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Variety Selection

Variety Selection. Montana Small Grain Guide. Variety Selection. Use of “Adapted Varieties” unadapted can lead to loss of 20% yield Study data from 3 years or more Agriculture Experiment Station summaries released yearly Private Companies

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Variety Selection

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  1. Variety Selection Montana Small Grain Guide

  2. Variety Selection • Use of “Adapted Varieties” • unadapted can lead to loss of 20% yield • Study data from 3 years or more • Agriculture Experiment Station • summaries released yearly • Private Companies • 8-10 years for variety development, 2-3 more for commercial production

  3. Variety Selection • What to look for: • maturity • winter hardiness • disease resistance • insect tolerance • shattering • lodging • yield • quality

  4. Agronomic Quality Characteristics • Value of crop may be more important than yield • malting barley • sawfly resistance • protein

  5. Certified Seed Production • Seed Classes: Breeder, Foundation, Registered, Certified • Breeder: developed by the breeder • Foundation: released by experiment station or breeders to certified seed producers • Registered: grown from foundation seed • Certified: marketed to the commercial grower

  6. Certified Seed • Certified Seed Tag: • no more than 5 seeds of common weeds/lb... • free of noxious weeds • germination of 90% or better • no more than 3 seeds/lb... of other crop • Law protects owners of new varieties for 18 years

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