Meadow Barley
Growing Period | Type | Annual or Perennial | Drought Tolerance | Shade Tolerance | Salinity Tolerance |
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Cool Season | Grass | Perennial | Moderate | Intolerant | Moderate |
Maximum Height
Height for meadow barley was 70.49+/-5.43 cm (Mean +/- S.E.M.), at the Blue Heron Vineyard (Fetzer Vineyards), Hopland, Mendocino County, California, on May 2, 1991 (Bugg et al., unpublished data).
Biomass
Above-ground biomass of meadow barley was 3.712+/-0.445 Mg/ha, Mean +/- S.E.M., at the Blue Heron Vineyard (Fetzer Vineyards), Hopland, Mendocino County, California, May 2, 1991. Total above-ground biomass data (dry, cover crop + weeds) was 5.912+/-1.330 (Mg/ha, Mean +/- S.E.M.) (Bugg et al., unpublished data).
Pest Effects, Weeds
Weed above-ground biomass data (dry) was 2.199+/-1.228 Mg/ha, Mean +/- S.E.M. in plots seeded to meadow barley the previous October, Blue Heron Vineyard (Fetzer Vineyards), Hopland, Mendocino County, California. Cover crops were seeded in late October, 1990; harvest was on May 15-16, 1991. Dominant winter annual weeds were chickweed, shepherds purse, rattail fescue, and annual ryegrass (Bugg et al., unpublished data).
Percentage of vegetational cover by meadow barley on May 2 was 53.75+/-7.47 (Mean +/- S.E.M.) (Bugg et al., unpublished data).