Orwell
Winter Feed Barley
Description
Orwell is a high yielding two row winter barley. It is the granddaughter of Cassia, and has excellent straw strength and returns consistent results across many growing regions and weather conditions.
- Great grain quality with low screenings.
- Orwell has proven over the last three years to be consistently similar in quality to Cassia with improved yield (5% increase).
- Orwell delivers a step up in straw strength compared to any other true winter barley.
- Very good test weight and kernel weight.
- Consistent results in a wide range of soils and growing conditions.
4 YEAR AVERAGE YIELD RESULT
% of Trial Mean
Trial Mean 11.7 T/ha
CV – 5.4%
80
110
104%
ORWELL
99%
CASSIA
0%
n/a
0%
n/a
GRAIN QUALITY & ATTRIBUTES
4 YEAR AVERAGE
TEST WEIGHT
66.4 Kg/hL
SCREENINGS (%)
3%
Maturity:
Early
Tillering:
HIgh
Yield:
Very high
End Use:
Feed/Malting
Breeder:
KWS, UK
DISEASE TOLERANCE
Leaf Rust
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Net Blotch
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Scald
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Mildew
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
STRAW HEIGHT & STRENGTH
Height (cm)
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Strength
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
PLANTING WINDOW
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D