TABLE 3.
List of biofortified wheat varieties released for commercial cultivation with their grain micronutrient level (ppm), protein content (%) and additional traits (modified from Gupta et al., 2022).
| Country origin | Variety | Nutrient level | Year of release | Pedigree | Additional traits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | WB 02 | Zn:42.0, Fe:40.0 | 2017 | T.DICOCCON,CI9309/AE.SQUARROSA (409)//MU-TUS/3/2*MUTUS | Resistance to stem rust (Sr2, Sr7b), leaf rust (Lr13), wheat blast |
| DBW 173 | Zn:40.7, Protein: 12.5 | 2018 | KAUZ/AA//KAUZ//PBW602 | Resistance to stem rust (Sr31, Sr5), leaf rust (Lr26, Lr10, Lr3), yellow rust (Yr9), wheat blast (2NS), heat tolerant | |
| DBW 187 | Fe:43.1 | 2018 | NAC/TH.AC//3*PVN/3/MIRLO/BUC/4/2*PASTOR/5/KACHU/6/KACHU | Resistance to stem rust (Sr5, Sr11), leaf rust (Lr23, Lr10, Lr1), yellow rust (Yr2), wheat blast (2NS) | |
| DBW 303 | Zn:36.9 | 2020 | WBLL1*2/BRAMBLING/4/BABAX/LR42//BABAX*2/3/SHAMA*2/5/PBW343*2/KUKU NA*2//FRTL/PIFED | Resistance to leaf rust (Lr13) | |
| Fe:35.8 | |||||
| Protein: 12.1 | |||||
| DDW 47 (d) | Fe:40.1 | 2020 | PBW34/RAJ1555//PDW314 | Resistance to stem rust (Sr11, Sr7b), Yellow rust (Yr2) | |
| Protein: 12.7 | |||||
| DDW 48(d) | Zn:39.7 | 2020 | HI8498/PDW233//PDW291 | Resistance to stem rust (Sr7b, Sr2) | |
| Fe:38.8 | |||||
| Protein: 12.1 | |||||
| HPBW 01 | Zn:40.6 | 2017 | T.DICOCCON CI 9309/A. SQUARROSA (409)/3/MILAN/S87230//BAV92/4/2* MILAN/S87230//BAV92 | Resistance to stem rust (Sr2, Sr31), leaf rust (Lr10, Lr23, Lr26), yellow rust (Yr9) | |
| Fe:40 | |||||
| PBW 757 | Zn:42.3 | 2018 | PBW550/YR15/6*AVOCET/3/2*PBW550/4/PBW568 + YR36/3*PBW550 | Resistance to stem rust (Sr8a, Sr5, Sr2), leaf rust (Lr13, Lr10, Lr1) | |
| PBW 752 | Zn:38.7 | 2018 | PBW621/4/PBW343//YR10/6*AVOCET/3/3*PBW343/5/PBW621 | Resistance to stem rust (Sr13, Sr11), leaf rust (Lr13), wheat blast (2NS) | |
| Fe:37.1 | |||||
| Protein: 12.4 | |||||
| PBW 771 | Zn:41.4 | 2020 | PBW550//YR15/6*AVOCET/3/2*PBW550 | Resistance to stem rust (Sr31), leaf rust (Lr26, Lr23, Lr1) yellow rust (Yr9) | |
| HI 8777 (d) | Zn:43.6 | 2017 | B93/HD4672/HI8627 | Resistance to stem rust (Sr7b), yellow rust (Yr2) | |
| Fe:48.7 | |||||
| HI 1605 | Zn:35 | 2017 | BOW/VEE/5/ND/VG9144//KAL//BB/3/YACO/4/CHIL/6/CASKOR/3/CROC_1/AE.SQ (224)//OPATA/7/PASTOR//MILAN/KAUZ/3/BAV92 | Resistance to stem rust (Sr5, Sr11) leaf rust (Lr13), yellow rust (Yr2) | |
| Fe:43 | |||||
| Protein: 13 | |||||
| HI 8759 (d) | Zn:42.8 | 2017 | HI8663/HI8498 | Resistance to stem rust (Sr2, Sr11), leaf rust (Lr23) | |
| Fe:42.1 | |||||
| Protein: 12 | |||||
| HI 1633 | Zn:41.1 | 2020 | GW322/PBW498 | High gluten strength (5 + 10 subunit of Glu-D1) | |
| Fe:41.6 | |||||
| Protein 12.4 | |||||
| HI 8805 (d) | Fe:40.4 | 2020 | IWP5070/HI8638//HI8663 | Resistance to stem rust (Sr13, Sr11), leaf rust (Lr13) | |
