Use of wheat genetic resources to develop biofortified wheat with enhanced grain zinc and iron concentrations and desirable processing quality

As a major cereal crop worldwide, wheat contributes on average one-fifth of the calories in the human diet and is the main source of protein and nutrients for much of the world's population. Wheat varieties with improved nutritional quality, high grain yield and desirable processing quality att...

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Published inJournal of cereal science Vol. 60; no. 3; pp. 617 - 622
Main Authors Guzmán, Carlos, Medina-Larqué, Ana Sofía, Velu, Govindan, González-Santoyo, Hector, Singh, Ravi P., Huerta-Espino, Julio, Ortiz-Monasterio, Ivan, Peña, Roberto Javier
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2014
Subjects
Aegilops tauschii
Genetic resources
Malnutrition
Triticum aestivum
Triticum turgidum
Wheat quality
Zinc
GH
TW
FPRO
Genetic resources
GPRO
LV
Zinc
Zn
M%TQ
Malnutrition
FSDS
Wheat quality
Fe
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Summary:As a major cereal crop worldwide, wheat contributes on average one-fifth of the calories in the human diet and is the main source of protein and nutrients for much of the world's population. Wheat varieties with improved nutritional quality, high grain yield and desirable processing quality attributes in adapted genetic backgrounds can help alleviate nutrient deficiencies among resource poor people. This paper reports advances in targeted crosses of landraces and ancestors of common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), such as Aegilops tauschii, Triticum turgidum ssp. diccocoides, T. turgidum ssp. dicoccum and T. aestivum ssp. spelta species, which feature significant genetic variation for grain zinc and iron, with high-yielding bread wheat lines from the CIMMYT breeding program that have desirable processing and end-use quality. High-yielding lines that resulted from these crosses possessed preferred processing quality traits and 10–90% higher grain micronutrient concentrations than popular commercial varieties. •Diverse wheat genetic resources possess large genetic diversity for grain Zn and Fe concentrations.•Biofortified high Zn wheat lines were analyzed for various processing and end-use quality traits.•Essential quality traits were maintained while breeding for high Zn wheat using diverse progenitors.•Adoption of high Zn wheat varieties depends on its end-use quality to make various food products.
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ISSN:0733-5210
1095-9963
DOI:10.1016/j.jcs.2014.07.006