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The carotene and protein in oats and barley at different stages of growth

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

A. M. Smith  and
W. Robb
A. M. Smith
Affiliation:
Edinburgh and East of Scotland College of Agriculture
W. Robb
Affiliation:
Scottish Society for Research in Plant Breeding
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The amounts of nitrogen and β-carotene have been determined in oat and barley plants at different stages of growth and with and without a late top dressing of nitrogenous fertilizer. The nitrogen decreases steadily until the kernels begin to fill; it is markedly increased throughout by the extra dressing. The β-carotene, which accounts for about 80% of the ‘crude’ carotene in the oven-dried material, continues to fall until it reaches very low values when the crop is ripe. There is a very close correlation between total nitrogen and carotene in the plant.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 33 , Issue 2 , April 1943 , pp. 119 - 121
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1943

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