Comparing Digestibility of Triticale Grain, Barley Grain and Naked Barley Grain by Using in vitro Tilly and Terrey Technique

The barley grain thioredoxin system – an update

Thioredoxin (Trx) reduces disulfide bonds and play numerous important functions in plants. In cereal seeds, cytosolic h-type Trx facilitates the release of energy reserves during the germination process and is recycled by NADPH-dependent Trx reductase. This review presents a summary of the research conducted during the last 10 years to elucidate the structure and function of the barley seed Trx...

Effects of Foliage Removal and Using Different Nitrogen Rates on Remobilization of Pre-anthesis Assimilates to the Grain in a Dual-purpose (Forage and Grain) Barley

In order to study the source limitation and contribution of pre-anthesis assimilates to grain in dual-purpose (forage and grain) barley, a field experiment was carried out in Iran, Ahvaz region. The experimental design was split plot in randomized complete block with three replications. Application rates of nitrogen at four levels (60, 120, 180 and 220 kg.ha-1 N) were as main plots, while sub p...

Effects of barley grain particle size on dairy cow performance

Uptake of proline by the scutellum of germinating barley grain.

Scutella separated from germinating grains of barley (Hordeum vulgare L. cv Himalaya) took up 1 millimolar l-[(14)C]proline at an initial rate of about 6.5 micromoles gram(-1) fresh weight hour(-1) (pH 5, 30 degrees C). The uptake had a pH optimum at 5. The bulk of the uptake (93%) was via carrier-mediated active transport. All of the 19 l-amino acids tested at 10 millimolar concentration inhib...

Proteome analysis of grain filling and seed maturation in barley.

In monocotyledonous plants, the process of seed development involves the deposition of reserves in the starchy endosperm and development of the embryo and aleurone layer. The final stages of seed development are accompanied by an increase in desiccation tolerance and drying out of the mature seed. We have used two-dimensional gel electrophoresis for a time-resolved study of the changes in prote...