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Barley

Hordeum vulgare

A major cereal grain used for malting, animal feed, and food, and one of the earliest domesticated crops.

Family

Poaceae

Temperature

15-20°C (absolute 2-40°C)

Rainfall

500-1000mm (absolute 200-2000mm)

Altitude

4400m

Soil pH

6.5-7.5 (absolute 6-8)

Soil types

Well-drained fertile loams, tolerant of salinity