Fasciclin-like arabinogalactan protein gene expression is associated with yield of flour in the milling of wheat.

ABSTRACT: A large portion of the global wheat crop is milled to produce flour for use in the production of foods such as bread. Pressure to increase food supplies sustainably can be address directly by reducing post-harvest losses during processes such as flour milling. The recovery of flour in the milling of wheat is genetically determined but difficult to assess in wheat breeding due to the requirement for a large sample. Here we report the discovery that human selection for altered expression of putative cell adhesion proteins is associated with wheats that give high yields of flour on milling. Genes encoding fasciclin-like arabinogalactan proteins are expressed at low levels in high milling wheat genotypes at mid grain development. Thirty worldwide wheat genotypes were grouped into good and poor

SUBMITTER: Nirmal RC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5624953 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature