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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Check if your barley has 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.

Barley crop nutrition programmes

Yara's solid fertiliser and foliar programmes for barley are based around YaraBela and YaraMila solid fertilisers and the YaraVita foliar micronutrients.

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Yara agronomist advice on barley

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 influence barley quality with nutrition
How to influence barley grain quality
Crop nutrition can have a great impact on the quality of the harvested barley and fertiliser applications should be planned to help achieve the highest value for the barley often through a combination of specifications.
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