Barley varieties registered in the Slovak Republic in 2013

In 2013, the spring barley varieties Kumran, Petrus, Shuffle, and Wiebke were registered after three-year tests (2010-2012) and Britney, Danielle, Explorer, Salome, and Scrabble after two-year tests (2011-2012) in the Slovak Republic. The highest extract was exhibited by the varieties Danielle (83.9%) and Shuffle (83.0%). All the studied varieties exhibited a very good to optimal level of proteolytic and amylolytic modification. The highest values of apparent final attenuation were recorded in the varieties Explorer (82.4%) and Wiebke (81.9%). The level of cell wall destruction given by friability (86-97%) was optimal in all the studied varieties. b-glucan content in sweet wort varied in the range of 48-188 mg/l.In 2013, the spring barley varieties Kumran, Petrus, Shuffle, and Wiebke were registered after three-year tests (2010-2012) and Britney, Danielle, Explorer, Salome, and Scrabble after two-year tests (2011-2012) in the Slovak Republic. The highest extract was exhibited by the varieties Danielle (83.9%) and Shuffle (83.0%). All the studied varieties exhibited a very good to optimal level of proteolytic and amylolytic modification. The highest values of apparent final attenuation were recorded in the varieties Explorer (82.4%) and Wiebke (81.9%). The level of cell wall destruction given by friability (86-97%) was optimal in all the studied varieties. b-glucan content in sweet wort varied in the range of 48-188 mg/l.