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REGISTRATIONS OF CULTIVARS

Registration of ‘Valier’ Barley

^a Dep. of Plant Science and Plant Pathology, Montana State Univ., Bozeman, MT 59717
^b Dep. of Animal and Range Sciences, Montana State Univ., Bozeman, MT 59717-2900
^c Western Triangle Agric. Res. Ctr., Montana State Univ., P.O. Box 974, Conrad, MT 59125
^d Northern Agricultural Res. Ctr., Montana State Univ., Star Route 36, Box 43, Havre, MT 59501
^e Northwestern Agric. Res. Ctr., Montana State Univ., 4570 MT 35, Kalispell, MT 59901
^f Eastern Agric. Res. Ctr., 1501 N. Central Ave., Sidney, MT 59270
^g Southern Agric. Res. Ctr., Montana State Univ., 748 Railroad Highway, Huntley, MT 59037-9099
^h Central Agric. Res. Ctr., HC 90, Box 20, Moccasin, MT 59462
ⁱ Dept. of Crop Science, Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR 97331

* Corresponding author (blake{at}hordeum.oscs.montana.edu)

‘Valier’, a two-rowed spring feed barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) (Reg. no. CV-301, PI 610264), was developed by the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station and released for commercial production in May 1999.

Valier was selected from a cross of ‘Lewis’/‘Baronesse’ made at Bozeman, MT, in 1991. The parent Lewis (CIho 15856), a two-rowed barley, was developed by ARS and Montana State University from the cross ‘Hector’/‘Klages’. Western Plant Breeders, Bozeman, Montana, introduced the parent Baronesse into the USA from Germany. Baronesse, an important two-rowed feed barley cultivar in the western USA, was formerly a prominent feed barley in Germany.

Valier originated at Bozeman from a series of 58 randomly isolated F₅ plants grown in 1994. These 58 lines were utilized in a series of linkage analysis and quantitative trait locus mapping experiments (Blake et al., 1998) that had the objectives of determining locations of genes from Baronesse that were responsible for its agronomic superiority and determining locations of genes that could possibly affect feedlot performance characteristics. Valier was derived from line number 30 of this 58 member population. Headrow-derived F₉ plots were bulked to form the cultivar Valier. It was designated as MTLB30 before naming and release. Valier is midseason in maturity with midlax, midlong spikes with rough awns that are seminodding to erect before and after maturity, similar to Baronesse. Kernels have adhering, finely wrinkled hulls, white aleurone, and rachilla hairs are long. Glume awns are equal to the length of the hair-covered glume. Unlike its parent, Baronesse, Valier retains sterile lateral florets. Valier, like Baronesse, flowers nearly 2 d later than its maternal parent, Lewis. Valier is approximately 2 cm shorter than Lewis and is superior to Lewis in lodging resistance. Valier frequently develops red-tipped awns, a distinctive and obvious character. Valier has been relatively free of disease when grown in Montana.

Valier has been widely tested in both dryland and irrigated trials in Montana since 1997. It was tested in the regional Western Spring Barley Nursery and the Western Dryland Spring Barley Nursery in 1999 and 2000. In 21 location-years trials on dryland and under irrigation in Montana in 1999 and 2000, Valier's grain yield was 5515 kg ha^-1 or 103% of ‘Gallatin’ and 104% of ‘Harrington’. Valier out yielded all commonly grown cultivars in the Montana trials except Baronesse. Valier also produced high test weight grain with good kernel plumpness.

Valier was developed specifically to combine excellent agronomic performance with improved cattle-feeding characteristics. In a 20 calf per treatment evaluation, Valier-fed calves gained weight more rapidly than their half-siblings fed either Lewis or Baronesse barley (Boss et al., 1999).

Foundation and Breeders seed of Valier will be maintained by the Montana Foundation Seed Program. Varietal protection under title V of the Plant Variety Protection Act is being sought. Foundation, Registered and Certified seed is now widely available throughout Montana. Seed is available in small quantities for research purposes from the corresponding author.

NOTES

Registration by CSSA.

Accepted for publication March 31, 2002.

REFERENCES

• Blake, T.K., S. Larson, J. Eckhoff, and V. Kanazin. 1998. Avioding project bankruptcy while effectively employing markers. p. 99–108. In K. Lamkey (ed.) Proc. of the ASA, HSSA Joint Symposium on Heterosis, Indianapolis, IN. CSSA Madison, WI.
• Boss, D.L., J.G.P Bowman, L.M.M. Surber, D.C. Anderson, and T.K. Blake. 1999. Feeding value of two Lewis x Baronesse recombinant inbred lines, LB13 and LB30, for finishing steers. Proc. West. Sec. Am. Soc. Anim. Sci. 50:293–296.

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