Barvistiy

Barvistiy is an elite spring barley variety developed by the Podolsk Institute of Agriculture of NAAN of Ukraine and included in the Ukrainian Plant Variety Register since 2014. It belongs to the medium-maturing group with a vegetation period of 84–90 days and plant height of 61–74 cm. Plants have a semi-erect habit, and the ear is two-rowed, long, and horizontally positioned. The variety is distinguished by high drought resistance (7–9 points), resistance to lodging (7–9 points), as well as to diseases such as powdery mildew (7–8 points), helminthosporium, and rust (8–8.5 points). The recommended seeding rate is 4.0 million seeds per hectare, with early sowing timing, at the beginning of field operations.