engleski

Wheat proteins: Quantitative distribution under nitrogen fertilisation

Grain protein composition and content are crucial for wheat baking quality. It is common practice to use late nitrogen (N) application to increase grain protein content (P) of wheat. Whole flours of 8 wheat cultivars were characterised by the quantitative determination of total P and their main groups (albumins and globulins - AG, gliadins – GLI, and glutenins - GLU) using NIT (Infratec 1241) and HPLC procedures. The cultivars were grown at the Agricultural Institute Osijek during two seasons, at two levels of nitrogen (N) fertilisation. The total amount of the applied N was 77 kg ha-1 and 177 kg ha-1 of N, without and with top-dressing, in the 2017 season, and 102 kg ha -1 and 202 kg ha-1 of N in the 2018 season, respectively. On average, the P content under N supply was increased by 15.5% in 2017 and by 13.3% in 2018 (12.0% vs. 13.9% and 12.3% vs. 13.9, respectively). The proportion of AG in 2017 was increased in comparison to 2018. The GLI consistently increased in both years, unlike the GLU that decreased. On average, a significant increase in total P resulted in an increase in the GLI/GLU ratio (1.33 vs. 1.53) due to increased monomeric GLI synthesis after N fertilization. The extent of the N’s effects on proteins was strongly dependent on cultivars.

wheat, cultivars, nitrogen, proteins, HPLC

nije evidentirano