山东小麦地方品种资源铁和锌含量分析

利用等离子体发射光谱仪,对426份山东小麦地方品种资源进行了铁和锌微量元素含量的测定,摸清了山东省小麦地方品种资源铁和锌含量的分布情况。结果表明,山东小麦地方品种资源铁含量的分布范围为5.2～44.1mg/kg,锌含量的分布范围为6.2～50.4mg/kg。铁含量最高的种质是土耳其和落麦,分别为44.1mg/kg和41.8mg/kg;锌含量最高的种质是大青芒,为50.4mg/kg。利用这些铁锌含量高、子粒商品性及面制品口味好的小麦地方品种作育种亲本,对培育子粒中富含铁锌微量元素的高营养小麦新种质,具有十分重要的意义。     

我国部分小麦种质资源主要品质性状鉴定评价

"九五"期间,测定了来自10省(市、自治区)的1589份小麦种质资源的主要品质性状,了解了其籽粒的硬度、沉降值和蛋白质含量状况.筛选出一批高蛋白质、高硬度、高沉降值的优质资源,为小麦生产和品质育种提供种质基础.     

人工海水胁迫下小麦种质资源的耐盐性筛选与鉴定

利用人工配制的海水筛选耐盐性较好的小麦品种,为沿海滩涂地区的小麦耐盐育种提供重要信息。本研究利用人工海水处理的方法,对363份小麦种质资源进行了芽期耐盐性初步鉴定,筛选出芽期耐盐性为1级的小麦种质28份。进一步对芽期耐盐性较好的48份小麦种质进行了苗期耐盐性鉴定,并对其耐盐指标进行隶属值模糊评价分析,从中鉴定出了2个苗期耐盐性较强的小麦种质,分别为淮麦31和红壳洋麦。依据来源的不同,发现小麦种质资源的芽期耐盐性大小依次为地方品种>育成品种>国外引进品种。小麦芽期与苗期的耐盐性相关分析表明,二者相关性极低(r=-0.0051)。     

山东小麦种质资源品质特性多样性研究及利用

连续2年对698份地方品种、育成品种和省外引进品种的淀粉糊化特性、面团揉混特性和面筋蛋白特性等进行了详细的研究,并对不同生态类型区地方品种的品质特性进行了分析。结果表明:(1)不同来源种质资源品质特性表现出一定差异,育成品种和省外引进品种具有较长的面团揉混形成时间和较高的沉淀值,形成时间超过3.5min的品种分别有10和16个,最高值达5.2min;沉淀值水平较高,超过40.0ml的品种分别有32和25个,最高值分别为61.8ml和68.8ml;地方品种表现出较好的淀粉RVA糊化特性和较高的面筋蛋白含量,峰值粘度大于2900cP的有24个,最高峰值粘度高达4099cP,沉淀值在40.0ml以上的品种占48.8%,最高值达58.8ml;(2)不同生态类型区地方品种具有不同的品质特性,胶东丘陵冬性晚熟类型区烟台和青岛的地方品种具有较好的淀粉RVA糊化特性和较高的面筋蛋白含量,鲁西北平原冬性/半冬性晚熟类型区滨州、潍坊和德州的地方品种具有较好的淀粉RVA糊化特性,鲁中山丘川半冬性/冬性中熟类型区临沂、泰安的地方品种具有较高的面筋蛋白含量;(3)筛选出形成时间大于4.5min且沉淀值高于50.0ml的育成品种济南17、济宁16、济麦20、洲元9369和泰麦一号等,沉淀值超过60.0ml的省外引进品种藁优9415、冀5099、临汾6410和临汾6510等,峰值粘度高于3100cP的地方品种半截芒、白秃头(二)、三八麦、白秃头、小白芒(2)、半截红穗,以及沉淀值高于50.0ml的地方品种蚂蚱头、白肚、白气死雾、一穗收、四棱白、白穗红、半截红穗等,这些材料均可作为培育优质小麦的首选亲本。     

河南省花生地方资源蛋白质和脂肪含量分析及其育种利用策略

对233份河南省地方花生资源进行了蛋白质含量、含油量、油酸和亚油酸含量的全面测定,并与省外和国外资源的相关性状进行了比较分析。在河南地方品种资源中,蛋白质含量中等,平均含油量和油酸含量相对较高,但缺乏蛋白质含量超过30%或含油量超过56%、油酸含量超过70%的突出材料。河南省目前高油品种选育有明显进展,育成了一批高油花生品种,但育成品种蛋白质含量普遍偏低。提出了充分利用现有地方品种资源,积极采用远缘杂交、诱变、分子标记辅助选择技术及现代基因工程技术创制优良种质,选育优质专用品种的育种策略。     

