This study analyzes changes in wheat grain yield and nutritional quality from 1850 to 2016 using samples from the Broadbalk Continuous Wheat Experiment and herbaria worldwide. Results indicate an increase in carbohydrate content but a decrease in mineral composition and protein content, particularly after the 1960s, coinciding with rising CO2, temperature, and shorter straw varieties. The implications of altered crop physiology are discussed.
Publisher
Scientific Reports
Published On
Dec 11, 2020
Authors
Sinda Ben Mariem, Angie L. Gámez, Luis Larraya, Teresa Fuertes-Mendizabal, Nuria Cañameras, José L. Araus, Steve P. McGrath, Malcolm J. Hawkesford, Carmen Gonzalez Murua, Myriam Gaudeul, Leopoldo Medina, Alan Paton, Luigi Cattivelli, Andreas Fangmeier, James Bunce, Sabine Tausz-Posch, Andy J. Macdonald, Iker Aranjuelo
Tags
wheat grain yield
nutritional quality
carbohydrate content
mineral composition
climate change
crop physiology
historical analysis
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