Comparative performance of winter and spring malting barleys in semiarid growing conditions

• Published in: Euphytica Vol. 101; no. 3; pp. 377 - 382
• Main Authors: Przulj, N. (Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Novi Sad (Yugoslavia).), Dragovic, S, Malesevic, M, Momcilovic, V, Mladenov, N
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer 01.01.1998; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adaptation to environment and cultivation conditions; Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; Barley; Biological and medical sciences; CALIDAD; CEBADA CERVECERA; CLIMA SEMIARIDO; CLIMAT SEMI ARIDE; Climate change; Comparative analysis; CULTIVOS DE INVIERNO; CULTIVOS DE PRIMAVERA; CULTURE D'HIVER; CULTURE DE PRINTEMPS; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Genetics and breeding of economic plants; Global climate; Growing season; HORDEUM VULGARE; MALTING BARLEY; ORGE DE BRASSERIE; QUALITE; QUALITY; SEMIARID CLIMATE; Spring; SPRING CROPS; VARIEDADES; Varietal selection. Specialized plant breeding, plant breeding aims; VARIETE; VARIETIES; Winter; WINTER CROPS; Southern Europe; Yugoslavia; Serbia; Balkan Peninsula; Europe; Monocotyledones; Production quality; Hordeum vulgare; Arid environment; Malting; Environmental factor; Processing quality; Cereal crop; Genotype environment interaction; Gramineae; Genetic improvement; Angiospermae; Malt; Semi arid climate; Spermatophyta; Cultivar
• ISSN: 0014-2336; 1573-5060
• DOI: 10.1023/A:1018388430317

In Europe, during the 1960s, mainly two-rowed spring barley was used for malting. Traditionally, spring malting barley was produced in regions with moderate temperatures and adequate rainfall throughout the growing season. Winter malting barley, on the other hand, was mostly grown in the milder arid and semiarid parts of Europe. Due to global climatic changes and its higher yield, winter malting barley is now increasing in acreage in the traditional spring barley regions. Our study included a comparative analysis of several grain and malt characters of the winter and spring malting barley grown under the agroecological conditions of the Vojvodina Province, Yugoslavia. One thousand grain weight was shown to be approximately the same for both growth habits, whereas winter malting barley proved to have a higher hectoliter mass than the spring one. In those years that were less favorable for spring barley production, winter malting barley had better quality characters, namely a higher fine extract content, a better malt modification, and a lower malt protein content.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]