The golden grain: unveiling the mysteries of wheat and its Pakistani history | [International Journal of Biology and Biotechnology • 2023]

Author(s):

1. Muhammad Waleed Tufail: Department of Agriculture & Agribusiness Management, University of Karachi,Karachi,Pakistan

2. Laraib Khan: Department of Agriculture & Agribusiness Management, University of Karachi,Karachi,Pakistan

3. Shumaila Anwar: Department of Agriculture & Agribusiness Management, University of Karachi,Karachi,Pakistan

4. Muhammad Dawar Ansari: Department of Agriculture & Agribusiness Management, University of Karachi,Karachi,Pakistan

5. Muhammad Ahsan Rasheed: Department of Agriculture & Agribusiness Management, University of Karachi,Karachi,Pakistan

6. Mahrukh Zahoor: Department of Agriculture & Agribusiness Management, University of Karachi,Karachi,Pakistan

7. Saim Javed: Department of Agriculture & Agribusiness Management, University of Karachi,Karachi,Pakistan

8. Salal Yasin: Department of Agriculture & Agribusiness Management, University of Karachi,Karachi,Pakistan

9. Pir Kashif Ali: Department of Agriculture & Agribusiness Management, University of Karachi,Karachi,Pakistan

10. Rukhsar Muhammad Saleem: Department of Agriculture & Agribusiness Management, University of Karachi,Karachi,Pakistan

11. Hassan Mansha: Department of Agriculture & Agribusiness Management, University of Karachi,Karachi,Pakistan

Abstract:

Wheat is the staple crop in the world, and one of the most grown crops in Pakistan is used for human food and livestock feed. Foods made with wheat are a severe part of the diet for over a third of the world's people. A crop that triggered an agricultural revolution and went through an evolution process to become one of the growing crops in the world has a very significant history in Pakistan. From the Pre-Green revolution till now, wide wheat varieties have been developed to enhance the production and quality of wheat, and the efforts are continuing. New trends like biofortification are emerging in wheat to fulfill the zinc requirements of the nation. Newly developed diseases and urbanization created a hurdle in the production and quality of wheat. Current and future concerns include sustaining wheat production and quality with reduced inputs of agrochemicals and developing lines with improved quality for specific end-uses, notably for biofuels and human nutrition.

Page(s): 729-735

DOI: DOI not available

Published: Journal: International Journal of Biology and Biotechnology, Volume: 20, Issue: 4, Year: 2023

Keywords:

Pakistan , Genetics , diseases , Wheat varieties , Biofortification , green revolution , Hexaploid wheat

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