Vol. 9, Special Issue 12, Part B (2025)

The present research work entitled, “Screening of promising wheat genotypes for nutritional quality” was undertaken with the objective to evaluate the promising wheat genotypes for better quality and nutritional parameters.

The moisture, protein, crude fat, total ash, crude fiber and carbohydrates content of twenty five promising wheat genotype’s along with two check verities i.e. Phule Samadhan (NIAW 1994) and MACS 6222 were ranging from 8.00 to 12.73 per cent, 9.55 to 12.97 per cent, 1.00 to 2.66 per cent, 1.00 to 3.20 per cent, 0.75 to 1.97 per cent and 69.83 to 77.30 per cent, respectively.

For quality parameters, grain hardness ranging from (8.03 to 10.93 kg/grain) with mean value 9.78 kg/grain. Grain appearance score was ranging from 4.50 to 7.50 with mean value 6.16. Hectoliter weight ranging from (71.53 to 83.82 kg/ha) with mean value 79.92 kg/ha and the promising wheat genotype HI 1697 (83.52 kg/ha) recorded significantly higher hectoliter weight. Thousand grain weight ranged from 27.84 to 50.54 g with mean value 39.92 g and the promising wheat genotype GW 562 (50.54 g) recorded higher thousand grain weight. Phenol test score ranged from 3.50 to 9.00 with mean value 6.65 and promising wheat genotype HD 2864 recorded lowest phenol test score (3.50) which is desirable for chapatti quality. Sedimentation value ranged from 36.00 to 63.00 ml with mean value 50.93 ml and promising wheat genotype PBW 952 (63.00 ml) recorded higher sedimentation value. No incidence of yellow berry was recorded in HD 2932, WSM 141, LOK 83, HI 633 and MP 1402 respectively.

For nutritional parameters, wet and dry gluten ranged from 27.60 to 32.73 per cent and 9.20 to 12.90 per cent and promising wheat genotype LOK 83 (37.00%) recorded lowest gluten content. Iron and zinc content ranged from 3.01 to 4.86 mg 100g^-1 and 2.12 to 3.87 mg 100g^-1. Promising wheat genotype HD 2864 (4.86 mg 100g^-1) showed higher iron content whereas, released variety Phule Samadhan (NIAW 1994) (3.87 mg100g^-1) recoded higher zinc content. Starch content ranged from 62.83 to 72.08 per cent with mean vale 67.91 per cent and check Phule Samadhan (NIAW 1994) (72.08%) recorded higher starch content. Reducing sugar, non- reducing sugar and total sugar content ranged from 0.53 to 1.76, 0.08 to 2.32 and 1.16 to 3.34 per cent respectively.