• Colibri is a high yielding six-row feed variety with an excellent spectrum of disease resistance.
• Treated yield 4% above Sequel and 2% higher than the hybrid variety Boost.
• High untreated yield.
• Has long straw of moderate strength, requiring careful management.
• Early maturing.
• Good resistance to mildew, yellow rust and net blotch and moderately good resistance to brown rust and Rhynchosporium.
• Resistant to the common strains of barley mosaic viruses (BaYMV strain 1 and BaMMV).
• Low specific weight.
• Breeder: Momont, France.
• UK Agent: Daltons (www.dalmark.co.uk ).

Page updated November 2007.