growers in all regions.

Florentine offers growers high yields, superb standing power, excellent disease resistance, virus resistance, high specific weight and low screenings.

Its excellent agronomics allow for lower management demand, hence Florentine is an easy, economic variety to grow.

Source: Senova website, Florentine product page