AC Legend barley

Authors:
  • KHK. M. Ho
    K. M. Ho
  • WSW. L. Seaman
    W. L. Seaman
  • TCT. M. Choo
    T. M. Choo
  • RMR. A. Martin
    R. A. Martin
  • JRJ. Rowsell
    J. Rowsell
  • LGL. Guillemette
    L. Guillemette
  • YDY. Dion
    Y. Dion
  • SRS. Rioux
    S. Rioux
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Abstract
AC Legend is a six-rowed spring feed barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) cultivar bred at the Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, and evaluated by the Easter Canada Barley Breeding Group. It was selected from a Chapais/CIMMYT-6 cross and is suitable for growing in eastern Canada, where it out-yielded the check cultivars AC Stephen, Chapais, Myriam, ACCA and AC Westech. AC Legend is resistant to scald. Key words: Hordeum vulgare L., six-rowed barley, feed barley, high yield, scald resistance