SECRETARIAT
Varieties
SECRETARIAT is a high-yield, high test weight, moderately early heading, short stature, six-row winter barley having good winter hardiness. The spikes of Secretariat are erect, strap, and slightly waxy with no overlapping lateral kernels and short awns. It is a potential commodity for feed, food, and fuel ethanol production. Grain of Secretariat is superior overall to those of many hulled varieties. It is resistant to all of the prevalent diseases in the eastern US except for Fusarium head blight.
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