Dr hab. inż. , prof. nadzw. Józef Błażewicz

Prof. dr hab. inż. Jacek Żarski

Dr inż. Stanisław Dudek

Dr inż. Renata Kuśmierek-Tomaszewska

INFLUENCE OF SPRINKLER IRRIGATION AND NITROGEN FERTILIZATION ON THE QUALITY OF MALT AND WORT FROM BARLEY GRAINS

The aim of the research was the evaluation of sprinkler irrigation and nitrogen fertilization on some selected features of the quality of malt and wort from ‘Marthe' and ‘Mauritia' malting barley grains. The field experiment was carried out in the years 2010-2012 at the Research Station of the University of Science and Technology in Mochełek near Bydgoszcz. As a result of 3-year field experiment and laboratory test of grain, malt and wort, it was found that introducing sprinkler irrigation into the production process of malting barley is a step justified by the obtained quality effects. It was found that in the case of irrigated malting barley cultivations nitrogen fertilization at the rate of 30 kg∙ha-1 provides (in relation to control, non-irrigated treatment) the highest values of such parameters as weight of the technical barley crops, content of protein, extractivity of Pilsen type malt, amount of obtained wort and simplified mashing efficiency. The combination of sprinkler irrigation of malting barley plants with their nitrogen fertilization at the increased rates of 60 and 90 kg∙ha-1, resulted in the following effect - high mass of the usable grain of crops remained but their quality deteriorated. Malt produced from malting barley fertilized with nitrogen ...

Dr hab. inż. , prof. nadzw. Józef Błażewicz

Mgr inż. Agnieszka Zembold-Guła

Prof. dr hab. inż. Jacek Żarski

Dr inż. Stanisław Dudek

Dr inż. Renata Kuśmierek-Tomaszewska

Effect of sprinkling irrigation and nitrogen fertilization in the brewing barley cultivation technology on the malting productivity – preliminary results

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of cultivar characte-ristic, irrigation and the four variants of nitrogen fertilization on economic useful-ness of brewing barley grain cultivars. Economic suitability of brewing barley 'Mauritia' and 'Martha' cultivars was define on the basis of plump grains yield, malting productivity and malt weight, which are possible to obtain from 1 hectare of cultivation. A field experiment was conducted during the growing season 2010 on sandy soil in Mochełek near Bydgoszcz. During irrigation, a total of five doses of 105 mm of water was used. From barley grain of thickness over 2.5 mm, Pilsner type malts were obtained in laboratory conditions. It was found that higher eco-nomic usefulness, determined on the basis of grain yield, malts weight and malting productivity was characterized by a brewing barley cultivar 'Marthe'. The intro-duction of irrigation in technology of brewing barley cultivation, regardless of ni-trogen fertilization, has contributed to increased grain yield and malting produc-tivity from unit area. Optimal level of nitrogen fertilization for tested cultivars of brewing barley is 30 kg.ha-1. Increasing the nitrogen dose from 30 to 60-90 kg.ha-1, did not result in significant increases in weight of plump grains and malts.     ...

Prof. dr hab. inż. Jacek Żarski

Dr hab. inż. , prof. nadzw. Józef Błażewicz

Dr inż. Stanisław Dudek

Dr inż. Renata Kuśmierek-Tomaszewska

Mgr inż. Agnieszka Zembold-Guła

Evaluation of efficiency of sprinkling irri-gation in the brewing barley cultivation technology – preliminary results

A field experiment was conducted during the growing season 2010 on sandy soil in Mochełek near Bydgoszcz. The effects of irrigation and the four variants of nitrogen fertilization on yield and quality of grain from brewing barley varieties 'Mauritia' and 'Martha' were inwestigated. Growing season of barley in terms of total rainfall belonged to the wet, however, was marked by an extremely uneven distribution of rainfall in different decades. During the period of tillering and ripening stage of barley rainfall amounted to only 16.3 mm, which resulted in the need for irrigation of plants. A total of five doses of 105 mm of water was used. It was found that yields of barley grain ranged from 3.05 kg.ha-1 to 6.34 kg.ha-1, depending on the variety, irrigation and nitrogen fertilization variant. Regardless of the factors used, higher average yields of 31% was characterized by a variety of 'Martha'. The average increase in grain yield due to application of irrigation was 37.3%. This indicates the high desirability of introducing this treatment to the malting barley production technologies as a factor which increases the amount of grain yield in growing seasons characterized by the occurrence of atmospheric and agricultural dry spells in ...

Prof. dr hab. inż. Jacek Żarski

Dr hab. inż. , prof. nadzw. Józef Błażewicz

Dr inż. Stanisław Dudek

Dr inż. Renata Kuśmierek-Tomaszewska

Mgr inż. Agnieszka Geldarska

Evaluating the efficiency of sprinkler irrigation in spring barley in terms of improving the usability of grain for malting

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects and interaction of irrigation and nitrogen fertilization on the shape of the quantity and quality of grain yield of malting barley cultivar 'Signora' cultivated on sandy soil with the concise undersoil. Field experiment was carried out in the years 2013-2014 on the experimental field of the Department of Land Reclamation and Agrometeorology UTP, located in Mochełek near Bydgoszcz. During the study period there were average needs of irrigation in barley, mainly due to the uneven distribution of rainfall in the studied growing seasons. Seasonal irrigation dose averaged 72.5 mm. The research focused on grain quality that affects its suitability for malting. It was found that irrigation resulted in a significant increase in grain yield, although the effectiveness of this treatment per unit was lower than those achieved in previous experiments with other cultivars. Barley grain derived from irrigated plots contained significantly less protein and had better indicators of malting, compared to the grains of plants not irrigated. The optimal dose of nitrogen in both the irrigation conditions and the non-irrigated was 30 kg.ha-1. Admittedly, application of top-dressing (variant N3) significantly increased the yield, especially within irrigation variants, but the grain ...

Prof. dr hab. inż. Jacek Żarski

Dr inż. Stanisław Dudek

Dr inż. Renata Kuśmierek-Tomaszewska

Dr hab. inż. , prof. nadzw. Józef Błażewicz

Mgr inż. Agnieszka Zembold-Guła

Impact of sprinkling irrigation and nitrogen fertilization on yield and its quality in two malting barley cultivars

The aim of the research was an evaluation the impact of sprinkling irrigation, nitrogen fertilization as well as an interaction of the two factors on yield and malting quality of grain of two malting barley varieties‘Mauritia' and ‘Marthe'. A field experiment was conducted during the growing seasons in years 2010-2011 on sandy soil with dense subsoil in the Research Centre of University of Technology and Life Science - Mochełek nearby Bydgoszcz. This is an area in Poland of the highest average precipitation shortages and the needs of use the supplemental irrigation in terms of the climate criterion. On such type of soil, the irrigation had an interventionist role which is typical for the climatic conditions in Poland. It complemented periodic shortages of precipitation during the increased water needs of barley. Research hypothesis assumed that the use of irrigation in the technology of barley cultivation will increase and stabilize yields of grain and contribute to the acquisition of raw material that meets the criteria of brewing, regardless of the agricultural droughts occurring in a growing season. It was also assumed that, in terms of irrigation it would be possible to use higher doses of fertilizer than in conventional ...