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Variety Colour Shape Number of rows Rachilla hair type Ventral Furrow Hair Aleurone Colour Nerve pigment Spicules inner lateral nerves Rachilla length Rachilla tip hairs Lemma Base Collar lodicule length Palea apex length Comments
Variety Colour Shape Number of rows Rachilla hair type Ventral Furrow Hair Aleurone Colour Nerve pigment Spicules inner lateral nerves Rachilla length Rachilla tip hairs Lemma Base Collar lodicule length Palea apex length Comments
ACCRUE greyish plump 2 long absent blue medium - strong absent medium - long medium - long bevelled short medium Winter. Feed.
AMARENA pale elongated 6 long present white absent very strong short - medium long bevelled medium - long medium Winter. Feed.
APPALOOSA pale oval 2 long absent white weak absent medium - long medium - long bevelled short short Spring. Malt.
BELGRAVIA pale oval 2 short absent white absent - weak absent - weak medium - long n/a bevelled medium short - medium Spring. Malt.
BOOST pale oval 6 long present white weak strong short medium bevelled short short Winter. Feed. Hybrid.
BRAEMAR average oval 2 long absent white medium weak medium medium - long bevelled medium short - medium Spring. Malt. More common in Scotland.
BRONX greyish plump 6 long absent blue weak strong medium short bevelled short medium Winter. Feed. Hybrid.
CAMION average oval 2 long present white weak weak short long bevelled medium medium Winter. Feed. Long dense hairs on lower half of rachilla. Pigment may appear absent.
CARAT pale oval 2 long absent white absent absent short medium bevelled medium short - medium Winter. Feed.
CASSATA average elongated 2 long absent white absent strong medium - long short - medium bevelled short long Winter. Malt.
CELLAR greyish oval 2 long absent blue medium absent medium short - medium bevelled medium - long medium Spring. Malt. Aleurone colour can be difficult to detect.
COCKTAIL pale oval 2 long absent white medium - strong absent medium - long short bevelled medium short - medium Spring. Malt.