Characteristics of the Western European ecological group barley varieties in the North-Western region of the Russian Federation

In the North-West region, spring barley is main grain fodder crop. The variety an effective and most affordable means of increasing harvest quality grain. studying selection material for breeding ensures success in creation new varieties. European varieties are characterized by resistance to powdery mildew, which a limiting factor region. This work aimed find sources agrobiological valuable traits. 2016-2018, differed weather conditions, 32 were studied on field Pushkin Laboratory VIR. As result set samples Western ecological group, according traits region identified: early maturing, semi-dwarf, large-grain – “Brucefield” (к-31555, parallelum , Germany); “Brennus” (к-31331, nutans France); middle-maturity, high-yielding, large-grain, resistant lodging, with adaptation coefficient more than 1 “Niagara” (к-31334, France), “Tocada” (к-31341, deficiens Germany), “Juhata” (к-31346, “KWS Alciana” (к-31348, Germany).