RD 2035
A dual-purpose barley (grain and green fodder) with nematode resistance, listed by ICAR-IIWBR for the North Western Plains.
Quick facts
- Crop
- Barley
- Type
- Open-pollinated
- Season
- Rabi
- Maturity period
- 120–125 days
- Expected yield
- 35–40 q/ha
- Suitable soil
- Sandy / light soil
- Disease resistance
- Nematode resistant
- Release
- Notified 2 September 1994; associated with the Rajasthan Agricultural Research Institute (RARI), Durgapura, Jaipur
Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.
About this variety
RD 2035 is a barley linked to the Rajasthan Agricultural Research Institute (RARI), Durgapura, and notified on 2 September 1994. ICAR-IIWBR's Barley Improvement page lists it as a dual-purpose variety for the North Western Plains Zone. Other listings recommend it for irrigated, timely-sown fields and record nematode resistance as its pest trait. Average trial yield is about 42.70 q/ha. The parentage is not published.
Should you pick this variety?
Choose RD 2035 if nematodes are a problem in your irrigated field and you want a barley that gives both grain and fodder. The nematode resistance is the reason to pick it over its siblings — RD 2552 carries no such rating and nothing else on this list does either — so on infested land it is the one variety here that addresses the cause instead of the symptom. On grain it is solid without leading: about 42.70 q/ha in trials, behind RD 2552's 46.10 in the same North Western Plains Zone but well clear of the rainfed RD 2660's 24.30. Being a 1994 notification, it is an old variety your dealer will know and the seed will be easy to find, though you give up whatever the newer releases have gained since. If nematodes are not your problem, RD 2552 is the better buy and carries a moderate rating for yellow rust and covered smut besides; for rainfed land, RD 2660.
Sowing & cultivation
Pest & disease considerations
Advantages & considerations
Why farmers may choose it
- Nematode resistance is a less common trait among Indian barley releases, useful in nematode-prone irrigated tracts
- Dual food-and-fodder use, with a documented trial yield around 42.70 q/ha
Things to consider
- RD 2035 is an irrigated, timely-sown variety. No listing calls it a rainfed-belt barley or gives it drought or rust tolerance. For rainfed land in Rajasthan, look at RD 2660 instead.
- No rust rating is published for RD 2035, so check the crop in cool, humid weather like any other barley.
Suitable regions
States this variety is recommended for — check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.
- Rajasthan
- Madhya Pradesh
Nematode land: what the resistance does and does not cover
RD 2035's recorded trait is nematode resistance. Nematodes damage barley roots in some irrigated tracts, and few Indian barley releases carry this trait.
Nematode resistance is not rust resistance. No source gives RD 2035 a rust rating, so check the crop in cool, humid weather like any other barley.
If you are not sure that nematodes are in your field, ask your KVK before you choose a variety for this trait. A barley bought for a problem you do not have gives you nothing extra.
Can you keep your own planting material?
This is an open-pollinated variety, so seed from a healthy crop of your own can be sown again. Keep seed only from disease-free plants, dry it properly, store it cool and dry, and bring in fresh certified seed every three to four years so the variety does not drift.
How it compares with other varieties
Every Barley variety with a page on this site, side by side. The row for this page is highlighted.
| Variety | Best for | Maturity | Yield | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DWRB 137 | A six-row feed barley for irrigated, timely-sown fields in the eastern plains and the Central Zone, with grain that also tests well for malt | 130–135 days | 38–42 q/ha (zone trial averages) | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat |
| DWRB 182 | A two-row malt barley for irrigated, timely-sown fields in the North Western Plains, grown for a maltster | 120–125 days | 45–50 q/ha | Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh |
| DWRB 223 | India's first released hulless barley, for the food and health-food market with no dehulling step | 115–120 days | 40–43 q/ha | Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh |
| Jyoti | An older irrigated barley with recorded resistance to loose smut, still the yardstick in eastern-plains trials | 120–130 days | 35–40 q/ha | Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, West Bengal |
| K 560 (Haritma) | Rainfed barley for eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal, where there is no assured water | 115–120 days | 30–32 q/ha | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal |
| RD 2035this page | A dual-purpose barley (grain and green fodder) with nematode resistance, for irrigated fields in Rajasthan and the North Western Plains | 120–125 days | 35–40 q/ha | Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh |
| RD 2552 | Grain-and-fodder barley for irrigated, timely-sown fields in Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab | 115–120 days | 38–46 q/ha | Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab |
| RD 2660 | Rainfed six-row feed barley for the dry parts of Rajasthan | 110–115 days | 25–30 q/ha (rainfed) | Rajasthan |
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Subsidy and government support
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Frequently asked questions
Is RD 2035 a rainfed barley?
No. Listings describe it for irrigated, timely-sown fields. For rainfed land in Rajasthan, RD 2660 is the variety to look at.
What does nematode resistance protect?
It protects the crop, not the field. Nematodes are tiny soil worms that damage roots, and the variety is recorded as resistant to them. A resistant crop does not clean the soil, so ask your KVK about rotation if nematodes keep coming back.
Can I cut RD 2035 for green fodder?
Yes. ICAR-IIWBR lists it as dual-purpose: cut it for green fodder 50–55 days after sowing in the plains, then leave the regrown crop to mature for grain.
Should I plan on 35–40 q/ha or 42.70 q/ha for RD 2035?
Plan on 35–40 q/ha. The average trial yield of about 42.70 q/ha comes from trial plots with good management, so treat it as the upper end of what an irrigated, timely-sown field may reach, not as the number to budget on. Keep your own yield records for the first season.
RD 2035 or RD 2552 — which one for an irrigated field?
RD 2035 if nematodes trouble your field: it is recorded as nematode resistant and it is dual-purpose, grain plus green fodder. RD 2552 if nematodes are not your problem: it carries a moderate rating for yellow rust and covered smut and reports 46.10 q/ha in the North Western Plains. RD 2035 has no published rust rating, so scout it in cool, humid weather.
Sourced from: ICAR-IIWBR Karnal — Barley Improvement (Barley Network). editorial policy.