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Structural and biochemical components of barley endosperm which influence malting quality

Reference	D06393
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Peter Shewry
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	Rothamsted Research
Department	Plant Pathology and Microbiology
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	134,991
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	20/09/1996
End date	31/01/2000
Duration	40 months

Abstract

Barley is a major UK crop. Our previous work on its raw material quality for malting focused on the structure and composition of the endosperm, and showed that its texture, reflected in binding of the protein matrix with other cell components, is strongly correlated with malting characteristics. This proposal will identify and characterise matrix proteins involved in binding to starch and cell wall fractions, and thus determine the molecular bases of differences between cultivars. The influence of environmental effects will also be examined. Markers for use by plant breeders and maltsters, and targets for grain improvement, whether by conventional breeding or genetic engineering, will be identified. The programme involves collaboration between Durham, IACR-Long Ashton, Pauls Malt Ltd and PBI. (Joint with grant D06391).

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Committee	Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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D06391 Structural and biochemical components of barley endosperm which influence malting quality

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