Determination of Malting and Forage Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) Cultivars Suitable for Middle Black Sea Region Conditions

This research was carried out with aiming to determine some quality traits (thousand kernel weight, hectoliter weight, grain largeness ratios, crude protein content and extract content) of 6 barley varieties (two-row; Balkan-96, Serifehanim-98, Anadolu-98 and six-row; Meric, Avci-2002, Lord) in the growing seasons of 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 in Samsun (Gelemen) and Amasya (Gokhoyuk) locations according to randomized complete block design with four replicates. According to the research conducted in 2 locations for 2 years; the highest results of thousand kernel weight were obtained from Anadolu-98 (46.8 g) and Balkan-96 (44.8 g) varieties. The highest grain largeness ratios and extract content were obtained from Balkan-96 (90.1% and 77.7% respectively) varieties. The highest results of hectoliter weight were obtained from ?erifehanim-98 (69.0 kg), Anadolu-98 (68.0 kg) and Balkan-96 (67.6 kg) varieties. In addition, the highest crude protein content was obtained from Lord (13.1%), Meric (13.0%) and Avci-2002 (12.8%) varieties. Balkan-96 showed the least crude protein content (11.6%).