Barley
Barley (genus Hordeum L.) is an agricultural grain crop belonging to group I cereals and cultivated in winter and spring forms. Winter barley is used as a fodder-grain and groat crop.
History
Barley began to be cultivated in the 7th millennium BC and is one of the oldest agricultural crops. Cultivated barley was probably domesticated from the wild species (Hordeum spontaneum C. Koch).
Various barley species formed in the Mediterranean, Western and Central Asia, China, Korea, and Japan.
Winter barley
Main page: Winter barley
Spring barley
Main page: Spring barley
References
- Vavilov P. P., Gritsenko V. V., Kuznetsov V. S., et al. (1986). Crop Production. Edited by P. P. Vavilov. 5th ed., revised and enlarged. Moscow: Agropromizdat.
- Kolomeichenko V. V. (2007). Crop Production/Textbook. Moscow: Agrobusinesscenter.
- Niklyaev V. S. (2000). Fundamentals of Agricultural Production Technology. Agriculture and Crop Production. Moscow: “Bylina”.
