Beardless Barley is an annual grass that is widely cultivated for yielding grain for human consumption, animal feed, and for use in malt beverages. It is medium tall and matures in mid-season with fair to good drought tolerance. Beardless Barley can be used in dryland and irrigated areas for hay, grain production, forage, and as a cover crop. It has good resistance to lodging, shattering, straw breaking and neck breaking.
