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Harvesting

Harvesting:

Harvesting is generally done manually by using sickle. Harvesting time of barley is depending on the time of sowing, cropping period and maturity. Generally cropping period of barley in the hills is varies from 6-7 month. So, rabi barley is harvested from the end of April to end of May and the summer barley is harvested by September – October. Barley is more prone to shattering. So, in a order to reduce this type of loss, barley crop should be harvested before being fully matured and in the morning hours.

Yield:
The average yield of rainfed crop ranges between 2000-2500 kg/ha whereas in irrigated crop is twice as much. Under the favourable condition and management practices, improved varieties are able to give grain yield of 5-6 tonnes/ha under irrigated timely sown, 3-3.5 tonnes/ha under late sown and 2.5 – 3 tonnes/ha under rainfed condition.