This document provides information about the cultivation of barley. It includes the scientific name of barley, its family, origin, chromosome number, suitable soil and climate conditions, temperature requirements at different growth stages, seed rate, sowing time, spacing, popular varieties, economic importance, geographical distribution as a crop, and cultivation practices like field preparation, nutrient management, water management, weed management, harvesting, yield, and storage.

2. ☆College name:-swarrnim college of
agriculture
☆Environment number:--
2194001018☆ name:- Dhavalsinh
radhod. ☆Sub name :- CPT-2
☆sir name :- manan patel sir
☆ Sub code:- 9310403
☆ Sub credit:- 1+1
☆ Topic name :- Barley crop

3. Barley cultivation:-
■ Scientific name :- Hordium vulgare
■ Family:- Gramineae
■ C. N :- Barley
■ Origin :- S.E Asia
■ Chromosome number:- 2n =14

4. Soil and climate:-
■ Cool climate but can’t tolerate forest &
hail.
■ Warm &dray weather at maturity.
■ Soil- deep loam fertile &alkalinity but
sensitive to acidity.

5. Temperature:-
Germination --- 25°c
Growth – 15-20°c
Maturity- 30°c
C-3 , self – pollinated crop & long day
plant.
Seed rate:- irrigated -80-100 kg/ha
Irrigated – 80-100 kg/ha

6. Sowing time:- mid October, mid
November
■ Spacing:- 22.5×10 cm
■ Varieties:-
■ Normal- Rs-6,Amber,Azad,Ratan,Karan-
16, kailash
■ Molya &nematode resistant=rajkiran
(RD-387) Rd- 2052 , Karan-16.

7. Salt tolerant= Bl-2 (Bilara-2) , Amber
■ Huskless =Dolma , karan – 19
,himani,karan-3
■ For malt industry =Rd-2668,Rd-
137,Rekha.

8. Economic importance:-
■ Widely used for making beer, whiskey, alcohol
&vinegar.
■ Protein- 11.5% ,carb -75% & fat 1-3%&fiber-3.9%
■ Important cereal after rice, wheat and maize.
■ Products like energy drink ,pearl Barley, malt
,sattu are made from Barley.
■ Barley reduces cholesterol level in liver &also
stimulates fatty acid synthesis in liver.

9. Geographical distribution:-
1. Russia is major producers of Barley all around
world.
2. Russia Europe, Asia are some major producers.
3. In India up is major producers state after that in
Rajasthan, MP,Haryana,Punjab.

10. Culture practices
1. Field presentation:-
■ Prepare Field same as wheat . I .E By disking &
harrowing until get a fine tilth.
■ Nutrient management:-
■ FYM – 12 t/ha
■ Npk -60:30:20

11. Water management:-
■ Tillering is the oritical stage.
■ Water requirements 200-300 mm.
■ 2 – 3 irrigation are required
■ ☆. Weed management
■ Up to 30 days
■ pendimethalin 1 kg/ha t one hand weeding.

12. Harvesting & yeld :-
■ Same as wheat
■ For storage 10 – 12% moisture is required .
■ Yeild = 3.0 – 3.5 t / ha
straw 4.0 – 5 t / ha

13. Thank you