SYMKO BARLEY
Symko is a two-rowed spring feed barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) suitable for growing in Eastern Canada. It has high yield, high test weight, large kernels, good lodging resistance and is resistant to powdery mildew. Breeder seed of Symko is being maintained by the Plant Research Centre, Agriculture Canada.Key words: Hordeum vulgare L., barley (two-rowed spring feed)Symko is a high-yielding, two-rowed spring barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) developed at the Plant Research Centre, Agriculture Canada and tested under number OB751-27 by the Ontario Cereal Crops Committee. It has short rachilla hair and does not meet the quality standards required in a malting type. Registration no. 3135 was issued for Symko on 4 July 1989 by the Food Production and Inspection Branch of Agriculture Canada. This cultivar is named in recognition of Mr. S. Symko’s significant contribution to the cereal breeding program as a former cereal cytogeneticist at the Ottawa Research Station, Agriculture Canada.