Rye (Secale cereale L.) is one of the most important bread grains in colder parts of Europe and its importance has been rising recently. The chemical composition of rye grain promises health benefits and it contributes to higher intake of dietary fibre. Conversely, rye baking performance is not as good as required. The baking quality is mainly affected by the activity of amylases measured as Ha...

BACKGROUND Studies that use dietary biomarkers to investigate the association between whole-grain intake and the risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) are lacking. OBJECTIVE We examined the association between plasma total alkylresorcinols and the alkylresorcinol C17:0-to-C21:0 ratio, biomarkers of whole-grain wheat and rye intake and relative whole-grain rye over whole-grain wheat intake,...

The starting material used for the isolation of a factor which inhibits the hemolytic activity of streptolysin-O is a wateracetone fraction (manufacturer’s name: Cernitin spissum) of a standardized pollen mixture obtained from six plant species: Zea maize, Pinus montana, Secale cereal, Phleum pratense, Alnus glutinosa, and Dactilus glomerata. The mixture is produced for commercial purposes by A...

"Flour dust" refers to dust coming from fmely milled or othenvise processed cereal. Hypersensitivity reactions as well as irritant syrnptoms caused by flour dust constitute a well recognized occupational problem world-wide. Most data on flour dusts have been derived fiom studies on wheat (Triticum sp.) and rye (Secale cereale), and to a lesser extent on barley (Hordeum sp.) and oats (Avenea sat...

The Pyricularia genus includes several pathogenic fungi species that are associated with blast disease in more than 50 Poaceae plants (Ou 1985). Among these species, Pyricularia oryzae is the most important pathogen, due to its global distribution on plants from the Poaceae family. The blast disease caused by P. oryzae is responsible for severe losses in crops of high economic importance such a...

Secale cereale (rye) with its vitally importance can have a marked place in the world cereal production, particularly in North Europe. This study concerns morphology, taxonomy and cytotaxonomy of this species in Iran. Based on the evaluation of 12 qualitative and quantitative morphological characters and using phenetic analysis, it was revealed that, S. cereale occurs in Iran with two subspecie...