Buccaneer

✚ Relatively new 2-row winter malting type

✚ Step up in yield and disease resistance over SY Craft

Variety Positioning

• Added to the UK Recommended List in 2023 and fully approved for brewing since 2024.

• It shows a step up in both treated (97%) and untreated yields (78%) compared with Craft and brings with it a significantly improved agronomic package.  

• Average specific weight (69.6 kg/ha), similar low nitrogen and hot water extract to Craft and slightly lower screening losses.

• Performs well across soil types including heavier soils (99%).

• It has given its best relative performance in the East region and on heavier soils.

• Moderately tall (92 cm treated, 97 cm untreated) with medium risk of lodging (7 untreated, 7 treated) and medium maturity (1).

• Agrii trials suggest that it has good resistance against brackling.

• Good disease resistance package against mildew (RL 6; Agrii 6), brown rust (RL 8; Agrii 7), Rhynchosporium (RL 6; Agrii 6) and net blotch (RL 5; Agrii 5) so a significant improvement over Craft.

• Resistant to barley mild mosaic and yellow mosaic virus (strain 1).

NOTE:
Numbers in bold – Agrii Advisory List data
Numbers in standard text – AHDB Recommended List data