scholarly journals Variation for Nitrogen Use Efficiency Traits in Wheat Under Contrasting Nitrogen Treatments in South-Eastern Europe

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marko Ivić ◽  
Sonja Grljušić ◽  
Ivana Plavšin ◽  
Krešimir Dvojković ◽  
Ana Lovrić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Yield Potential ◽  
Wheat Cultivars ◽  
Selection Strategies ◽  
Environment Effects ◽  
South Eastern Europe ◽  
N Remobilization ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
Nitrogen Treatments ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
N Use

Wheat cultivars differ in their response to nitrogen (N) fertilizer, both in terms of its uptake and utilization. Characterizing this variation is an important step in improving the N use efficiency (NUE) of future cultivars while maximizing production (yield) potential. In this study, we compared the agronomic performance of 48 diverse wheat cultivars released between 1936 and 2016 at low and high N input levels in field conditions to assess the relationship between NUE and its components. Agronomic trait values were significantly lower in the low N treatment, and the cultivars tested showed a significant variation for all traits (apart from the N remobilization efficiency), indicating that response is genotype-dependent, although significant genotype × environment effects were also observed. Overall, we show a varietal improvement in NUE over time of 0.33 and 0.30% year–1 at low and high N, respectively, and propose that this is driven predominantly by varietal selection for increased yield. More complete understanding of the components of these improvements will inform future targeted breeding and selection strategies to support a reduction in fertilizer use while maintaining productivity.

scholarly journals Nitrogen fertilization impact on agronomic traits of maize hybrids released at different decades

2001 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 757-764 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luís Sangoi ◽  
Márcio Ender ◽  
Altamir Frederico Guidolin ◽  
Milton Luiz de Almeida ◽  
Valmor Antônio Konflanz
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Agronomic Traits ◽  
Genetic Selection ◽  
N Use Efficiency ◽  
Yield Potential ◽  
Breeding Cycle ◽  
Maize Hybrids ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
N Rates ◽  
N Use

Genetic selection of maize hybrids is often conducted using high N rates during the breeding cycle. This procedure may either lead to the release of genotypes that present nitrogen luxury consumption or require a stronger N input to accomplish their yield potential. This work was carried out to evaluate the effects of N rates on grain yield and N use efficiency of hybrids cultivated in different decades in Southern Brazil. The trial was performed in Lages, Santa Catarina State. A split plot design was used. Hybrids Ag 12, Ag 28, Ag 303 and Ag 9012, released during the 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's, respectively, were evaluated in the main plots. Nitrogen rates equivalent to 0, 50, 100 and 200 kg ha-1 were side-dressed in the split-plots when each hybrid had six fully expanded leaves. Modern-day hybrid Ag 9012 had higher grain yield than hybrids of earlier eras, regardless of N rates. Under high doses of N, the older hybrids Ag 12 and Ag 28 took up more N and presented higher values of shoot dry matter at flowering than Ag 9012. Nonetheless, they set less grains per ear which contributed to decrease their grain yield and N use efficiency.

Moisture stress impact on N partitioning, N remobilization and N-use efficiency in beans (Phaseolus vulgaris)

1995 ◽  
Vol 124 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. F. Foster ◽  
A. Pajarito ◽  
J. Acosta-Gallegos
Keyword(s):  
Phaseolus Vulgaris ◽  
Harvest Index ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Drought Intensity ◽  
Intensity Index ◽  
Moisture Deficit ◽  
N Partitioning ◽  
N Remobilization ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
N Use

