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Malt barley research in India and future prospects

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Title Malt barley research in India and future prospects
 
Creator Vishnu, Kumar
 
Contributor Verma, Ramesh Pal Singh
Kharub, Ajit Singh
Kumar, D.
Sharma, Indu
 
Subject malt barley
Barley
 
Description Malt barley improvement in India was initiated with several introductions viz. Peatland, Pedigree,
Manchuria, Odessa, Clipper, Golden Promise, Midas etc. but these varieties could not popularize due to
late maturity, low 1000 grain weight and grain yield (in Indian climate) and mainly due to lack of industrial
support/premier prices. Malt barley improvement programme was again re-looked in early nineties and two
introductions namely ALFA 93 and BCU73 were released for commercial cultivation in India. Presently,
with concerted efforts and research interventions several good malt barley varieties have been released for
timely (DWRUB52, DWRB92, DWRB101 etc.) and late sown (DWRB73, DWRUB64 and DWRB91)
conditions. These malt barley varieties are having 78-80% malt extract, 100-105oL diastatic power, 63-65
kg/hl hectolitre wt., 10.5-11.5 % protein content. The average grain yield for these two row malt barley
varieties have been depicted as 50 q/ha for timely sown and nearly 40 q/ha under late sown conditions with
high to moderate resistance for stripe and brown rust and leaf blights. In northern plains of India, barley
crop flowers in 85-95 days and harvests in nearly 130-135 days. Therefore, crop grain filling period is very
less (35 days) and even the ripening stage coincides with high temperature as terminal heat, which reduces
the activities of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGPase) and congenial for more accumulation of
sulphur poor C hordeins. However, the varieties are performing well for grain yield and different quality
parameters viz. hectolitre wt., malt extract, filtration rate, diastatic power etc. The future breeding needs
further attention for higher malt extract, diastatic power, better friability, filtration rate and low beta-glucan,
husk and protein contents with optimum value of free amino nitrogen. The special emphases are also
required for epiheterodendrin (EPH), lipoxygenase (LOX) activity and integration of molecular tools for
malt barley genetic enhancement.
 
Date 2017-02-08
2017-02-20T13:03:25Z
2017-02-20T13:03:25Z
 
Type Poster
 
Identifier https://mel.cgiar.org/reporting/download/hash/qYr38Asw
Kumar Vishnu, Ramesh Pal Singh Verma, Ajit Singh Kharub, D. Kumar, Indu Sharma. (8/2/2017). Malt barley research in India and future prospects. Haryana, India: Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research (ICAR-IIWBR).
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/5809
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Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
 
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Publisher Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research (ICAR-IIWBR)