COMMODUS CL – A Compass barley descendant with yield, IMI tolerance and good early vigour
- High yielding, quick-mid maturing variety
- Agronomically similar to Compass
- Similar yield potential to Compass based on preliminary InterGrain and NVT national yield trials.
- Ideally suited to lighter soils and medium-low rainfall environments
- CCN resistance and useful levels of spot form net blotch resistance
- Excellent grain size with high retention levels and low screenings.
- Moderate hectolitre weight
- Similar lodging tolerance and head loss risk to Compass and may require agronomic management
- Further quality testing is required to make an assessment on potential malting quality
- EPR $4.25 GST exclusive
- Available for planting in 2021
- Commodus CL has been accepted into the Barley Australia malt accreditation program with earliest potential malt accreditation in March 2024