ST-470-05 SAMPLE-General Form for Any Species (Barley)

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION OFFICE

OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION OF VARIETY
Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)
NAME OF APPLICANT (S)

TEMPORARY OR EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNATION

VARIETY NAME

ADDRESS (Street and No. or RD No., City, State, Zip Code, and Country)

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
PVPO NUMBER

PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY:
Place the appropriate number that describes the varietal character of this variety in the boxes below. Place a zero in the first box (i.e., 0
when the number is either 99 or less or 9 or less.

9

9 or

0 9

)

1. GROWTH HABIT
1 = Spring

2 = Facultative Winter

Early Growth:

1 = Prostrate

3 = Winter

2 = Prostrate to Semi-Prostrate

3 = Semi-Prostrate

4 = Semi-Prostrate to Erect

5 = Erect

2. MATURITY: (50% Flowering)

1 = Early

2 = Early to Midseason

No. Days Earlier Than
Same as Check

3 = Midseason

4 = Midseason to Late

5 = Late

________________________________ *
________________________________ *

No. of Days Later Than

________________________________ *

3. PLANT: (From Soil Level to Top of Head)
1 = Semi-Dwarf
cm Shorter Than
Same as Check
cm Taller Than

2 = Short

3 = Medium Tall

4 = Tall

5 = Other (specify _____________)

__________________________________ *
__________________________________ *
__________________________________ *

4. STEM
Exertion (Flag to Spike at Maturity): 1 = ( 0 – 3 cm)
Anthocyanin:

1 = Absent

2 = (3 – 10 cm)

3 = (10 – 15 cm)

4 = Other (specify _____________)

2 = Present

No. of Nodes (Originating from Node Above Ground)
Collar Shape:

1 = Closed

Shape of Neck: 1 = Straight

2 = V-Shaped
2 = Slightly Snaky

3 = Open
3 = Snaky

4 = Modified Closed or Open

5 = Other (specify _____________)

4 = Other (Specify) ______________________________

* A commercial variety grown in the same trial.
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5. LEAF
Basal Leaf Sheath (Seedling):

1 = Glabrous

Position of Flag Leaf (At Boot Stage):
Waxiness:

1 = Absent (Glossy)

2 = Pubescent

1 = Drooping

2 = Horizontal

2 = Slightly Waxy

3 = Upright

3 = Waxy

4 = Other (specify _____________)

4 = Other (specify _____________)

mm Width (First Leaf Below Flag Leaf)
cm Length (First Leaf Below Flag Leaf)
Anthocyanin in Leaf Sheath:

1 = Absent

2 = Present

Type:

1 = Two-Rowed

2 = Six-Rowed

Density:

1 = Lax

2 = Erect (Not Dense)

6. HEAD

Head Attitude: 1 = Erect

2 = Semi-Erect

Shape:

1 = Tapering

2 Strap

Waxiness

1 = Absent (Glossy)

3 = Erect (Dense)

3 = Nodding

4 = Other (specify ____________________)

3 = Clavate

2 = Slightly Waxy

4 = Other (specify ________________________________)

3 = Waxy

4 = Other (specify _______________________)

3 = 1/4 – 1/2 of Head

Lateral Kernels Overlap:

1 = None

2 = At Tip

Rachis (HaIr on Edge):

1 = Lacking

2 = Lacking to Few

Rachis Hair Length:

4 = Other (specify ____________________)

3 = Few

4 = Other (specify _______________________)
4 = Few to Covered

5 = Covered

1 = Short; 2 = Midlong; 3 = Midlong to Long; 4 = Long

7. GLUME
Length:

1 = 1/3 of Lemma

2 = 1/2 of Lemma

3 = More than 1/2 of Lemma

Hairs:

1 = None

2 = Short

3 = Long

Hair Covering: 1 = None
Awns:

2 = Restricted to Middle

1 = Less than Equal to Length of Glumes
3 = More than Equal to Length of Glumes

Awn Surface: 1 = Smooth

2 = Semi-Smooth

4 = Other (specify _______________)

4 = Other (specify ____________________)

3 = Confined to Band

4 = Completely Covered

4 = Other (specify _______________)

2 = Equal to Length of Glumes
4 = Other (specify ____________________)
3 = Rough

4 = Other (specify ____________________)

