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Potential Impact of Pre-cropping with Rice Alternative Crops on the Flour Quality of Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in Paddy Fields
Seo Young Oh1*
1Field Crop Research Division, Department of Upland Crop Sciences, National Institute of Crop and Food Science, RDA, Miryang 50424, Korea
*Corresponding Author
30 September 2025. pp. 249-258
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Abstract

This study aimed to assess the quality improvement and baking applicability of winter wheat flour produced by pre-cropping with three rice alternative crops (black soybean, sesame, and perilla) in the paddy fields of southern Korea. The lightness value (L*) and whiteness index (WI) of wheat flour from fields pre-cropped with rice alternative crops were lower than those from rice pre-cropped fields. Macro- and micro-nutrient contents of wheat flour were generally higher in wheat grown in fields pre-cropped with rice alternative crops than in wheat grown in rice pre-cropped fields. Crude protein and dry gluten contents of wheat flour were higher in wheat harvested from fields pre-cropped with rice alternative crops than from rice pre-cropped fields. In addition, total starch was higher in wheat harvested from fields pre-cropped with black soybean and perilla. Among mixograph parameters, water absorption was higher, while midline peak time was shorter, in wheat from fields pre-cropped with rice alternative crops. These results suggest that pre-cropping with rice alternative crops, such as black soybean, in crop rotation is expected to have a positive impact on flour quality of winter wheat.

Keywords
flour quality
paddy fields
pre-cropping
rice alternatives
winter wheat
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Information
  • Publisher :Agriculture and Life Sciences Research Institute, Kangwon National University
  • Publisher(Ko) :None
  • Journal Title :Journal of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences
  • Volume : 37
  • No :3
  • Pages :249-258
  • Received Date : 2025-08-04
  • Revised Date : 2025-09-05
  • Accepted Date : 2025-09-11
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.22698/jales.20250020
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