JAU-17: A First High Yielding Malting Barley Variety Suitable for Marginal Lands of Punjab

Authors: Riaz M , Ahmed J , Tabassum MI , Abdullah M , Saleem M , Sarwar M , Abdullah , Ramzan Y , Makhdoom M and Ghafoor I

DOI: 10.23880/oajar-16000275

Volume 6, Issue 3

Abstract

For the usage of beverages and malting purpose, Wheat Research Institute, Faisalabad, developed the ever first variety of barley crop with the name JAU-17 in Pakistan. It is a two rowed barley variety performed best in a series of irrigated and rain fed yield trials conducted at Wheat Research Institute, Faisalabad and outstation yield trials throughout the Punjab province. During yield trials for three consecutive years from Preliminary to Regular and advanced Yield Trials, it has out-yielded the Check Variety Haider-93 by an average of 23.37% while in Outstation Yield Trials throughout the Punjab province, it produced 11.5% higher grain yield than commercial Check variety Haider-93.

Keywords: JAU-17; Barley; Moisture stress tolerance; Beverage industry; Irrigated; 2-rowed barley; Malting; Grain yield

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