Study of preharvest sprouting of wheat and assessment of postharvest technologies to reduce its impact on wheat and bread quality KU Leuven
Wheat is an important raw material for the production of staple food in the Western world. Therefore, uncontrolled variations in wheat yield and quality are of major concern for farmers and the wheat processing industry. Such variations are often caused by adverse climatological conditions like repeated and prolonged rainfall shortly before or during harvest. Preharvest sprouting (PHS) of wheat is the germination of the seed in the ear of the ...