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Journal of Integrative Agriculture  2015, Vol. 14 Issue (9): 1715-1722    DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(15)61078-4
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Improvement on Mixograph test through water addition and parameter conversions
 SUN Jia-zhu, YANG Wen-long, LIU Dong-cheng, ZHAO Jun-tao, LUO Guang-bin, LI Xin, LIU Yanjun, GUO Jin-kao, ZHANG Ai-min
1、State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P.R.China
2、Zhaoxian Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Shijiazhuang 051530, P.R.China
3、Shijiazhuang Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050041, P.R.China
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摘要  To improve Mixograph testing effect, Farinograph measurements were adopted as a quality standard and changes in water absorption and parameter conversion in Mixograph test were explored. Comparative study showed that increasing water absorption to about 73% and converting original parameters to compound parameters in Mixograph tests significantly increased their predictive power for flour quality. These efforts also enabled the adoption of fixed water addition level in Mixograph test and simplified the test procedure significantly. With the success in parameter conversions, Mixograph test results were successfully described by Farinograph parameters, which allow breeders to compare and exchange test results easily. All these changes optimized the official method of Mixograph test with simplified procedure and enhanced reliability and made the Mixograph being the superior tool for quality assessment in wheat-breeding programs.

Abstract  To improve Mixograph testing effect, Farinograph measurements were adopted as a quality standard and changes in water absorption and parameter conversion in Mixograph test were explored. Comparative study showed that increasing water absorption to about 73% and converting original parameters to compound parameters in Mixograph tests significantly increased their predictive power for flour quality. These efforts also enabled the adoption of fixed water addition level in Mixograph test and simplified the test procedure significantly. With the success in parameter conversions, Mixograph test results were successfully described by Farinograph parameters, which allow breeders to compare and exchange test results easily. All these changes optimized the official method of Mixograph test with simplified procedure and enhanced reliability and made the Mixograph being the superior tool for quality assessment in wheat-breeding programs.
Keywords:  Mixograph       water absorption       compound parameter       constant water addition       parameter conversion  
Received: 20 November 2014   Accepted:
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This work was financially supported by the Knowledge Innovation Program from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (KSCX2-EW-N-02) and the State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Ministry of Science and Technology of China.

Corresponding Authors:  ZHANG Ai-min, E-mail: amzhang@genetics.ac.cn; GUO Jin-kao, E-mail: sjzgjk@163.com     E-mail:  sjzgjk@163.com
About author:  SUN Jia-zhu, E-mail: jzsun@genetics.ac.cn;

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SUN Jia-zhu, YANG Wen-long, LIU Dong-cheng, ZHAO Jun-tao, LUO Guang-bin, LI Xin, LIU Yanjun, GUO Jin-kao, ZHANG Ai-min. 2015. Improvement on Mixograph test through water addition and parameter conversions. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 14(9): 1715-1722.

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