SUMMARYField and glasshouse studies were conducted in Durango, Mexico in 1987 and in East Lansing, Michigan, USA in 1989, respectively, to determine the effects of moisture deficits upon N-use efficiency (NUE), N partitioning and remobilization, and N harvest index (NHI) in edible beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Four indeterminate, semi-prostrate genotypes adapted to the semi-arid high plains of Mexico, Pinto Nacional-1, Durango 222, L1213–2 and Bayo Madero, were used in the field study and Pinto Nacional-1 and Bayo Madero were used in the glasshouse study. A Xerosol Haplic soil was used in the field study and a Spinks loamy sand in the glasshouse study. A moisture deficit was induced by use of temporary rainshelters in the field and curtailment of water in the glasshouse. Plants were sampled periodically and subdivided into leaves, stems, pods and flowers, and roots (in the glasshouse study only) for determination of dry weight and total N content. Water-use efficiency was determined in the glasshouse study. A moderate moisture deficit (drought intensity index 0·41) reduced yield by 41% in comparison with non-stressed yield (from 134·3 down to 79·2 g/m2) and resulted in a greater percentage of seed-N derived from N that had been redistributed from the leaf, indicating that N partitioning was not impaired by this degree of stress. In contrast, N remobilization was greatly reduced by a more severe moisture deficit (drought intensity index 0·92), which resulted in yield losses of 92% (from 2·19 down to 0·17 g/pot). These results suggest that N remobilization may be an important drought adaptation strategy under moderate or intermittent moisture deficits. Severe moisture deficits reduced NHI, harvest index (HI), NUE and water-use efficiency (WUE) when WUE was expressed as seed dry weight per litre water used. Genotypic variability was observed for NHI, HI and NUE.

scholarly journals Penampilan Genotipe Jagung Berumur Genjah pada Pemupukan N Dosis Tinggi dan Rendah di Lahan Sawah setelah Padi di Sulawesi Selatan

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
NFN Ruchjaniningsih ◽  
Muh. Thamrin
Keyword(s):  
Block Design ◽  
N Fertilization ◽  
N Use Efficiency ◽  
Yield Potential ◽  
High Yield ◽  
Fertilizer N ◽  
Early Maturity ◽  
South Sulawesi ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
N Use

<p>Genotype Performance of Early Maturity Maize with N High and Low Dosage Fertilization in Irrigated Land After Rice Planting in South Sulawesi. Ruchjaniningsih and Muh. Thamrin. To reduce the negative impact of excessive fertilizer N use efficiency of N needs to be done, especially on maize that much need N. N use efficiency can be improved through the establishment of adaptive varieties of maize N fertilization is low, it is necessary for the characterization of the plant as a basis for screening genotypes. Some strains of maize have been evaluated wetland in Bontomanai, Bantaeng district, South Sulawesi, on May to December 2009, the result of the appearance of phenotypic characters and yield components. The experiments were arranged in a randomized block design with a factorial treatment genotype A (X01904 ), B (X02804 ), C (X02904 ), D (X03404), E (X03604), F (Bima- 1), G (Lamuru), H (Gumarang), and local B yellow for comparison with N fertilization (high and low dose) repeated three times. The results showed that fertilizer N 400 kg/ha had a greater impact on the character of the observed fertilization N 200 kg/ha. Genotypes that have high yield potential in rice fields is Lamuru cultivars (13.44 t/ha) and X01904 (13.33 t/ha). All genotypes tested from early maturing (76-84 dap). Genotype X01904, X02804, X02904, X03404, and Bima-1 excel in the characters observed compared to check varieties. Check varieties (local) is superior genotypes were tested on plant height and ear height layout.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Abstrak</strong></p><p>Untuk mengurangi dampak negatif pemupukan N yang berlebihan perlu dilakukan efisiensi penggunaan N, terutama pada tanaman jagung yang banyak membutuhkan N. Efisiensi penggunaan N dapat ditingkatkan melalui pembentukan varietas jagung adaptif pemupukan N rendah, untuk itu perlu dilakukan karakterisasi tanaman sebagai dasar skrining genotipe. Beberapa galur jagung telah dievaluasi pada lahan sawah di Bontomanai, Kabupaten Bantaeng, Sulawesi Selatan, pada Mei- Desember 2009, untuk melihat penampilan fenotipik karakter hasil dan komponen hasil. Percobaan ditata dalam rancangan acak kelompok pola faktorial dengan perlakuan genotipe A (X01904), B (X02804), C (X02904), D (X03404), E(X03604), F (Bima-1), G (Lamuru), H (Gumarang), dan lokal B Kuning sebagai pembanding dengan pemupukan N (dosis tinggi dan rendah) diulang tiga kali. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pemupukan N 400 kg/ha berpengaruh lebih baik terhadap karakter yang diamati dari pemupukan N 200 kg/ha. Genotipe yang mempunyai potensi hasil tinggi di lahan sawah adalah kultivar Lamuru (13,44 t/ha) dan X01904 (13,33 t/ha). Semua genotipe yang diuji berumur genjah (76-84 hst). Genotipe X01904, X02804, X02904, X03404, dan Bima-1 unggul dalam karakter-karakter yang diamati dibandingkan dengan varietas pembanding. Varietas pembanding (lokal) lebih unggul dibandingkan dengan genotipe yang diuji pada karakter tinggi tanaman dan tinggi letak tongkol.</p>

