| ABSTRACT | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| List of abbreviations | 第10-11页 |
| List of tables and ifgures | 第11-13页 |
| Table of contents | 第13-16页 |
| Chapter 1. Introduction | 第16-27页 |
| 1.1 Cereals | 第16页 |
| 1.2 Barley(Hordeum vulgare L.) | 第16-19页 |
| 1.2.1 Origin, Taxonomy, adaptation and production of Barley | 第16-17页 |
| 1.2.2 Health benefits and uses of Barley | 第17-19页 |
| 1.3 Wheat(Triticum aestivem L.) | 第19-21页 |
| 1.3.1 Origin, Taxonomy, adaptation and production of Wheat | 第19-20页 |
| 1.3.2 Health benefits and uses of Wheat | 第20-21页 |
| 1.4 Approaches of wheat ancestors for trace element and carbohydrates improvement | 第21-23页 |
| 1.5 Approaches of barley ancestors for trace element and carbohydrates improvement | 第23-24页 |
| 1.6 Research objectives and thesis outline | 第24-27页 |
| Chapter 2. Review of Literature | 第27-39页 |
| 2.1 Mineral nutrients and starch variability in wild relatives of Wheat | 第27-36页 |
| 2.2 Mineral nutrients and starch variability in wild relatives of barley | 第36-39页 |
| Chapter 3. Variation for Micro Nutrient in Wheat Species | 第39-55页 |
| 3.1 Introduction | 第39-41页 |
| 3.2 Materials and Methods | 第41-43页 |
| 3.2.1 Experimental site and Seed accessions | 第41-42页 |
| 3.2.2 Crop cultivation and fertilization | 第42页 |
| 3.2.3 Plant sampling and analysis | 第42页 |
| 3.2.4 Flour sample preparation | 第42页 |
| 3.2.5 Microelements determination methods | 第42页 |
| 3.2.6 Selenium determination method | 第42-43页 |
| 3.2.7 Soil sampling and its analysis | 第43页 |
| 3.2.8 Statistical analysis | 第43页 |
| 3.3 Results | 第43-51页 |
| 3.3.1 Physical properties of soil and associations with grain nutrients | 第43-44页 |
| 3.3.2 Genetic diversity for grain nutrient content and their availability in Bread Wheat | 第44-46页 |
| 3.3.3 Genetic diversity for grain nutrient content and their availability in Emmer Wheat | 第46-48页 |
| 3.3.4 Genetic diversity for grain nutrient content and their availability in Durum Wheat | 第48-49页 |
| 3.3.5 Comparison for grain nutrient concentration between different species of Wheat | 第49-50页 |
| 3.3.6 Associations among grain nutrients and productivity traits of Wheat Species | 第50-51页 |
| 3.4 Discussions | 第51-54页 |
| 3.5 Conclusions | 第54-55页 |
| Chapter 4. Variation for Micro Nutrient in Barley Species | 第55-74页 |
| 4.1 Introduction | 第55-58页 |
| 4.2 Materials and Methods | 第58-59页 |
| 4.2.1 Experimental site and Seed accession | 第58-59页 |
| 4.2.2 Statistical analysis | 第59页 |
| 4.3 Results | 第59-71页 |
| 4.3.1 Genetic diversity for grain nutrient content and their availability in H.Spontaneum | 第60-62页 |
| 4.3.2 Genetic diversity for grain nutrient and their availability in Barley Landraces | 第62-63页 |
| 4.3.3 Genetic diversity for grain nutrient content and their availability in H. vulgare | 第63-65页 |
| 4.3.4 Genetic variation between and within populations for grain nutrients of Barley Species | 第65-66页 |
| 4.3.5 Comparison for grain nutrient concentration between & with populations of barley species | 第66-70页 |
| 4.3.6 Associations among grain nutrients and productivity traits of H.Spontaneum | 第70-71页 |
| 4.4 Discussions | 第71-73页 |
| 4.5 Conclusions | 第73-74页 |
| Chapter 5. Variation for Amylose and Amylopectin ratio in Wheat and Barley species | 第74-89页 |
| 5.1 Introduction | 第74-76页 |
| 5.2 Materials and Methods | 第76-77页 |
| 5.2.1 Experimental site and Seed accessions | 第76页 |
| 5.2.2 Flour sample preparation | 第76页 |
| 5.2.3 Amylose and amylopectin measurement methods | 第76-77页 |
| 5.2.4 Statistical analysis | 第77页 |
| 5.3 Results | 第77-86页 |
| 5.3.1 Genetic diversity for Amylose% and Amylopectin% and their availability in Barley | 第77-81页 |
| 5.3.2 Genetic diversity for Amylose% and Amylopectin% and their availability in Wheat | 第81-83页 |
| 5.3.3 Comparison for amylose% and amylopectin% between wild and landraces of barley | 第83-84页 |
| 5.3.4 Comparison for amylose% and amylopectin% between barley and Wheat species | 第84-85页 |
| 5.3.5 Genetic variation between and within populations for starch traits of Barley Species | 第85-86页 |
| 5.4 Discussions | 第86-88页 |
| 5.5 Conclusions | 第88-89页 |
| Chapter 6. Nutritional Characteristics and Starch Traits of Hull-less Barley | 第89-97页 |
| 6.1 Introduction | 第89-91页 |
| 6.2 Materials and Methods | 第91页 |
| 6.2.1 Experimental site and Seed accessions | 第91页 |
| 6.3 Results | 第91-94页 |
| 6.3.1 Genetic diversity for grain nutrient content and their availability in in Hull-less Barley | 第91-93页 |
| 6.3.2 Availability of amylose% and amylopectin% in Hull-less Barley | 第93页 |
| 6.3.3 Associations among grain nutrients and productivity traits of Hull-less Barley | 第93-94页 |
| 6.4 Discussions | 第94-96页 |
| 6.5 Conclusions | 第96-97页 |
| Chapter 7. Variation for Mineral Elements and Starch Traits of Barley DHs | 第97-108页 |
| 7.1 Introduction | 第97-99页 |
| 7.2 Materials and Methods | 第99-100页 |
| 7.2.1 Experimental site and Seed accessions | 第99-100页 |
| 7.3 Results | 第100-104页 |
| 7.3.1 Genetic diversity for grain nutrient content and their availability in Barley DHs | 第100-101页 |
| 7.3.2 Variability of amylose% and amylopectin% in Barley DHs | 第101-102页 |
| 7.3.3 Comparison DHs with their parents for grain nutrients and for amylose and amylopectin % | 第102-103页 |
| 7.3.4 Associations among grain nutrients and productivity traits of Barley DHs | 第103-104页 |
| 7.4 Discussions | 第104-106页 |
| 7.5 Conclusions | 第106-108页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第108-110页 |
| References | 第110-127页 |
| CURRICUME VITAE | 第127-129页 |
