30 May DWRB 91: New Late Sown Malt Barley Variety for NWPZ
उत्तर पश्चिमी पैनन्सलर क्षेत्र के लिए माल्ट जौ की देर से पकने वाली नई किस्म - डी.डब्लू.आर.बी. 91 Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is an important coarse cereal crop, being grown in rabi (winter) season in northern plains, hills and north-eastern plains of India. Since long it has been considered, as poor man’s crop because of its low input requirement and better adaptability to harsh environments, i.e. drought, salinity, alkalinity and marginal lands etc. The demand of malt barley as raw material for malting and brewing is on continuous rise in recent years. Malt is used in beer, hard liquors, malted milk and flavourings in a variety of foods. Barley malt can also be added to many food stuffs such as biscuits, bread, cakes and desserts. Barley is preferred by farmers in the water scare areas of the states as Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan in rotation to cotton, pearl millet and sorghum, over wheat. The major problem in such areas is the delayed sowing of the rabi, crop. DWRB 91 is a new early maturing malt barley variety and was developed at DWR Karnal. It was identified during 51st AICW&BIP workshop at RRS, SKRAU, Durgapura, Jaipur and subsequently it was also released and notified by the Gazette Notification S.O. No. 952 (E) dated on 10th...