ISSN:
1573-5060
Keywords:
Hordeum vulgare
;
barley
;
α-amylase activity
;
analysis of variance
;
covariance analysis
;
China
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Summary α-Amylase activity was assayed by measuring reducing power equivalent for 80 accessions of cultivated barley, Hordeum vulgare L., representing major barley growing areas of China. Replications were applied at two different levels of the experiment and enzyme activity was assayed on four consecutive days starting on the 6th day after germination. The area under the curve formed by connecting the four data points was integrated as the measurement of α-amylase activity. The results established that there was extensive variation in α-amylase activity in cultivated barley; about three-fold difference existed among accessions assayed. Comparisons were also made between six- and two-rowed, and between covered and naked barleys. The results showed that high α-amylase activity was not necessarily associated with six-rowed type, and that covered barleys were slightly higher in α-amylase activity than naked ones.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00023657
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