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Hordeum vulgare subsp. vulgare Synonyms: H. distichon; H. hexastichon; H. irregulare; H. sativumCommon Name(s): Winter barley Family: Poaceae Growth Habit: Winter Annual Invasiveness: Growing Days: 240 to 290 (days) Temperature:
Abs.Max=104° (F) | Opt.Max=68° (F) | Opt.Min=59° (F) | Abs.Min=36° (F) | Precipitation: 12 to 65 (in.) Winter Minimum: -15° (F) Soil pH: 6 to 8 Soil Texture/Type: Loams Soil Drainage: Well Photoperiod Response: Long day and day neutral Light Intensity: Very bright Comments: Winter annual. Most hardy cereal crop under extreme alkali, frost, and drough conditions. Not winter hardy in Illinois. Diseases: Pythium, Anthrachose, Rust, Helminthosporium/Bipolaris, Rhizoctonia, Cercospora, Powdery Mildew Uses: Animal Food - fodder, Food - bev base, Food - cereal, Poison - mammals Woodiness: Herbaceous Climate: Tropical-rainy, temperate, subtropical, dry climate Geographical Origin: Only cultivated
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