Grain quality traits within the wheat (Triticum spp.) genepool : prospects for improved nutrition through de novo domestication

© 2024 The Authors. Journal of The Science of Food and Agriculture published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry..

BACKGROUND: Wild relatives of wheat (Triticum spp.) harbor beneficial alleles for potential improvement and de novo domestication of selected genotypes with advantageous traits. We analyzed the nutrient composition in wild diploid and tetraploid wheats and their domesticated diploid, tetraploid and hexaploid relatives under field conditions in Germany and compared them with modern Triticum aestivum and Triticum durum cultivars. Grain iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) concentrations, phytate:mineral molar ratios, grain protein content (GPC) and antioxidant activity were analyzed across 125 genotypes.

RESULTS: Grain Fe and Zn concentrations in wild wheats were 72 mg kg-1 and 59 mg kg-1, respectively, with improved bioavailability indicated by Phytate:Fe and Phytate:Zn molar ratios (11.7 and 16.9, respectively) and GPC (231 g kg-1). By comparison, grain Fe and Zn concentrations in landrace taxa were 54 mg kg-1 and 55 mg kg-1, respectively, with lower Phytate:Fe and Phytate:Zn molar ratios (15.1 and 17.5, respectively) and GPC (178 g kg-1). Average grain Fe accumulation in Triticum araraticum was 73 mg kg-1, reaching 116 mg kg-1, with high Fe bioavailability (Phyt:Fe: 11.7; minimum: 7.2). Wild wheats, landraces and modern cultivars showed no differences in antioxidant activity. Triticum zhukovskyi stood out with high grain micronutrient concentrations and favorable molar ratios. It was also the only taxon with elevated antioxidant activity.

CONCLUSION: Our results indicate alteration of grain quality during domestication. T. araraticum has promising genotypes with advantageous grain quality characteristics that could be selected for de novo domestication. Favorable nutritional traits in the GGAA wheat lineage (T. araraticum and T. zhukovskyi) hold promise for improving grain quality traits. © 2024 The Authors. Journal of The Science of Food and Agriculture published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:104

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Journal of the science of food and agriculture - 104(2024), 7 vom: 05. Apr., Seite 4400-4410

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zeibig, Frederike [VerfasserIn]
Kilian, Benjamin [VerfasserIn]
Özkan, Hakan [VerfasserIn]
Pantha, Sumitra [VerfasserIn]
Frei, Michael [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

7IGF0S7R8I
Antioxidants
Crop wild relatives
Grain quality
J41CSQ7QDS
Journal Article
Micronutrient bioavailability
Phytic Acid
Triticum araraticum
Triticum zhukovskyi
Wheat
Zinc

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Date Completed 11.04.2024

Date Revised 11.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/jsfa.13328

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NLM36808017X