Vocabulary
DON: Acronym for deoxynivalenol, a toxic byproduct of Fusarium head blight, also known as vomitoxin
Heading date: A parameter in barley cultivation
Lodging: The bending over of the stems near ground level
Nutans: A designation for a variety with a lax ear, as opposed to 'erectum' (with an erect ear)
QCC: A pathotype of stem rust (Puccinia graminis f. sp.
tritici)
Rachilla: The part of a spikelet that bears the florets, the length of the rachilla hairs is a characteristic of barley varieties
Cultivars
'Azure', a six-row, blue-aleurone malting barley released in 1982, it was high-yielding with strong straw, but was susceptible to loose smut.

'Beacon', a six-row malting barley with rough awns, short rachilla hairs and colorless aleurone, it was released in 1973, and was the first North Dakota State University (NDSU) barley that had resistance to loose smut.

Bere, a six-row barley, is currently cultivated mainly on 5-15 hectares of land in Orkney, Scotland.
 Two additional parcels on the island of Islay, Scotland, were planted in 2006 for Bruichladdich Distillery.

'Betzes', an old German two-row barley, was introduced into North America from Kraków, Poland, by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The Montana and Idaho agricultural experiment stations released Betzes in 1957.
It is a midshort, medium strength-strawed, midseason-maturing barley.
It has a midsize-to-large kernels with yellow aleurones.
Betzes is susceptible to loose and covered smuts, rusts, and scald.

'Bowman', a two-rowed, smooth-awned variety, was jointly released by NDSU and USDA in 1984 as a feed barley, spring variety developed in North Dakota.
It has good test weight and straw strength.
It is resistant to wheat stem rust, but is susceptible to loose smut and barley yellow dwarf virus.

'Celebration', a variety developed by the barley breeding program at Busch Agricultural Resources, was released in 2008.
Through a collaborative agreement between the NDSU Foundation Seedstocks (NDFSS) project and Busch Agricultural Resources, all foundation seed of 'Celebration' barley will be produced and distributed by the NDFSS. '
Celebration' has excellent agronomic performance and malt quality.
It is a Midwestern variety, well-adapted for Minnesota, North Dakota, Idaho, and Montana, with medium-early maturity, medium-early heading, medium-short height, mid-lax head type, rough awns, short rachilla hairs, and colorless aleurone, moderately resistant to Septoria and net blotch.
It has improved reaction to Fusarium head blight and consistently lower DON content.

'Centennial', a Canadian variety, was developed from the cross of 'Lenta' x 'Sanalta' by the University of Alberta.
It is a two-row, relatively short, stiff-strawed, late-maturing variety.
The kernel is midlong with yellow aleurone.
It was released as a feed barley.

'Compana', an American variety, was developed from a composite cross by the Idaho and Montana Agricultural Experiment Stations in cooperation with the USDA's Plant Science Research Division.
It was released by Montana in 1941. '
Compana' is a two-row variety with moderately weak straw, midshort with midseason maturity.
The kernels are long and wide with yellow aleurone.
This variety is resistant to loose smut and moderately resistant to covered smut.

'Conlon', a two-row barley, was released by NDSU in 1996.
Test weight and yield are better than 'Bowman'.
 Yield is equal to 'Stark'. '
Conlon' heads earlier than 'Bowman' and shows good heat tolerance by kernel plumpness.
It is resistant to powdery mildew and net blotch, but is moderately susceptible to spot blotch.
It is prone to lodging under high-yield growing conditions.
It appears best adapted to western North Dakota and adjacent western states.

'Diamant', a Czech high-yield, is a short-height, mutant variety created with X-rays.

'Dickson', a six-row, rough-awned variety, was released by NDSU in 1965.
It had good straw strength and was resistant to stem rust, but susceptible to loose smut. '
Dickson' had more resistance to prevalent leaf spot diseases than 'Trophy', 'Larker', a
Vocabulary
DON: Acronym for deoxynivalenol, a toxic byproduct of Fusarium head blight, also known as vomitoxin
Heading date: A parameter in barley cultivation
Lodging: The bending over of the stems near ground level
Nutans: A designation for a variety with a lax ear, as opposed to 'erectum' (with an erect ear)
QCC: A pathotype of stem rust (Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici)
Rachilla: The part of a spikelet that bears the florets, the length of the rachilla hairs is a characteristic of barley varieties
Cultivars
'Azure', a six-row, blue-aleurone malting barley released in 1982, it was high-yielding with strong straw, but was susceptible to loose smut.
'Beacon', a six-row malting barley with rough awns, short rachilla hairs and colorless aleurone, it was released in 1973, and was the first North Dakota State University (NDSU) barley that had resistance to loose smut.
Bere, a six-row barley, is currently cultivated mainly on 5-15 hectares of land in Orkney, Scotland.  Two additional parcels on the island of Islay, Scotland, were planted in 2006 for Bruichladdich Distillery.
'Betzes', an old German two-row barley, was introduced into North America from Kraków, Poland, by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The Montana and Idaho agricultural experiment stations released Betzes in 1957. It is a midshort, medium strength-strawed, midseason-maturing barley. It has a midsize-to-large kernels with yellow aleurones. Betzes is susceptible to loose and covered smuts, rusts, and scald.
'Bowman', a two-rowed, smooth-awned variety, was jointly released by NDSU and USDA in 1984 as a feed barley, spring variety developed in North Dakota. It has good test weight and straw strength. It is resistant to wheat stem rust, but is susceptible to loose smut and barley yellow dwarf virus.
'Celebration', a variety developed by the barley breeding program at Busch Agricultural Resources, was released in 2008. Through a collaborative agreement between the NDSU Foundation Seedstocks (NDFSS) project and Busch Agricultural Resources, all foundation seed of 'Celebration' barley will be produced and distributed by the NDFSS. 'Celebration' has excellent agronomic performance and malt quality. It is a Midwestern variety, well-adapted for Minnesota, North Dakota, Idaho, and Montana, with medium-early maturity, medium-early heading, medium-short height, mid-lax head type, rough awns, short rachilla hairs, and colorless aleurone, moderately resistant to Septoria and net blotch. It has improved reaction to Fusarium head blight and consistently lower DON content.
'Centennial', a Canadian variety, was developed from the cross of 'Lenta' x 'Sanalta' by the University of Alberta. It is a two-row, relatively short, stiff-strawed, late-maturing variety. The kernel is midlong with yellow aleurone. It was released as a feed barley.
'Compana', an American variety, was developed from a composite cross by the Idaho and Montana Agricultural Experiment Stations in cooperation with the USDA's Plant Science Research Division. It was released by Montana in 1941. 'Compana' is a two-row variety with moderately weak straw, midshort with midseason maturity. The kernels are long and wide with yellow aleurone. This variety is resistant to loose smut and moderately resistant to covered smut.
'Conlon', a two-row barley, was released by NDSU in 1996. Test weight and yield are better than 'Bowman'.  Yield is equal to 'Stark'. 'Conlon' heads earlier than 'Bowman' and shows good heat tolerance by kernel plumpness. It is resistant to powdery mildew and net blotch, but is moderately susceptible to spot blotch. It is prone to lodging under high-yield growing conditions. It appears best adapted to western North Dakota and adjacent western states.
'Diamant', a Czech high-yield, is a short-height, mutant variety created with X-rays.
'Dickson', a six-row, rough-awned variety, was released by NDSU in 1965. It had good straw strength and was resistant to stem rust, but susceptible to loose smut. 'Dickson' had more resistance to prevalent leaf spot diseases than 'Trophy', 'Larker', a
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