2Division of Genetics, I.A.R.I., New Delhi-12.
Nuclear Research Laboratory, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-12
1Present address: Soil Conservation Research Demonstration Training Centre, Hyderabad (A.P.)
Online published on 25 January, 2012.
A preliminary study was conducted to examine if barley could be a potential crop with respect to malting quality and yield for the southern region of the country. Based on the yield data and on analyses for various quality characters, namely, protein content, diastatic power, insoluble carbohydrate, predicted extract value and thousand kernel weight of the varieties grown in three agro-climatically different locations in the northern region and four in the southern region, it appears that barley could be grown satisfactorily in the southern region with suitable varietal manipulation to better the quality and quantity. The study also indicates that only protein content, diastatic power and yield show considerable variation between the northern and southern region (and also between locations) while the other characters are not affected significantly. Considerable variability is accounted for by location and varietal effects.
