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The American Malting Barley Assn., has added the six-row barley Russell to its list of recommended malting barley varieties for the 1991 crop year. The recommendation includes the states of Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington, according to the association.

Russell was released in 1985 by the USDA-Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
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 and the Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station. It was developed at the University of Idaho The university was formed by the territorial legislature of Idaho on January 30, 1889, and opened its doors on October 3, 1892 with an initial class of 40 students. The first graduating class in 1896 contained two men and two women.  Aberdeen Research and Extension Center.

Russell is a selection from a cross of Larla and the line ND1265. It is a mid-season, white pearl, six-rowed spring barley with smooth awns, short rachilla ra·chil·la  
n. pl. ra·chil·lae
A diminutive axis of a spikelet that bears the florets, as in grasses and sedges.



[New Latin, diminutive of rachis.
 hairs and more lateral vein barbs barbs

the primary, delicate filaments that are given off the shaft of a bird's contour feather. They project from the rachis and bear the barbules.
 than Morex. Additionally, Russell outyields Morex, is lower in protein, had good lodging resistance and is adapted to both dryland and irrigated production.

Other previously announced addition to 1991's recommended list were Excel and B 1603. Excel was developed in Minnesota and was released in February, 1990. While similar to Hazel in kernel characteristics, Excel can be distinguished with electrophoresis techniques.

B1603 was developed by Busch Agricultural Resources, Inc. The variety is a six-rowed, roughawned, long rachilla hair, white pearl spring barley. The rough awn can be used to distinguish B1603 from Excel.
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Title Annotation:American Malting Barley Association Inc.; barley variety Russel
Publication:Modern Brewery Age
Date:Apr 1, 1991
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