8. LEMMA
Awn:

1 = Awnless
2 = Awnlets on Central Rows, Awnless on Lateral Rows
3 = Short on Central Rows, Awnlets on Lateral Rows
4 = Short (Less than Equal to Length of Spike)
5 = Long (Longer than Spike)
6 = Hooded
7 = Other (specify _______________)

Awn Surface: 1 = Awnless

2 = Smooth

3 = Semi-Smooth

Teeth:

1 = Absent

2 = Few

Hair:

1 = Absent

2 = Present

Shape of Base:

Rachilla Hairs:
Rachilla Length:

4 = Rough

3 = Numerous

4 = Other (specify _______________)

1 = Depression
2 = Depression to Slight Crease
4 = Slight Crease to Transverse Crease
5 = Transverse Crease
1 = Short
1 = Short

2 = Long

3 = Other (specify _______________)

2 = Medium

3 = Long

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3 = Slight Crease

4 = Other (specify _______________)

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9. STIGMA
Hairs:

1 = Few

2 = Many

3 = Other (specify ________________)

10. USE
1 = Malting

2 = Non-malting

3 = Feed (animal)

4 = Forage

5 = Human consumption

6 = Other (specify __________________________)

11. SEED:
Type:

1 = Naked

Hairs on Ventral Furrow:
Length:

2 = Covered
1 = Absent

2 = Present

3 = Other (specify ________________)

1 = Short (8.0 mm)
2 = Short to Mid-Long (7.5 – 9.0 mm)
3 = Mid-Long (8.5 – 9.5 mm)
4 = Mid-Long to Long (9.0 – 10.5 mm)
5 = Long (10.0 mm)
6 = Other (specify __________________)

Wrinkling of Hull:

1 = Naked

2 = Slightly Wrinkled

Aleurone Color:

1 = Colorless (White or Yellow)

Percent Abortive

3 = Semi-Wrinkled

4 = Wrinkled

2 = Blue

5 = Other (specify __________________)

3 = Mixed

GMS. per 1000 Seeds

12. DISEASE: (0 = Not Tested, 1 = Susceptible, 2 = Resistant, 3 = Intermediate, 4 = Tolerant, 5 = Mixed)
Septoria

Net Blotch

Spot Blotch

Powdery Mildew

Loose Smut

Bacterial Blight

Covered Smut

False Loose Smut

Stem Rust

Leaf Rust

Scab

Scald

Aster Yellows Virus

BSMV

BYDV

Other (Specify) __________________________

13. INSECT: (0 = Not Tested, 1 = Susceptible, 2 = Resistant, 3 = Intermediate, 4 = Tolerant, 5 = Mixed)
Green Bug

English Grain Aphid

Chinch Bug

Armyworm

Grasshoppers

Cerial Leaf Beetle

Other (Specify) __________________________________________________

GP

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

Other Specify)__________________

Hessian Fly Races

14. CHEMICAL: (0 = Not Tested, 1 = Susceptible, 2 = Resistant, 3 = Intermediate, 4 = Tolerant, 5 = Mixed)
Other (Specify) _________________________________________________________

15. INDICATE WHICH VAREITY MOST CLOSELY RESEMBLES THAT SUBMITTED:
CHARACTER

NAME OF VARIETY

CHARACTER

Plant Tillering

Seed Size

Leaf Size

Coleoptile Elongation

Leaf Color

Seedling Pigmentation

NAME OF VARIETY

Leaf Carriage

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REFERENCES:
The following publications may be used as a reference aid for the standardization of character descriptions and terms used in this form:
1.

Wiebe, G.A., and D.A. Reid, 1961, Classifications of Barley Varieties Grown in the United States and Can ada in 1958, Technical Bulletin No. 1224, U.S.
Department of Agriculture.

2.

Reid, D.A., and G.A. Wiebe, 1968, Barley: Origin, Botany, Culture, Winter Hardiness, Genetics, Utilization, Pests, Agricultur e Handbook No. 338, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, pp. 61-84.

3.

Malting Barley Improvement Association, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1971, Barley Variety Dictionary.

COLOR: Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart; Munsell book of color or any recognized color fan may be used to determine color of the described variety.

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