The Germplasm Evaluation Network (GEN) is a FAR Australia ‘Industry Innovations 2025’ initiative that
tests crop performance across FAR Australia’s national network of Crop Technology Centres. GEN sites
are situated in higher yielding regions of the country and test crop performance plus and minus fungicide. FAR Australia provides the control varieties and breeders enter their chosen lines for evaluation.

Objectives:

To assess the performance of five spring barley varieties against two FAR control varieties RGT Planet (malt) and Rosalind (feed) plus and minus fungicide in the northern midlands (HRZ) of Tasmania (Hagley).

Key Points:
• Yields ranged from 9.57 – 12.07t/ha depending on variety and fungicide treatment.
• There was a significant response to fungicide (which averaged 0.42t/ha across the varieties), principally as a result of net form of net blotch (NFNB) infection (depending on variety).
• NFNB infection was most significant in RGT Planet and FAR SB2.
• The coded European barleys FAR SB2, FAR SB1, and FAR SB5 were significantly higher yielding than all other varieties tested (except AGTB0318), with each of these varieties exceeding 11.8t/ha when treated with fungicide.

Should you be interested in taking part in our Industry Innovations initiative in 2024, more details can be found here https://faraustralia.com.au/industry-innovations-2025

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