Hostname: page-component-76d6cb85b7-dqfph Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2026-07-10T23:51:59.581Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Effect of boron on the protein and amino acid composition of wheat grain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

A. Iqtidar  and
S. F. Rehman
A. Iqtidar
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Chemistry, N.W.F.P. Agricultural University, Peshawar, Pakistan
S. F. Rehman
Affiliation:
Biochemistry Section, Agriculture Research Station, D. I. Khan, N.W.F.P., Pakistan
Get access Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Summary

Field experiments were conducted for 2 years in Peshawar, North West Frontier Province of Pakistan, to study the effect of three levels of boron (1, 2 and 3 kg/ha) on the amino acid composition of wheat protein. The soil was clay loam, alluvial in nature, with a pH value of 7·8, and hot-water-soluble boron content of 0·58 mg/kg.

Positive linear and negative quadratic effects of boron were observed on the protein and ash contents of wheat grain. Most of the essential amino acids were linearly increased with increasing supply of boron. There was a negative linear relationship of boron with all non-essential amino acids, except histidine and tyrosine.

Lysine was the most deficient amino acid in wheat protein. Chemical score based on this amino acid was positively affected by boron. There was also an improvement in the amino acid profile due to boron.

Information

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 103 , Issue 1 , August 1984 , pp. 75 - 80
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

