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Publication Date

2021

Keywords

Barley, Malt Quality, Date of Planting, Nitrogen

Disciplines

Agricultural Science | Agronomy and Crop Sciences

Description

There is an increasing market for locally grown malting barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) in the Northeast US. Malting barley must meet certain quality standards for acceptability in the brewing market. Up-to-date recommendations are needed regionally for adaptation to ongoing climate change. A two-year field experiment was conducted to assess the interactive influence of three dates of planting (5 Sept., 15 Sept, and 25 Sept.), two levels of fall N (0 or 28 kg ha-1), and three levels of spring N (28, 50.5, and 73 kg ha-1). No significant difference was detected in grain yield amongst the treatments. The date of planting and fall N application mainly affected crop growth while spring N impacted grain quality. Delayed planting led to better winter survival and reduced lodging and foliar disease. Fall N application reduced winter survival for the early September planting but had minimal other agronomic impacts. Increased spring N application rate increased grain protein and lowered falling number but there were no treatment differences in other quality parameters. Results indicated that late September planting, application of no fall N, and moderate spring N (28 kg ha-1) resulted in highest agronomic N efficiency and grain quality for malting barley in Northeast.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.7275/h6zf-xx54

Grant/Award Number and Agency

This study was partially funded by Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education, projects numbers GNE 13-066 and RE 15-018.

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Date of planting and nitrogen management for malt barley production in the Northeast USA

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