Benchtop Malting System Evaluation for 45 Barley Breeding Lines

A case study dataset compares malt quality metrics from a benchtop malting system against traditional micro-malting for 45 two-row barley breeding lines. The data includes correlations for diastatic power, total malt protein, malt extract, free amino nitrogen, β-glucan, and α-amylase. The study was authored by Heena Rani and uploaded to figshare in June 2026.

Use Cases

• Compare benchtop and micro-malting methods based on reported correlation metrics for malt quality traits
• Screen early-generation barley lines for malt extract and protein content based on the described benchtop system
• Analyze genotypic variation for diastatic power and α-amylase activity across breeding lines

Strengths

• Includes correlation results for six malt quality parameters (e.g., diastatic power r=0.82)
• Evaluates a diverse panel of 45 two-row barley breeding lines
• Data is licensed under CC-BY-4.0 for open reuse

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• The dataset is small (793.7 KB), indicating limited scope

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Experimental comparison of benchtop and traditional micro-malting methods on barley lines.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-02 16:51:18