Name of crop Barley
Category : Cereal crops
Name of variety : BARI Barley-4 (Salt tolerant-Hulled)
Identifying character : BARI barley-4 is salt tolerant variety. The variety produced 5-6 tillers per plant and plant height ranges from 90-95cm.. The variety contains six-rowed large panicle in size (10-12cm) and hulled type grains. 1000 grain weight 35-38g. In Rabi season life cycle of this variety is 95-100 days.
Developed by (Centre/Division) : Plant Breeding Division
Year of release : 2002
Crop duration : November to February
Yield (kg/ha) : Average yield of BARI Barley-4 ranges from 1.75-2.00 t/ha (non- irrigated condition) and 2.20 t/ha (irrigated condition)
Suitable area : Well drained sandy loam or loamy soil with 5.5-7.0 soil pH is suitable for its cultivation.
Sowing time : Last week of October to 1st week of December
Harvesting time : At the time of maturity panicle of the barley would become straw colored and the leaf become brown colored. When one or two seeds are cut by teeth a m
Major diseases and Management : Diseases:
Disease and pest infestation is minimum in barley crop.
Management:
Seed treatment can be done by vitavax for controlling foot rot disease.
Major insect/pest and Management : Insect pest:
Barley seeding may be infested by cutworm which could be controlled by using insecticide and irrigation.
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