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A review of triticale uses and the effect of growth environment on grain quality
Author(s) -
McGoverin Cushla M,
Snyders Franci,
Muller Nina,
Botes Willem,
Fox Glen,
Manley Marena
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.4338
Subject(s) - triticale , secale , agronomy , biology , cultivar , yield (engineering) , crop , ecotype , cereal grain , biofuel , breed , microbiology and biotechnology , botany , zoology , materials science , metallurgy
Triticale (× Triticosecale sp. Wittmack ex A. Camus 1927) is an anthropogenic cereal designed to incorporate the functionality and high yield of wheat ( Triticum spp. Linnaeus 1753) and durability of rye ( Secale cereale Linnaeus 1753). The potential of triticale has remained largely unrealised, and in the 135 years since A. Stephen Wilson first crossed wheat and rye, triticale has mostly been used as animal feed. Growing demand for food resources has led to an increased interest in triticale development. Efforts to breed cultivars appropriate for baking have met with difficulty, although relatively new approaches to triticale end‐use propose greater applicability for human consumption. Further, environmental awareness has generated interest in the use of triticale within biofuel production. We review environmental and genetic effects on triticale yield with a view towards increased demand on a hardy and useful cereal crop. We find triticale could satisfy many of the hopes originally placed upon it, and may be useful in foodstuffs and fuel, but only when growth environment is carefully considered. Copyright © 2011 Society of Chemical Industry