EVALUATION OF BARLEY VARIETIES IN THE SANTO DOMINGO VALLEY, SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.973512507014

• Palavras-chave: Barley, varieties, management.

• Keywords: Barley, varieties, management.

• Abstract:

  Due to the introduction of barley varieties to produce quality beer and the lack of knowledge of the risks involved in agronomic and economic (profitability) issues, among others, as well as the lack of research on the subject in the state of Baja California Sur, the present work was established with the objective of evaluating barley varieties and inducing producers' interest in the technology for the production of the crop. The present work was established with the objective of evaluating barley varieties and inducing producers' interest in technology for the production of the crop, so 10 varieties of barley were evaluated: Esperanza, Esmeralda, Alina, Guanajuato, Josefa, Brennus, Prunella, Metcalfe, Estelar and Maravilla. A Randomized Block experimental design was used. Significant difference was found between treatments or varieties (p≤ 0.05). The highest yields were: 5.8, 5.5, 5.3, 4.8 and 4.7 t ha-1, obtained with the varieties Estelar, Maravilla, Josefa, Esmeralda, and Alina, respectively. The Guanajuato and Esperanza varieties, with similar behavior, obtained 4.3 and 4.2 t ha-1, respectively. The varieties Guanajuato, Brennus and Estelar had the highest hectoliter weight, with 63.3, 60.2 and56.6 kg hL-1, respectively. The productive comparison showed that the highest yield means a potential gap of 39%, the deviation in the b/c ratio was 39% and in productivity in relation to the water used, indexes of 1.19 $ m-3 and1.183 kg m-3 of water were achieved with the Estelar variety; which represents a deviation of 39% with respect to the Esperanza variety.