小豆种质资源子粒淀粉和支链淀粉含量分析

对小豆主产区的325份种质资源的子粒总淀粉和支链淀粉相对含量进行了鉴定评价.结果表明:小豆子粒中总淀粉含量为44.79%～67.44%,平均为57.06%;支链淀粉相对含量为62.61%～98.94%,平均为82.24%;品种间差异均达极显著.筛选出总淀粉高于62.64%和支链淀粉相对含量高于93.57%的种质资源各16份、直链淀粉相对含量高于29.14%的种质资源13份.     

不同筋力小麦品种在不同生态环境下籽粒淀粉糊化特性分析

以不同筋力小麦品种 强筋、中筋、弱筋 在河南省5个纬度点 32°N～36°N 种植为材料,利用快速粘度分析仪 RVA 研究了不同筋力品种的淀粉糊化特性,结果表明:弱筋小麦品种的淀粉糊化特性和强筋、中筋小麦品种有明显的差异;弱筋小麦品种更易受环境条件的影响;两个中筋小麦品种的表现不一致,其中豫麦70的环境变异程度大于豫麦49的变异程度;弱筋小麦品种、强筋小麦品种以及中筋品种豫70的峰值粘度、低谷粘度、最终粘度均随着纬度从北到南呈逐渐下降的趋势;所有品种的淀粉糊化指标均在信阳点表现为最低.     

小麦种质芽期和苗期的耐盐性鉴定评价

【目的】研究不同来源小麦种质资源的耐盐性差异,筛选耐盐性较好的品种（系）,探索不同生育期小麦耐盐性鉴定的适合盐浓度,为小麦耐盐鉴定及耐盐小麦品种选育提供参考。【方法】对来源不同的293份小麦种质,在1.5%NaCl盐溶液下进行盐胁迫处理,调查各种质的芽期相对盐害指数;选择芽期相对耐盐指数小于40%的24份小麦资源,在苗期进行不同盐浓度胁迫鉴定,测量不同处理的根长及苗高相对生长率。【结果】筛选出16份芽期相对盐害指数小于20%的高耐盐种质和42份芽期相对盐害指数20-40%耐盐的小麦种质;苗期鉴定表明1.0% NaCl盐浓度为合适的筛选浓度、根长相对生长率为适合的苗期耐盐性鉴定指标,以此为鉴定技术筛选出了Marmin-Minhardi譎44-Minturki和花树蒲两份芽期及苗期均表现耐盐的优异小麦种质;【结论】来源不同的小麦资源中芽期综合耐盐性大小依次为地方品种>国外引进品种>中间试验品系;Marmin-Minhardi譎44-Minturki和花树蒲两份耐盐小麦种质可作为小麦耐盐育种新种质。     

西藏小麦品种和引进品种在拉萨种植的品质比较

为了给西藏优质小麦生产的品种利用提供依据 ,1998～ 2 0 0 0年 ,用 7个西藏春小麦品种和 4个引进品种在拉萨进行了 3年春播试验 ;1998～ 2 0 0 1年 ,用 2个西藏冬小麦品种和 3个引进品种进行了 3年秋播试验。结果表明 ,西藏品种的蛋白质含量、湿面筋含量、沉降值明显低于引进品种。西藏品种属于弱筋小麦品种。西藏优质专用小麦生产中的品种利用途径是 :加强中筋小麦的生态育种 ;引进内地强筋小麦品种     

