the in crease in antioxidant capacity observed in coloured barley genotypes after storage in the present study is in agreement with the findings of Htwe et al. in black and red rice during storage at 20,30 and 40 for up to 4 months. this result also indicated that
in black rice increased whereas total anthocyanin remained stable and both free soluble conjugated and insoluble bound forms of polyphenols decreased significantly. therefore, the relationship between increase in