Registration of 'Bentley' Barley

Bentley' (Reg. No. CV-342, PI 655071; CFIA Reg. No. 6489, Canadian PBR Appl. No. 08-6331) is a two-rowed, hulled, spring malting barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) developed at the Field Crop Development Centre (FCDC), Lacombe, AB, Canada. Bentley was tested in FCDC trials as H93103004 from 2000 to 2004 and in Prairie Recommending Committee for Oat and Barley trials as TR05669 and FB414 during 2005, 2006, and 2007. It was registered for production in western Canada due to its high yields for both grain and biomass, good agronomic performance, and good grain quality traits especially for malting. Bentley is resistant to the spot form of net blotch (caused by Pyrenophora teres forma maculate Smedge) and moderately resistant to the surface-borne smuts (caused by Ustilago spp.) and spot blotch (caused by Cochliobolus sativus (Ito & Kuribayashi) Drechs. ex Dastur).