Any ideas ?

[where is hardy]

I was looking at a field of Firefly a saw a number of ears looking like the attached photo . Not sure what's caused it.

 

[Spencer]

Give us a clue?

 

[Woodlander]

Frost?

 

[where is hardy]

I don't know just wondering if anyone else has the same problem .

 

[cricketandcrops]

Frost or late Terpal/herbicide as in only just applied when boots splitting

 

[Sprog]

Noticed some ears in some Zyatt looking like that this afternoon. Definitely not terpal here. Had three consecutive light frosts that just managed to freeze windscreens recently as ears emerging.

 

[Gong Farmer]

Frost or late Terpal/herbicide as in only just applied when boots splitting

Agree, also typical of fusarium but we can rule that out

 

[where is hardy]

The last herbicide the crop had was Palio in March and has not had Terpal either .

 

[robs1]

Frost ? I have barley with ears the same, we had several frosts as the ears were emerging, just what we need this year

 

[B'o'B]

I’ve got some droughty patches in some Skyfall that have quite a few ears like that. Those areas were more advanced than the rest of the field and had boots split on the main tiller when we had a frost.

 

[Barry]

I suspect frost is the most likely explanation, sometimes it is just down to the timing of flowering but also there are some varieties which are more susceptible to blind grain sites from cold conditions. But I didn't recall that Firefly was one of them.

 

[organicguy]

I seem to remember a problem with Halcyon many years ago which had damaged ears due to late frost.
we had a monster frost a month ago which took all the leaves off the ash and young oak.

 

[David.]

Quite ironic that a variety called Firefly would have a nice bright coloured end to its ears, actually like a firefly.
They dont glow in the dark do they?
I've got some Firefly in a bit of a frostt pocket, will see what it's like when the ears emerge properly...

 

[Sprog]

Had another look at the Zyatt this morning and quite easy to find damaged ears.


Had a look at Firefly which I have in field alongside and couldn’t find any damaged. Just a question of timing I guess.

 

[yellow belly]

we had some with mid September planted Avalon in frost pockets

 

[willy]

I put it down to drought and the plant just saving what it can!

I have lots of patches like that on my brash in bassett.