Mass relations and moisture equilibria between the embryo with scutellum and the endosperm part of non-sprouted and sprouted cereal seeds

Mass relations and moisture equilibria between the embryo with scutellum an d the endosperm part were determined for non-sprouted and sprouted seeds of wheat, barley and triticale at four relative humidities. The relative mass es of the embryos with scutellum increased with increasing sprouting level from approximately 5.0% to 10.0% of the whole seed. The moisture contents o f the embryos with scutellum were dependent on the sprouting level, increas ing with increasing sprouting level by up to 21%. The moisture contents of the endosperm parts did not change significantly with sprouting.