BARBADOS
Ideal for early drilling
- Suitable for early drilling
- Stiff straw with strong establishment
- Good verticillium stem stripe tolerance
Characteristics
About
Multi-gene resistance to light leaf spot and stem canker combined with verticillium stem stripe tolerance support Barbados’ performance across the UK. It has found favour in regions where both LLS and stem canker are an issue. Barbados has a strong following throughout the UK and has consistently delivered good results on farm. Barbados has good winter hardiness and a strong, leafy, early spring growth leading to a tight canopy with a mass of well-packed pods. It’s ideally suited to early drilling as part of flea beetle strategy. Barbados has excellent lodging resistance and stem stiffness. It has a vigorous spring growth habit. The maturity score of 4 reflects it’s very clean growth and general plant senescence.
| UK | 97 |
| East/West | 96 |
| North | 101 |
| Light leaf spot | 7 |
| Stem canker | 7 |
| Verticillium Stem Stripe | 5 |
| Resistance to lodging | 8 |
| Stem stiffness | 8 |
| Shortness of stem | 6 |
| Earliness of flowering | 6 |
| Earliness of maturity | 4 |
| Plant height (cm) | 6 |
