Cultural practices: Focus on major barley - producing regions

Abstract

This chapter contains sections titled: • European Production and Yield Trends • Crop Management • Technical Expertise and Investment • Bibliography • Barley Types Planted and Ecoregional Distribution • Barley in Crop Rotations • Seeding Dates • Seeding Rate • Seeding Depth • Tillage Practices • Weeds and Weed Control • Soil Fertility Management • Complex of Cultural Practices • Summary • Introduction • Climate in Relation to Barley Production • Cropping Systems • Cultural Practices • Fertilizer Management • Weeds, Diseases, and Insects • Future Outlook • Fertilizer Use • Rotations • Tillage • Sowing • Seeding Rates • Planting Dates • Weed Control • Acknowledgments • Cropping Environment for Barley in Australia • Barley Production - Area and Tons • Types of Barley Grown • Place of Barley in the Farming System • Soil Types on Which Barley is Grown • Date of Seeding • Plant Population and Seed Rate • Nutrition with a Focus on Nitrogen • Pest Management • References.