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Variety traits

Barley plant height

Hordeum vulgare L.

An important morphological trait of barley that determines lodging resistance and yield potential. Height is measured from the soil surface to the tip of the spike, excluding awns.

In the reference 860 varieties crop Barley, where this is mentioned in the description.

In barley breeding practice, measurements are taken starting from the mass heading phase. According to the VIR classification, varieties are divided into groups: dwarf (less than 60 cm), semi-dwarf (60.1–80 cm), short (80.1–100 cm), medium-height (100.1–120 cm), and tall (more than 120 cm). Modern commercial varieties are more often in the 60–90 cm range.

Height is directly correlated with lodging resistance: tall forms are most prone to lodging under excessive nitrogen fertilization, which reduces yield by 25–60% and impairs grain quality. At the same time, excessive reduction in height during drought years may limit the realization of biological yield potential.

General information about the subject — on the page Plant height.

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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.

Aros

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Sejet Planteforaedling I,S

DE DK
7 records

Cremona

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Saatzucht Donau GmbH & Co.KG

AT PL UA
7 records

SU Mateo

Protection expired

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Claus Einfeldt

HU RO UA
6 records

Aviron

Protection expired

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

SECOBRA SAATZUCHT| SECOBRA Saatzucht GmbH

DE FR PL
7 records

Gulliver

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

VEQUAUD DOMINIQUE

FR UA
9 records

Belfry

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Syngenta UK Ltd

IE NL
9 records

Chiraz

Terminated

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

CARLSBERG A/S

DK
7 records

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Limagrain Europe S.A.S

CZ FR SK
7 records

Orofil

Terminated

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

RAGT 2n

ES FR
6 records

Ingrid

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

W WEIBULL

DK FR SE
6 records

Magie

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Serasem, FR

ES FR IT
9 records

Amistar

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

SARL ADRIEN MOMONT ET FILS, FR

FR IT
8 records

CB Citra

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Carlsberg A/S

DK
6 records

Gitta

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Nordsaat Saatzuchtgesellschaft mbH

AT DE DK FR
6 records

Lanfeust

Terminated

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

SECOBRA RECHERCHES S.A.S

DK FR SI
7 records

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

KWS Lochow

DK EE LT
7 records

Felicie

Terminated

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

SERASEM RECHERCHES ET

ES FR IE
8 records

Sultan

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

NATIONALE CO-OPERATIVE AAN

DK FR
6 records

Baretta

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

STRENG OTTO| Otto Streng / GEISSENDOERFER| Herbert Geissendoerfer

AT DE
7 records

Anja

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Sejet Planteforaedling, DK-8700 Horsens

DE
6 records

Alliot

Terminated

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Pajbjergfonden

DK LT SE
7 records

Ortilus

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

SERASEM

ES IT
6 records

Fjord

Terminated

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

SECOBRA RECHERCHES S.A.S

DK FR IT
6 records

Ibiza

Terminated

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

MATTON CLOVIS

AT BE ES
8 records

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