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PLS 664
Spring 2007
End Use Quality - what is it?
SRW Wheat - An Example
SAMPLE ENTRY MILLING BAKING
NO. QUALITY QUALITY
SCORE SCORE
* STD =McCORMICK 67.6 C 48.2 E
1401 1 McCormick 67.6 C 48.2 E
1402 2 KY00C-2025-01 64.1 C 44.7 E
1403 3 KY00C-2025-02 66.3 C 49.5 E
1406 7 KY00C-2025-06 73.4 B 56.9 D
1414 22 KY00C-2039-03 71.5 B 32.7 F
1418 42 KY00C-2053-01 83.2 A 82.9 A
1419 43 KY00C-2053-02 75.3 B 72.8 B
1420 44 KY00C-2053-03 77.6 B 70.0 B
1421 45 KY00C-2053-04 77.7 B 78.8 B
1422 47 KY00C-2126-01 62.3 C 55.7 D
Typical Quality Evaluation
Scheme
• F4:6 lines from Preliminary Trials - send 100-
200 g to USDA Quality Lab for micro tests
• F4:7 lines - same
• F8:9 lines - send to quality lab for larger
scale milling/baking tests
• F8:10 lines - variety release candidates are
entered in wheat quality council trials
In-House Quality Tests
• Quality analysis based on wheat meal
rather than flour
• Able to produce with inexpensive
grinder
• Measure overall soft wheat quality
• Predict gluten strength
In-House Quality Tests
• Why do these tests?
• Possible added value for grower
• Extra $$ in grower’s pocket
• Identify lines that you might otherwise
discard
• Identify lines that may be good parents
Wheat Meal SDS
Sedimentation Volume
Results
2005 & 2006 SDS Sedimentation
Source F-Value
110
100
90
80
70
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
G ih P
2
Where i = selection intensity
and P = phenotypic standard
deviation
Genetic Progress
G ih P 2
No. Selected 20 40
Effective Popn. 40 40
Size
Seln. Intensity 10% 4%
Correlated Traits
• Consider the composite trait T=Y+Q
• Then GT GY GQ
• Which means that the total genetic gain
consists
of both the direct and indirect
response to selection for yield and
quality.
Direct and Indirect Response
• It is intuitively reasonable that if we are
dealing with two “must have” traits like
yield and quality, then we do NOT want
to limit genetic variation for either trait
• Therefore we must evaluate bigger
populations
Population Size
Quality
Yield
Farmers vs. End Users
• Farmers - want premiums
• End users - think in terms of discounts
• Where is the happy medium
Farmers vs. End Users
• Industry benefits from cooperation
• Advantages of contract growing
• Identity preserved system
Scab Resistance - A Quality
Trait
• Millers call it their top quality trait
• Will they pay for it?
• Will farmers give up some yield for it?