THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHARACTERISTICS ASSOCIATED WITH MALT QUALITYOF GRAIN-SORGHUM

Authors
WENZEL WG PRETORIUS AJ
Citation
Wg. Wenzel et Aj. Pretorius, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHARACTERISTICS ASSOCIATED WITH MALT QUALITYOF GRAIN-SORGHUM, Angewandte Botanik, 68(5-6), 1994, pp. 143-145
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
Angewandte Botanik → ACNP
ISSN journal
00661759
Volume
68
Issue
5-6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
143 - 145
Database
ISI
SICI code
0066-1759(1994)68:5-6<143:TRBCAW>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Trials were conducted to identify methods for rapid screening of malt quality of sorghum genotypes. Seed mass and density, rates of moisture uptake and total moisture content after 20 h imbibition were correlat ed with steep, malt and dry mass as well as diastatic power of grain s orghum seeds. Phase 2 rate and total moisture content was to a great e xtent dependent on rate of phase 1 moisture uptake. The only character istic associated with diastatic power was malt mass. Its usefulness in a breeding program is disucssed.