Varietes of Spring Barley for Beer Obtained at Agricultural Research and

• Published in: Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca. Agriculture Vol. 69; no. 1
• Main Authors: RUSSU, Florin, HAȘ, Ioan, MUNTEANU, Maria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 11.12.2012
• ISSN: 1843-5246; 1843-5386
• DOI: 10.15835/buasvmcn-agr:8715

Barley breeding laboratory from ARDS Turda created many varieties of spring barley in two rows with superior brewing qualities of which the best quality are grown on large areas. Of varieties obtained from ARDS Turda: Dac iana, Capriana, Jubileu and Romaniţa, the last two are high quality and productive. They maintained their superior qualities during several years of experimentation in different localities. These two varieties are genetically stable in terms of varietal purity correspond to the current rules EU. Spring barley varietes with two rows Daciana and Romaniţa have a high ecological plasticity and can be grown on different areas which can range in climate and soil. These two varietes have superior qualities than older local and foreign varietes, with a very good rezistance to fallen, feature very important to malting barley. This phenomenon is important because greatly depreciates the grain quality and reduce production. Characteristics of barley for beer: varieties containing less than 12.5% protein; varieties with high starch content 60%; varieties with greater than 95% germination energy. Daciana and Romaniţa are superior varietes for brewing and have a low percentage of protein between 10,9-12%. Percentage of starch is high an is between 61-62,3% of dry weight and have a high production potential.