
%0 Journal Article
%A Henry, RJ 
%T A comparative study of the total &#946;-glucan contents of some Australian barleys
%J Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
%D 1985/06/01
%V 25
%N 2
%P 424-427
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/EA9850424
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/EA9850424 
%X The total P-glucan contents of 13 barley cultivars and 12 experimental barley lines were measured using an enzymic technique. The average P-glucan content of barley cultivars grown in 1981 and 1982 at two different sites ranged from 4.03% for Clipper to 5.26% for Malebo. The average values for the experimental lines varied from 4.12 to 5.12%. Total P-glucan was more closely related to grain hardness than to malt extract. For individual varieties P-glucan content increased with increasing grain nitrogen but the magnitude of varietal differences meant that there was no overall relationship between P-glucan and nitrogen. 
