Barley cultivar BRS 224.

1 ABSTRACT - BRS 224 barley, bred by Embrapa Trigo, is a two-rowed spring barley released in 2002 for cultivation in Southern Brazil. BRS 224 is an early maturing, medium tall and high yielding cultivar, resistant to diseases (net blotch, powdery mildew, leaf rust), lodging-resistant, and broadly adapted to the crop production regions of Southern Brazil.