| Subject |
Topics |
Aims |
Categories |
Methods and tools
|
| Principles
of barley breeding |
Breeding
for crop quantity modification of yield components |
- define the term 'hertiability of a character'
|
A |
|
- list barley yield components and specify their
range
|
A/B |
| Number of productive
stems |
- describe the structure of barley spikes and
classify barleys into two- and multi-rowed forms
|
B |
| Type, length and
density of a spike |
- indicate the differences in the structure between
two- and multi-rowed barley forms, and the link
between spike characteristics and yielding
|
B |
| 1000
seed (grain, kernel) weight |
- define the term '1000 grain weight'
|
A |
- explain the relationship between the plumpness of
grains and 1000 grain weight
|
B |
| Breeding
for crop quality |
- list malting barley traits which may be improved
through breeding for quality
|
A |
- indicate barley traits which determine its use
for brewing industry
|
A |
| Protein
content and composition |
- explain the relationship between barley protein
content and composition and its malting value
|
B |
- present factors determining the content of
protein
|
B |
| Content of
polysaccharide |
- name factors modifying the level of b -glucanes
|
A |
| Micro-malting
technology in laboratory conditions |
- give arguments supporting the use of the Q index
- a complex malting value index
|
B |
- list characters and weights considered when
elaborating the Q index
|
A |
| Other
physiological characters of grains |
- define the term 'viability of grains'
|
A |
- explain the significance of a very high
germination capacity of malting barley
|
A |
- describe the nature of grain dormancy and after-ripening
of malting barley
|
B |
| Resistance
of plants to abiotic environmental stress factors |
- discuss the three basic stages in the evaluation
of plants resistance
|
B |
- evaluate resistance of plants to stress
|
D |
| Resistance to
lodging |
- list characters determining resistance to lodging
|
B |
| Resistance to
drought |
- discuss main types of resistance to drought
|
B |
| Winter hardiness |
- discuss the way to assess plants' winter
hardiness
|
B/C |
| Breeding for
resistance to fungal diseases and pests |
- explain the role of the adverse effect of
pathogens and pests in the degradation of yield
and yield quality
|
B/C |
| Powdery mildew of
barley |
- what symptoms help recognise plants infected by
mildew of barley
|
C |
| Netblotch of barley |
- what symptoms hel recognise plants infected by
netblotch of barley
|
C |
| Leaf stripe of
barley |
- discuss how plants are infected by leaf stripe of
barley
|
B |
| Rusts |
- what symptoms help recognise plants infected by
rusts
|
C |
| Fusarial diseases |
- discuss the negative influence of fusarial
diseases attacking malting barley
|
B/C |
