Effect of high molecular weight glutenins and rye translocations on soft wheat flour cookie quality

The influence of high molecular weight glutenin subunits (HMW-GS) on wheat breadmaking quality has been extensively studied but the effect of different Glu-1 alleles on cookie quality is still poorly understood. This study was conducted to analyze the effect of HMW-GS composition and wheat-rye translocations on physicochemical flour properties and cookie quality of soft wheat flours. Alleles encoded at Glu-A1, Glu-B1 and Glu-D1 locus had a significant effect over physicochemical flour properties and solvent retention capacity (SRC) profile. The null allele for Glu-A1 locus presented the highest cookie factor observed (CF = 7.10), whereas 1BL/1RS and 1AL/1RS rye translocations had a negative influence on CF. The three cultivars that showed the highest CF (19, 44 and 47) had the following combination: Glu-A1 = null, Glu-B1 = 7 + 8, Glu-D1 = 2 + 12 and no secalins. Two prediction equations were developed to estimate soft wheat CF: one using the HMW-GS composition and the other using physicochemical flour parameters, where SRCsuc, SRC carb, water-soluble pentosans, damaged starch and protein turned out to be better CF predictors. This data suggests that grain protein allelic composition and physicochemical flour properties can be useful tools in breeding programs to select soft wheat of good cookie making quality.     

High frequency of abnormal high molecular weight glutenin alleles in Chinese wheat landraces of the Yangtze-River region

A total of 485 common landraces of bread wheat were collected from the Yangtze-River region of China. Their high molecular weight glutenin subunit (HMW-GS) composition was analyzed by Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS). Among all landraces tested, 453 were homogeneous for HMW-GS, 32 were heterogeneous, and 37 contained abnormal subunits. A total of 22 alleles were detected, including 3 at Glu-A1, 13 at Glu-B1 and 6 at Glu-D1, respectively. Higher variations occurred at the Glu-B1 locus compared with Glu-A1 and Glu-D1. Glu-A1c (74.0%), Glu-B1b (40.4%), Glu-D1a (84.9%) appeared to be the most frequent alleles at Glu-A1, Glu-B1 and Glu-D1, respectively. Two alleles ("null" and 1) at the Glu-A1 locus, three allele compositions (7 + 8, 7OE + 8, 7 + 9) at the Glu-B1 locus, and two (2 + 12 and 5 + 10) at the Glu-D1 locus appeared to be the common types in the 485 landraces. Sixteen new alleles represented by abnormal subunits were identified at the Glu-B1 and the Glu-D1 locus.     

Effects of allelic variation of HMW-GS and LMW-GS on mixograph properties and Chinese noodle and steamed bread qualities in a set of Aroona near-isogenic wheat lines

High-molecular-weight glutenin (HMW-GS) and low-molecular-weight glutenin (LMW-GS) subunits play an important role in determining wheat quality. To clarify the contribution of each subunit/allele to processing quality, 25 near-isogenic lines with different HMW-GS and LMW-GS compositions grown at two locations during the 2010 cropping season were used to investigate the effects of allelic variation on milling parameters, mixograph properties, raw white Chinese noodle (RWCN) and northern style Chinese steamed bread (NSCSB) qualities. The results showed that Glu-B1 and Glu-B3 made a large contribution to determining mixograph properties and processing quality, respectively. Subunit pairs 17 + 18 and 5 + 10, and alleles Glu-A3b, Glu-A3d, Glu-B3g and Glu-D3f made significant contributions to mixograph properties and no significant difference was detected on most parameters of RWCN and NSCSB for the allelic variation of HMW-GS and LMW-GS. The allelic interactions among glutenin loci had significant effects on wheat quality. The line with 1, 17 + 18, 2 + 12, Glu-A3c, Glu-B3b, Glu-D3c associated with superior mixograph properties, the line with 1, 7 + 9, 2 + 12, Glu-A3c, Glu-B3d, Glu-D3c had superior viscoelasticity of RWCN, and the line with 1, 7 + 9, 2 + 12, Glu-A3e, Glu-B3b, Glu-D3c had the highest total score of NSCSB. These results provide useful information for genetic improvement of the qualities of traditional Chinese wheat products.     

