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ArticleScientific reports2025

Historic insights and future potential in wheat elaborated using a diverse cultivars collection and extended phenotyping.

Khaoula El Hassouni, Muhammad Afzal, Philipp H G Boeven, Jost Dornte, Michael Koch, Nina Pfeiffer, Franz Pfleger, Matthias Rapp, Johannes Schacht, Monika Spiller and 4 more

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors.

Khaoula El HassouniState Plant Breeding Institute, University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstr. 21, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany. khaoula.elhassouni@uni-hohenheim.de.
Muhammad AfzalState Plant Breeding Institute, University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstr. 21, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany.
Philipp H G BoevenLimagrain GmbH, Salder Str. 4, 31226, Peine-Rosenthal, Germany.
Jost DornteDeutsche Saatveredelung AG (DSV), Leutewitz 26, 01665, Kaebschuetztal, Germany.
Michael KochDeutsche Saatveredelung AG (DSV), Leutewitz 26, 01665, Kaebschuetztal, Germany.
Nina PfeifferKWS Lochow GmbH, Zuchstation Wetze, 37154, Northeim, Germany.
Franz PflegerDIGeFa GmbH, Schützenberg 10, 32756, Detmold, Germany.
Matthias RappW. Von Borries-Eckendorf GmbH & Co. KG (WvB), Hovedisserstr. 94, 33818, Leopoldshöhe, Germany.
Johannes SchachtLimagrain GmbH, Salder Str. 4, 31226, Peine-Rosenthal, Germany.
Monika SpillerKWS Lochow GmbH, Zuchstation Wetze, 37154, Northeim, Germany.
Malte SielaffInstitute for Immunology and Research Center for Immune Therapy (FZI), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany.
Stefan TenzerInstitute for Immunology and Research Center for Immune Therapy (FZI), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany.
Patrick ThorwarthState Plant Breeding Institute, University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstr. 21, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany.
C Friedrich H LonginState Plant Breeding Institute, University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstr. 21, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany. friedrich.longin@uni-hohenheim.de.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Wheat is one of the most important staple crops worldwide. Wheat breeding mainly focused on improving agronomy and techno-functionality for bread or pasta production, but nutrient content is becoming more important to fight malnutrition. We therefore investigated 282 bread wheat cultivars from seven decades of wheat breeding in Central Europe on 63 different traits related to agronomy, quality and nutrients in multiple field environments. Our results showed that wheat breeding has tremendously increased grain yield, resistance against diseases and lodging as well as baking quality across last decades. By contrast, mineral content slightly decreased without selection on it, probably due to its negative correlation with grain yield. The significant genetic variances determined for almost all traits show the potential for further improvement but significant negative correlations among grain yield and baking quality as well as grain yield and mineral content complicate their combined improvement. Thus, compromises in improvement of these traits are necessary to feed a growing global population.

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Plant BreedingTriticumBreadEdible GrainGenetic VariationPhenotype

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PMID40866442
PMCPMC12391296

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