Under some Montana agronomic conditions, the straw of Morex tends to break off prior to maturity, and kernel shattering and rachis breaking occurs. Therefore, Morex probably should be swathed prior to harvest. It is resistant to stem rust and loose smut, and moderately resistant to spot blotch. B Merit moved into the top four malting varieties in 2000 with 19 thousand acres planted. Glume hair is long and confined to a band.
Seed is covered, finely wrinkled with wax present and the aleurone is colorless.
It is resistant to net blotch and moderately resistant to scald. Inc. Feed Varieties Haybet moved into the leading position for feed barley with almost 81 thousand acres planted this year, which accounted for 6.4 percent of the total barley acres seeded in Montana for 2000. This is nearly 23 thousand more acres than the 58 thousand acres planted in 1999. Compared to Horsford hay barley, Haybet is 3 days later in heading and similar in plant height and percent lodging. Haybet is higher in hay yield than Horsford, but they are similar in grain yield.