Influence of high and low molecular weight glutenins on stress relaxation of wheat kernels and the relation to sedimentation and rheological properties

The stress relaxation behaviour of 36 bread wheat kernel lines was studied using the generalized Maxwell model with 4-exponential terms. The data suggested four relaxation phases, two fast phases at shorter times of 1–10 s (τ₁ and τ₂) and two slow phases with longer times of ≈50–450 s (τ₃ and τ₄). The stresses were mainly correlated with kernel mechanical properties. There were differences in spring and stress elements of Glu-A1 null compared to Glu-A1 1 and 2∗. The Glu-B1 and Glu-D1 showed differences in the stresses. Glu-A3 only affected kernel mechanical properties while Glu-B3 showed differences in both quality parameters and mechanical properties. The relaxation times τ₃ were high for genotypes with high SDS-sedimentation volume and long mixing time. Genotypes with 45–60 s of τ₃ usually had good HMW-GS background and LMW allelic combination generally associated with good quality. As expected, genotypes with short relaxation and mixing times and poor sedimentation volume were samples with Glu-A1 null, Glu-B3 j 1B/1R, and with Glu-A3 e (null). Differences in stress relaxation were found among HMW-GS and LMW-GS alleles specially Glu-3 loci and the differences were related to SDS-sedimentation, mixing and alveograph data.     

黄淮麦区小麦品种高分子量谷蛋白亚基组成分析

对黄淮麦区育成推广品种(59个)、2003～2004年度国家黄淮南片和江苏省区试参试品种(42个)、徐州农科所育成的高代品系以及一些育种亲本材料,共计309个品种(材料)的高分子量谷蛋白亚基组成进行了分析.结果共发现了32个亚基组成类型和16个等位基因变异.在Glu-A1位点发现了Glu-A1a、Glu-A1b、Glu-A1c 3个等位基因;在Glu-B1位点发现了Glu-B1a、Glu-B1b、Glu-B1c、Glu-B1d、Glu-B1e、Glu-B1f、Glu-B1g、Glu-B1h、Glu-B1i、Glu-B1k共10个等位基因;在Glu-D1位点发现了Glu-D1a、Glu-D1b、Glu-D1d 3个等位基因.以Glu-B1位点的变异最为丰富.在这3个位点上分别以等位基因Glu-A1c(null)、Glu-B1b(7 8)和Glu-D1a(2 12)为主,其出现频率分别为58.58%、58.90%和77.99%.高分子量谷蛋白亚基组成以(null,7 8,2 12)和(1,7 8,2 12)为主,分别占所有品种的32.69%和16.18%.在育成推广品种和参试品种中,等位基因变异均为11个;而亚基组成类型则分别为16个和13个.优质高分子量谷蛋白亚基5 10在所有材料、59个已审定推广品种和42个参试品种中的出现频率分别为20.4%、27.1%%和21.4%,频率均较低.这表明新近育成的品种在优质亚基的构成上并未取得较大进展,优质强筋小麦的品质育种还有较大的发展空间.试验结果也表明,黄淮冬麦区小麦品种的高分子量谷蛋白亚基组成类型和等位基因变异较为丰富,但其变异分布很不均匀,存在明显的优势亚基和组成类型.     

