Effect of environment and variety on the relationships of wheat grain physical and chemical characteristics with ethanol yield

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 577-584

  Awole, Kedija D ^a   Kettlewell, Peter S ^a   Hare, Martin C ^a   Agu, Reginald C ^b   Brosnan, James M ^b   Bringhurst, Thomas A ^b  

^a HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Scotch Whisky Research Institute   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioethanol; Ethanol yield; Grain quality; Prediction; Wheat

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

ALCOHOL; BIOFUEL; STARCH; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HARDNESS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MECHANICS; METABOLISM; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT SEED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RENEWABLE ENERGY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STANDARDS; UNITED KINGDOM; WEATHER; WHEAT;

BIOFUELS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; ENGLAND; ETHANOL; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HARDNESS; MECHANICAL PHENOMENA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; PLANT PROTEINS; RENEWABLE ENERGY; SCOTLAND; SEEDS; SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STARCH; TRITICUM; WALES; WEATHER;

EID: 84855351199     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.4611     Document Type: Article

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