Overview

Objective and Botanical Description of variety: Redrock is a two-row spring forage barley developed by WestBred, a unit of Monsanto. Redrock is stable and uniform in appearance and performance. Redrock two rowed spring barley is hooded with tonnage and high forage quality. Redrock has higher grain yield and improved forage tonnage over Stockford. Redrock has higher protein and starch content while maintaining lower ADF and NDF, giving it higher TDN and RFV than Stockford as well. Area of adaptation and primary use of variety: Redrock has been tested, and shown, adaptation to the irrigated acres of Eastern Washington. Identifying Characteristics:

Kind
Growth Habit	Spring
Spike	2 row
Coleoptile Color	Green
Juvenile Growth Habit	Erect
Plant Tillering	High
Leaf Color at Boot	Green
Flag Leaf at Boot	Erect, No Twist, No Wax
Pubescence on Leaf Blade	Yes
Pubescence on Leaf Sheath	No
Auricle Color	White
Heading Date	155 days
Stem Color	White
Neck Shape	Straight
Collar Shape	V-shaped
Spike Exsertion	Intermediate
Plant Height (cm)	100.3
Spike Shape	Oblong
Spike Density	Mid-Dense
Spike Position at Maturity:	Nodding
Hairiness of Rachis Edge	Few
Rachilla Hair Length	Long
Lemma Awns	Sessile Hoods
Length of Lemma Awns	n/a
Lemma Awn Surface	n/a
Glume Hairiness	Banded
Glume/Awn Surface	Rough
Glume/Lemma Adherence	Covered
Texture (if covered)	Semi-wrinkled
Aleruone Color	Colorless
Avg 1,000 Kernel wt (g)	48

Variants and Frequency: Redrock may contain a tall variant (2-4 inches) at frequencies up to 4/10,000 (.04%). No other variants are known to occur. Resistance to diseases and pests: Redrock has not been tested thoroughly enough to make claims for its disease resistance.

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