Genetics and improvement of barley malt quality

Genetics and Improvement of Barley Malt Quality presents up-to-date developments in barley production and breeding. The book is divided into nine chapters, including barley production and consumption, germplasm and utilization, chemical composition, protein and protein components, carbohydrates and...

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Other Authors: Zhang, Guoping,, Li, Chengdao,, SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Hangzhou : Dordrecht : Zhejiang University Press ; Springer, ©2009.
Hangzhou : Dordrecht : [2009]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 296 pages) : illustrations.
Series: Advanced topics in science and technology in China.
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Table of Contents:
  • Barley Production and Consumption
  • Barley Germplasm and Utilization
  • Chemical Composition in Barley Grains and Malt Quality
  • Identification of Barley Varieties by Protein Profiling
  • ?-glucans and Arabinoxylans
  • The Properties and Genetics of Barley Malt Starch Degrading Enzymes
  • The Role of Endosperm Cell Walls in Barley Malting Quality
  • Barley Genomics and Malting Quality Improvement
  • Genetic Improvement of Malting Quality through Conventional Breeding and Marker-assisted Selection.