BARBADOS
The early driller that looks after itself
- 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 wellpacked 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 of its maturity of 4 reflects it’s very clean growth and general plant senescence.
Characteristics in numbers
| Variety Type | Conventional | ||
| Recommendation | North | ||
| UK | E/W | N | |
| Gross Output | 97 | 96 | 101 |
| Seed Yield | 97 | 97 | 101 |
| Shortness of Stem | 6 |
| Resistance to Lodging | 8 |
| Stem Stiffness | 8 |
| Flowering | 6 |
| Maturity | 4 |
| Oil Content (%) | 45.0 |
| Light Leaf Spot | 7 |
| Stem Canker | 7 |
| Verticillium Stem Stripe Tolerance* | 5 |
