Publications by authors named "Yasir Israr"
Front Plant Sci
July 2024
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates how the characteristics of wheat starch, specifically gelatinization and retrogradation, impact the quality of Chinese-style foods, using Rapid Visco Analyzer (RVA) parameters to evaluate and enhance this quality.
- - Researchers genotyped a natural population of wheat using 90K SNP arrays, identifying 22,068 high-quality SNP markers and categorizing 214 wheat materials into four genetic groups while discovering significant associations with several RVA parameters through genome-wide association studies (GWAS).
- - The analysis revealed specific quantitative trait loci (QTLs) linked to starch properties, including breakdown viscosity and peak time, along with screening candidate genes that affect grain characteristics, suggesting genetic manipulation could enhance wheat starch quality for food production.
