The quality and content of anthocyanins in purple- and blue-grained wheat in the south of Western Siberia

Abstract

Abstract The development of wheat cultivars with an increased content of anthocyanins is one of the topical areas of modern plant breeding. Flavonoid pigments are natural antioxidants and are extremely beneficial to human health. We studied the collection of spring bread wheat with purple and blue grains in the south of Western Siberia (the Russian Federation). Samples were taken from the genetic bank of N. I. Vavilov All-Russian Institute of Plant Genetic Resources (VIR) (St. Petersburg). Blue A (New Zealand), Fioletovozernaya (Russia) and Konini (Canada) can be sources of high anthocyanins, protein and gluten to improve commercial bread wheat cultivars.