Growth stage-specific application of slurry and mineral N to oilseed rape, wheat and barley

2004 ◽  
Vol 142 (5) ◽  
pp. 495-502 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. SIELING
Keyword(s):  
Oilseed Rape ◽  
N Fertilizer ◽  
N Use Efficiency ◽  
Yield Potential ◽  
Soil Conditions ◽  
Pig Slurry ◽  
Mineral N ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
N Use

Farmers commonly apply slurry when soil conditions are suitable for spreading. In order to improve slurry nitrogen (N) use efficiency, effects of split application of pig slurry according to the crop N demand on yield were tested in 1994/95–2001/02. The crop rotation was winter oilseed rape (OSR) – winter wheat – winter barley. N was applied as pig slurry or as mineral N fertilizer (each of 0, 40 or 80 kg N/ha, total N amount: 0–240 kg N/ha) at three dates. Each year, the treatments occurred in all three crops of the rotation and were located on the same plots. On average, mineral N fertilizer led to higher grain yields in all crops (+0·33 t/ha in OSR, +0·57 t/ha in wheat, and +0·20 t/ha in barley) compared with slurry application, presumably due to a slower N mineralization of the organic fraction. However, the large year to year variation resulted in high error estimates, leading to no significant differences in yield. Taking only the ammonium amount of the slurry into account, there was no significant difference in yield between the two N sources. Yield potential was similar in both slurry and mineral N treatments, but higher N amounts were necessary on the slurry plots. Therefore, slurry N-use efficiency (NUE) remained lower than that of mineral N. However, compared with a single dose, growth-specific slurry application according to the crop demand, as made with mineral N fertilizers, increased NUE.

scholarly journals The indica nitrate reductase gene OsNR2 allele enhances rice yield potential and nitrogen use efficiency

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenyu Gao ◽  
Yufeng Wang ◽  
Guang Chen ◽  
Anpeng Zhang ◽  
Shenglong Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Allelic Variation ◽  
Yield Potential ◽  
Nitrate Reductase Gene ◽  
Gene Encoding ◽  
Global Food Security ◽  
Reductase Gene ◽  
Rice Yields ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
Assimilation Capacity ◽  
N Use

AbstractThe indica and japonica rice (Oryza sativa) subspecies differ in nitrate (NO3−) assimilation capacity and nitrogen (N) use efficiency (NUE). Here, we show that a major component of this difference is conferred by allelic variation at OsNR2, a gene encoding a NADH/NADPH-dependent NO3− reductase (NR). Selection-driven allelic divergence has resulted in variant indica and japonica OsNR2 alleles encoding structurally distinct OsNR2 proteins, with indica OsNR2 exhibiting greater NR activity. Indica OsNR2 also promotes NO3− uptake via feed-forward interaction with OsNRT1.1B, a gene encoding a NO3− uptake transporter. These properties enable indica OsNR2 to confer increased effective tiller number, grain yield and NUE on japonica rice, effects enhanced by interaction with an additionally introgressed indica OsNRT1.1B allele. In consequence, indica OsNR2 provides an important breeding resource for the sustainable increases in japonica rice yields necessary for future global food security.

scholarly journals Influence of Nitrogen Fertilizer Application on Grain Yield, Nitrogen Uptake Efficiency, and Nitrogen Use Efficiency of Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Cultivars in Eastern Ethiopia

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 202
Author(s):  
Nano Alemu Daba
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Bread Wheat ◽  
Nitrogen Uptake ◽  
N Uptake ◽  
N Use Efficiency ◽  
Wheat Cultivars ◽  
Eastern Ethiopia ◽  
Nitrogen Uptake Efficiency ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
N Use

