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Article

Penalties in Granule Size Distribution and Viscosity Parameters of Starch Caused by Lodging in Winter Wheat

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Shandong Provincial University Laboratory for Protected Horticulture, Weifang University of Science and Technology, Weifang 262700, China
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State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Agronomy College of Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
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These authors contributed equally to this work.
Agronomy 2024, 14(7), 1574; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14071574
Submission received: 25 June 2024 / Revised: 15 July 2024 / Accepted: 16 July 2024 / Published: 19 July 2024

Abstract

Granule size distribution of wheat starch is an important characteristic that could affect the functionality of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) products. Lodging is a major limiting factor for wheat production. Few studies have been conducted to clarify how lodging influences the granule size distribution and viscosity parameters of starch in wheat grains. Two growing seasons, two high-yield winter wheat cultivars, and five artificial lodging treatments were imposed. The results indicated that lodging significantly reduced the content of starch and increased that of protein. Additionally, lodging caused a marked drop in both starch and protein yields. The relative loss of grain yield, starch yield, harvest index, and protein yield all differed remarkably among lodging treatments with a ranking of L2 > L1 > L4 > L3. Lodging also led to a reduction in the proportion (both by volume and by surface area) of B-type granules and a corresponding increase in that of A-type granules, and the more serious the lodging degree, the greater effect on the changes in these proportions. The smaller starch granules predominated in number, even though their collective contribution to the overall volume is was relatively minor. Meanwhile, it was found that the peak viscosity, hold viscosity, final viscosity, breakdown viscosity, and rebound value of wheat starch were significantly decreased by lodging. Correlation analysis showed that the peak and final viscosities were negatively correlated with volume percentages of A-type starch granules, but were positively correlated with B-type granules. This indicates that B-type granules have higher peak and final viscosities compared with A-type granules in wheat kernels. Lodging can reduce the proportion of B-type starch granules, and thus reduce the peak and the final viscosity in wheat grain.
Keywords: lodging; peak viscosity; starch granules; winter wheat; yield lodging; peak viscosity; starch granules; winter wheat; yield

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Peng, D.; Zhang, J.; Meng, L.; Liu, M.; Tang, Y.; Wang, X.; Yang, W.; Xu, H.; Yang, D. Penalties in Granule Size Distribution and Viscosity Parameters of Starch Caused by Lodging in Winter Wheat. Agronomy 2024, 14, 1574. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14071574

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Peng D, Zhang J, Meng L, Liu M, Tang Y, Wang X, Yang W, Xu H, Yang D. Penalties in Granule Size Distribution and Viscosity Parameters of Starch Caused by Lodging in Winter Wheat. Agronomy. 2024; 14(7):1574. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14071574

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Peng, Dianliang, Jingmin Zhang, Lingbin Meng, Mei Liu, Yuhai Tang, Xingcui Wang, Wenxia Yang, Haicheng Xu, and Dongqing Yang. 2024. "Penalties in Granule Size Distribution and Viscosity Parameters of Starch Caused by Lodging in Winter Wheat" Agronomy 14, no. 7: 1574. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14071574

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