%0 Journal Article %T Glutenin Subunit Composition in Durum (Triticum durum) Landraces and Cultivars %A M. Motalebi %A M. Keshavarzi %A M.R. Naghavi %J Asian Journal of Plant Sciences %D 2007 %I %X Twenty-five accessions of Triticum durum originating from different geographical areas of Iran and 10 durum cultivars from European countries were evaluated for high molecular weight glutenin subunit (HMW-GS) composition using SDS-PAGE. The data indicated the prevalence of the null allele (52%) and 2* subunit (48%) at the Glu-A1 and four alleles, namely 14+15 (32%), 13+16 (28%) and 7+20 (24%) represented about 80% of the alleles at Glu-B1 locus in the Iranian durum compared to European durum. This information can be a valuable reference for designing breeding program for the improvement of breed and pasta making quality of bread and durum wheat, respectively in Iran. %K Triticum durum %K glutenin subunits %K SDS-PAGE %U http://docsdrive.com/pdfs/ansinet/ajps/2007/399-402.pdf