Influence of allelic prolamin variation and localities on durum wheat quality

Thirty-seven varieties of a Mediterranean durum wheat collection grown in Tunisia and Spain were analysed for their allelic composition in prolamins, as well as their protein concentration, sodium dodecyl sulphate sedimentation (SDSS) test and mixograph parameters. Genotype was a greater source of variation in all measurements than locality. Uncommon high and low molecular glutenin subunits (HMW-GS and LMW-GS) were found (V and 2•• subunits at Glu-A1, 13 + 16 at Glu-B1, 5* subunit and ax allele at Glu-A3). The rare combinations 2 + 4+14 + 18 and 8 + 9+13 + 16+18 subunits at the Glu-B3 locus were found. Glu-A3ax had a positive influence on SDSS and mixograph parameters. Of all the prolamins, those that have the B-LMW-GS composition aaa (for Glu-A3, Glu-B3 and Glu-B2 loci, respectively), when associated with the Glu-A1c and Glu-B1d gave the best semolina quality. By contrast, semolina quality is poor when this same composition is associated with the Glu-A1c and Glu-B1e and even poorer when associated with the Glu-A1c and Glu-B1f. In addition, the cultivars with B-LMW-GS allelic composition aab (for Glu-A3, Glu-B3 and Glu-B2 loci, respectively), when associated with the Glu-A1c and Glu-B1d, gave high quality, whereas when associated with the Glu-A1c and Glu-B1e or with Glu-A1o and Glu-B1f, the quality was very poor.     

不同高分子量麦谷蛋白亚基小麦品种（系）的粒重增长特性分析

为给小麦高产优质育种提供参考,以黄淮麦区35个主栽小麦品种（系）为材料,利用SDSPAGE电泳技术对其进行了高分子量麦谷蛋白亚基鉴定,并对各参试品种的灌浆特性进行了分析。结果表明,35个黄淮麦区小麦品种（系）中 GluA1、GluB1和 GluD1位点分别只有2、5和4种亚基类型,分别以Null、7+9和2+12亚基为主,所占比例分别为71.4%、45.7%和62.7%。依据 GluB1和 GluD1位点的亚基特点,将参试品种（系）分为三类。对这三类品种（系）的灌浆期粒重增长特性分析发现,第I类（亚基组合：7+8/2+12）品种（系）灌浆速率较快,最终粒重较高;第II类（亚基组合：7+9/2+12）品种灌浆持续时间较长,但灌浆速率不及第I类,最终粒重较高;第III类（亚基组合：7/5+10或7+8/5+10）品种（系）灌浆持续时间较短,且灌浆速率较慢,最终粒重不高。三类品种（系）相比,粒重增长速率在灌浆前期基本相同,但35 d以后,第III类品种（系）粒重增长速率明显减慢,这可能是导致其最终粒重显著低于前两类品种（系）的主要原因。     

Glutenin subunit compositions and breadmaking quality characteristics of synthetic hexaploid wheats derived from Triticum turgidum × Triticum tauschii (coss.) Schmal Crosses

The Glu-B1, Glu-D1 and Glu-B3 encoded glutenin subunit compositions of a population of synthetic hexaploid wheats (AABBDD, 2n=6x=42), which was random for flour protein (FP), SDS-sedimentation (SDSS), Alveograph strength (W), the tenacity/extensibility (P/G) ratio and bread loaf volume (LV) were examined in this study. The synthetics were produced from various crosses involving several Triticum lurgidum cultivars and Triticum lauschii (coss.) Schmal accessions. The Glu-A1 null allele as well as three Glu-B1 (subunits 7 + 8, 6 + 8 and 20), 13 Glu-D1 and two Glu-B3 (LMW-1 and LMW-2) allelic variants were present in the synthetic population. Thirty-six different glutenin subunit combinations, including the Glu-B1, Glu-D1 and Glu-B3 encoded alleles, were observed. The synthetic hexaploids showed large variations for all quality parameters evaluated. All quality characteristics except one (P/G ratio, which showed no association with allelic variations at Glu-B3) were influenced by allelic variations at the Glu-B1 and Glu-B3 loci; subunits 6 + 8 and 7 + 8 showed significantly better quality effects than subunit 20. Low M_r glutenin subunits LMW-1 and LMW-2 showed both negative and positive quality effects. The Glu-D1 locus of T. tauschii contributed various alleles not found in bread wheat. The influence of new Glu-D1 alleles on the bread-making quality characteristics of the synthetic wheats could not be established, partly because there was a limited frequency of some of the alleles in the population, and partly because some synthetics, having a common Glu-D1 allele, showed quality differences associated with allelic variation at Glu-B1 and/or Glu-B3. Differential quality effects could be observed, however, among some Glu-D1 alleles. Synthetics derived from a common durum wheat source showed better overall quality characteristics and bread loaf volume when they possessed subunits 5 + 12 or 1·5 + 10 than when they had any other Glu-D1 encoded glutenin subunit.     

