Barley

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Barley - a genus of plants, one of the oldest crops cultivated by a human. Currently barley grain is widely used in the brewing industry, in the production of barley and barley grains.
Widespread cultivation of barley (Hordeumvulgare), other kinds are cultivated or occasionally grow in the wild.
Grain of barley is widely used for food, fodder and technical purposes. It belongs to the most valuable concentrated animal feed, because it contains complete protein, contains a lot of farina. Members of the genus Barley are annuals, biennials or perennials.
Grain contains *0.***4.4% protein, *5% carbohydrates, 2.**4.0% fat.
Mainly it is used for the preparation of concentrated fodder. In the southern areas it is often grown in mixtures for green fodder. Also barley is used for cooking pearl barley and cereals, coffee substitute, flour for baking cakes and it is the main raw material for beer production.