Five of the top performing spring sown barley cultivars yielded an average of 10 t/ha or above across the Canterbury trials in the 2015-16 season. They all have been in CPT2 for three years or less, showing that progress is being made in barley breeding. Of the named cultivars, standout performers from the four year average analysis include Sanette, Scholar, Shada, RGT Planet and Piper.
These cultivars are showing stability across different environments and performing well in all regions tested. The bread wheat Discovery which is now in its third year of the spring sown CPT2 trials is showing consistently high yields in both Canterbury and the southern North Island.
FAR welcomes any queries or suggestions to further improve these booklets, or if you require any additional information that we have not included please contact us.
Rob Craigie
Research Manager