Abstract
Kuwait being an arid country faces several climatic challenges which impose constraints on sustainable agricultural development. Hence, it is essential to manage the natural resources in an efficient manner to meet the increasing demand for food and fodder in the country. The growth performance of forage barley was studied under the harsh environmental conditions of Kuwait. Six promising lines of barley genotypes were sown at the rate of 400 seeds/m2, and a randomized complete block design with three replications was used. All the recommended horticultural practices were adopted. This chapter will focus on the performance and yield components of barley lines successfully grown under harsh and a biotic environmental condition of Kuwait.
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The project team would like to thank the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research for their financial support and interest in this study.
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Al-Menaie, H.S., Mahgoub, H.S., Al-Ragam, O., Al-Dosery, N., Mathew, M., Suresh, N. (2013). Performance and Yield Components of Forage Barley Grown Under Harsh Environmental Conditions of Kuwait. In: Zhang, G., Li, C., Liu, X. (eds) Advance in Barley Sciences. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4682-4_31
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