Abstract:Seeds of 7 cultivars of two-rowed barley(Hordeum distichum L.)and F2 seeds on F1 plants from a half-diallel set of crosses among the cultivars were malted in two years to obtain data on diastatic power (DP)α-amylase activity (αAA)β-amylase activity(βAA) and malt nitrogen(N)content. embryo and en