Published online 7 November 2007
Published in Crop Sci 47:2330-2339 (2007)
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Selection for Nutritional Function and Agronomic Performance in Oat
A. A. Chernyshovaa,
P. J. Whiteb,
M. P. Scottc and
J.-L. Janninka,d,*
a Dep. of Agronomy, Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA 50011-1010
b Iowa State University, Dep. of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA 50011-1061
c USDA-ARS, Corn Insects and Crop Genetics Research Unit, Dep. of Agronomy, Ames, IA 50011-1010
d current address: USDA-ARS, U.S. Plant, Soil, and Nutrition Lab., Tower Road, Ithaca, NY 14853-2901

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Figure 2. Crossing scheme between 12 parents with high ß-glucan content and 12 parents with high agronomic performance. North Carolina Design II.
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Figure 3. Correlation between the log-transformed apparent viscosity and ß-glucan content. The bold line shows the regression of log viscosity on ß-glucan content. Lighter lines are parallel and two standard errors from the regression line.
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Figure 4. Viscosity profiles of (a) four oat lines with the highest viscosity deviations, and (b) four oat lines with the lowest viscosity deviations. Experimental line designations are given in the legends.
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