Article purchase

Temporarily unavailable

References

Ashour, N. I. & Hegazi, S. M. (1972). Response of wheat to micronutrients under Egyptian conditions. Egyptian Journal of Botany 15, 95–102.Google Scholar
Association of Official Analytical Chemists (1975). Official Methods of Analysis, 12th edn.Washington D.C.Google Scholar
Augsten, H. & Eichhorn, M. (1976). Biochemistry and physiology of the effect of boron in plants. Biologische Rundschau 14, 268–285.Google Scholar
Baker, B. E. & Khan, N. A. (1957). Quantitative determination of amino acids in undesalted hydrolysate by Buffer Filter Paper chromatography. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 8, 217–222.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Baranova, L. S. (1969). Dynamics of free amino acids in barley apical points in connection with boron nutrition. Zapiski Leningradskogo Sel'skokokhozyaistvennogo Inslituta 139, 119–128.Google Scholar
Bender, D. A. (1975). Amino Acid Metabolism. London: Wiley.Google Scholar
Block, R. H. & Mitchell, H. H. (1946). The correlation of the amino acid composition of proteins with their nutritive value. Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews 16, 249–279.Google Scholar
Chatterjee, B. N., Chatterjee, M. & Das, N. R. (1980). Note on the difference in the response of wheat varieties to boron. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 50, 796.Google Scholar
Chauhan, R. P. S. & Powar, S. L. (1978). Tolerance of wheat and pea to boron in irrigation. Plant and Soil 50, 145–149.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Dani, H. M., Paul, G. S., Kakkar, V. K., Saini, H. S. & Sareen, K. (1970). Effect of boron on protein and nucleic acid content of wheat plant. Science 21 (3–4), 425–430. Research Bulletin. Punjab University (India).Google Scholar
Dani, H. M., Saini, H. S., Saini, S. S. & Sareen, K. (1970). Effect of boron on starch and protein content of wheat grains. Current Science 39, 235–236.Google Scholar
Dave, I. C. & Kannan, S. (1981). Influence of boron deficiency on micronutrients absorption by Phaseolus vulgaris and protein contents in cotyledons. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 3, 27–32.Google Scholar
Dubetz, S. & Gardiner, E. E. (1980). Protein and amino acid composition of seven wheat cultivars subject to water stress: effect of nitrogen fertilizer treatments. Journal of Plant Nutrition 2, 517–523.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Dubetz, S., Gardiner, E. E., Flynn, D. & Roche, A. I. (1979). Effect of nitrogen fertilizer on nitrogen fractions and amino acid composition of spring wheat. Canadian Journal of Plant Science 59, 299–305.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization (1973). Energy and protein requirements. F. A. O. Nutrition meeting report Series no: 52, Rome; or W.H.O. Technical report Series no: 552, Geneva.Google Scholar
Gaina, R. & Silli, E. (1972). Effect of copper and boron on some physiological processes and on yield and quality in maize plants. Lucrari Stuntifice, Institutional Agronomic ‘N. Balcescu’ (Romania) 15, 93–99.Google Scholar
Gupta, U. C. (1979). Boron nutrition in crops. Advances in Agronomy 31, 273–307.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Hernando, V., Buenadicha, P. & Torues, M. (1975). Content of free amino acids in sap from tomato plants treated with different 1evels of boron. Agrochimica 19, 367–373.Google Scholar
Hussain, T., Iqtidar, A., Khan, A. & Rehman, H. (1980). Effect of nitrogen and potassium on the quality and quantity of wheat grain protein. Pakistan Journal of Science 32, 5–10.Google Scholar
Iqtidar, A., Khattah, J. K., Parveen, S. & Jabeen, T. (1979). Effect of boron on the yield and crude protein content of wheat. Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research 22, 248–250.Google Scholar
Johnson, V. A. & Mattern, P. J. (1972). Improvement of the nutritional quality of wheat through increased protein content and improved amino acid balance. Agency for International Development, State Department, Washington, D.C, U.S.A.Google Scholar
Khan, A. H., Khan, P. & Siraj, M. U. (1979). Effect of micronutrients on the yield of wheat in N.W.F.P. Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research 22, 338–340.Google Scholar
Kibalenko, A. P., Khomlyak, M. N. & Velikaya, S. L. (1973). Role of boron in nitrogen metabolism and protein synthesis in plants. Dopovidi Akademii Nauk Ukrains'Koi RSP Series B 35, 457–463.Google Scholar
McFarren, F. F. (1951). Buffered filter paper chromatography of amino acids. Analytical Chemistry 23, 168–174.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Novikov, Y. A. & Baranova, L. S. (1972). Physiological role of boron. Zapiski Leningradskogo Sel'skokokhozyaistvennogo Inslituta 194, 28–38.Google Scholar
Oertli, J. J. & Grgurevic, E. (1975). Effect of pH on the absorption of boron by excised barley roots. Agronomy Journal 67, 278–280.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Pilbeam, D. J. & Kirkby, E. A. (1983). The physiological role of boron in plants. Journal of Plant Nutrition 6, 563–582.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Rehman, H. & Rehman, S. F. (1975). Effect of different factors on the quality of protein in wheat and maize. Pakistan Journal of Science 27, 61–66.Google Scholar
Repka, F. (1975). Effect of boron, copper and molybdenum on red clover. Agrochemia 15, 327–329.Google Scholar
Ridgman, W. J. (1976). Experimentation in Biology. Glasgow and London: Blackie.Google Scholar
Saleh, S. A., El-Bastawesy, F. I., Khadr, M. S. & Abdel-Hadi, A. H. (1982). Nitrogen and boron effect on growth and yield components of wheat plants. Annals of Agricultural Science (moshtohor) 17, 37–49. Zagazig University, Moshtohor-Tukh, Arab Republic of Egypt.Google Scholar
Saraswat, S. N. & Singh, K. S. (1974). Effect of a dwarf and a tall variety of wheat to levels of micronutrients. II. Effect of copper, molybdenum, boron and mixture of micronutrients. Indian Journal of Agricultural Research 8 (3), 139–144.Google Scholar
Schuttee, K. H. & Schendel, H. E. (1958). Influence of trace elements upon plant composition. Nature 182, 958–959.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Sheikh, K. H. & Khanum, S. (1976). Some studies of the quality of irrigation water and the germination and growth of wheat at different concentrations of boron. Plant and Soil 45, 565–576.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Shiralipour, A., Harris, H. C. & West, S. H. (1969). Boron deficiency, amino acid and protein contents of peanut leaves. Crop Science 9, 455–456.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Singh, B. & Singh, S. C. (1976). Effect of boron on the quality and yield of wheat grains (R.R.21). Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy B 42, 130–134.Google Scholar
Stoyanov, D. (1972). Changes in amino acid composition of lucerne as influenced by boron nutrition. Soil and Fertilizer 35, 3539.Google Scholar
Swamy, N. N. (1980). Effect of boron on the nutiitive value of rice. Oryza (India) 17, 142–143.Google Scholar
Touchton, J. T. & Boswell, E. C. (1975). Boron application for corn grown on selectad southern soils. Agronomy Journal 67, 197–200.CrossRefGoogle Scholar