Genotype and environment impacts on Canada western spring wheat bread-making quality and development of weather-based prediction models

dc.contributor.authorFinlay, Gordon John
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeSapirstein, Harry (Food Science) Akinremi, Wole (Soil Science)en
dc.contributor.supervisorBullock, Paul (Soil Science)en
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-08T15:57:00Z
dc.date.available2007-01-08T15:57:00Z
dc.date.issued2007-01-08T15:57:00Z
dc.degree.disciplineSoil Scienceen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science (M.Sc.)en_US
dc.description.abstractA study was conducted to quantify weather conditions at specific growth stages of Canadian western Spring wheat (Triticum aestivum) and relate those growing conditions to variations in wheat grade and quality characteristics and to develop pre-harvest prediction models for wheat quality using weather input data. Six Canadian western spring wheat genotypes were grown in five locations across the Canadian prairies during the 2003 and 2004 growing seasons. Intensive weather data was collected during the growing season at each location and used to calculate accumulated heat stress, useful heat, moisture demand, moisture supply, moisture use and moisture stress variables for numerous crop development stages. Grain samples were graded, milled and underwent an extensive analysis of flour, dough, and bread making quality. ANOVA indicated that genotype, environment and their interactions had significant effects on most quality parameters tested. Environmental contribution to wheat quality variance was considerably larger than the variance contribution of either genotype or GxE interaction. Using the weather and crop development stage information, significant regression equations with high regression coefficients were developed for most quality parameters using just a single independent weather variable. Multiple regression equations with even higher R2 values were developed using three complex weather variables, leading to the opportunity to predict wheat quality 2-5 weeks prior to harvest. Equally strong prediction models were developed utilizing basic weather variables which could be obtained from weather stations monitoring only daily maximum and minimum air temperature and precipitation. The development periods of planting to jointing and anthesis to soft dough were the stages most frequently exhibiting the highest correlation to wheat quality indicating weather needs to be monitored during the entire growing season to accurately predict quality. Grain quality forecast models were validated using 2005 weather and crop data. Prediction models developed from the 2003 and 2004 data required modification in order to accurately and consistently predict the grain properties in 2005.en
dc.description.noteFebruary 2007en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/304
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectWheaten
dc.subjectQualityen
dc.subjectWeatheren
dc.subjectPrediction modelsen
dc.titleGenotype and environment impacts on Canada western spring wheat bread-making quality and development of weather-based prediction modelsen
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
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