From the proven Syngenta spring barley breeding programme, SY TRANSFORMER has been developed in New Zealand in conjunction with Cropmark Seeds Ltd as head licensee and PGG Wrightson Grain (PGW Grain). A spring barley with very high yield potential that is suitable for feed and malting. It has an intermediate maturity and can be planted late or under dryland but has high yield potential with irrigation and appropriate inputs.
SY TRANSFORMER has high yield potential under all grain growing environments but has excelled under ‘normal’ conditions where it yields more than other barleys. It is one of the highest yielding varieties in both the FAR autumn and spring sown trials when looking at the 4 year means, showing consistency across years and environments.
GRAIN QUALITY
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Canterbury
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Southland
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Canterbury
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Southland
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Lower North Island
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Kernel weight (1000 seed weight) | 50 | 47 | 55 | 57 | 57 |
Test Weight (kg/hl) | 62 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 |
Protein content (%) (N% x 5.7) | 11.0 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 12.2 | 11.1 |
Screenings (%) | 4.1 | 7.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 1.1 |
Month Planted |
Typical heading dates for SY Transformer in Canterbury |
May | Late October |
September | Late November |
SY Transformer has an intermediate development rate for harvest maturity.
SY TRANSFORMER is a medium to high tillering variety, and target plant populations should be within the standard PGW Grain barley seed rate guidelines (pg 5). Work done by Cropmark Seeds Ltd has shown yields are maximised by targeting 175-200 plants/m² in the autumn.
SY TRANSFORMER has intermediate resistance to scald and leaf rust, and is mostly resistant to net blotch and powdery mildew. Considering this disease profile, SY TRANSFORMER will need a moderate fungicide programme to focus on scald, leaf rust and Ramularia from autumn sowings, and leaf rust from late spring sowings. In the 2022/23 PGW Grain fungicide trial, SY TRANSFORMER produced a moderate untreated yield and fungicide responses of 2.4–5.6 t/ha and 2.1–2.8 t/ha from an autumn and spring sowing, respectively. Please contact your local PGW Representative for site specific recommendations.
Disease |
PGW Grain disease nursery ratings
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Scald | 6 |
Net blotch | 9 |
Leaf rust | 5 |
Powdery mildew | 8 |