Barley
Appearance
Barley | |
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Drawing of Barley | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Pooideae |
Genus: | Hordeum |
Species: | H. vulgare
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Binomial name | |
Hordeum vulgare | |
Synonyms[2] | |
List
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Barley is a member of the grass family of plants. Its seeds are a cereal grain. It is a staple food of humans and other animals, and it is one of mankind's oldest crops. It can be made into flour or beer.
Its Latin name is Hordeum vulgare. Barley is an annual plant.
Production
[change | change source]Rank | Country | quantity (in t) |
rank | Country | quantity (in t) |
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1 | ![]() |
15.663.110 | 9 | ![]() |
5.149.000 |
2 | ![]() |
11.822.100 | 10 | ![]() |
4.611.940 |
3 | ![]() |
11.684.000 | 11 | ![]() |
4.065.800 |
4 | ![]() |
11.034.200 | 12 | ![]() |
3.851.000 |
5 | ![]() |
9.472.000 | 13 | ![]() |
3.104.200 |
6 | ![]() |
7.423.000 | 14 | ![]() |
3.000.000 |
7 | ![]() |
6.000.000 | 15 | ![]() |
2.600.000 |
8 | ![]() |
5.920.000 | World | 136.207.179 | |
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) [3] |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Hordeum vulgare". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ↑ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, archived from the original on 8 April 2020, retrieved 2 February 2016
- ↑ "Statistic by the FAO in 2007". FAO. Archived from the original on 19 June 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
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