WHEAT: RELATIONS BETWEEN SOME PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

Abstract

Hard red spring wheat (Triticum aestivum) cultivars were examined for variations in protein and moisture content, density, porosity, hectoliter (bushel) weight, and kernel weight. Interrelationship and correlations were determined between these properties. A moisture increase in the wheat caused a decrease in hectoliter weight and kernel density and an increase in kernel weight. An inverse correlation was found between density and protein content. A negative correlation was found between hectoliter weight and protein content, indicating that low hectoliter weight, usually considered an undesirable property, can actually indicate higher protein content.