| dc.description | High protein levels are caused by certain cultural practices, high fertility levels, temperature and moisture effects, time of seeding, and other factors. Barley diseases have been implicated in protein alterations but without substantial experimental evidence. Natural senescence or ageing of the barley plant is known to affect the protein level of the harvested kernels. The relationship of several common
foliar diseases, natural senescence, and the nitrogen content of the barley plant was studied in the NDSU Pathology
Department. This paper reports the results of that study. Based on the results of these experiments, a new hypothesis was developed to account for the interrelations of disease, senescence, and protein levels in barley. | |
