Variety traits
Triticum aestivum L.
The falling number for soft wheat reflects alpha-amylase activity and is a definitive criterion for establishing grain grade. The indicator measures the time in seconds required for a stirrer to fall through a water-flour suspension, correlating with the degree of starch degradation by enzymes.
In the reference 388 varieties crop Bread wheat, where this is mentioned in the description.
According to GOST 9353-2016, the minimum permissible falling number values for soft wheat are 200 seconds for classes 1 and 2, 150 seconds for class 3, and 80 seconds for class 4. The range from 250 to 350 seconds is considered optimal for baking purposes.
Low falling number values are caused by high alpha-amylase activity, often resulting from pre-harvest sprouting due to high humidity or adverse weather conditions during maturation. This leads to starch degradation, making the bread crumb sticky and dense, whereas excessively high values may indicate low enzymatic activity and insufficient gas production.
General information about the subject — on the page Falling number.
Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Hybrinova Sa (FR)
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Borislav Kobiljski
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Saaten-Union
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
WIERSUM PLANTBREEDING
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Deutsche Saatveredelung AG, D-59557 Lippstadt
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Strube, D
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
SAATEN UNION RECHERCHE
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Strube Research GmbH & Co. KG, D- 38387 Sollingen
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Saatzucht Donau, A
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Wiersum Plantbreeding B.V.
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Saatzucht Donau GmbH & Co.KG
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Schlieter Bernd, Busch Heinrich,
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Societe RAGT 2N
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Strube Research GmbH & Co. KG, D- 38387 Sollingen
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Danko Hodowla Roslin Sp.z.o.o.
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
SAS FLORIMOND-DESPREZ Veuve et Fils
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
SAS FLORIMOND-DESPREZ Veuve et Fils
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Saatzucht Donau GmbH & Co.KG
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Nordsaat Saatzucht GmbH, D-38895 Langenstein, OT Bohnshausen
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Limagrain Europe, F
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Limagrain Europe, FR
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
RAGT 2N S.A.S
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
WIERSUM PLANTBREEDING
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Nordsaat Saatzucht GmbH, Dr. Martin Kirchhoff