中国花生地方品种与育成品种的遗传多样性

以中国花生小核心种质中涉及来源于中国本土的145份地方品种和67份育成品种为材料,应用SSR技术从206对SSR引物中筛选出25对扩增效果好的多态性引物进行检测,并对其进行遗传多样性分析比较.结果表明:(1)地方品种与育成品种各具有特殊带型及各自独特的遗传特性.相似系数和多态性信息量均表明,地方品种的多样性比育成品种丰富,其中:地方品种之间的相似系数为0.57～0.99,平均0.795,多态性信息量0.530 0;育成品种之间的相似系数0.63～0.99,平均0.810,多态性信息量0.463 3.地方品种与育成品种之间的平均相似系数为0.794,变异范围0.56～0.99.(2)对不同生态区来源的分析表明,除黄河流域外其他各生态区地方品种的观测等位基因数和遗传多样性指数(分别为2.740 7～3.518 5和0.816 4～0.879 4)均比育成品种的对应值(分别为1.7012～2.145 6和0.4829～0.802 2)大,并以长江流域生态区地方品种的观测等位基因数和遗传多样性指数最大,分别为3.518 5和0.879 4.(3)聚类分析结果表明,花生核心种质中,中国本土资源分为3个品种群,即地方品种密枝亚种群、地方品种疏枝亚种群和育成品种群,与花生的亚种分类一致.(4)通过遗传多样性分析,鉴定出一批遗传差异较大的材料,其中zhh1398与zhh0041的遗传差异最大,相似系数为0.56,为花生品种的遗传改良及作图群体的构建奠定了基础.     

小麦品种出粉率与其品质性状关系的研究

对近２０年来黄淮冬麦育成推广的５３个小麦品种的测定结果表明,参试品种容重平均值７７６．１ｋｇ／ｈ,硬度平均值４７％,出粉率平均值６０．３％。多数品种测定值 于国外对照品种,但亘个别品种优于最好的对照品种,如Ｎ８２－１０,小偃６号,Ｄ１０－２和冀８４－５１０３等;出粉率和容重有极显著正相关性、出粉率为ＨＭＷ－谷蛋白亚基组成的回归方程显著,利用该方程预测出粉率效果良好。     

Effect of water stress on germination of some Hungarian wheat landraces varieties

In order to examine germination characters, seedling parameters, water relative content, tolerance index and enzyme activities of seven Hungarian wheat landraces varieties (Tiszadadai, Riscsei, Komloi, Leweucei, Mateteleki, Mikebudai and Nyiradi) under five concentrations of water stress (0, 6, 12, 18, and 24%) of polyethylene glycol (PEG-6000). A laboratory experiment has been conducted through Factorial Experiment in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with four repetitions at Research Institute of Nyiregyhaza, Hungary. From the obtained results, Leweucei variety was surpassed other studied verities under study and recorded the highest values of all studied characters followed by Mateteleki, Komloi, Nyiradi, Riscsei, Tiszadadai and Mikebudai. Increasing water stress (PEG-6000) from 0 to 6, 12, 18 and 24% significantly reduced germination characters, seedlings parameters, water relative content (WRC), tolerance index and α and β-amylases activities. Generally, under water stress condition, Leweucei and Mateteleki varieties were recorded the highest values of water relative content (WRC), tolerance index (TI) and α and β-amylases activities as well as able to prompt better drought tolerance and could be suggested as a good resource for breeding programs and cultivation under drought stress conditions compared with other wheat landraces varieties.     

Bread wheat milling behavior: effects of genetic and environmental factors,and modeling using grain mechanical resistance traits

Key message

Genetic (Pinb-D1 alleles) and environment (through vitreousness) have important effects on bread wheat milling behavior. SKCS optimal values corresponding to soft vitreous or hard mealy grains were defined to obtain the highest total flour yield.

Abstract

Near-isogenic lines of bread wheat that differ in hardness, due to distinct puroindoline-b alleles (the wild type, Pinb-D1a, or the mutated forms, Pinb-D1b or Pinb-D1d), were grown in different environments and under two nitrogen fertilization levels, to study genetic and environmental effects on milling behavior. Milling tests used a prototype mill, equipped with two break steps, one sizing step, and two reduction steps, and this enabled 21 individual or aggregated milling fractions to be collected. Four current grain characters, thousand grain weight, test weight, grain diameter, and protein content, were measured, and three characters known to influence grain mechanical resistance, NIRS hardness, SKCS hardness index, and grain vitreousness (a character affecting the grain mechanical behavior but generally not studied). As expected, the wild type or mutated forms of Pinb-D1 alleles led to contrasted milling behavior: soft genotypes produced high quantities of break flour and low quantities of reduction flour, whereas reverse quantities were observed for hard genotypes. This different milling behavior had only a moderate influence on total flour production. NIRS hardness and vitreousness were, respectively, the most important and the second most important grain characters to explain milling behavior. However, contrary to NIRS hardness, vitreousness was only involved in endosperm reduction and not in the separation between the starchy endosperm and the outer layers. The highest flour yields were obtained for SKCS values comprised between 30 and 50, which corresponded either to soft vitreous or hard mealy grains. Prediction equations were defined and showed a good accuracy estimating break and reduction flours portions, but should be used more cautiously for total flour.

