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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Keywords
Barley, Plant breeding, Breeding programmes, Western Australia
Disciplines
Food Processing | Genetics | Other Food Science
First Page Number
114
Last Page Number
117
ISSN
0021-8618
Abstract
Development of new barley cultivars in Western Australia has substantially improved the grain yield and quality of the State's barley crop. This has increased returns to barley growers and enhanced Western Australia's reputation in export markets as a major supplier of barley for malting and feed.
The State exports more than 200, 000 t of malting barley, 60, 000 t of barley malt and 150, 000 t of feed barley each year.
The major challenge for the future is to develop new, high yielding cultivars with improved malting quality.
In this article, the authors discuss the achievements of the past; and strategies for achieving the current goals.
Recommended Citation
Gilmour, Ross; Tarr, Allen; and Harasymow, Stefan
(1992)
"Breeding better malting barleys,"
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4: Vol. 33:
No.
3, Article 7.
Available at:
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture4/vol33/iss3/7