How to increase barley yield

How to increase barley yield

High barley yields come from achieving the correct ear numbers, maintaining a healthy, green leaf canopy, increasing grain numbers per ear and grain size. A balanced crop nutrition program including all macro and micro nutrients is essential to help manage all of these components.

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Does your barley have a nutrient deficiency?

Identify and diagnose if your barley is suffering from nutrient deficiencies and learn how to control or correct the deficiency. Choose a nutrient below to learn more about the symptoms of its deficiency in cereals and its effect on crop growth and development.

N Nitrogen
P Phosphorus
K Potassium
Mg Magnesium
Ca Calcium
S Sulfur
B Boron
Cu Copper
Fe Iron
Mn Manganese
Mo Molybdenum
Zn Zinc
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Barley crop nutrition programmes

Yara's crop nutrition programs for barley can help you to achieve excellent crop performance and maximise the yield and quality of barley crops. 

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Yara agronomist advice on barley

Whether you are looking to increase the quality and yield of a your barley or just need more general advice agronomy and crop nutrition information. See the latest advice from the Yara agronomists.

How to increase barley tiller numbers
How to increase barley tiller numbers
The number of tillers, leaves and shoots determines the size of the canopy and the final ear density at harvest.
How to increase barley grain size
How to increase barley grain size
Barley grain size is strongly influenced by plant nutrition particularly during the important grain filling period.
How to maintain a barley leaf canopy for longer
How to maintain a barley leaf canopy for longer
To achieve high barley yields, having established the correct canopy structure, it is important to maintain the green leaf area right through to the final grain filling period, capturing as much of the incident light as possible and converting it to yield
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