TY - JOUR
T1 - Historical vs. modern hard red spring wheat: Analysis of the chemical composition
AU - Simsek, Senay
AU - Budak, Bilge
AU - Schwebach, Catherine Suzanne
AU - Ovando-Martínez, Maribel
PY - 2019/9/1
Y1 - 2019/9/1
N2 - Background and objectives: To evaluate possible changes in wheat composition due to breeding practices, the composition of thirty historical and modern hard red spring (HRS) wheat cultivars (released between 1910 and 2013) that were grown in North Dakota, USA, was determined. Findings: Cultivars showed significant differences (p <.05) in the lipids, arabinoxylan, and dietary fiber contents; however, such differences were not related to the release year. The arabinose/xylose (A/X) ratio showed significant differences (p <.05), and this parameter was genotype-dependent and related to the release year. Minerals showed significant differences (p <.05) between genotypes, and phosphorus, potassium, and zinc, which were significantly (p <.001) correlated with the release year. Conclusions: Overall, only A/X ratio and the minerals phosphorus, potassium, and zinc were related to the release year among genotypes. Our findings indicate that wheat breeding strategies did not seem to affect the composition of modern cultivars as compared to historical wheat cultivars. Significance and novelty: The results obtained in this study will help to refute negative claims about wheat breeding practices and the healthfulness of wheat. The study of the composition of these historical and modern wheat cultivars supports the hypothesis that wheat breeding has not caused changes to the wheat, which would negatively influence human health.
AB - Background and objectives: To evaluate possible changes in wheat composition due to breeding practices, the composition of thirty historical and modern hard red spring (HRS) wheat cultivars (released between 1910 and 2013) that were grown in North Dakota, USA, was determined. Findings: Cultivars showed significant differences (p <.05) in the lipids, arabinoxylan, and dietary fiber contents; however, such differences were not related to the release year. The arabinose/xylose (A/X) ratio showed significant differences (p <.05), and this parameter was genotype-dependent and related to the release year. Minerals showed significant differences (p <.05) between genotypes, and phosphorus, potassium, and zinc, which were significantly (p <.001) correlated with the release year. Conclusions: Overall, only A/X ratio and the minerals phosphorus, potassium, and zinc were related to the release year among genotypes. Our findings indicate that wheat breeding strategies did not seem to affect the composition of modern cultivars as compared to historical wheat cultivars. Significance and novelty: The results obtained in this study will help to refute negative claims about wheat breeding practices and the healthfulness of wheat. The study of the composition of these historical and modern wheat cultivars supports the hypothesis that wheat breeding has not caused changes to the wheat, which would negatively influence human health.
KW - historical wheat
KW - modern wheat
KW - Triticum aestivum L.
KW - wheat breeding
KW - wheat nutritional quality
KW - historical wheat
KW - modern wheat
KW - Triticum aestivum L.
KW - wheat breeding
KW - wheat nutritional quality
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U2 - 10.1002/cche.10198
DO - 10.1002/cche.10198
M3 - Article
VL - 96
SP - 937
EP - 949
JO - Cereal Chemistry
JF - Cereal Chemistry
SN - 0009-0352
IS - 5
ER -