Cereal Chem 58:300 - 302.  |  VIEW ARTICLE
Preharvest Sprouting in Hard Winter Wheats: Assessment of Methods to Detect Genotypic and Nitrogen Effects and Interactions.

G. M. Bhatt, G. M. Paulsen, K. Kulp, and E. G. Heyne. Copyright 1981 by the American Association of Cereal Chemists, Inc. 

A study was undertaken on hard red and white winter wheats (Triticum aestivum L. ) to determine the effects of genotypes, nitrogen levels, and the interaction of these on preharvest field sprouting. The effects were measured by determining alpha-amylase activity, protease activity, and falling number. Significant genotypic differences in sprouting were found by all three criteria. Nitrogen effects on sprouting were not significant. Differences in sprouting due to the interaction of genotype and nitrogen levels were shown by falling number only. In general, alpha-amylase activity and falling number appeared to be better determinants of sprouting damage than did proteolytic activity.