Hacker

Variety Positioning

• Hacker has one of the highest specific weights (70 kg/hl) available and one of the lowest screening losses. Its best performance has been in the West (101%) but has also found favour in the North (99%).
• Medium height (72 cm), one of the stiffest varieties (8 treated, 8 untreated) and excellent resistance to necking and brackling (9). All highly desirable characteristics and, to top it off, it also has early maturity.
• Good mildew (8) resistance, average brown rust (5) but its Rhynchosporium (5) resistance is slightly weaker than most varieties so needs watching. Moderate susceptibility to net blotch.

The data presented here is a partial abstraction from the AHDB Recommended List. The complete data set is available on the AHDB website here