Kvasny Prum. 1976; 22(6): 125-128 | DOI: 10.18832/kp1976019

Effects of harvesting time upon the quality of malting barley.Peer-reviewed article

Z. VOŇKA

The results of comprehensive field tests show, that the optimum moment for harvesting malting barley with harvesters-threshers is the stage of its full ripeness. Under such conditions harvesting losses are minimum and quality of grain is very good. Premature harvesting reduces germinating viability and extends the dormancy period. Late harvest is undesirable, since overripe barley is very sensitive to weather fluctuations, which may sometimes contribute to longer dormancy. It is not economical to increase the share of large size grains, because of increased harvesting losses. Samples of ears taken some 10 day before their full ripeness permit to determine by analyses very accurately percentage of proteins, which will be contained in ripe barley.
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Keywords: barley, harvesting time, quality

Published: June 1, 1976