Barley seed osmolyte concentration as an indicator of preharvest sprouting

Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 125-128

  Henson, Cynthia A ^a,b   Duke, Stanley H ^b   Schwarz, Paul ^c   Horsley, Rich ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amylase; Barley; Fluorescein dibutyrate; Osmolyte concentration; Pearling; Preharvest sprouting

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM;

EID: 34547685859     PISSN: 03610470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/ASBCJ-2007-0527-01     Document Type: Article

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