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Higher steeliness in barley grains is linked to increased C hordeins, which can slow malting modification and affect endosperm permeability. This finding impacts understanding barley quality for malting.

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Agricultural Science
Plant Biology
Food Science

Background:

Barley grain endosperm exhibits distinct mealy and steely textures.
Steely barley grains often lead to uneven endosperm modification during malting.
Understanding the link between steeliness and malting quality is crucial for barley breeding and processing.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the relationship between barley grain steeliness and endosperm modification during malting.
To analyze two barley cv. Scarlett samples with contrasting malting qualities.

Main Methods:

Comparative analysis of barley samples with high (77%) and moderate (46%) proportions of steely grains.
Assessment of malting modification indicators: beta-glucan degradation, friability, Calcofluor staining, hot water extract (HWE), acrospire growth, and extract viscosity.
Evaluation of endosperm permeability to large molecules using fluorescein isothiocyanate-dextran conjugate (FITC-D).

Main Results:

The steely barley sample exhibited slower malting modification, lower HWE and acrospire growth, and higher extract viscosity compared to the mealy sample.
Endosperm permeation to FITC-D closely followed cell wall modification in the steely sample, but not in the mealy sample.
Higher steeliness correlated with increased levels of C hordeins in barley cv. Scarlett.

Conclusions:

Increased C hordeins in barley may enhance permeability to large molecules (FITC-D) while retarding malting modification.
Steeliness, C hordein levels, and FITC-D permeability appear influenced more by environmental factors than genetics.
The study confirms a negative role of C hordeins in malting quality.