Effects of genotype and environment on the content and composition of phytochemicals and dietary fiber components in rye in the HEALTHGRAIN diversity screen.
The effects of genotype and environment on the content of bioactive components in rye were determined with four varieties being grown on one site for three years and on three additional sites in the third year and a fourth variety being included in all trials except year 1. Clear differences were observed in the extent to which the contents of dietary fiber components (arabinoxylan, beta-glucan, total dietary fiber) and phytochemicals (folates, alkylresorcinols, sterols, tocols, phenolic acids) varied between varieties and between the same varieties grown in different sites (United Kingdom, France, Hungary, Poland) and years (2005-2007 in Hungary), with sterols being the most stable and phenolic acids the least. However, no single variety could be selected as having the highest overall level of bioactive components or as being more stable in comparison across environments.
Shewry
Peter R
PR
Department of Plant Science, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, United Kingdom. peter.shewry@bbsrc.ac.uk
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Lampi
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Minnamari
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Kariluoto
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Nurmi
Tanja
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Fernandez-Orozco
Rebeca
R
Andersson
Annica A M
AA
Aman
Per
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Fraś
Anna
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Boros
Danuta
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Gebruers
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Charmet
Gilles
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Rakszegi
Mariann
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Bedo
Zoltan
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Ward
Jane L
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D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000032:analysis*; D004777:Environment; D005838:Genotype; D012434:Secale / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics