Open AccessEffect of cultivation system on quality changes in durum wheat grain and flour produced in North-Eastern Europe
Author(s) -
Joanna Banach,
Katarzyna Majewska,
Krystyna ŻukGołaszewska
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
plos one
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.99
H-Index - 332
ISSN - 1932-6203
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pone.0236617
Subject(s) - sowing , human fertilization , agronomy , growth regulator , wheat grain , nitrogen , biology , grain quality , nitrogen fertilizer , contamination , chemistry , horticulture , fertilizer , ecology , organic chemistry
Grain of the highest hardness was produced from durum wheat grown without the use of growth regulator, at the lowest sowing density (350 seeds m -2 ) and nitrogen fertilization dose of 80 kg ha -1 . The highest values L* and b* were determined in the grain of wheat cultivated without additional agrotechnical measures (growth regulator and nitrogen fertilization). Study results, supported by correlation analysis, indicated that high-quality grain with desired flour quality parameters (level of: FER ≈ 64%; FPS ≈ 98%; L* ≈ 92) can be produced from spring durum wheat grown without the growth regulator and at 80 kg·ha -1 nitrogen fertilization. Additionally, this variant of applied cultivation system can reduce costs of durum wheat production and contamination of the natural environment.