Effects of the replacement of Glu-A1 by Glu-D1 locus on agronomic performance and bread-making quality of the hexaploid wheat cv. Courtot

The aim of this study was to evaluate the cumulative and interactive effects on wheat (Triticum aestivum L) gluten strength and mixing properties of dough associated with the duplication of the Glu-D1 locus. A partially isohomoeoallelic line RR240, in which a segment of the wheat chromosome 10 containing the Glu-D1 locus encoding the Dx2 + Dy12 subunits and translocated to the long arm of the chromosome 1A through homoeologous recombination, was assessed. Agronomic traits and yield components were studied in the translocated line RR240 and compared with the control line cv. Courtot. Both lines were evaluated under field conditions in two experimental years. Technological effects resulting from the duplication of HMW glutenin subunits Dx2 and Dy12 were evaluated using the Alveograph test, the Mixograph test and the baking test. The RR240 line was shown to have a lower agronomic performance for 1000-kernel weight and grain yield. However the duplication of the Glu-D1 allele was associated with a significant effect on dough strength and mixing resistance, and on the Zeleny sedimentation volume. Baking parameters were not significantly modified between both lines although the score values of the CNERNA test were observed to be slightly higher in RR240 than in Courtot. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.