| Protein: 12.8 | |||||
| HD 3171 | Zn:47.1 | 2017 | PBW343/HD2879 | Resistance to stem rust (Sr11, Sr7b, Sr2), leaf rust (Lr23, Lr13, Lr10), yellow rust (Yr2), wheat blast, drought tolerant | |
| HD 3249 | Fe:42.5 | 2020 | PBW343*2/KUKUNA//SRTU/3/PBW343*2/KHVAKI | Resistance to stem rust (Sr11, Sr2), leaf rust (Lr13, Lr10), yellow rust (Yr2), wheat blast (2NS) | |
| HD 3298 | Fe:43.1 | 2020 | CL1449/PBW343//CL882/HD2009 | Leaf rust (Lr23), Yellow rust (Yr2) | |
| Protein: 12.1 | |||||
| MACS 4028 (d) | Zn:40.3 | 2018 | MACS2846/BHALEGAON3*2 | Resistance to stem rust (Sr7b) | |
| Fe:46.1 | |||||
| Protein: 14.7 | |||||
| MACS 4058 | Zn:37.8 | 2020 | MACS3125/AKDW2997-16//MACS3125 | Resistance to stem rust (Sr13) Leaf rust (Lr23) | |
| Fe:39.5 | |||||
| Protein: 14.7 | |||||
| UAS 375 | Protein: 13.8 | 2018 | UAS 320/GW322//LOK62 | Resistance to stem rust (Sr7b, Sr2), leaf rust (Lr13), yellow rust (Yr 2) | |
| Pakistan | NR- 421 (Zincol-2016) | High Zn (>6 ppm Zn advantage compared to best local check) | 2015 | OASIS/SKAUZ//4*BCN/3/2*PASTOR/4/T.SPELTA PI348449/5/BACEU#1/6/WBLL1*2/CHAPIO | High yield |
| Akbar-2019 | High Zn (>7 ppm Zn advantage compared to best local check) | 2019 | Becard/Quaiu | Resistant to yellow rust and wheat blast | |
| Nawab 2021 | High Zn | HGO94.7.1.12/2*QUAIU #1/3/VILLA JUAREZ F2009/SOLALA//WBLL1*2/BRAMBLING | Resistant to yellow rust and wheat blast | ||
| Bangladesh | BARI Gom 33 | Zn: 50–55 | 2017 | Kachu/Solala | Wheat Blast (2NS) |
| Mexico | Nohely-F2018 | 7%–8% Zn advantage over check | 2018 | T.DICOCCON (CI 9309)/AE.SQUARROSA (409)//MUTUS/3/2*MUTUS | Resistance to leaf rust, yield 7.8 t/ha |
| Bolivia | Iniaf-Okinawa | High Zn (>8 ppm Zn advantage than the local check) | 2018 | Kachu/Solala | Wheat blast (2NS) |
| Nepal | Zinc Gahun 1 (NL 1327) | High Zn (>6 ppm Zn advantage than the local check) | 2020 | MELON//FILIN/MILAN/3/FILIN/5/CROC_1/AE.SQUARROSA (444)/3/T.DICOCCON PI94625/AE.SQUARROSA (372)//3*PASTOR/4/T.DICOCCON PI94625/AE.SQUARROSA (372)//3*PASTOR/6/ATTILA/3*BCN//BAV92/3/TILHI/5/BAV92/3/PRL/SARA//TSI/VEE#5/4/CROC_1/AE.SQUARROSA (224)//2*OPAT | High yield |
| Zinc Gahun 2 (NL1369) | High Zn | 2020 | T. DICCOCON CI 9309/AE. SQUARROSA (409)//MUTUS/3/2*MUTUS | High yield | |
| Bheri-Ganga (WK 2748) | High Zn | 2020 | MELON//FILIN/MILAN/3/FILIN/5/CROC_1/AE.SQ UARROSA (444)/3/T.DICOCCON PI94625/AE.SQUARROSA (372)//3*PASTOR/4/T.DICOCCON PI94625/AE.SQUARROSA (372)//3*PASTOR | High yield | |
| Himganga (WK 3026) | High Zn | 2020 | CHONTE*2/SOLALA//2*BAJ #1 | High yield | |
| Khumal-Shakti (WK 3027) | High Zn | 2020 | FRNCLN*2/7/CMH83.1020/HUITES/6/CMH79A.9 55/4/AGA/3/4*SN64/CNO67//INIA66/5/NAC/8/WB LL1*2/KURUKU//HEILO/9/WBLL1*2/KURUKU//H EILO | High yield | |
| Borlaug 2020 (NL 1307) | High Zn | 2020 | ROLF07/4/BOW/NKT//CBRD/3/CBRD/5/FRET2/TUKURU//FRET2 | High yield |
d, indicates durum wheat variety