ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Deciphering the Genetic Code of Wheat Genotypes: A Regional Perspective in Pakistan on Morpho-Agronomic Traits and Protein Profiling
 
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Department of Genetics, University of Karachi 75270, Pakistan
 
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School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
 
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Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
 
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Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518020, China
 
 
Submission date: 2024-05-25
 
 
Final revision date: 2024-09-05
 
 
Acceptance date: 2025-02-16
 
 
Online publication date: 2025-04-22
 
 
Corresponding author
Nadia Khan   

Department of Genetics, University of Karachi, 75270, Karachi, Pakistan
 
 
Abdul Waheed   

Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518020, China
 
 
 
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Wheat is a staple diet due to its breadmaking quality, which is governed by seed storage proteins. This research evaluated genetic variability in morphological attributes and profiled gluten proteins in wheat genotypes. Sixty wheat varieties from Pakistan were assessed for agronomic traits, while the diversity of endosperm storage proteins in sixty-six genotypes was evaluated using SDS-PAGE. Moderate heritability for plant height (0.60) and flag leaf area (0.54) was noted in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while Punjab showed moderate to high heritability for heading days (0.67), plant height (0.64), flag leaf area (0.81), and flowering days (0.77). Sindh exhibited high heritability for spike length (0.88). A total of 61 alleles were found in 27 genotypes in Punjab, 49 in 15 genotypes in Sindh, and 48 in 24 genotypes in KP. Cluster analysis revealed Bhittai as the most diverse genotype in Sindh, DN lines in KP, and AS-02 in Punjab. These genotypes show significant diversity in gluten proteins, which are crucial for grain quality traits. The study concludes that wheat genotypes have sufficient variation in morpho-agronomic traits and protein profiling, which is useful for developing high-quality genotypes. Future research should explore the genetic basis of gluten protein diversity and its relationship with wheat quality traits using advanced genomic tools.
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