Shattering in barley is a critical agronomic and biological trait that determines a variety's suitability for mechanized harvesting and the level of grain loss under adverse weather conditions.
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31
varieties
crop Barley,
where this is mentioned in the description.
To assess the susceptibility of barley to shattering, a 5-point scale is used, where 5 points are assigned to fully resistant varieties and 1 point to those that shatter severely. Observations are conducted visually in the field, starting from the ripening phase, with particular care during periods of rapid humidity changes and strong winds.
The trait is closely correlated with harvest efficiency. In barley, along with grain shattering, resistance to lodging and rachis brittleness is evaluated separately on a similar point scale, as the combination of these factors determines total yield losses during ripening and the operation of harvesting equipment.
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Shattering.
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