BRS 180: Malting barley for irrigated plantation in the Brazilian Savannah

Alternative economic and technically viable crop species are very needed fo r the production systems under irrigation in the Cerrado of central Brazil. Barley BRS 180 released by Embrapa-Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Trigo an d Embrapa-Centro de Pesquisa Agropecuaria dos Cerrados in 1999, the first a dapted cultivar developed for the region, potentializes malting barley as n ew crop alternative for the growers in the Cerrados. BRS 180 has shown high yield potential, lodging resistance and low protein levels, fulfilling the demands of both growers and malting barley industries. The observed yield potential of BRS 180 was up to 8,920 kg/ha in experimental plots and 6,000 kg/ha in commercial farm fields.