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THE SEASON'S BARLEY, 1956
Author(s) -
Wood G. B.
Publication year - 1957
Publication title -
journal of the institute of brewing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.523
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 2050-0416
pISSN - 0046-9750
DOI - 10.1002/j.2050-0416.1957.tb02899.x
Subject(s) - agronomy , mathematics , food science , chemistry , biology
Much of the winter barley was destroyed by severe frosts in February and, though spring sowing was completed early, the cold spring and the drought in May resulted in poor tillering and little growth. Persistent rain in August delayed the harvest, moisture contents were uniformly high, and mould growth in the harvested grain had proved troublesome. Crops In the West of England on the whole suffered less than those in the Eastern Counties, but even in the West the Earl and Spratt‐Archer barleys did not ripen properly, and Proctor (which accounted for about three‐quarters of this season's English malting barley) provided the best samples. Nitrogen is generally higher than usual; this is ascribed partly to the late applications of nitrogenous top‐dressings used to counteract the effects of the cold dry spring. The total barley crop is estimated as 11/2 million Qr. less than that of last year, and the quality is generally poor.