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Soil Requirement

Soil Requirement:

Barley can be grown successfully on a wide variety of soil ranging in texture from sandy to heavy loam in Indo Gangetic plains and on the terraced slope of hills. However, it thrives best in well drained, moderately fertile loam or light soil. High fertile soil cause severe logging with excess of Nitrogen which also increase the nitrogen content in the grains, which is unsuitable for malting. Barley is more tolerant to saline – Alkaline soil and less to acidic soil. Acidic soil is not fit for its cultivation but if it is unavoidable then can be grown with appropriate quantity of liming at least one month earlier to sowing.