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2026 Recommended Lists sees fewer barley variety additions

With three winter and four spring barley varieties recommended, the barley Recommended List is smaller than seen in previous years

Ashleigh Ellwood
Head of Arable
clock • 3 min read
Senova winter barley variety Darcie
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Senova winter barley variety Darcie

The winter barley RL is smaller than in previous years, with only three additions, and more than a quarter of recommended varieties now include either resistance or tolerance to barley yellow dwarf virus...

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