Purification of wheat flour high-molecular-weight glutenin subunits by fast protein liquid chromatography

Fast protein liquid chromatography has been developed for purification of high-molecular-weight glutenin subunits HMW-GSs from wheat flour. Flour samples from four wheat cultivars with different HMW-GS alleles at Glu-A1, Glu-B1 and Glu-D1 loci were used to establish the method. The column material used was Resource™ Phe, and the optimal elution was with a gradient formed with buffer A [0.05 M Tris–HCl containing 4 M urea and 0.25 M (NH₄)₂SO₄, pH 8.0] and buffer B [0.05 M Tris–HCl containing 4 M urea (pH 8.0)] at a flow rate of 0.5 ml/min. A pure single 1Dx-, 1Bx- HMW-GS, and all the y-type HMW-GSs present in one genotype can be reliably separated in a single step.     

中国小麦品种高分子量谷蛋白亚基和低分子量谷蛋白亚基组成分析

为给我国优质小麦品种的选育和改良提供科学依据,应用SDS-PAGE方法对我国235份推广品种和高代品系的HMW-GS和LMW-GS组成与分布进行了分析。结果表明,HMW-GS和LMW-GS分别具有39和40种带型组合;5个位点共发现34个等位基因。Glu-A1、Glu-B1和Glu-D1分别有3、8和6个变异位点;亚基1、Null、7＋9、5＋10和2＋12是主要的HMW-GS类型,频率分别为46．2％、46．2％、44．5％、47．0％和48．3％。Glu-A3和Glu-B3位点（本文不涉及Glu-D3）分别具有6和11个变异位点。Glu-A3c、Glu-A3d、Glu-B3e和Glu-B3j是主要的LMW-GS类型,频率分别为55．1％、21．6％、28％和28．8％。本研究还发现,在品种Z75和绵阳96-319的Glu-D1位点上,亚基组合形式为5＋12;在品种周92034的Glu-D1位点,亚基组合形式为2＋10。虽然这两种组合形式在本研究中出现的频率很低,但这两种亚基组合在以前的研究中很少出现。     

57份陕西新育成小麦品种（系）HMW-GS组成及品质分析

为探究陕西关中地区小麦HMW-GS亚基与品质性状间的关系,采用SDS-PAGE法对57份陕西关中地区小麦品种（系）HMW-GS亚基组成及相关品质性状进行了分析。结果表明,供试品种（系）中共检测出7种HMW-GS亚基类型和8种HMW-GS亚基组合;Glu-A1位点上有3种亚基类型,分别为1、2^*和Null,以1亚基为主（78.95%）;Glu-B1位点上检测到7+8（61.40%）与7+9（38.60%）两个类型;Glu-D1位点上检测到5+10（70.18%）和2+12（29.82%）两个类型。3个HMW-GS基因位点编码亚基共组成8种亚基组合,品质得分6～10分,其中1/7+8/5+10组合品质得分10分,出现频率最高。就HMW-GS不同位点对品质性状效应进行分析发现,Glu-D1位点对b^*值、形成时间、稳定时间、弱化度和粉质质量指数的影响达到极显著水平（P＜0.01）;对面团流变学特性的影响,Glu-D1>Glu-B1。不同类型亚基对小麦品质的效应存在差异,7+8亚基对蛋白质含量、湿面筋含量和容重具有正效应,7+9和5+10亚基对形成时间和稳定时间的影响显著高于其他亚基（P＜0.05）;携带1/7+8/5+10亚基组合小麦的蛋白质、湿面筋含量和容重最高;携带1/7+9/5+10亚基组合具有较高面粉L^*值和面团流变学特性指标值。     

