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Development of methods for further breeding of einkorn as cereal for baking and cooking for organic farming considering in particular tolerance in nutrition and species-specific value-adding ingredients (Optimaleinkorn)
Project
Project code: 2815OE054
Contract period: 01.09.2019
- 31.12.2022
Budget: 103,661 Euro
Purpose of research: Applied research
Keywords: crop production, ingredients, processing, crop production, other cereals, product quality, process quality, plant breeding, organic farming
The aim of the project is to develop and improve the methods of assessing the baking and cooking qualities through breeding to make it more attractive to producers and processors. During this project, a special consideration will be given on the aspects of digestive intolerance and variety-specific value-adding ingredients. As plant material 200 breeding lines, genetic resources and varieties will be used. Gradually, the sample size will be reduced and the observation sites will be increased over three growing seasons through trial based on weed competition, lodging resistance, common bunt resistance and yield performance. A micro baking trial to einkorn will be adapted with long fermentation and its usability as a cooking grain after hydrothermal treatment (bulgur) will be tested as well. Also SDS sedimentation value, a rapid amylogram and the yellow pigment content will be investigated. Whereas the correlation of the yellow pigment content recorded with colorimeter will be compared with the carotenoid content recorded photometrically and the lutein content determined through HPLC on a representative spectrum. On the other hand, the cooking quality of grain will be investigated with a SKCS4100 for a high output with optimum grain hardness. With the prospective of rapid acceptance of products in market on qualitative parameters, the possibility of calibrating a NIR device to the acquired parameters would be checked. Additionally, suitable breeding strains with particular consideration on hulless threshing forms of einkorn due to its better possessing performance will also be focused during whole project. The possibility of assessment the digestive intolerance of einkorn compared to wheat and spelt will be extended through identifying alpha-amylase inhibitors (ATI) and investigating tryptic digestion. Finally the project publicity will be taken care of through newsletter and field day workshop accompanied by the Kompetenzzentrum Ökolandbau Niedersachsen.
Section overview
Subjects
- Crop Production
- Plant Breeding
- Organic Farming
Framework programme
Federal Organic Farming Scheme and other forms of sustainable agriculture (BÖLN)
