Variation, across environments within the UK, in grain protein and grain hardness, in wheat varieties of differing distilling quality

Field Crops Research

Volumn 127, Issue , 2012, Pages 146-152

  Swanston, J S ^a   Smith, P L ^a   Agu, R C ^b   Brosnan, J M ^b   Bringhurst, T A ^b   Jack, F R ^b  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b Scotch Whisky Research Institute   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distilling; Grain hardness; Near infra red analysis; Protein content; Wheat

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOACCUMULATION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DISTILLATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HIGH YIELDING VARIETY; LINEARITY; PROTEIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRANSLOCATION; WHEAT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

AMBROSIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 83455225595     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2011.11.016     Document Type: Article

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