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Variety traits

Falling Number — Soft Wheat

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.

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Varieties of Bread wheat mentioned in the description

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

LIMAGRAIN EUROPE

BE PL UA
7 records

Tallinn

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Landwirtschaftliche Lehranstalten Triesdorf

EE LT PL
6 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Syngenta Participations AG

EE LT
7 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

KWS Lochow

BE DK
8 records

WPB Oryx

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Wiersum Plantbreeding B.V.

PL SE
6 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Institute of field and vegetable crops - Novi Sad (SR)

BG UA
6 records

GK Koros

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Gabonatermasztesi, H

HU UA
6 records

BG Adora

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Borislav Kobiljski

BG UA
8 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

UNIGENETIC (BG)

HR UA
7 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Borislav Kobiljski

BG UA
7 records

MV Ikva

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

László Láng^^^Zoltán Bedő^^^Ottó Veisz^^^Gyula Vida^^^Ildikó Karsai^^^Mariann Rákszegi^^^Klára Mészáros^^^Zoltán Bognár

HU
7 records

Kerubino

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Saatzucht Schmidt

LU
6 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Wiersum Plantbreeding B.V.

BE PL
6 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

RAGT 2N S.A.S

FR IT
7 records

Brencis

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Spp State Stende Cereals Breeding Institute

EE LV
6 records

Viki

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Selgen, a.s. Vyzkumne centrum SELTON, s.r.o.

SK
9 records

Seladon

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

SELGEN A.S

PL SK
5 records

Mangold

Terminated

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Strube Research GmbH & Co. KG, DE

DK FR NL
5 records

Mohican

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

SAATZUCHT BAUER GMBH AND CO KG

PL
5 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Limagrain Europe S.A.S

DK
5 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Limagrain Europe S.A.S

FR SK
5 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

GYULA ZALABAI

SK UA
6 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Istropol Solary a.s., Horné Myto SK

HU SK
6 records

Axioma

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

SECOBRA RECHERCHES S.A.S

LU
6 records

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