• KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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• v.40 no.2
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• pp.245-249
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• 1995

The number of immature spikes of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) and wheat (Triticum aestivum L) were studied to determine if there could be existed the significant difference among 5 varieties of barley and wheat each. Heritability of 6 characters including the number of immature spikes have also calculated. Correlation between the immature spikes and 5 other characters were also investigated. There were significant difference among 5 varieties of barley and wheat in the number of immature spikes. Heritability estimated were very high in case of number of immature spikes of barley and that of wheat was high. There were highly significant correlation between the number of immature spikes of barley and number of internode and significant correlation between the number of immature spikes and flag leaf. However, in wheat no correlations were found among the 5 characters in wheat and between the number of immature spikes and number of internode were negative.

• KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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• v.52 no.1
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• pp.36-44
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• 2007

In order to evaluate the utilization of immature green barley kernels as food processing material, these experiments were carried out to analyze free sugars, free amino acids, mineral contents and color of two naked barley varieties according to their heading dates. Contents such as moisture, protein, fat, ash, and free sugars were gradually decreased according to the days after heading of the nonwaxy naked barley 'Saessalbori' and waxy naked barley 'Hinchalssalbori', while crude fiber and starch were gradually increased. Contents like maltose and maltotriose in immature green kernels were high, but free amino acids showed a tendency to decrease, among which the alanine content was the highest. As barley matured, beta-glucan content, redness and yellowness increased, while lightness decreased. Considering chemical composition and color, the immature green cereals were produced through blanching the spikes harvested before the yellow ripe stage around $26{\sim}27$ days after heading. The optimum duration of harvest was very limited to produce green whole grains. The harvested green barley cereals is able to eat raw barley or cook it as food processing material.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.36 no.10
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• pp.1307-1313
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• 2007

In order to evaluate the utilization of immature green wheat kernels as food processing material, these experiments were carried out to analyze general composition, free sugars, free amino acids, mineral content and color of 3 wheat varieties according to their heading dates. Contents such as moisture, crude protein, crude lipid and ash were gradually decreased according to the days after heading of 3 wheat varieties, while crude fiber and starch were gradually increased. Maltose and maltotriose contents in immature green wheat kernels were high but its rapidity decreased by closing to ripeness. Contents of free amino acids showed a tendency to decrease, among which alanine content was the highest around 25 days after heading, and then glutamic acid, GABA, glycine in order. Contents of total free amino acid were decreased by closing to ripeness. Among 3 wheat varieties, its contents of Guru wheat was the highest. As wheat matured, ${\beta}-glucan$ contents were decreased from 1.5% to 0.28% on 43 days after heading. Mineral contents of 3 wheat varieties were generally increased by closing to ripeness after coming into ears, and K, Mg were especially prominent. As wheat matured, lightness was decreased, while redness and yellowness were increased. Considering chemical composition and color, the immature green wheat were produced through blanching the spikes harvested before the yellow ripe stage. The harvested green wheat cereals is able to eat raw wheat or cook it as food processing material.