Barley sowing time rabi variety selection feed malt Rajasthan rainfed limited irrigation.
When and how to sow barley (jau) and which variety in Rajasthan?
MMohanlal1yr ago · 404 views
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🌾Farmer.in Krishi TeamExpert ✓1yr ago
Barley is a hardy rabi crop sown from late October to late November, well suited to areas with limited irrigation and saline or poor soils where wheat struggles. Choose between feed, food and malt barley types depending on your market, as malt barley needs to meet quality norms for the malting and brewing industry and often has a buy back arrangement. Popular barley varieties include the RD series for Rajasthan and dual purpose types. Seed rate is about 35 to 40 kg per acre, sown in rows about 22 to 23 cm apart. Barley needs fewer irrigations than wheat, making it good for water short tracts. Confirm the malt variety and any contract with the procuring company before sowing.
KKailash12mo ago
I grow malt barley on contract here near Jaipur. The company gives the variety and buys it back if quality is met, which gives me a sure market. It needs less water than wheat which suits my well.
RRamavtar11mo ago
On my saline patch where wheat does poorly, barley still gives a fair crop. I sow in early November with the RD variety the dealer recommended.
JJugal Kishore11mo ago
If you take a malt contract, follow their nitrogen advice carefully. Too much urea raises the protein and the grain can fail the malt quality test, then they pay only the feed rate. For malt you want bold bright grain, not lush green growth.
NNathuram11mo ago
Barley is good for early green fodder too. I take one cut of green leaves early and the crop still recovers and gives grain in the dual purpose types. That extra fodder helps in the lean rabi season.
BBanwari Lal11mo ago
Do not sow too late, after late November the yield falls and the heat at the end troubles the crop. I finish barley sowing before wheat so it heads out before the warm days arrive.