The study was conducted in Eastern Ethiopia, namely Meta and Tullo districts, during the 2015 cropping season to determine the effect of N fertilizer levels on N uptake, N use efficiency (NUE) and grain yield on bread wheat cultivars. Factorial combinations of five N levels (0, 30, 60, 90, and 120 kg N ha-1) and four bread wheat cultivars (Danda’a, Digalu, Kakaba and local cultivar) were laid out as a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. The interactions of sites, N levels, and cultivars significantly (p ≤ 0.01) affected grain yield (GY), nitrogen uptake by grains, total nitrogen uptake, nitrogen uptake efficiency (NUpE) and nitrigen use efficiency for grain yield (NUEGY). Main effects of sites, N levels and cultivars had significant (p < 0.01) effect on grain and straw N contents, straw N uptake, N biomass production efficiency, N utilization efficiency (NUtE) and nitrogen harvest index (NHI). The cultivar Kakaba at rate of 90 kg N ha-1 produced the highest grain yield (4880 kg ha-1) in Tullo, which was statistically similar with the grain yield (4816 kg ha-1) obtained from the cultivar Digalu with 120 kg N ha-1 in Meta district. The NUEGY was higher with values of 24.2 and 24.1 kg grain kg-1 N in Tullo and Meta districts, respectively, for Digalu cultivar at 30 kg N ha-1 application rate than the remaining N levels and variety interactions at both sites. Cultivars variations in NUEGY under low N application levels were mainly due to higher variations in NUpE than in NUtE. Therefore, there is a need for exploration of the effectiveness of various combinations of N rates with time of applications for improvements of N-use efficiency traits and cost effectiveness in improved wheat cultivars production.

scholarly journals Genetic variation in N-use efficiency and associated traits in Indian wheat cultivars

2018 ◽  
Vol 225 ◽  
pp. 152-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.S. Nehe ◽  
S. Misra ◽  
E.H. Murchie ◽  
K. Chinnathambi ◽  
M.J. Foulkes
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Variation ◽  
N Use Efficiency ◽  
Wheat Cultivars ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
N Use

scholarly journals Title Exploring the Impacts of Genotype-Management-Environment Interactions on Wheat Productivity, Water Use Efficiency, and Nitrogen Use Efficiency under Rainfed Conditions

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 2310
Author(s):  
Raheel Osman ◽  
Muhammad Naveed Tahir ◽  
Syed Tahir Ata-Ul-Karim ◽  
Wajid Ishaque ◽  
Ming Xu
Keyword(s):  
N Uptake ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Wheat Cultivars ◽  
N Application ◽  
Application Rates ◽  
Rainfed Conditions ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
Crop N Uptake ◽  
N Use

Wheat production under rainfed conditions is restrained by water scarcity, elevated temperatures, and lower nutrient uptake due to possible drought. The complex genotype, management, and environment (G × M × E) interactions can obstruct the selection of suitable high yielding wheat cultivars and nitrogen (N) management practices prerequisite to ensure food security and environmental sustainability in arid regions. The agronomic traits, water use efficiency (WUE), and N use efficiencies were evaluated under favorable and unfavorable weather conditions to explore the impacts of G × M × E on wheat growth and productivity. The multi-N rate (0, 70, 140, 210, and 280 kg N ha−1) field experiment was conducted under two weather conditions (favorable and unfavorable) using three wheat cultivars (AUR-809, CHK-50, and FSD-2008) in the Pothowar region of Pakistan. The experiments were laid out in randomized complete block design (RCBD), with split plot arrangements having cultivars in the main plot and N levels in the subplot. The results revealed a significant decrease in aboveground biomass, grain yield, crop N-uptake, WUE, and N use efficiency (NUE) by 15%, 22%, 21%, 18%, and 8%, respectively in the unfavorable growing season (2014–2015) as compared to favorable growing season (2013–2014) as a consequence of less rainfall and heat stress during the vegetative and reproductive growth phases, respectively. FSD-2008 showed a significantly higher aboveground biomass, grain yield, crop N-uptake, WUE, and NUE as compared to other wheat cultivars in both years. Besides, N140 appeared as the most suitable dose for wheat cultivars during the favorable growing season. However, any further increase in N application rates beyond N140 showed a non-significant effect on yield and yield components. Conversely, the wheat yield increased significantly up to 74% from N0 to N70 during the unfavorable growing season, and there was no substantial difference between N70–N280. The findings provide opportunities for maximizing yield while avoiding excessive N loss by selecting suitable cultivars and N application rates for rainfed areas of Pothowar Plateau by using meteorological forecasting, amount of summer rainfall, and initial soil moisture content.

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