First purple wheat variety approved for use in Russia

The first violet lake variety spring wheat Nadira, bred by scientists from the Tatar Agricultural Research Institute, was patented and included in the State Register of Breeding Achievements of the Russian Federation. Food products made from it will help reduce the risk of cancer and increase immunity. This was reported to socialbites.ca by the Ministry of Education and Science.

“At the moment, in the State Register of Breeding Achievements, approved for use, there are no purple-grain wheat varieties, except the Nadira variety of the TatNIISH selection (copyright holder of the Federal Research Center of the Russian Kazakh Scientific Center). Academy of Sciences). We also do not know the cultivation of the Russian Federation in the production of foreign selection varieties (analogues of Nadira), ”said scientists.

Anthocyanins are pigments that give plants their characteristic purple color. In the human body, anthocyanins, powerful antioxidants fight oxidative damage caused by free radicals, which can lead to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease and other health problems.

Scientists have succeeded in developing a variety of wheat whose protective shell is rich in anthocyanins and has a purple color. As seen in previous studies, purple barley and corn varieties are beneficial in the prevention of cardiovascular, oncological and gastrointestinal diseases, and also have a beneficial effect on the immune system. The researchers state that purple wheat products will have the same properties. But at the same time whole wheat flour should be used – in fine flour anthocyanins are separated along with the bran. When baking bread, the anthocyanins of wheat grains largely retain their properties.

“The beneficial effect of natural antioxidants on the human body has been scientifically proven. In a pandemic, it is especially important to create food products with enhanced antioxidant activity, which positively affects the protection of public health. These assortments could become the basis for a new line of healthy lifestyle products under the Made in Russia brand. Nurania, using whole grain flours for bread and pasta, cereals (wheat, bulgur), flakes made from Nadira wheat with high antioxidant content, is recommended for the prevention of cancer and strengthening immunity. Vasilova.

Variety Rare, resistant to loose soot (a disease affecting the ear), moderately susceptible to brown rust and powdery mildew. It is well suited for cultivation in the conditions of the Middle Volga region. Nadira seeds are recommended for use in the Volga-Vyatka, Middle Volga and Ural regions of Russia. They were already bought by farms in the Sverdlovsk region and the Republic of Tatarstan.



Source: Gazeta

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