Overview

Objective and Botanical Description of the variety: BG Katana is a six-rowed spring barley developed by WestBred, a unit of Monsanto. BG Katana was selected for slightly waxy, naked plump seed, along with agronomically favorable traits that include tillering, standability, and resistance to yellow rust. BG Katana was developed and advanced through the traditional pedigree breeding method. Area of adaptation sand primary use of variety: BG Katana has been tested, and shown, adaptation to the northern Palouse, the irrigated Columbia Basin, and the dryland Highway 2 corridor of Washington State and North Idaho. Identifying Characteristics:

Kind	Barley
Growth Habit	Spring
Spike	6 row
Coleoptile Color	Green
Juvenile Growth Habit	Erect
Plant Tillering	Intermediate
Leaf Color at Boot	Green
Flag Leaf at Boot	Erect, No Twist, No Wax
Pubescence on Leaf Blade	No
Pubescence on Leaf Sheath	No
Auricle Color	White
Heading Date	165 days from 1/1
Stem Color	White
Neck Shape	Straight
Collar Shape	V-shaped
Spike Exsertion	Intermediate
Plant Height (cm)	79.5
Spike Shape	Strap
Spike Density	Dense
Spike Position at Maturity:	Erect
Hairiness of Rachis Edge	Covered
Rachilla Hair Length	Long
Lemma Awns	Straight
Length of Lemma Awns	Short
Lemma Awn Surface	Rough
Glume Hairiness	Banded
Glume/Awn Surface	Rough
Glume/Lemma Adherence	Naked
Texture (if covered)	n/a
Aleruone Color	Colorless
Avg 1,000 Kernel wt (g)	38

Variants and Frequency: Taller plants occur at up to .04% (4/10,000). Long awned plants occur at up to .04% (4/10,000). Shrunken endosperm and/or covered seed at 0.18% (18/10,000). Resistance to diseases and pests: BG Katana has shown good tolerance to yellow stripe rust in Eastern Washington that it's predecessors have been susceptible to.

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