97份安徽省种植小麦品种HMW-GS组成及品质分析

为探究安徽小麦品种高分子量麦谷蛋白亚基（HMW-GS）组成及品质性状,对97份安徽省主要种植的小麦品种进行了HMW-GS组成及品质性状分析。结果表明,供试材料中共检测出10种HMW-GS亚基类型和19种亚基组合,在 Glu-A1位点检测出3种亚基类型,以1亚基（57.73%）和Null亚基 （40.21%）为主;在 Glu-B1位点共检测出3种亚基类型,以7+8亚基（52.58%）为主;在 Glu-D1位点共鉴定出4种亚基类型,优质亚基5+10占比最大,为45.36%;供试品种亚基组合品质得分在4~10分之间,10分的亚基组合1/7+8/5+10和1/17+18/5+10共19份材料（19.59%）,8分以下的共44份材料（45.36%）。对供试材料HMW-GS与品质性状进行相关分析发现, Glu-1的三个位点与硬度指数、溶剂保持力和吸水率相关达显著或极显著水平,对溶剂保持力影响表现为 Glu-A1> Glu-B1> Glu-D1;不同亚基组合对品质性状的影响存在差异,亚基组合为1/17+18/5+10的品种具有最高的硬度指数、4种溶剂保持力、吸水率、稳定时间和粉质质量指数,具有最低的L^*和W,该类品种有烟农19、泰农19、山农17和糯小麦1012;亚基组合为Null/7+9/4+12的品种具有最低的硬度指数、4种溶剂保持力、吸水率、稳定时间和粉质质量指数,具有最高的弱化度、L^*和W,该类品种有荃麦725、皖麦52和未来0818。     

南疆小麦品种(系)的HMW-GS组成及分布

为了给新疆优质小麦品种的选育和改良提供科学依据，应用SDS-PAGE方法对来源于南疆的169个小麦品种(系)的HMW-GS组成与分布进行了系统分析。结果表明，Glu-A1住点有两种等位变异类型Null和1；Glu-B1住点有7、7 8、7 9、6 8、17 18、14 15、21共7种等住变异类型，且主要以7 8和7 9为主；Glu-D1位点有2 12、4 12、5 i0、2 10、2．2 12共5种等位变异类型，且以2 12和5 10为主。本文还研究了这些HMW-GS(或组成)出现的频率和特点。     

Polymerization of glutenin during grain development in near-isogenic wheat lines differing at Glu-D1 and Glu-B1 in greenhouse and field

The polymerization of glutenin polymers was monitored by measuring the Unextractable Polymeric Protein (UPP) at 3-day intervals after anthesis for four pairs of near-isogenic wheat lines. Two pairs, the variety Lance, differing at the Glu-D1 locus (HMW-GS 5+10 or 2+12) and the variety Halberd, differing at the Glu-B1 locus (HMW-GS 7+9 or 20x+20y) were grown in the field (2000) and twice in the greenhouse (2000 and 2001). Two other pairs, the varieties Warigal and Avocet, differing at the Glu-D1 locus (HMW-GS 5+10 or 2+12) were grown in the greenhouse in 2001. The behavior of all lines was consistent from greenhouse and field plantings in that the lines possessing strength-associated HMW-GS (5+10 at Glu-D1 and 7+9 at Glu-B1) showed an increase in accumulation of larger glutenin polymers (measured by UPP) at an earlier stage during grain filling than the lines with allelic counterparts (HMW-GS 2+12 at Glu-D1 and 20x+20y at Glu-B1). In all cases, the increases were maintained until maturity, paralleling the greater dough strength of flour from these lines, measured by mixograph dough development time.     

