Production Technology of Barley Brief Introduction On Barley By Muhammad Aqib Khan Semester 3rd UCA&ES Islamia University of Bahawalpur

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2. Submitted To:
Mam Mahnoor
Submitted By:
Muhammad Aqib Khan
Semester 3rd
Section D
Roll No D-024
Session 2018-22
University College of Agriculture & Environmental Science
Islamia University of Bahawalpur
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3. CONTENTS
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Introduction
Soil & climate
Land Preparation
Time of sowing
Varieties
Harvesting
Method of sowing
Irrigation & Fertilizer
Weeding
Insects Pest Diseases
Moisture Contents
Storage & Uses

4. Barley ( English )
Jao ( Urdu )
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Introduction
Common Name
Family
Botanical Name Hordeum vulgare
Gramineae
Barley is a rabbi cereal grain crop
Ranked 4th in cereal

5. Uses
Animal Feed
Healthy Food
Beverages
Bakery Products
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History and origin
Originated in Asia
Production started
in MesopotamiaFirst Domesticated Crop
Grown in Middle East in
8000 B.C in Iran

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Crop Botany
Family Poaceae
Self pollinated
Monocot
Diploid with 14 chromosome

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Area & Production
In Pakistan
 Barley planted 0n about 2,27,000 Ha
 Production 1,58,000Tons of grains
 Average yield 696 kg/Ha
 Regions
• Deir
• Bahawalnagar
• Khuzdar
• Chitral
World Wide
 Area: 56.6 M ha
 Production: 152 MTons

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Climate & Soil
Soil Climate
 Clay loam soil.
 Less Fertile soil.
 Marginal Land
 Sandy loam
Temperate regions
Optimum
Temperature 15-20 C
Low temp for
Flowering

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Land Preparation Time of Sowing
2-3 Ploughing with
Planking
To Remove stuble use
rotavator or disc harrow
Rainfed Area
15 oct – 10 Nov
Irrigated Area
1st Nov – 25 Nov
Seed Rate
 30-35 kg/acre
 Germination rate >85%
 250 kg/ hac and for late 275 kg/
hac

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METHOD OF SOWING
Drill Method
Broadcast Method
Line sowing

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Irrigation
 2-4 irrigations
 1st after 12-18 days of
germination
 2nd atTillage stage
 3rd at Grain
development stage
Fertilizers
 1 Bag of DAP
 1 Bag of Urea

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Spacing
 Rows 20 – 40 cm
 Depth 4-7 cm
Varieties
 Frountier – 87
 Tj - 70
 Clipper

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Pest Attack Diseases
Termites
Cutworms
Army worm
Aphids
Shoot Fly
Rust
Loose Smut of Barley
Karnal bunt
Powdery Mildew

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 Harvest at physiological maturity.
 Barley is ready to harvest before wheat.
 Can be harvested with the same thresher which is used for
wheat
 Harvest mid of March to end of April.
Harvesting

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Moisture Contents
 Should not be more
then 10% when
storing.
Barley matures in 100(+5 -5 ) days threshed by thresher
or by trampling done by animals.
 If grain breaks with a
sound then its ready
for storage.

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