WINTER BARLEY

We supply two varieties of Winter Barley here at Grennan’s. Our excellent range consists of Tower & Cassia.

TOWER

  • The main variety we supplied in 2016
  • It has yielded 7% ahead of cassia and had a mean yield of 4.9 tonne in department trials.
  • A moderately early maturing British feed variety with high yield potential.
  • Short straw with good resistance to lodging and moderate resistance to straw breakdown.
  • Moderately resistant to mildew, Rhynchosporium, brown rust and net blotch.
  • Large grain size with  good grain quality.

CASSIA

  • A moderately early maturing British feed variety with high yield potential.
  • Short straw with good resistance to lodging and moderate resistance to straw breakdown.
  • Moderately susceptible to mildew and susceptible to Rhynchosporium.
  • Good resistance to brown rust and net blotch.
  • Very good grain quality with a very good hectolitre weight.