Mutant Lines of Spring Wheat with Increased Iron, Zinc, and Micronutrients in Grains and Enhanced Bioavailability for Human Health

Table 1

Comparison between trait means and ranges for spring wheat cv. Zhenis (parent) and M₇ derived from 100 Gy- and 200 Gy-irradiated mutant lines. Data are shown as mean and range (n=93).

Trait	cv. Zhenis		100 Gy-dosed lines		200 Gy-dosed lines
	Mean	Range	Mean	Range	Mean	Range
TGW (g)	40.75	40.35–41.45	42.46	36.25–57.4	41.15	33.25–52.15
GPC, %	13.00	13.0–13.1	13.85	13.6–14.3	13.34	13.2–13.7
CaC (mg/kg)	357.07	350.6–365.1	568.13	172.30–883.0	530.80	203.4–856.5
FeC (mg/kg)	33.20	31.10–35.10	57.20	40.95–88.83	65.09	44.57–89.03
ZnC (mg/kg)	36.1	33.1–39.3	56.03	22.2–89.60	56.40	22.2–88.10
PhyC (mg/g)	2.59	2.58–2.63	2.23	1.17–2.66	2.47	2.02–2.65
Ca:Phy	2.26	2.24–2.28	4.34	1.39–10.41	3.57	1.27–5.95
Phy:Fe	6.65	6.21–7.19	3.49	1.40–5.32	3.39	2.18–4.90
Phy:Zn	7.16	6.66–7.71	4.48	1.78–11.78	5.59	2.60–11.19
[Ca][Phy]/[Zn] (mol/kg)	0.97	0.92–1.05	1.01	0.21–3.01	1.15	0.30–3.32

Note. Each line was analysed by three replicates. TGW was measured for 15 replicates.