Kvasny Prum. 2011; 57(10): 381-384 | DOI: 10.18832/kp2011042

Quality of winter barley grain from the testing localities in the Czech Republic, harvest 2010.Peer-reviewed article

Lenka SACHAMBULA, Vratislav PSOTA, Olga DVOŘÁČKOVÁ

¹ Výzkumný ústav pivovarský a sladařský, a. s., Sladařský ústav, Mostecká 7, CZ-614 00 Brno

² ÚKZÚZ, Národní odrůdový úřad, Hroznová 2, CZ-656 06 Brno

Samples of two winter barley varieties from 14 testing stations were analyzed according to the standard ČSN 461100-5. Favorable weather in 2010 affected contents of nitrogenous substances (12.2 %) and starch (62.2 %) in winter barley caryopses. The occurrence of sprouted grains was small and the amount of damaged grains was low. Grain harvested in 2010 was larger and of the same size. Sieving fractions over 2.5 mm were on average 90.4 % in winter barley. Year 2010 was favorable in terms of barley grain quality. The occurrence of admixtures was adequate and was formed mainly by the admixtures partly usable for malting (grains without hulls, grains with black tips and grains with an awn).Samples of two winter barley varieties from 14 testing stations were analyzed according to the standard ČSN 461100-5. Favorable weather in 2010 affected contents of nitrogenous substances (12.2 %) and starch (62.2 %) in winter barley caryopses. The occurrence of sprouted grains was small and the amount of damaged grains was low. Grain harvested in 2010 was larger and of the same size. Sieving fractions over 2.5 mm were on average 90.4 % in winter barley. Year 2010 was favorable in terms of barley grain quality. The occurrence of admixtures was adequate and was formed mainly by the admixtures partly usable for malting (grains without hulls, grains with black tips and grains with an awn).

Keywords: winter barley, variety, grain, quality

Received: June 9, 2011; Accepted: August 7, 2011; Published: October 1, 2011