Daily Dosage - Barley Oneliner - Agronomy Important Q & A For All Competitive Exam

 Barley Oneliner - Agronomy Important Q & A For All Competitive Exam

1.Origin of Barley: South East Asia

2.Botanical name of barley: Hordeum vulgare

3.Family of barley: Gramineae/Poaceae

4.Chromosome number of barley: 2n=14

5.Barley mostly used in the malt production.

6.Moisture percentage in malt : <14%

7.Inflorescence of Barley: Spike/Head/Pearl.

8. Barley seed called: Cariyopsis

9.Pearl barley is used for kidney disorder.

10. Lugdi is a fermented drink developed by hull less barley grains.

11. Barley is a Rabi cereal crop.

12. In barley Protein - 11.5%, carbohydrate - 74%, fat - 1.3%, crude fibre - 3.9%, ash - 1.5%.

13.Soil requirement Barley is tolerant to salinity and alkalinity, but, sensitive to acidity. Drained, fertile deep loam

14.Soil pH 7-8.

15.Barley grown in high N soils.

16.Seed rate of barley-

•    Irrigated condition – 75-80 kg/ha.
•    Rainfed – 100 kg/ha.
•    Late sowing: 100-120 kg/ha.

17. Spacing for barley sowing: 22.5x10 cm

18. Sowing depth of barley: 5 cm

19. Water requirement for barley is 200-300mm.