SAATEN UNION GmbH Variety Pass Margret

	MARGRET	Spring Malting Barley	Print page

	Variety type		MARGRET is a malting barley with high modification, which serves malsters and brewers demands.
	Recommendation		MARGRET suits very well to continental climate of Eastern Europe. MARGRET is tolerant towards netspots and rhynchosporium.

Legende: ++++ = sehr hoch, 0 = mittel, ---- = sehr gering

Development
- height of plant
- coming into ear
- maturity

short (+ +)
medium (0)
medium (0)

Grain yield¹⁾
- tillering capacity
- kernels per ear
- thousand kernel weight

medium-high (+) with and without treatment
high (+ +)
medium-high (+)
medium-high (+)

Malting quality ¹⁾
- fullsize kernel yield (> 2,5 mm)
- hectoliter weight
- malt-extract
- protein content
- viscosity
- friability
- kolbach index
- apperent attenuation limit

high               96 %            + +
high             70,6 kg          + +
high-very high   82,6 % d.m. + + +
low-very low     10.9 %         + + +
low-very low   1,47 mPa×s + + +
medium-high     87,1 %          + + + +
very high         45.8 %           + + + +
high-very high   83.1 %          + + +

Sowing time and
Sowing rates²⁾
- Early sowing, high emergence
- Medium conditions
- Late sowing, low emergence

Beginning of March to mid of April

dry areas	fertile soils	poor soils
270	280	300
300	320	350
320	350	370

Nitrogen application²⁾
(140-2 x Nmin)
- sowing until beginning of vegetation
- end of tillering until shooting

dry areas	fertile soils	poor soils
70-90	50-60	60-80
-	-	(20-30)

Lodging
Stem brackling / Ear necking
Growth regulators
(consider plant development, soil and climatic conditions)

medium-high (-)
high (- - ) / low (+ +)
only on very intensive cultivation
e.g. 0,2-0,3 l/ha Camposan Extra in EC 37-47
or 0,8-1,2 l/ha Terpal C ind EC 39-39

Disease resistance

mildew + + +
brown rust   +
rhynchosporium   0
net blotch    +

Fungicides use (choice of product, point of time and quantity depends on area)

broadband fungicide from EC 33/39 under strong pressure of mildew

Breeder

Nordsaat Saatzucht GmbH, Böhnshausen, Germany

¹ results of official trial in Germany
² to be adapted locally

+ + + + = very high (favorable), 0 = medium, - - - - = very low (unfavorable)

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