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EFFECTS OF GIBBERELLIC ACID ON BARLEY GERMINATION AND ITS USE IN MALTING: A REVIEW
Author(s) -
Briggs D. E.
Publication year - 1963
Publication title -
journal of the institute of brewing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.523
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 2050-0416
pISSN - 0046-9750
DOI - 10.1002/j.2050-0416.1963.tb01924.x
Subject(s) - gibberellic acid , germination , aleurone , dormancy , seed dormancy , biology , agronomy , chemistry , botany , endosperm
The uses of gibberellic acid are discussed in relation to breaking barley dormancy, increasing malt extract, and reducing malting time. Recent research on barley germination and the effects of gibberellic acid is reviewed, together with the implications of the discovery that de‐embryonated grain will undergo modification when treated with gibberellic acid. The enzymes which bring about this modification originate in the aleurone layer.