INTEGRAL
INTEGRAL Winter Barley is a high-yielding 6-row BYDV-tolerant variety
Key Features
BYDV Tolerant: Protects yield potential against virus pressure.
Very High Yield: Equivalent to or higher than KWS Joyau in official Irish VCU Trials (2022–2023, 11 sites).
Early Drilling: Suitable for sowing from 15th September onwards.
Performs well on both light and heavy soils.
Agronomic Profile
Early maturing.
Short, stiff straw with good resistance to lodging and brackling.
Strong resistance to wet weather diseases.
Needs monitoring for mildew.
Better Ramularia resistance than its parent variety, Pixel.
Grain Quality
Produces good quality grain for a 6-row type.
Very high KPH.
Large TGW with low screenings.
| 6R Conv + BYDV | |
|---|---|
| RELATIVE YIELD POTENTIAL | |
| 2026 DAFM RLT (100 = 9.79 t/ha @ 15%mc) | 103 |
| 2025 DAFM RLT (100 = 9.61 t/ha @ 15%mc) | 104 |
| 2024 DAFM NLT (100 = 9.45 t/ha @ 15%mc) | 108 |
| AGRONOMIC FEATURES* | |
| Plant Height (cm) | 92 |
| Resistance to Lodging | 7 |
| Resistance to Straw Breakdown | 6 |
| Earliness of Ripening | 8 |
| DISEASE RESISTANCE* | |
| Net Blotch | 6 |
| Rhynchosporium | 6 |
| Mildew | 5 |
| Brown Rust | 7 |
| GRAIN QUALITY* | |
| Hectolitre Weight (KPH) | 67.3 |
| Thousand Grain Weight (g) | 52.6 |
| Screenings % (<2.2mm) | 1.1 |
