Breeding of Fukumi Fiber, a new six-rowed waxy hull-less barley cultivar containing high levels of β-glucan with a proanthocyanidin-free gene
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DOI: 10.1270/jsbbs.24080
Abstract: Fukumi Fiber, a new six-rowed hull-less barley cultivar, has an extremely high β-glucan content; this is the world’s first cultivar with two genes (wax and amo1) boosting the content of β-glucan and one gene (ant28.2131)… read more here.
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Physicochemical Properties of Starch Isolated from Betahealth, a High β-Glucan Barley Cultivar
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DOI: 10.3390/foods14183226
Abstract: This study investigated the physicochemical properties of starch from the newly developed β-glucan-rich barley cultivar Betahealth. The cultivar was bred through a three-way cross between Betaone (F1, Shikoku Hadaka 97 × Glacier AC38) and Dahyang,… read more here.
Keywords: cultivar; betahealth; high glucan; properties starch ... See more keywords