Laureate

Variety Positioning

• Laureate continues to dominate the English spring barley market,
  with over 44% market share of the malting-types.
• Fully approved by the MBC for brewing and malt distilling since 2017, it is favoured in both the English and northern end markets as a non-GN variety, with strong support from end users for both brewing and distilling.
• It has consistent high treated yields in both the East and West regions and is suitable for all soil types.
• It has produced high yields in Agrii trials (100% treated, 91% untreated) but tends to give a relatively low specific weight compared with other varieties like RGT Planet.
• A short-strawed variety (71 cm) and, while on the lower end of lodging resistance (6 treated), its brackling resistance is good (7).
• Its maturity is +1 which becomes more attractive as you go further north compared with varieties like LG Diablo (+2).
• Laureate is considered to have relatively low straw yields compared with some other varieties. It has a strong disease profile with no obvious weaknesses with scores for brown rust (5), Rhynchosporium (5) and excellent resistance to mildew (9).
• It is moderately resistant to net blotch in Agrii trials.

Laureate continues to dominate the spring barley market with over 60% market share of the UK malting types in 2023.

• Fully approved by the MBC for brewing and malt distilling since 2017, it is favoured in both the English and northern end markets as a non-GN variety, with strong support from end users for both brewing and distilling.
• It has consistent high treated yields across the UK and is suitable for all soil types.
• It has produced high yields in Agrii trials (101% treated, 87% untreated) over the past three years but tends to give a relatively low specific weight compared with other varieties like Skyway, RGT Planet and KWS Sassy.
• A short-strawed variety (70 cm) and, while on the lower end of lodging resistance (6 treated), its brackling resistance is good (7).
• Its maturity is +1 which becomes more attractive as you go further north, compared with varieties like LG Diablo (+2).
• Laureate is considered to have relatively low straw yields compared with some other varieties.
• It has a strong disease profile with no obvious weaknesses with scores for brown rust (6), Rhynchosporium (6) and excellent resistance to mildew (9).
• It is moderately resistant to net blotch in Agrii trials.

Pedigree: Sanette x Concerto

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