Table 3.
Total gliadin and glutenin fractions of 6 wheat genotypes fertilized by two nitrogen levels (High and Low). Means are followed by standard error (n = 4).
| N Level | Genotypes | Total Gliadin ((mv*min)/mg) | Total Glutenin ((mv*min)/mg) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ω | α-β | γ | HMW | LMW | ||
| High N | Genotype 18 (HYG) | 25.32 ab ± 2.14 | 302.07 ab ± 8.59 | 180.31 cd ± 5.71 | 89.42 b ± 3.1 | 458.55 c ± 8.59 |
| Genotype 6 (HYG) | 19.00 b ± 1.17 | 248.07 c ± 12.63 | 192.42 c ± 3.49 | 101.72 ab ± 2.98 | 474.39 bc ± 2.45 | |
| Genotype 10 (HYG) | 26.44 a ± 2.28 | 294.67 ab ± 24.52 | 222.74 ab ± 10.31 | 110.82 a ± 7.96 | 465.72 bc ± 13.57 | |
| Genotype 3 (LYG) | 25.57 a ± 1.65 | 321.29 a ± 11.17 | 200.51 bc ± 5.9 | 105.30 ab ± 2.94 | 522.25 a ± 12.28 | |
| Genotype 9 (LYG) | 19.54 b ± 2.22 | 261.51 bc ± 15.67 | 246.03 a ± 9.43 | 89.37 b ± 7.03 | 498.18 ab ± 1.50 | |
| Genotype 16 (LYG) | 24.80 ab ± 2.67 | 310.00 a ± 14.58 | 165.66 d ± 10.92 | 106.50 a ± 6.22 | 475.62 bc ± 20.17 | |
| Low N | Genotype 18 (HYG) | 11.36 c ± 0.23 | 198.23 c ± 3.06 | 153.13 cd ± 2.36 | 51.46 c ± 2.18 | 334.15 c ± 3.47 |
| Genotype 6 (HYG) | 12.36 c ± 1 | 204.05 c ± 14.89 | 151.81 d ± 7.13 | 51.53 c ± 1.94 | 336.48 c ± 6.84 | |
| Genotype 10 (HYG) | 13.11 c ± 0.56 | 180.28 c ± 4.64 | 162.68 cd ± 3.64 | 55.14 c ± 3.19 | 335.60 c ± 10.96 | |
| Genotype 3 (LYG) | 25.77 a ± 0.26 | 316.52 a ± 1.73 | 215.58 b ± 0.62 | 113.02 a ± 0.65 | 520.89 a ± 11.73 | |
| Genotype 9 (LYG) | 24.13 a ± 0.73 | 303.38 a ± 6.13 | 237.23 a ± 2.21 | 101.13 b ± 2.08 | 453.27 b ± 3.41 | |
| Genotype 16 (LYG) | 17.12 b ± 2.82 | 258.01 b ± 14.87 | 165.69 c ± 6.99 | 117.08 a ± 7.23 | 462.10 b ± 12.67 | |
| N effect (%) | +35.48 *** | +18.97 *** | +11.19 *** | +23.25 *** | +18.51 *** | |
| Two-way ANOVA | ||||||
| p-value (G effect) | 0.002 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| p-value (T effect) | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| p-value (G × T) | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
Within each treatment, letters indicate significant differences between genotypes at p < 0.5. *** indicates significance at p < 0.001. Values in bold indicate significance (p < 0.05). HYG: High-yielding genotypes (grey shadowed), LYG: Low-yielding genotypes. HMW: High molecular weight, LMW: Low molecular weight, G: Genotype, T: Treatment.