Breeding low-glycemic index barley for functional food
- Steel, K.
- Dickin, E.T.
- Keerio, M.D.
- Samad, S.
- Kambona, C.
- Brook, R.
- Thomas, W.
- Frost, G.
DOIAbstract
Low glycemic index (GI) grains with high levels of β glucan soluble fibre are beneficial for health. Naked barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) cultivars generally have higher grain β glucan contents than hulled barley, but lower yields. Naked grain requires no pearling or processing for use in wholegrain health foods and it is widely recognised that consumption of wholegrain barley is beneficial for health. Nearly all commercially available UK barley cultivars are hulled and have been bred for low (<3%) β-glucan content for malting. In this study a large segregating population was made from crosses between diverse naked and hulled parents. Selections were made for naked barley lines with adaptation to UK cultivation that were ≥65% genetically simil...
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