RAGT·Cereals
RGT Asteroid
RGT Asteroid — a mid-season dual-purpose spring barley variety from RAGT for brewing and distilling, officially approved in Great Britain for whisky production.
Main advantages
- Drought tolerance 9/9 — maker's score
- Lodging resistance 8/9 — maker's score
- Approved in Great Britain — for whisky production
- Powdery mildew 8/9 — maker's score
- Seeding rate 2.8–4.0 million/ha — by sowing date
Overview
About this product
RGT Asteroid spring barley is mid-season, with a two-row ear and mid-season flowering. The maker describes it as a dual-purpose variety with brewing and distilling properties, marks it GN- for distilling and cites approval by Heineken and Malteurop.
Maker's scores on a 1–9 scale
- drought tolerance 9, lodging resistance 8, plant height
- 5
- powdery mildew 8, net blotch 7, dwarf leaf rust 7, rhynchosporium 8, ramularia
- 8
Seeding rate is 2.8–4.0 million viable seeds/ha depending on sowing date; the optimal density of productive stems before harvest is 650/m².
Specifications
Agronomic profile
| Brand | RAGT |
|---|---|
| Maturity | Medium |
| Registered zones | Steppe, Forest-Steppe, Polissia |
| Use | brewing, distilling (GN-), dual-purpose |
| Drought tolerance | 9/9 (maker's score) |
| Lodging resistance | 8/9 (maker's score) |
| Plant height | 5/9 (maker's score) |
| Flowering | mid-season |
| Disease resistance | powdery mildew 8/9, net blotch 7/9, dwarf leaf rust 7/9, rhynchosporium 8/9, ramularia 8/9 (maker's score) |
| Seeding rate | 2.8–3.0 (early sowing), 3.0–3.5 (optimal), 3.5–4.0 (late) million viable seeds/ha |
| Plants at harvest | 650 productive stems/m² |
| Other facts | Ear type: 2-row; Approved in Great Britain for whisky production; Approved by Heineken and Malteurop |
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Questions & answers
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- Optimal sowing depends on crop, zone, and seasonal weather. Winter wheat in the Forest-Steppe: Sep 10–25. Corn: when soil is stable at +10°C at 10 cm depth. See the 12-month sowing calendar on the adam.ua blog.
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