2026 Recommended Lists sees fewer barley variety additions

With three winter and four spring barley varieties recommended, the barley Recommended List is smaller than seen in previous years

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Senova winter barley variety Darcie
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Senova winter barley variety Darcie

The winter barley RL is smaller than in previous years, with only three additions, and more than a quarter of recommended varieties now include either resistance or tolerance to barley yellow dwarf virus...

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