Barley Grain Quality Under Drought Stress and Biological Treatments

Packed with results from a field study on spring malting and feed barley, evaluating the impacts of early drought stress and plant-based biologicals on grain quality. The study analyzed four malting and four feed barley genotypes at two locations over three consecutive years. Measurements include grain size, C/N ratio, crude protein content, and starch content.

Use Cases

• Analyze the effect of early drought stress on crude protein content to assess suitability for malting standards.
• Compare grain size and C/N ratio between genotypes treated with biologicals like Cropcover and Giant knotweed.
• Model the relationship between starch content and other quality traits under different stress and treatment conditions.
• Evaluate the performance of malting versus feed barley genotypes across two locations and three years.

Strengths

• Data from a controlled field experiment with four malting and four feed barley genotypes.
• Results span three consecutive years and two locations, providing environmental variation.
• Includes specific quality measurements like crude protein content and C/N ratio.

Limitations

• The dataset is small at 23.4 KB, indicating limited scope and likely low row count.
• Unknown column structure and sample data availability may hinder immediate analysis.
• Geographic scope is limited to two unspecified field locations.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Veronic Töpfer.

Collection Method

Field experiment with imposed drought stress and application of biologicals, followed by grain analysis.

Time Range

Three consecutive years (including 2021 and 2022).

Freshness

Last updated in March 2026.

Geography

Two field locations (unspecified).