Effects of Growth Conditions and Cultivar on the Content and Physiochemical Properties of Arabinoxylan in Barley.

The present study aims to evaluate the effect of the growth conditions and the cultivar on the total and water-extractable (W-E) arabinoxylan (AX) in barley. For this purpose, nine barley varieties from two different years were analyzed. The total AX content ranged from 5.

Effect of Growth Conditions and Genotype on Barley Yield and β-Glucan Content of Kernels and Malt.

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of growth conditions and genotype on the barley yield and β-glucan content of grain and malt. Total and water-extractable (W-E) β-glucans and their molecular and structural properties were analyzed in nine 2-row barley varieties and corresponding malts. The total β-glucan content of barley is not influenced by year or by the cultivar, while the grain yield and W-E β-glucan content are significantly influenced by the year.

Changes in the Fusarium Head Blight Complex of Malting Barley in a Three-Year Field Experiment in Italy.

In this study, conducted for three years on eleven malting barley varieties cultivated in central Italy, the incidence of different mycotoxigenic fungal genera, the identification of the species associated with the Head Blight (FHB) complex, and kernels contamination with deoxynivalenol (DON) and T-2 mycotoxins were determined. The influence of climatic conditions on infections and FHB complex composition was also investigated. species were always present in the three years and the high average and maximum temperatures during anthesis mainly favored their occurrence.