• Cassata is a specific recommendation for growers wanting a variety with malting potential and resistance to barley mosaic virus.
• Fully approved by IBD for the production of malt for brewing.  Cassata produces malt of a similar quality to Pearl.
• Treated yield 2% above Pearl.
• Good lodging resistance.
• Moderately late maturing.
• Good resistance to Rhynchosporium, moderately good resistant to brown rust but susceptible to mildew and very susceptible to yellow rust.
• Resistant to the common strains of barley mosaic viruses (BaYMV strain 1 and BaMMV).
• Breeder/ UK Agent: Nickerson (www.nickersonseeds.co.uk).

Page updated June 2008.