Effect of genotype, nitrogen fertilization, growing season, and their interactions on content of distinct anthocyanins and quality parameters of purple and blue winter wheat grains.
Background: This study tested the hypothesis that anthocyanin content and grain characteristics in pigmented wheat are influenced by genotype (G), nitrogen (N) fertilization, growing season (GS), and their interactions. Purple wheat (cv. PS Karkulka) and blue wheat (cv. Skorpion) were grown for three consecutive seasons (2016-2019) at Velký Týnec, Czech Republic, using a randomized block design (three replications) with two N rates (150 and 210 kg ha-1).
Results: Skorpion accumulated approximately 3-6× higher total anthocyanin concentrations than PS Karkulka. Across cultivars, delphinidin derivatives - especially delphinidin-3-O-rutinoside and delphinidin-3-O-glucoside - were major contributors to the profile, while cyanidin-3-O-glucoside became the most abundant anthocyanin in PS Karkulka in several treatments in the second and third seasons. Analysis of variance indicated that G (10.41-71.70%) and GS (10.07-33.89%) explained most of the variation in anthocyanin traits, whereas N had a smaller but significant positive effect (0.37-7.70%); most N-related interactions were not significant. For grain traits, G and GS strongly affected yield (41.13% and 44.34%, respectively), 1000-kernel weight (18.45% and 74.06%), grain-size fractions (3.68-20.24% and 56.00-76.09%), sedimentation volume (4.39% and 71.17%), and protein content (4.39% and 71.17%), with a significant G × GS interaction (1.20-29.92%) indicating cultivar-specific seasonal responses. N had limited effects on yield and kernel size but increased protein content and sedimentation volume.
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