Laureate

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

Further information from the breeder can be found here

The data presented here is a partial abstraction from the AHDB Recommended List. The complete data set is available on the AHDB website here