Nitrogen management guidelines for winter barley
(WorldNews Environment)

23 June 2017 Nitrogen management guidelines for winter barley Details behind the update of nitrogen management guidelines for winter barley have been issued in a new final report. The ADAS-led project reviewed evidence and generated data which helped inform the revision of the AHDB Nutrient Management Guide, which was published in May. In order to provide evidence for updating RB209, the project: 1) Reviewed existing data on optimum N rate and N timing for winter barley. 2) Determined how the optimum N rate varies between variety types (two-row feed, two-row malting, six-row feed and hybrid feed) and compared the findings with older varieties (from the...