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Varietal differences in wheat in resistance to germination in the ear and α-amylase content of the grain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

J. Bingham  and
E. T. Whitmore
J. Bingham
Affiliation:
Plant Breeding Institute, Cambridge
E. T. Whitmore
Affiliation:
Plant Breeding Institute, Cambridge
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1. Three varieties of wheat with white grain and eleven with red grain were examined for a-amylase content of the grain and for resistance to germination in the ear when harvest was delayed.

2. There were large differences between varieties in a-amylase activity. These were due partly to differences in susceptibility to germination in the ear, which always resulted in increased a-amylase activity. There were also large differences between varieties in the a-amylase content of grain which had no visible indication of germination. These differences were not related to susceptibility to germination and were confirmed by a glass-house experiment in which the ears were always dry from emergence to harvest.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 66 , Issue 2 , April 1966 , pp. 197 - 201
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1966

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