Effect of leaf fertilization on the quality of the brewery grain from selected common wheat varieties

Abstract

The study assesses the effect of the applied foliar fertilization on the quality parameters of selected wheat cultivars intended for brewing purposes. Foliar fertilization applied to object A contributed to the highest yield increase of the tested objects for Elixir and Rockefeller C1 wheat compared to the control object (0.64 and 0.49 t.ha-1, respectively). Gimantis wheat was characterized by the best technological parameters of the grain regardless of the foliar fertilization applied (mainly total protein content and grain uniformity), while the lowest yield and grain quality were obtained for wheat of the Rockefeller C1 variety. Research into new cultivation technologies should aim for a higher grain uniformity parameter for wheat intended for brewing purposes.