Quality and endosperm storage protein variation in Argentinean grown bread wheat. I. Allelic diversity and discrimination between cultivars

Genetic variability for endosperm storage proteins was analysed in 119 Argentinean grown bread wheat cultivars. For the HMW-GS, three, six and two alleles were observed at the Glu-A1, Glu-B1 and Glu-D1 loci, respectively, in 17 allelic combinations. The majority of these combinations were considered to be associated with good quality. For the LMW-GS, eight, seven and four alleles were provisionally observed at the Glu-A3, Glu-B3 and Glu-D3 loci, respectively, in 51 allelic combinations. Regarding quality, the alleles present at Glu-D3 were mainly those previously shown to be associated with good quality, whereas at Glu-A3 and Glu-B3, some alleles previously associated with poor quality were present at high frequency. Relatively few cultivars carried combinations for all the loci studied that would be expected to be associated with high quality. The mean genetic variation index (H) observed for the glutenin loci (0.589) was similar to values observed in other collections. Unweighted pair-group method using arithmetic averages (UPGMA) of the six loci plus the Chinese Spring-Cheyenne CSS–CNN difference showed that the 119 cultivars fell into 93 distinct combinations. For complete discrimination between all cultivars they would have to be analysed for additional loci. There remains scope for varietal quality improvement within this germplasm pool.     

Association analysis reveals effects of wheat glutenin alleles and rye translocations on dough-mixing properties

The glutenin loci of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) are important determinants of bread-making quality, although the effects of alleles at those loci are incompletely understood. We applied an association analysis method to assess the effects of glutenin alleles and 1RS wheat–rye (Secale cereale L.) translocations on dough-mixing properties in 96 wheat cultivars and advanced lines grown at three Colorado locations while accounting for population structure and relatedness of individuals in the population. The results indicated that (1) in the majority of cases, controlling relatedness of individuals reduced the significance of associations between glutenin loci and Mixograph traits; (2) the Glu-D1 and Glu-B3 loci and 1RS translocations had greater impacts on dough-mixing properties compared to other glutenin loci; (3) Glu-B1w, Glu-D1d, and Glu-B3b were consistently associated with greater (more favorable) Mixograph peak time (MPT) than other alleles at the respective loci, whereas Glu-B1e, Glu-D1a, and Glu-B3c were associated with reduced MPT; (4) the 1BL.1RS translocation was associated with a decrease in Mixograph properties. Our results indicate that taking multiple-level relatedness of individuals into account can improve the results of association analysis for wheat-quality traits.     

Definition of the low molecular weight glutenin subunit gene family members in a set of standard bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) varieties

Low-molecular-weight glutenin subunits (LMW-GS) are a class of seed storage proteins that play a major role in the determination of the viscoelastic properties of wheat dough. The LMW-GSs are encoded by multi-gene families at the Glu-A3, Glu-B3 and Glu-D3 loci, with more than 15 genes present in most bread wheat varieties. However, the genic profile associated with different alleles has not been clearly defined. Here, the LMW-GSs in a set of standard varieties were analyzed using molecular markers. In most cases, each Glu-3 allele was represented by a specific haplotype; however, some alleles were undistinguishable. The Glu-A3e and Glu-A3g alleles showed an identical marker haplotype, as did the alleles Glu-B3c and Glu-B3d, and Glu-B3f and Glu-B3ab. In contrast, two haplotypes among varieties designated Glu-D3c were differentiated. The marker profiles present at the Glu-D3 locus exhibited less variation compared to the genes at the Glu-A3 and Glu-B3 loci. Results show the potential of the LMW-GS gene marker system in the characterization of the LMW-GS alleles present in specific bread wheat varieties, and its reconciliation with protein-based nomenclature. This approach will advance the understanding of the contribution of each of the LMW-GS gene alleles in the control of the end-use quality.     

