The genetic variability of high molecular
weight glutenin subunits (HMWGS) composition at
the Glu-1 loci in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
was studied electrophoretically using the SDS–PAGE
in 3,470 individuals representing 159 populations
originated from the Canary Islands (Spain), the
Archipelago of Madeira (Portugal) and the continental
Portugal. A total of 25 alleles were detected, resulting
in 69 different allele combinations. The geographical
distribution of the high molecular weight glutenin
alleles confirms historical data regarding circulation of wheat germplasm between the Iberian Peninsula and
Madeira and between Madeira and the Canary Islands
and vice versa.This research was supported by the
European Community through the project AGRICOMAC and
GERMOBANCO INTERREG III-B. We thank to Bank of
Germplasm INIA (CRF, Alcala´ de Henares, Spain), to Maria
Teresa Carvalho e Vasconcelos from Instituto Superior de
Agronomia (Lisbon) and the National Small Grain Collection
(Aberdeen, USA) for supplying the wheat accessions.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
