OTAL BARLEY

Otal is a six-rowed spring feed barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) developed and released in Alaska by the United States Department of Agriculture and the state Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station at Palmer. Otal was developed from a cross of the Finnish cultivar Otra, and a breeding line from the...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Plant Science
Main Authors: WOLFE, R. I., TAYLOR, R. L., FARIS, D. G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1987
Subjects:
Horticulture
Plant Science
Agronomy and Crop Science
Canada
Peace River
Alaska
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4141/cjps87-147
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.4141/cjps87-147
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Summary:Otal is a six-rowed spring feed barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) developed and released in Alaska by the United States Department of Agriculture and the state Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station at Palmer. Otal was developed from a cross of the Finnish cultivar Otra, and a breeding line from the Weibullsholm Plant Breeding Institute, Sweden. It was identified at the Agriculture Canada Research Station at Beaver-lodge in Alberta as having promise in the Peace River region for its combination of earliness and high yield, and was licensed for sale in Canada.Key words: Cultivar description, barley, Hordeum vulgare L. early-maturity

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