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Barley is a versatile crop with a multitude of end uses. The versatility of barley’s growing potential and the diversity of end uses, malting, feed and food, emphasises the need for broad quality assessment. Standard methods of analysis have been developed over the years by industry and remain the status quo for assessing quality. Major concerns are germination for malting barley, kernel size consistency for feed and pearling suitability for food barley. New methods are continually pursued. specifically for measuring homogeneity of barley with instruments such as NIR and Single Kernel Characterisation System (SKCS). The future of barley looks promising with beer consumption expected to continue to rise while health benefits are expected to increase consumer’s demand for food barley. Barley’s potential to grow under adverse conditions should be an asset in dealing with climate change but wild swings in the weather will further emphasise the need for quality assessment. |
