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PENNCO

• Six-row, winter barley with an awnletted compact spike 
• Outyielded Maury, Pennrad and Barsoy in southeastern Pennsylvania 
• Winterhardiness, plant height, and bushel test weight are comparable to Maury 
• Midseason maturity, two to three days earlier than Maury and Pennrad 
• More resistant to net blotch and leaf rust than Pennrad Good resistance to powdery mildew
  

SAVA

• Winter spelt well adapted to Midwest growing conditions.
• Brown chaff at maturity
• Heading date is the same Sungold and 3 days longer than Sammy
• Same plant height as Sammy and 4 inches shorter than Sungold

CHAMP

• Winter spelt developed at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
• An awnless, brown chaffed cultivar with approximately the same maturity and equivalent winter hardiness as common spelt
• Slightly taller and has considerably improved straw strength compared to common spelt
• Very good resistance to leaf rust
• Moderately resistant to powdery mildew
• Very resistant to wheat spindle streak mosaic virus