Overview

Objectives and Botanical Description of the variety: Vaquero is a two-row spring forage barley that was developed by WestBred, a unit of Monsanto. Vaquero was selected based on standability, tillering, and grain plumpness. It is a tall hooded barley with excellent forage tonnage. Vaquero is 3-6 inches taller than Stockford with better standability and higher TDN and RFV. Vaquero is stable and uniform in appearance and performance. Vaquero was advanced through the standard pedigree breeding method. Area of adaptation and primary use of variety: Vaquero has 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	Dark Green
Flag Leaf at Boot	Recurved, Not-Twisted, Not Waxy
Pubescence on Leaf Blade	No
Pubescence on Leaf Sheath	No
Auricle Color	White
Heading Date	81.5 days
Stem Color	White
Neck Shape	Straight
Collar Shape	Closed
Spike Exsertion	Full
Plant Height (cm)	116
Spike Shape	Tapering
Spike Density	Mid-Dense
Spike Position at Maturity:	Inclined
Hairiness of Rachis Edge	Covered
Rachilla Hair Length	Short
Lemma Awns	Sessile Hoods
Length of Lemma Awns	n/a
Lemma Awn Surface	n/a
Glume Hairiness	Middle Only
Glume/Awn Surface	Rough
Glume/Lemma Adherence	Covered
Texture (if covered)	Semi-wrinkled
Aleruone Color	Colorless
Avg 1,000 Kernel wt (g)	44

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

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