     

Overexpression of Puroindoline a gene in transgenic durum wheat (Triticum turgidum ssp. durum) leads to a medium–hard kernel texture

Durum wheat is the second-most widely grown wheat species, and is primarily used in the production of pasta and couscous. The grain utilization of durum wheat is partly related to its very hard kernel texture because of the lack of the D genome and consequentially the Puroindoline genes. Our previous study reported the transformation of durum wheat with the Puroindoline a (Pina) gene. Here, we characterized the transgenic durum wheat lines expressing the Pina gene, and studied the effects of PINA on grain texture and other kernel characteristics. SDS-PAGE and Western blotting results demonstrated that starch-bound PINA levels of Pina-overexpressing lines were lower than that of Pina-positive control, common wheat cv. Chinese Spring, suggesting a weak association of PINA protein with starch granules in the absence of Pinb. Grain hardness analysis and flour milling tests indicated that the overexpression of PINA resulted in decreased grain hardness and increased flour yield in transgenic durum wheat lines. The agronomic performance of the transgenic and control lines was also examined and it was found that no significant differences in measured traits were observed between Pina-overexpressing and control lines in the 2-year field trials. Since grain hardness strongly affects milling and end-use qualities, the development of medium–hard-textured durum wheat lines is not only of significance for our knowledge of grain hardness and Puroindolines, but also has practical implications for plant breeders and food technologists for the expansion of utilization of durum wheat.     

Coexpression of the High Molecular Weight Glutenin Subunit 1Ax1 and Puroindoline Improves Dough Mixing Properties in Durum Wheat (Triticum turgidum L. ssp. durum)

Wheat end-use quality mainly derives from two interrelated characteristics: the compositions of gluten proteins and grain hardness. The composition of gluten proteins determines dough rheological properties and thus confers the unique viscoelastic property on dough. One group of gluten proteins, high molecular weight glutenin subunits (HMW-GS), plays an important role in dough functional properties. On the other hand, grain hardness, which influences the milling process of flour, is controlled by Puroindoline a (Pina) and Puroindoline b (Pinb) genes. However, little is known about the combined effects of HMW-GS and PINs on dough functional properties. In this study, we crossed a Pina-expressing transgenic line with a 1Ax1-expressing line of durum wheat and screened out lines coexpressing 1Ax1 and Pina or lines expressing either 1Ax1 or Pina. Dough mixing analysis of these lines demonstrated that expression of 1Ax1 improved both dough strength and over-mixing tolerance, while expression of PINA detrimentally affected the dough resistance to extension. In lines coexpressing 1Ax1 and Pina, faster hydration of flour during mixing was observed possibly due to the lower water absorption and damaged starch caused by PINA expression. In addition, expression of 1Ax1 appeared to compensate the detrimental effect of PINA on dough resistance to extension. Consequently, coexpression of 1Ax1 and PINA in durum wheat had combined effects on dough mixing behaviors with a better dough strength and resistance to extension than those from lines expressing either 1Ax1 or Pina. The results in our study suggest that simultaneous modulation of dough strength and grain hardness in durum wheat could significantly improve its breadmaking quality and may not even impair its pastamaking potential. Therefore, coexpression of 1Ax1 and PINA in durum wheat has useful implications for breeding durum wheat with dual functionality (for pasta and bread) and may improve the economic values of durum wheat.     

Grain characterization and milling behaviour of near-isogenic lines differing by hardness

Wheat grain hardness is a major factor affecting the milling behaviour and end-product quality although its exact structural and biochemical basis is still not understood. This study describes the development of new near-isogenic lines selected on hardness. Hard and soft sister lines were characterised by near infrared reflectance (NIR) and particle size index (PSI) hardness index, grain protein content, thousand kernel weight and vitreousness. The milling behaviour of these wheat lines was evaluated on an instrumented micromill which also measures the grinding energy and flour particle size distribution was investigated by laser diffraction. Endosperm mechanical properties were measured using compression tests. Results pointed out the respective effect of hardness and vitreousness on those characteristics. Hardness was shown to influence both the mode of fracture and the mechanical properties of the whole grain and endosperm. Thus, this parameter also acts on milling behaviour. On the other hand, vitreousness was found to mainly play a role on the energy required to break the grain. This study allows us to distinguish between consequences of hardness and vitreousness. Hardness is suggested to influence the adhesion forces between starch granules and protein matrix whereas vitreousness would rather be related to the endosperm microstructure.     

