Assessing the evolution of wheat grain traits during the last 166 years using archived samples

Abstract The current study focuses on yield and nutritional quality changes of wheat grain over the last 166 years. It is based on wheat grain quality analyses carried out on samples collected between 1850 and 2016. Samples were obtained from the Broadbalk Continuous Wheat Experiment (UK) and from h...

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Main Authors: Sinda Ben Mariem, Angie L. Gámez, Luis Larraya, Teresa Fuertes-Mendizabal, Nuria Cañameras, José L. Araus, Steve P. McGrath, Malcolm J. Hawkesford, Carmen Gonzalez Murua, Myriam Gaudeul, Leopoldo Medina, Alan Paton, Luigi Cattivelli, Andreas Fangmeier, James Bunce, Sabine Tausz-Posch, Andy J. Macdonald, Iker Aranjuelo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78504-x