Khalid Anam, Hameed Amjad, Tahir Muhammad Farrukh
Department of Biochemistry, University of Jhang, Jhang, Pakistan.
Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB), Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Front Nutr. 2023 Feb 24;10:1053196. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1053196. eCollection 2023.
Wheat ( L.) belonging to one of the most diverse and substantial families, Poaceae, is the principal cereal crop for the majority of the world's population. This cereal is polyploidy in nature and domestically grown worldwide. Wheat is the source of approximately half of the food calories consumed worldwide and is rich in proteins (gluten), minerals (Cu, Mg, Zn, P, and Fe), vitamins (B-group and E), riboflavin, niacin, thiamine, and dietary fiber. Wheat seed-storage proteins represent an important source of food and energy and play a major role in the determination of bread-making quality. The two groups of wheat grain proteins, i.e., gliadins and glutenins, have been widely studied using SDS-PAGE and other techniques. Sustainable production with little input of chemicals along with high nutritional quality for its precise ultimate uses in the human diet are major focus areas for wheat improvement. An expansion in the hereditary base of wheat varieties must be considered in the wheat breeding program. It may be accomplished in several ways, such as the use of plant genetic resources, comprising wild relatives and landraces, germplasm-assisted breeding through advanced genomic tools, and the application of modern methods, such as genome editing. In this review, we critically focus on phytochemical composition, reproduction growth, types, quality, seed storage protein, and recent challenges in wheat breeding and discuss possible ways forward to combat those issues.
小麦(L.)属于最多样化且数量众多的禾本科之一,是世界上大多数人口的主要谷类作物。这种谷类作物本质上是多倍体,在全球范围内都有种植。小麦提供了全球约一半的食物热量,富含蛋白质(面筋)、矿物质(铜、镁、锌、磷和铁)、维生素(B族和E)、核黄素、烟酸、硫胺素和膳食纤维。小麦种子贮藏蛋白是食物和能量的重要来源,在决定面包制作品质方面起着主要作用。小麦籽粒蛋白的两组,即醇溶蛋白和谷蛋白,已通过SDS-PAGE和其他技术进行了广泛研究。以很少的化学投入实现可持续生产,并使其在人类饮食中的最终精确用途具有高营养品质,是小麦改良的主要重点领域。在小麦育种计划中必须考虑扩大小麦品种的遗传基础。这可以通过多种方式实现,例如利用包括野生近缘种和地方品种在内的植物遗传资源、通过先进的基因组工具进行种质辅助育种,以及应用现代方法,如基因组编辑。在本综述中,我们重点关注小麦的植物化学成分、生殖生长、类型、品质、种子贮藏蛋白以及小麦育种中的最新挑战,并讨论应对这些问题的可能途径。