« Return to all Research Projects
Unraveling wheat Sprouting to Boost the Market for Manitoba Wheat (MANI-S-WHEAT)
Crop Types
- Wheat
Collaborating Locations
University of ManitobaClimate changes is promoting unpredictable temperatures and rains, affecting wheat marketability. Pre-harve prouting Project aims to add-value to downgraded hard red spring wheat due to sprouting by providing producers tools to mitigate the excessive enzyme activity through milling and bakery conditions. Likewise, the project will provide growers information to be considered in breeding programs for increasing wheat resistance to climate impact enhancing the competitiveness of Manitoba wheats.
Objectives
- To quantify changes in sprouted wheats beyond just α-amylase and include starch and gluten
- To determine if the phenolic acid content in wheats could explain their susceptibility to sprouting.
- To correlate alpha-amylase activity with phenolic acid content in CWRS.