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Colin W. Wrigley is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia. Their research encompasses various aspects of agricultural and biological sciences, with a focus particularly on wheat and barley genetics and pathology, genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals, as well as insect utilization and effects.

The scientist's main fields of study include Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, while their subfields of study cover Plant Science, Genetics, Insect Science, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Molecular Biology. These areas reflect a multidisciplinary approach that integrates plant genetics with insect science and molecular biology.

Wrigley has contributed to several recent publications, including:

  • "Amino Acid Profile and Biological Properties of Silk Cocoon as Affected by Water and Enzyme Extraction" (2021, Molecules)
  • "Evaluation of Roasting and Grilling Effects on Chemical Composition, Volatile Profiles, and Toxicity of Stink Bugs (Tessaratoma papillosa): Implications for Utilization as Functional Food Ingredients" (2023, Foods)
  • "Chemical composition and nutritional profile of cicada (Meimuna opalifera Walker) at different developmental stages: Implications for functional food applications" (2023, Food Chemistry X)
  • "How Important Are Genetic Diversity and Cultivar Uniformity in Wheat? The Case of Gliadins" (2024, Genes)
  • "Over 40% of 450 registered wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum) worldwide are composed of multiple biotypes" (2020, Journal of Cereal Science)

Frequent co-authors associated with Wrigley include:

  • E. V. Metakovsky
  • В. А. Мельник
  • Laura Pascual
  • Hua Li
  • Theeraphan Chumroenphat

Wrigley has published notably in the following venues:

  • Journal of Cereal Science
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)
  • Foods
  • Food Chemistry X
  • Molecules

The scientist's main topics of work include:

  • Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Insect Utilization and Effects
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects
  • Animal and Plant Science Education
  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth

Best Publications

  • Wheat-gluten uses and industry needs.

    L. Day;M.A. Augustin;I.L. Batey;C.W. Wrigley

  • Biochemical, Genetic, and Molecular Characterization of Wheat Glutenin and Its Component Subunits

    M. C. Gianibelli;O. R. Larroque;F. MacRitchie;C. W. Wrigley

  • Sources of Variation for Starch Gelatinization, Pasting, and Gelation Properties in Wheat

    Ming Zeng;Craig F. Morris;Ian L. Batey;Colin W. Wrigley

  • Giant proteins with flour power

    Colin W. Wrigley

  • Dough and baking quality of wheat lines deficient in glutenin subunits controlled by the Glu-A1, Glu-B1 and Glu-D1 loci

    G.J. Lawrence;F. MacRitchie;C.W. Wrigley

  • Encyclopedia of grain science

    C. W. Wrigley;Harold Corke;Charles E. Walker

  • Contrasting effects of chronic heat stress and heat shock on kernel weight and flour quality in wheat.

    Ian F. Wardlaw;Caron Blumenthal;Oscar Larroque;Colin W. Wrigley

  • Identification of wheat genotypes tolerant to the effects of heat stress on grain quality

    C. Blumenthal;F. Bekes;P. W. Gras;E. W. R. Barlow

  • Encyclopedia of Food Grains

    C. W. Wrigley;H. Corke;K. Seetharaman;J. Faubion

  • Proteome Approach to the Characterisation of Protein Composition in the Developing and Mature Wheat-grain Endosperm

    Daniel Skylas;J Mackintosh;Stuart Cordwell;David Basseal

  • Heat Shock of Wheat During Grain Filling: Proteins Associated with Heat-tolerance

    D.J. Skylas;S.J. Cordwell;P.G. Hains;M.R. Larsen

  • Changes in polypeptide composition and grain quality due to sulfur deficiency in wheat

    C.W. Wrigley;D.L. Du Cros;J.G. Fullington;D.D. Kasarda

  • Prediction of physical dough properties from glutenin subunit composition in bread wheats : correlations studies

    R. B Gupta;F Bekes;C. W Wrigley

  • Gluten polypeptides as useful genetic markers of dough quality in Australian wheats.

    E. V. Metakovsky;C. W. Wrigley;F. Bekes;R. B. Gupta

  • The Sulfur Content of Wheat Endosperm Proteins and Its Relevance to Grain Quality

    C. W. Wrigley;D. L. du Cros;M. J. Archer;P. G. Downie

  • Gliadin and Glutenin : The Unique Balance of Wheat Quality

    Colin Wrigley;Ferenc Békés;Walter Bushuk

  • Sulfur and nitrogen fertilizer effects on wheat. II. Influence on grain quality

    HJ Moss;CW Wrigley;R MacRichie;PJ Randall

  • Seasonal changes in wheat-grain quality associated with high temperatures during grain filling

    CS Blumenthal;IL Batey;F Bekes;CW Wrigley

  • Identification of cereal varieties by gel electrophoresis of the grain proteins

    C. W. Wrigley

  • Dough quality of biotypes of eleven Australian wheat cultivars that differ in high-molecular-weight glutenin subunit composition

    G.J. Lawrence;H.J. Moss;K.W. Shepherd;C.W. Wrigley

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank Békés
Frank Békés Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Li Day
Li Day AgResearch
Finlay MacRitchie
Finlay MacRitchie Kansas State University
Les Copeland
Les Copeland University of Sydney
Harold Corke
Harold Corke Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Roger I. Tanner
Roger I. Tanner University of Sydney
Rudi Appels
Rudi Appels University of Melbourne
Daryl J. Mares
Daryl J. Mares University of Adelaide
Frederick L. Stoddard
Frederick L. Stoddard University of Helsinki
Robert J Henry
Robert J Henry University of Queensland

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