Annual Progress Report on Malting Barley Research March, 2002

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have already been made in efforts to surpass the yield of Baronesse and the malting
quality of Harrington while maintaining environmental stability.
Table 1. Malting quality performance of high yielding experimental lines and
recommended malting varieties for Montana. Data from 2001 Irrigated Intrastate Trials
in Bozeman, MT.
Kernel on Barley Malt Barley Wort Alpha- Beta-
Variety or Weight 6/64" Color Extract Wort Wort Protein Protein S/T DP amylase glucan Quality
Selection (mg) (%) (Agtron) (%) Color Clarity (%) (%) (%) (°ASBC) (20°DU) (ppm) Score
Harrington 37.4 77.1 84 81.0 1.4 1 11.3 4.25 37.8 97 58.6 423 26
Morex 33.4 72.2 89 78.5 1.7 2 13.2 4.40 34.3 137 47.1 369 29
Legacy 33.3 75.7 84 78.3 1.5 2 13.0 4.88 37.9 145 62.3 318 32
Merit 41.8 89.3 76 79.8 1.4 1 12.5 4.46 35.6 105 61.4 212 35
Conlon 36.2 79.7 73 79.0 1.5 1 12.2 3.16 27.5 46 35.1 439 20
Garnet 39.9 84.6 82 81.9 1.6 1 12.6 4.77 38.0 135 70.4 279 33
MT970116 42.3 87.5 78 80.2 1.2 1 12.1 3.75 32.7 98 45.3 208 41
MT981039 38.1 85.5 88 81.8 1.5 1 11.4 4.25 39.7 99 57.6 109 38
MT981091 42.3 88.8 79 79.5 1.1 1 11.9 3.65 30.9 100 40.5 422 38
MT981238 46.5 93.5 83 79.7 1.5 1 13.3 4.74 35.7 117 67.4 428 38
MT981210 39.5 85.3 87 81.1 1.4 1 12.6 4.67 39.8 133 58.1 226 36
MT970155 41.4 88.0 78 79.7 1.4 1 13.2 4.47 36.4 101 63.6 286 35
MT960101 36.2 62.2 84 80.7 1.5 2 13.2 4.67 36.1 117 68.9 97 34
MT990023 36.7 69.6 84 79.3 1.3 1 12.7 3.95 31.3 116 48.5 131 32
MT990041 36.1 74.2 81 81.7 1.5 1 12.6 5.13 40.9 151 73.3 106 32
MT960099 37.7 60.7 75 80.0 1.6 1 12.5 4.52 38.0 116 59.7 179 31
MT970110 38.9 77.8 83 78.9 2.1 2 12.4 3.67 31.3 97 34.5 527 21
Harrington
(Check)
Harrington
(Check)
39.3 93.9 81 82.2 1.9 1 11.7 5.49 49.8 111 78.6 44 42
38.8 94.0 81 81.9 2.0 1 11.4 5.54 51.0 109 80.0 44 39