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Flagon

Variety notes - Winter Barley
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  • Flagon is a malting variety approved by IBD for brewing use.  It offers the maltster higher extracts than Pearl with improved processing and it increased its share of the winter malting barley market to 23% last year.

  • Higher yielding than Pearl and slightly earlier maturing.

  • High untreated yield.

  • Has long straw of moderate strength, requiring careful management.

  • Has a good spectrum of leaf disease resistance with good resistance to Rhynchosporium and moderately good resistance to mildew, yellow rust and brown rust.

  • Breeder/ UK Agent: New Farm Crops (Syngenta Seeds Ltd) (www.newfarmcrops.co.uk ).

Page updated June 2008.

 
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