Genotyping-by-Sequencing data of a training set consisting of 1340 CIMMYT elite lines and a validation set including 1925 F2 individual derived from 38 crosses and 21 parents from the training set.
Current limitations on phenotyping EW restrict the integration of this secondary trait into wheat breeding pipelines. In this study we evaluated the application of high-resolution spectral information as a proxy estimate of the trait and developed an efficient indirect method for the selection of genotypes with high EW density.
Bread wheat breeding lines from yield and elite yield trials are analyzed annually for grain quality traits at the Wheat Chemistry and Quality Laboratory of CIMMYT. The analysis done are the following: grain morphology (test weight and thousand kernel weight), grain hardness and protein content, flour yield, flour protein content, SDS-sedimentation test, mixograph, alveograph and bread-making. Based on this data breeding lines combining good agronomic performance and desirable processing and end-use quality are selected and move forward in the breeding process.