Aside from the customary rapid analysis methods for water and protein as well as physical tests, the visual inspection of barley, i.e., the evaluation of the external characteristics of the grain, also remains a meaningful method for assessing barley.
This method describes how to determine the mycological status of a lot of barley as part of visual and manual inspections.
Barley intended for the production of malt; therefore, the kernels are to be evaluated on the basis of the characteristics described below. This method can also be utilized to evaluate wheat.
Kernels with a visually recognizable fungal infection is distinguished primarily by a black but at times pinkish red (barley) or white (wheat) discoloration over part or all of its surface. Pinkish red or white kernels indicate an infection by a species of Fusarium.