Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is one of the oldest cultivated plants. The research carried out focused on the response of some varieties (varieties) of autumn barley, grown in Dobrogea, on the varieties, from the point of view of the quality standards applied to the breweries. The contribution of the variety (variety) to the formation of the harvest and the determination of its quality, as well as the climate and soil conditions, as well as the application of certain variants of cultivation technology, are taken into account. The quality of barley grains used in the brewing process is regulated by Norms issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Health. The respective norms establish the maximum content of foreign bodies that the barley harvest intended for beer can have, the maximum content of inert, mineral or organic bodies, the maximum content of weed seeds or seeds of other crop species, defects, attacked seeds, sprouted, moldy or undeveloped. Also, the barley grains used in the brewing process must meet sanitary standards and be food safe. The qualitative indicators are established, as well as the microbiological conditions or the content of toxic substances, residues or contaminants that can affect the health of the consumer. The paper presents an analysis of six varieties of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), present in culture in the Dobrogea region, Romania, with reference to the standards necessary to establish the quality of the harvests for industrialized barley (standards applicable to breweries). ), as well as identifying the manifestation of their genetic potential, in the current climate context. Also, the correlations between the obtained yield and each harvest quality index, separately, are presented. The research carried out aimed to determine the quality of autumn barley crops, grown in Dobrogea, established in the 2020-2021 agricultural year, by varieties, from the point of view of the quality standards applied to breweries. It is found that, in the climatic conditions of the agricultural year 2020-2021, malting barley had excellent qualities for breweries, with all varieties analyzed falling within the standards.

Barley, brewing barley, quality indicators, harvest, climatic conditions

agronomy

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