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Download PDF Tailoring nitrogen rates to optimise yield from modern spring barley varieties and hit the quality required by end users can be tricky. A three-year research project offers fresh insights and will help reshape RB209 recommendations, as CPM discovers Our work shows there is potentially some scope to reduce rates from the current RB209 without compromising yield. By Paul Spackman Spring barley has long been central to the rotation on many farms, particularly in Scotland, and in recent years it has also become more popular in less traditional barley-growing areas, not least for its role in blackgrass management strategies. For many farmers, particularly those new to growing the crop on heavier land, nitrogen management can be quite challenging when trying to balance optimum yields with the specific grain quality requirements of maltsters and other buyers, so having accurate guidance is essential. A review of the AHDB’s official RB209 Nutrient Management Guide in 2016 highlighted a real need for new data to support nitrogen timing and rate recommendations in modern high-yielding spring barley varieties and prompted the launch of a three-year research project, led by ADAS, which has just concluded. “A lot of RB209 spring barley nitrogen recommendations were based…
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Download PDF Tailoring nitrogen rates to optimise yield from modern spring barley varieties and hit the quality required by end users can be tricky. A three-year research project offers fresh insights and will help reshape RB209 recommendations, as CPM discovers Our work shows there is potentially some scope to reduce rates from the current RB209 without compromising yield. By Paul Spackman Spring barley has long been central to the rotation on many farms, particularly in Scotland, and in recent years it has also become more popular in less traditional barley-growing areas, not least for its role in blackgrass management strategies. For many farmers, particularly those new to growing the crop on heavier land, nitrogen management can be quite challenging when trying to balance optimum yields with the specific grain quality requirements of maltsters and other buyers, so having accurate guidance is essential. A review of the AHDB’s official RB209 Nutrient Management Guide in 2016 highlighted a real need for new data to support nitrogen timing and rate recommendations in modern high-yielding spring barley varieties and prompted the launch of a three-year research project, led by ADAS, which has just concluded. “A lot of RB209 spring barley nitrogen recommendations were based…
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