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Correlation between high molecular weight gluten subunits composition and bread-making quality in Brazilian wheat
Ivan SchusterI; Moacil Alves de SouzaII; Antônio Américo CardosoII; Carlos Sigueyuki SediyamaIIand Maurílio Alves MoreiraI,III
INúcleo de Biotecnologia Aplicada à Agropecuária (Bioagro), Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV) 36.571-000 Viçosa, MG, Brasil. Send correspondence to I.S.
IIDepartamento de Fitotecnia, UFV, Viçosa, MG, Brasil.
IIIDepartamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, UFV, Viçosa, MG, Brasil.
ABSTRACT
Bread-making quality is one of the most important targets in the genetic improvement of wheat. Although extensive analyses of quality traits such as farinography, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) sedimentation, alveography, and baking are made in breeding programs, these analyses require high amounts of seeds which are obtained only in late generations. In this experiment the statistical correlations between the high molecular weight subunit of glutenin and bread-making quality measured by alveograph, farinograph and SDS sedimentation were evaluated. Seventeen wheat genotypes were grown under the same conditions, each producing about 1 kg of seed for the evaluations The high molecular weight (HMW) glutenin subunits were analyzed by SDS-PAGE. Statistical correlations were highly significant between HMW glutenin subunits and alveograph and SDS sedimentation. These results indicate the possibility of manipulating major genes for wheat seed quality by coupling traditional breeding with non-destructive single seed analysis. Only half seed is necessary to perform the SDS-PAGE analysis. Therefore, the other half seed can be planted to generate the progeny. Seed yield and SDS sedimentation were statistically correlated, indicating the possibility of simultaneous selection for both traits.
Keywords: molecular weight; gluten; wheat.
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