With the highest untreated yield across two years of national official independent trials and the best specific weight available from any variety currently available, Aleksandra offers key benefits to livestock and arable farmers alike. Treated yield is close to KWS Tardis, giving growers a wide spraying window
of opportunity to maximise yield at least fungicide cost and spray when the conditions are right, without worrying about disease build-up..
- Aleksandra is an RL candidate two-row feed barley with exceptional disease resistance and the highest untreated yield and specific weight of any variety available today
- Treated yield equal Tardis
- Medium to long strawed perfectly suited to livestock farmers - easy to manage feed variety with max straw
Aleksandra has been trialled for three years for yield, disease resistance and specific weight with consistent performance across regions and soils. Yield without fungicide is only likely to be of key interest to organic growers or those following a Regenerative Agriculture regime. The wider implication is that with fluctuating weather patterns, opportunities to spray to combat disease can sometimes be limited. Many livestock farmers depend upon arable contractors to manage their cropping, so getting to the field on time may not always be possible.
With Aleksandra’s excellent disease resistance there is less risk that disease will take hold before the sprayer can protect.
Aleksandra’s straw is marginally taller than most 2 rows, but not as tall as the hybrid 6 row lines. A three PGR programme would be recommended for fertile soils or the wetter west.
For example, Aleksandra was grown in private breeder trials in Ireland 2022 under this regime, where it excelled with a mean 7% treated yield advantage over KWS Tardis (26% higher yield untreated) and minimal straw breakdown.
