Some Aspects of the Quality of Spring Wheat Grown in Ireland, 1975-1979

The quality of 9-10 spring wheat varieties from 11-13 growing locations (counties) was investigated over 5 seasons (1975-79) using chemical, physical, milling and baking tests. There was no difference between counties in terms of wheat quality over the period when the results were based on means for the 9-10 varieties; however, wheat quality was significantly different from season to season based on the tests carried out. Correlation coefficients between bread score and the different wheat/flour quality parameters were generally small.