Cereals - Barley (2-row) (Hordeum vulgare) |
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Barley originated from either Ethiopia
or south west Asia, and was collected from wild plants as early as
8000 BC. It was being cultivated in Egypt by 5000 BC, and over most
of Europe by 2000 BC. Barley has even been used as a standard
measurement: one inch equals three barleycorns. Barley is now a major cereal in Britain with an annual crop of about 6 million tonnes. This is used either for animal feed or for malting, little being used for human consumption. Malting is an important process in beer and malt whiskey production. |
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