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Wheat genomics for grain quality improvement
R. J. HENRY (1). (1) University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Advances in wheat genomics are providing new opportunities to advance wheat quality. Genome sequence data and low cost sequencing makes the association of quality traits with specific genes and alleles possible. This knowledge provides tools for quality selection in wheat breeding removing a major constraint to rapid development of varieties and allowing increasing wheat productivity. New approaches to varietal identification are likely to emerge with the power to analyse complex mixtures. Improved wheat milling and end product processing will also be enabled by the improved understanding of the genetic and molecular basis of performance in these processes. Analysis of the transcriptome of the developing wheat seed has recently provided new insights into the molecular basis of wheat quality.
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