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This document provides information on barley production including its botanical description, suitable soils, common varieties, seed treatment, field preparation, sowing management, nutrient management, water management, weed management, pest and disease management, harvesting, and typical yields. Barley is an important rabi crop grown in northern India that thrives in marginal soils. Common varieties include Ratna, Neelam, and Steptoe. Seed should be treated and soil should be well-prepared prior to sowing. Nutrient and water management practices are outlined. Integrated pest and disease management is recommended to control issues like loose smut, rust, and aphids. Barley is harvested when ripe in

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This document provides information on barley production including its botanical description, suitable soils, common varieties, seed treatment, field preparation, sowing management, nutrient management, water management, weed management, pest and disease management, harvesting, and typical yields. Barley is an important rabi crop grown in northern India that thrives in marginal soils. Common varieties include Ratna, Neelam, and Steptoe. Seed should be treated and soil should be well-prepared prior to sowing. Nutrient and water management practices are outlined. Integrated pest and disease management is recommended to control issues like loose smut, rust, and aphids. Barley is harvested when ripe in

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Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University

ASSIGNMENT
ON:

BARLEY
Course Name: Crop Production Technology – II
(Rabi Crops)
Course Code: APA 205 Credit Hours: 2 (1+1)

SUBMITTED BY:
SUBMITTED TO:

Dr. Anil Kumar Rai Avinash Kumar (Ag-110/18)

BSc. (Hons.) Agriculture


INTRODUCTION:

 Barley is an important rabi crop of northern plains of India.


 It is commonly grown in the states of UP, Rajasthan, MP, Bihar, Punjab, Haryana,
HP and J&K.
 Barley thrives well in marginal, saline or alkaline soils and in water scarce areas as
rainfed crop.
 It is also cultivated for malting and brewing purposes in Haryana, Western U.P.,
Punjab and Rajasthan with relatively better management to get good grain quality.

BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION:

 Barley, Hordeum vulgare, is an edible annual grass in the family Poaceae grown as a


cereal grain crop.
 It is a tall grass with a hairy stem which stands erect and produces spikelets at the
head.
 The stem is made up of nodes and internodes.
 The internodes are solid, whereas the internodes are hollow.
 The stem supports the inflorescence, or spike, where the grain is produced. Barley
seeds heads are cylindrical spikes composed of rachis each with 3 spikelets.
 Each spike produces 20–60 grains.
 Barley plants are freely tillering and typically possesses 1–6 stems.
 The tillers do not produce seed heads.
 Barley is an annual plant which is harvested each year and it can range in height from
80 to 100 cm (31.5–39.4 in).
SOIL:

 Sandy loam to loamy stand soils of Indo-Gangetic plains having neutral to mild saline
reaction and medium fertility are the most suitable types for barley cultivation.
 It may also be grown on a variety of soil types, viz; saline, sodic and lighter soils.
 Being salt resistant, its cultivation has become possible on saline coastal areas of
Sunderban in West Bengal and saline black soils of canal irrigated areas of northern
Karnataka.

VARIETIES:

Ratna, Neelam, Steptoe, Trophy(malt), Clipper, Azad, RD2715, RD2552, BHS 380

SEED AND SEED TREATMENT:

 The better quality seeds could be obtained from National Seed Corporation (NSC),
State Seed Farm Corporation (SFCI), research institutions agricultural universities
and KVKs.
 For the control of loose smut (Kangiari), seed should be treated with Vitavax or
Bavistin @2g/ kg seed. The covered smut can be controlled by seed treatment with
1:1 mixture of Thiram + Bavistin or Vitavax @ 2.5g per kg or 1gm Raxil/kg seed.
 Termite problem is observed in many fields, treat the seed with 150 ml of
Chloropyriphos (20EC) or 250 in 5 litre of water for 100 kg of seeds to avoid the loss
due to termite attack.

FIELD PREPARATION:

 Field is prepared with disc harrow and cultivator followed by planking.


 As barley in sensitive to nitrogen and water hence, field should be well levelled.
Levelling of field with laser land leveller is must for proper distribution and saving of
water.
 Bunds are made to harvest and retain rain water in the field.
 In irrigated areas, field should be prepared after pre sowing irrigation for proper
germination.
 Farmers can sow barley on raised beds too with a specially designed raised bed
planter for saving of seed, fertilizer and water.
SOWING MANAGEMENT:

NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT:

 In irrigated areas, ½ N+ full P and K at the time of sowing and remaining ½ N after
first irrigation.
 In rainfed condition, full NPK should be applied as basal at the time of sowing.
 In case of Zn deficiency, apply Zn SO4 @ 20 kg/ha. Application of other
micronutrients should be done on the basis of soil testing and deficiency symptoms.

WATER MANAGEMENT:

 Barley can be grown under irrigated, rainfed and limited irrigation conditions.
 Generally, it requires 2-3 irrigations for better yield.
 The malt barley requires 3 irrigations to ensure better yield, grain uniformity and
grain quality.
 In dry area of Rajasthan, the number of irrigation should be increased to 5-6.

WEED MANANGEMENT:

Barley is a fast growing crop and generally weeds may not be able to compete if proper crop
stand in maintained. If necessary weed control measures can be taken up.
PLANT PROTECTION:

Diseases/ Causal organism/ scientific Symptoms Management


insect- pest name
Loose smut Smutted ear heads Vitavax
Covered smut Smuted ear heads Vitavax
Rust Rusty powder on Tilt,
leaves, stems, and Resistant varieties:
earheads DWRUB52, DWRUB64,
DWRB73
Molya disease knots RD2052, RD2035,RD 2592
Aphid Yellowing imidacloprid@20g ai/ha

HARVESTING AND YIELD:

 Barley crop gets ready for harvest by the end of March to first fortnight of April.
 Since barley has shattering character, it should be harvested when it ripes to avoid
breaking of spikes due to dryness.
 Barley grain absorbs Aphid Leaf blight water from the atmosphere and should be
stored at an appropriate dry place to avoid storage pest losses.
 GRAIN YIELD: 25-35q/ha
 FODDER YIELD:200-250q/ha
REFERENCES:
 http://www.iiwbr.org
 https://plantvillage.psu.edu/topics/barley/infos
 Modern techniques of raising field crops- chhida singh

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