Type: Chapter

Advances in the understanding of barley plant physiology: factors determining grain development, composition, and chemistry

Authors

Ljudmilla Borisjuk

Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK)

Hardy Rolletschek

Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK)

Volodymyr Radchuk

Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK)

Publication date:

13 January 2020

ID: 9781838799823

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Table of contents

1 Introduction 2 Spike growth and how it influences traits of the grain 3 Role of cell death in barley grain development 4 Sucrose allocation during the grain-filling stage 5 The use of starch in the developing caryopsis 6 Proteins and barley grain quality 7 Particularities of energy metabolism in barley grain 8 Functional orchestration of the barley grain 9 Conclusion 10 Acknowledgements 11 Where to look for further information 12 References