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The HEALTHGRAIN Wheat Diversity Screen: Effects of Genotype and Environment on Phytochemicals and Dietary Fiber Components

  • Peter R. Shewry
  • , Vieno Piironen
  • , Anna-Maija Lampi
  • , Minnamari Edelmann
  • , Susanna Kariluoto
  • , Tanja Nurmi
  • , Rebeca Fernandez-Orozco
  • , Catherine Ravel
  • , Gilles Charmet
  • , Annica A. M. Andersson
  • , Per Aman
  • , Danuta Boros
  • , Kurt Gebruers
  • , Emmie Dornez
  • , Christophe M. Courtin
  • , Jan A. Delcour
  • , Mariann Rakszegi
  • , Zoltan Bedo
  • , Jane L. Ward

    Publication: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    Abstract

    Analysis of the contents of bioactive components (tocols, sterols, alkylresorcinols, folates, phenolic acids, and fiber components) in 26 wheat cultivars grown in six site x year combinations showed that the extent of variation due to variety and environment differed significantly between components. The total contents of tocols, sterols, and arabinoxylan fiber were highly heritable and hence an appropriate target for plant breeding. However, significant correlations between the contents of bioactive components and environmental factors (precipitation and temperature) during grain development also occurred, with even highly heritable components differing in amount between grain samples grown in different years on different sites.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)9291-9298
    Number of pages8
    JournalJournal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
    Volume58
    Issue number17
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2010

    Keywords

    • Wheat
    • tocols
    • sterols
    • alkylresorcinols
    • folates
    • phenolic acids
    • fiber

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