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This article presents information on the registration of Goldeneye spring barley. Goldeneye spring barley was developed at the Utah Agricultural Experiment Station and released in 2005. Goldeneye has been tested as the breeding line UT95B1216-4087 and is a six-rowed spring feed barley. Its main characteristics are a high yield potential, a low propensity for lodging, and a relatively high test-weight among six-rowed cultivars. Goldeneye was named after two duck species, seen as common migrant and winter residents in the state of Utah. Goldeneye is a six-rowed, erect-growing, early heading spring feed barley. It has a lax head with limited overlapping of upper lateral spikelets. The basal rachis internode has a short straight to curved shape, and the collar is of closed to V-shaped type. The length of the rachis internodes is relatively constant from top to bottom of the spike, and the rachis edges have few hairs. The awns are long and of the semi-smooth type. The glumes are hairy on dorsal surfaces and edges. No hairs are visible on the ventral surface of the glumes. Length of glume awns is more than equal to length of glumes.

Provides some insights into the development and registration for the plant species, Aquila spring barley by the Utah Agricultural Experiment Station. Comparison with other barley varieties; Plant breeding; Genetic characteristics.