Study of vegetative and physicochemical characteristics of the four barely cultivars of Golestan province of Iran

Barley with the scientific name of Hordeum vulgare, of Poaceae family and the oldest cereals are considered as man-discovered crops.. In this study, the effect of cultivar on vegetative and physicochemical characteristics of the Four barely cultivars in Golestan Province of Iran have been studied including rate of ash, fiber, protein, ß-glucanase activity and bulk density in completely randomized design with 3 replications. The results were analyzed by the SAS software and comparison of average of data was performed by the Duncan test at 5% level. The results showed that type of cultivar on whole factors had a significant effect (P<0.01). The results showed that every four barley cultivars studied from idea sensitivity against water were classified as too insensitive to water group. Yusef variety had maximum rate of bulk density, ßglucanase activity and protein amount among samples. The variability for Fiber amount ranged from 5.5-6.85% in samples and Maximum of rate of fiber was related to Sahra variety with 6.85% average. Yusef variety could be used as raw material suitable in industrial production of enzyme Malt.