BARI Barley-1
BARLEY VARIETY: BARI Barley-1
Main Features of the Variety
| Developed by | Plant Breeding Division, Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute (BARI), Gazipur, Bangladesh |
| Method of development/origin | The variety was selected from an ICARDA line “conquest” and latter on verified and released as variety in Bangladesh. |
| Year of release | 1994 |
| Main characteristics | It is high yielding six-row hulled barley. The spikes are long and much number of filled grains in the spikes. Plant height medium(85-90 cm), leaf dark green and stem hard, plant do not lodge, seed, grain covered with husk and golden color, 1000-seed weight 36-38 g, crop duration 110-115 days. |
| Planting season and time | Rabi: November to December |
| Yield | Yield 2.0-2.5t/ha(without irrigation ), but yield is enhance by cultivated with irrigation. |
| Resistance/tolerance | Disease and insect attack is lower, Moderately resistant to foot-rot.
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