• Mashal Rehman

• Lal Hussain Akhtar

• Ali Bakhsh

• Wajiha Anum

• Kiran Tariq

• Muhammad Zubair

• Madiha Mobeen Khan

• Nadia Manzoor

• Natasha Kanwal

• Waseem Hassan

• Muhammad Arshad

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to determine the differences among varieties under two irrigation conditions namely water stress and normal irrigation for wheat grain quality traits. In the years 2015 and 2016, sixteen genotypes of bread wheat were evaluated for both irrigation conditions. Split-split-plot design was used as an experimental layout. The interaction between genotypes and treatments showed significant differences for four traits viz. 1000-grain weight, test weight, starch percentage and gluten percentage. A noticeable increase in protein and gluten content of grain and reduction in 1000-grain weight, test weight and starch content were observed under water stress condition. Three lines viz. NR-423, NR-429 and DN102, showed better results under stress for most of the traits. Hence, these lines are considered to have better response with respect to quality of grain in stressed environment.

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