Grain quality of emmer germplasm (Triticum dicoccon) from the National Collection of Bulgaria

The present work was carried out to study grain quality of 39 accessions of emmer wheat from the collection of the National Gene Bank of Bulgaria. Two accessions (BGR32746 and BGR19034) possessed the highest wet and dry gluten content and sedimentation value and medium gluten quality. A statistically significant positive correlation was obtained between crude protein content and lysine content, crude ash, wet gluten content and dry gluten content. Hierarchical cluster analysis grouped the accessions into four clusters. The information presented in this study is intended both for breeders who could involve emmer landraces in the breeding programs and for direct practical use by farmers and small bakeries.