青海高原春小麦HMW—GS等位基因变异及其对面团流变学特性的作用

为了给青海高原春小麦改良提供资料。分析了青海育成和国内外引进的125个春小麦品种(系)的HMW—GS等位基因变异。并测定了其中58个品种(系)在青海高原环境下的面团流变学特性。结果表明：(1)参试春小麦品种(系)的HMW—GS存在广泛的变异。Glu—A1位点出现3个等住基因，Glu—B1住点出现5个等住基因，Glu—D1位点出现4个等位基因；共出现了22种HMW—GS组合形式。其中1.7 8.2 12和N，7 8，2 12组合类型出现频率最高。并发现了个别罕见的变异类型，如2 10，10。(2)亚基组合类型对沉淀值、形成时间、稳定时间、评价值等品质性状影响较大，对籽粒蛋白质含量、出粉率和面粉吸水率的影响不显著。试验还表明，HMW—GS组成与面粉的筋力有密切关系。     

Comparative analyses of LMW glutenin alleles in bread wheat using allele-specific PCR and SDS-PAGE

One hundred and eighty-two bread wheat cultivars developed in India were characterized for low molecular weight (LMW) glutenins using SDS-PAGE and allele-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to assess allelic diversity encoded by Glu-3 loci, as well as their utility for correctly identifying different alleles. SDS-PAGE indicated Glu-A3c is present in 64.6% of the cultivars, Glu-A3b in 13.8%, Glu-A3d in 12.7% and Glu-A3e/f in 8.8%. Seven types of alleles were present at the Glu-B3 locus: Glu-B3b (29.3%), Glu-B3g (27.0%), Glu-B3h (13.8%), Glu-B3i (16.1%), Glu-B3j (12.1%), Glu-B3c (0.6%) and Glu-B3d (1.1%). SDS-PAGE found three types of Glu-D3 alleles: Glu-D3a (30.2%), Glu-D3b (67.1%) and Glu-D3c (2.7%). However, PCR found two different alleles in cultivars classified as carrying Glu-D3a and three alleles in those identified as carrying Glu-D3b cultivars, indicating a more complex nature of the Glu-D3 locus. In conclusion, the data found greater consistency between the SDS-PAGE and PCR amplification patterns of alleles such as Glu-A3c, Glu-A3d, Glu-B3g, Glu-B3h and Glu-B3i, and less consistency between those same patterns in the Glu-A3b, Glu-A3e/f and Glu-B3b alleles. More studies are needed in order to achieve unambiguous identification of the Glu-3 alleles and thereby allow their greater utility in germplasm evaluation and breeding.     

A comparative study of physicochemical tests for quality prediction of Argentine wheat flours used as corrector flours and for cookie production

Several physicochemical tests are employed in quality evaluation of wheat. Most of the exported Argentinean wheat flour is used as corrector flour in breadmaking. A small percentage is actually used in cookie production. No study has determined which predictive tests are most suitable for the quality prediction of bread (using flour as corrector) and cookies made from Argentinean wheat. The objectives of this study were to compare the suitability of predictive tests in the assessment of wheat flour attributes in the production of bread and cookies and to establish the relationship between the tests and flour components. Several expected associations were found between the SRC test and the composition parameters. Moreover, various flour components influencing the SDS sedimentation index (SDS-SI), the Zeleny index and the alkaline water retention capacity (AWRC) were established. The cookie factor (CF) was negatively correlated with sucrose, carbonate and water SRC and with AWRC. In addition, the bread loaf specific volume (LV) was correlated with the SDS-SI, the Zeleny index and the lactic acid SRC. In conclusion, several components of Argentine wheat affecting predictive tests were found. The SRC test allowed straight assessment of the bread and cookie quality of Argentinean wheat.