Technical Bulletin: Lowe

 
 
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 Lowe is a malting barley with:
  • Low DON accumulation, averaging 50% less than AC Metcalfe
  • Grain yield is 12% higher than AC Metcalfe and 6% higher than CDC Copeland
  • Promising malt quality for craft brewing with low protein and high extract

Strengths of Lowe
  • Consistently low DON levels, up to 85% lower than AC Metcalfe. Lowe has a better than average reaction to FHB, as noted by the Prairie Recommending Committee for Oat and Barley.
  • Grain yields are 12% higher than AC Metcalfe and 6% higher than CDC Copeland across Western Canada.
  • Lodging scores are lower than the malting checks and similar to Xena.
  • Good malting traits with high kernel weight and low protein. FAN equal to CDC Copeland and less than AC Metcalfe. Fine extract is higher than the malting checks AC Metcalfe and CDC Copeland. Peeling and wort β-glucan levels are lower than the checks in Coop trials.
  • Higher percent plumps, similar test weight, and heavier kernel weight compared to the malting checks.
  • Disease resistance: resistance to the surface-borne smuts, loose smut, scald and spot-form net blotch is better than the malting checks.

Table 1.  Mean grain yield (kg/ha) by soil zone in the 2013 and 2014 Western Coop Two-Row Barley Trials.
Entry
Black1
Black and Grey2
Brown3
Overall
kg/ha
% AC Metcalfe
kg/ha
% AC Metcalfe
kg/ha
% AC Metcalfe
kg/ha
% AC Metcalfe
CDC Copeland
6871
106
6803
107
5132
104
6163
106
Xena
7062
109
7234
113
5925
120
6672
114
AC Metcalfe
6480
100
6381
100
4944
100
5842
100
Lowe
7310
113
7141
112
5487
111
6536
112
Stn. Yrs.
9
11
13
33
Coop trials had 36 total entries in 2013, 32 in 2014.  1Manitoba and Saskatchewan  2Alberta and BC  3Alberta and Saskatchewan


Table 2.  Mean agronomic performance in the 2013 and 2014 Western Cooperative Two-Row Barley Trials.
Entry
Heading
Maturity
Height
Lodging
Test Wt
1000K Weight
Plump >6/64
(days)
(days)
(cm)
(1-9)
(kg/hL)
(g)
(%)
CDC Copeland
55.4
92.6
86.4
4.1
64.7
47.0
90.0
Xena
53.3
92.0
81.5
3.7
67.3
49.8
90.5
AC Metcalfe
54.1
92.2
83.9
4.6
66.4
46.1
89.1
Lowe
56.6
94.9
89.3
3.5
65.4
48.7
90.4
Stn. Yrs.
22
27
29
12
32
32
28
Lodging score 1-9, 9 being up to 100% lodged.


Table 3.  DON accumulation in the 2013 and 2014 Western Coop Two-Row Barley Trials.
Entry
Brandon1
Portage-la-Prairie1
Morden2
Charlottetown2
Overall Mean
DON ppm
% AC Metcalfe
DON
ppm
% AC Metcalfe
DON ppm
% AC Metcalfe
DON
ppm
% AC Metcalfe
DON
ppm
% AC Metcalfe
CDC Copeland
45.4
92
23.0
69
18.9
89
21.6
127
27.2
94
Xena
20.5
41
20.5
62
8.5
40
16.0
94
16.4
59
AC Metcalfe
49.4
100
33.2
100
21.2
100
17.0
100
30.2
100
Lowe
17.3
35
21.7
65
3.2
15
14.3
84
14.1
49
12013 data.  22014 data.


Table 4. Mean malting quality in the 2014 and 2015 Barley Collaborative Trials.
Malt
Wort
Friability
P and B
Protein
DP
α Amylase
F. Ext.
Sol. P.
β-Glucan
Viscosity
FAN
Entry
%
%
%
°L
D.U.
%
%
ppm
cP
mg/L
AC Metcalfe
66.4
4.9
12.3
165
72.6
80.8
5.1
254
1.48
210
CDC Copeland
76
2.2
12
149
62.1
80.5
5.1
157
1.46
204
Lowe
76.8
2.3
11.6
134
63.8
80.8
4.7
179
1.47
185
Mean of 3 locations in 2014 and 5 in 2015. P and B - peeled and broken; DP -  diastatic power; Sol. P. - soluble protein.


Table 5.  Disease ratings from the 2014 Western Cooperative Two-Row Barley Disease Reaction Report.
Net Blotch
Scald
Spot blotch
Smut
Stem rust
Fusarium Head Blight
Entry
Net form
Spot form
Loose
Surface
CDC Copeland
I
I
S
S
I
MR
MR
I
Xena
S
MR-I
S
MS-S
MS
MR-I
R
MR
AC Metcalfe
S
I
S
I
R
MR
R-MR
I
Lowe
I
MR
MR
I
R
R
S
MR
R - resistant, MR - moderately resistant, I - intermediate, MS - moderately susceptible, S - susceptible.
 
 
 
 
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This information published to the web on May 23, 2017.
Last Reviewed/Revised on September 12, 2018.