Analysis of pentosan contents in twenty wheat varieties
Twenty wheat varieties, including Wanmai19, Zhengmai9023 and Wanmai48 were analyzed for the contents of total pentosan (TP) , water-soluble pentosan (WSP) and Water-insoluble pentosan (WIP). All the variances of TP, WSP and WIP were highly significant among them. TP, WSP and WIP contents ranged from 1.86% ~ 3. 23% , 0. 63% ~ 1.51% and 1.11% ~1. 87% , respectively. The means of TP, WSP and WIP were 2. 54% , 1.07% and 1.49% , respectively. Among the twenty wheat varieties, Zhengmai9405 contained the highest pentosan, while Wanmai47 and Wanmai48 contained the lowest one. The effects of different pentosan contents on the u-tilization and genetic improvement of wheat quality were discussed.