Spring Trials Up!

Spring naked barley plots for 2014 have emerged.

The experiment includes a whole pipeline for finding the ideal spring naked barley variety for the UK.  There are early generation populations (F2), ready for selection, right through to F5/6 lines that have been selected and are now being purified for potential release as a variety.

Good potential in the glasshouse is of no use if a variety doesn't perform in the field.

There are also plots of uzu naked barley (will explain in a later post) and white grained spelt wheat.