Investigation of the changes in bran mineral content according to the years and growth conditions in bread wheat genotypes

Abstract

Bran is not only the raw material of animal feed or functional products; it has also become a natural additive used in the other industrial fields. For this reason, in this study, it has been aimed to reveal to what extent the minerals (K, P, S, Mg, Ca, Zn, Fe, Mn, Cu, and Na) are affected by genotypes, growth seasons (years) and growth conditions and their interactions, rather than how much and what kind of minerals the wheat bran contains. For this purpose, in the study, in the growth seasons of 2013-2014 and 2014-2015, five bread wheat genotypes were carried out as three replicated under organic and conventional growth conditions according to the trial design of split plots in random blocks. At the end of the study, all minerals except Cu were affected by at least one of the variation sources; in other words, although it varies according to minerals, wheat bran minerals were significantly affected by wheat genotypes, growth years and growth conditions and their interactions. In addition, with this study, significant correlations were found between some minerals in organic and conventional conditions.