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Barley seeding rate

Hordeum vulgare L.

The barley seeding rate is adapted to varietal tillering capacity, soil fertility, and sowing dates to ensure optimal stand density. For spring barley, the range is typically 4.0–5.0 million, and for winter barley 2.0–4.5 million viable seeds per hectare.

In the reference 51 varieties crop Barley, where this is mentioned in the description.

Malting barley varieties, due to their high productive tillering, require reduced seeding rates (3.5–4.0 million seeds/ha), whereas low-tillering varieties require increased rates of up to 6.0 million seeds/ha. With high soil fertility, the optimal rate can be reduced to 3.0 million seeds/ha, and in the case of late sowing, it must be increased by 10–15% to compensate for the reduced tillering intensity.

Due to differences in 1000-kernel weight, especially in two-row varieties, it is recommended to calculate the rate in millions of viable seeds per hectare rather than in kilograms. Exceeding the threshold of 5.5 million seeds/ha on high-yield backgrounds is impractical, as this intensifies intraspecific competition, promotes lodging, and reduces grain quality parameters such as protein content and husk content.

General information about the subject — on the page Seeding rate.

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Varieties of Barley mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

Tocada

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Lochow-Petkus GmbH (DE)

CZ DE EE FI FR HR +5
26 records

Esprit

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Dieter Stelling

CZ DE EE FR PL UA
14 records

Kornelija

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Institute of Agricultural Resources and Economics, Stende Research Centre, "Dizzemes", Dizstende

EE FI LT LV PL
12 records

Antonella

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Nordsaat Saatzucht GmbH Saatzucht Langenstein

CZ DE HU PL
10 records

Bravo

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Poljoprivredni institut, HR

FR HR SI
11 records

Wootan

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Syngenta Seeds

AT CZ DE UA
8 records

Mercurioo

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Syngenta Seeds

AT DE PL UA
8 records

SY Kestrel

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Syngenta Crop Protection AG, CH

DE FR HR
9 records

Marado

Terminated

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

SERASEM| SERASEM (G.I.E. commercial)

DE FR IT
9 records

Juventa

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

SAATZUCHT STRENG-ENGELEN GMBH&CO. KG

AT DE
7 records

Jallon

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Syngenta Seeds, F

FR UA
9 records

Wilma

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Saatzucht Donau GmbH & Co.KG

AT LT UA
9 records

Pegasos

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Dieter Stelling

CZ FR PL UA
7 records

Rex

Application submitted

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Virágmag Kft., Szentgál

HR HU SI
9 records

Hannelore

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Saatzucht Donau GesmbH & CoKG, Pflanzenzucht Oberlimpurg Dr. Peter Franck,

AT SI UA
6 records

SY Sparoo

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Syngenta Crop Protection AG, CH

DK FR
7 records

LG Tomahawk

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

LIMAGRAIN EUROPE

NL PL
9 records

Hickory

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

SARL ADRIEN MOMONT ET FILS, FR

DE FR
7 records

BC Bosut

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Bc Institut, HR

HR
8 records

Bc Vedran

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Bc Institut, HR

HR
7 records

Futura

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

ISEA S.r.l.^^^CREA-GB

DK IT
6 records

LG Rosella

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Limagrain Europe S.A.S

ES
5 records

Gemini

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Apsovsementi S.p.A., CREA-GB

IT
6 records

Matej

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Poljoprivredni Institut Osijek, HR

HR SI
5 records