LG Capitol

The highest yielding 2-row variety on the Recommended List

harvesting winter barley
  • Market Options: 2-row feed
  • Status: AHDB Recommended

LG Capitol is the highest yielding 2-row winter barley.

LG Capitol has very high yield potential across all regions of the UK, comparable with hybrid varieties. It has a good disease resistance profile.

This variety offers good specific weight and good screenings. 

Strengths

  • Consistency of yield performance across testing seasons

  • Eastern region yield comparable with hybrid varieties

  • Good disease resistance profile

Technical Information

Yield (% Treated Control)

LG CapitolKWS TardisSY Kingsbarn*
UK106103107
East106103106
West105101107
North105103107
Untreated (% of controls)898480

Disease Resistance

LG CapitolKWS TardisSY Kingsbarn*
Mildew757
Brown Rust765
Rhynchosporium666
Net Blotch555

Grain Quality

LG CapitolKWS TardisSY Kingsbarn*
Specific Weight (kg/hl)70.470.670.6
Screenings (% through 2.25 mm)21.91.6
Screenings (% through 2.5 mm)6.15.45.5

Agronomic Profile

LG Capitol
Lodging Resistance (- PGR)7
Lodging Resistance (+PGR)7
Brackling (%)12
Straw Height (-PGR)91cm
Straw Height (+PGR)85 cm
Ripening (days +/- LG Caravelle)+1
Suitability to Light Soils*8.5
Suitability to Heavy Soils*8
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Limagrain UK
Rothwell, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, LN7 6DT
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harvesting winter barley

LG Capitol

The highest yielding 2-row variety on the Recommended List

LG Capitol is the highest yielding 2-row winter barley.

LG Capitol has very high yield potential across all regions of the UK, comparable with hybrid varieties. It has a good disease resistance profile.

This variety offers good specific weight and good screenings. 

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Key Strengths

  • Consistency of yield performance across testing seasons

  • Eastern region yield comparable with hybrid varieties

  • Good disease resistance profile

Technical Information

Yield (% Treated Control)

LG CapitolKWS TardisSY Kingsbarn*
UK106103107
East106103106
West105101107
North105103107
Untreated (% of controls)898480

Data used from AHDB Recommended List 2026/27. See AHDB website for full dataset. Varieties marked with * are no longer under test in RL trials.

Disease Resistance

LG CapitolKWS TardisSY Kingsbarn*
Mildew757
Brown Rust765
Rhynchosporium666
Net Blotch555

All data is from the AHDB Recommended List 2026/27 database. See AHDB website for full dataset. On the 1-9 scales, high figures indicate that the variety shows the character to a high degree (e.g. high resistance). Varieties marked with * are no longer under test in RL trials.

Grain Quality

LG CapitolKWS TardisSY Kingsbarn*
Specific Weight (kg/hl)70.470.670.6
Screenings (% through 2.25 mm)21.91.6
Screenings (% through 2.5 mm)6.15.45.5

All data is from the AHDB Recommended List 2026/27 database. See AHDB website for full dataset. Varieties marked with * are no longer under test in RL trials.

Agronomic Profile

LG Capitol
Lodging Resistance (- PGR)7
Lodging Resistance (+PGR)7
Brackling (%)12
Straw Height (-PGR)91cm
Straw Height (+PGR)85 cm
Ripening (days +/- LG Caravelle)+1
Suitability to Light Soils*8.5
Suitability to Heavy Soils*8

All data is from the AHDB Recommended List 2026/27 database. See AHDB website for full dataset. Agronomic features marked with * are breeders perspective.

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