Searching for wheat resistance to aphids and wheat bulb fly in the historical Watkins and Gediflux wheat collections

Insect pests can reduce wheat yield by direct feeding and transmission of plant viruses. Here we report results from laboratory and field phenotyping studies on a wide range of wheat, including landraces from the Watkins collection deriving from before the green revolution, more modern cultivars from the Gediflux collection (north‐western Europe) and modern UK Elite varieties, for resistance to the bird cherry‐oat aphid, Rhopalosiphum padi (Homoptera: Aphididae) and the English grain aphid, Sitobion avenae (Homoptera: Aphididae). A total of 338 lines were screened for R. padi and 340 lines for S. avenae. Field trials were also conducted on 122 Watkins lines to identify wheat bulb fly, Delia coarctata, preference on these landraces. Considerable variation was shown in insect performance among and within different wheat collections, with reduced susceptibility in a number of varieties, but phenotyping did not identify strong resistance to aphids or wheat bulb fly. Field trials showed within collection differences in aphid performance, with fewer aphids populating lines from the Watkins collection. This differs from development data in laboratory bioassays and suggests that there is a pre‐alighting cue deterring aphid settlement and demonstrates differences in aphid preference and performance on older plants in the field compared with seedlings in the laboratory, highlighting the need for phenotyping for aphid resistance at different plant growth stages. No association was identified between performance of the different insect species on individual varieties, potentially suggesting different nutritional requirements or resistance mechanisms.     

Somaclonal variation in some agronomic and quality characters in wheat

Summary A total of 256 selected lines derived from tissue culture of three hexaploid wheat cultivars were grown in a replicated hill plot experiment to examine somaclonal variation in agronomic characters. The lines were derived by single plant selection for various characters from a total of 100 regenerants, and were either SC₃ or SC₄ generation in the test. Significant variation was found in all the characters measured: height, grain number per spike, kernel weight, yield, total dry weight and harvest index. In most cases, variation could be identified which was both less than and greater than the parental controls. However, there was also an apparent effect of the parent cultivar on the total amount and direction of the variation. For two cultivars, lines could be traced back through the culture phase to individual explant embryos. Many of the original embryos contributed significant variation, and most characters showed significant variation arising from more than one embryo. In the following year, 32 lines selected from the hill plot experiment were grown in larger replicated plots and yield, harvest index and a number of grain and baking quality characters were measured. No lines selected for high yield or harvest index maintained significant improvements over their parental controls. However, significant variation was displayed for many of the quality characters examined. Significant increases in kernel weight, hardness and protein content, and a significant reduction in yellow pigmentation represented potentially useful improvements. Only unfavourable variation was seen in flour yield and in mixograph height, time and breakdown.     

Carbon isotope discrimination and mineral composition of three organs in durum wheat genotypes grown under Mediterranean conditions

Carbon isotope discrimination (delta) has been proposed as a good criterion for transpiration efficiency and grain yield improvement. Its measurement, however, remains very expensive. Ash content (ma) has been proposed as an alternative criterion for delta in bread wheat and barley. The aims of this study were (i) to analyse the relationships between delta and mineral composition in different durum wheat plant parts and (ii) to compare the variation of these traits between landraces and improved varieties from different geographic origins. For this purpose, delta, ma, and composition in four minerals (K, Mg, P and Si) were assessed in flag leaves and awns at anthesis, and in mature grains of ten durum wheat genotypes grown under rainfed Mediterranean conditions. The three plant parts differed significantly for the measured traits. Significant correlations were noted between delta and ma in the flag leaf and in the grain. Silicon content in flag leaves and potassium content in awns were also positively related to delta of the considered plant part. The coefficient of correlation between delta and ma was generally higher than that observed between individual mineral content and delta, suggesting that ma is the better alternative criterion for delta. In addition, grain yield was related to grain delta and both ma and potassium content in awns. Harvest index was correlated with delta and ma of grain and flag leaf. These results emphasised that ma values in flag leaf and grain represent the efficiency of carbon partitioning to the grain. Improved varieties showed higher delta and ma values than landraces. Differences between Middle-East and West Mediterranean genotypes for the measured traits were also presented and discussed.