scholarly journals Juvenile Heat Tolerance in Wheat for Attaining Higher Grain Yield by Shifting to Early Sowing in October in South Asia

Genes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 1808
Author(s):  
Uttam Kumar ◽  
Ravi Prakash Singh ◽  
Susanne Dreisigacker ◽  
Marion S. Röder ◽  
Jose Crossa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Heat Tolerance ◽  
Agronomic Traits ◽  
Central India ◽  
New Delhi ◽  
Crop Season ◽  
Wheat Varieties ◽  
Terminal Heat Stress ◽  
Available Soil Moisture ◽  
Higher Temperature

Farmers in northwestern and central India have been exploring to sow their wheat much earlier (October) than normal (November) to sustain productivity by escaping terminal heat stress and to utilize the available soil moisture after the harvesting of rice crop. However, current popular varieties are poorly adapted to early sowing due to the exposure of juvenile plants to the warmer temperatures in the month of October and early November. Therefore, a study was undertaken to identify wheat genotypes suited to October sowing under warmer temperatures in India. A diverse collection of 3322 bread wheat varieties and elite lines was prepared in CIMMYT, Mexico, and planted in the 3rd week of October during the crop season 2012–2013 in six locations (Ludhiana, Karnal, New Delhi, Indore, Pune and Dharwad) spread over northwestern plains zone (NWPZ) and central and Peninsular zone (CZ and PZ; designated as CPZ) of India. Agronomic traits data from the seedling stage to maturity were recorded. Results indicated substantial diversity for yield and yield-associated traits, with some lines showing indications of higher yields under October sowing. Based on agronomic performance and disease resistance, the top 48 lines (and two local checks) were identified and planted in the next crop season (2013–2014) in a replicated trial in all six locations under October sowing (third week). High yielding lines that could tolerate higher temperature in October sowing were identified for both zones; however, performance for grain yield was more promising in the NWPZ. Hence, a new trial of 30 lines was planted only in NWPZ under October sowing. Lines showing significantly superior yield over the best check and the most popular cultivars in the zone were identified. The study suggested that agronomically superior wheat varieties with early heat tolerance can be obtained that can provide yield up to 8 t/ha by planting in the third to fourth week of October.

scholarly journals Genetic Dissection Uncovers Genome Wide Marker-Trait Associations for Plant Growth, Yield and Yield Related Traits Under Varying Nitrogen Levels in Nested Synthetic Wheat Introgression Libraries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
NITIKA SANDHU ◽  
Amandeep Kaur ◽  
Mehak Sethi ◽  
Satinder Kaur ◽  
Varinderpal Singh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Agronomic Traits ◽  
Growth Yield ◽  
Snp Markers ◽  
Synthetic Wheat ◽  
Wheat Varieties ◽  
Genome Wide ◽  
Trait Associations

Abstract Nitrogen is one of the most important macronutrients for crop growth and metabolism. To identify marker-trait associations for complex NUE-related agronomic traits, field experiments were conducted on nested synthetic wheat introgression libraries at three nitrogen input levels across two seasons. The introgression libraries were genotyped using the 35K Axiom® Wheat Breeder’s Array and genetic diversity and population structure were examined. Significant phenotypic variation was observed across genotypes, treatments and their interactions across seasons for all the 22 traits measured. Significant positive correlations were observed among grain yield and yield attributing traits and root traits. Across seasons, a total of 233 marker-trait associations (MTAs) associated with fifteen traits of interest at differential levels of nitrogen (N0, N60 and N120) were detected using 9,474 genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers. Of these, 45 MTAs for 10 traits in the N0 treatment, 100 MTAs for 11 traits in the N60 treatment and 88 MTAs for 11 traits in the N120 treatment were detected. We identified putative candidate genes underlying the significant MTAs which were associated directly or indirectly with various biological processes, cellular component organization and molecular functions involving improved plant growth and grain yield. In addition, the top 10 lines based on N response and grain yield across seasons and treatments were identified. The identification and introgression of superior alleles/donors improving NUE while maintaining grain yield may open new avenues in designing next-generation nitrogen efficient high yielding wheat varieties.

scholarly journals Effects of foliar application of potassium orthophosphate on grain yield and kernel quality of Wheat (Triticum aestivum) under terminal heat stress

2014 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-77
Author(s):  
Ataur Rahman ◽  
MM Rahman ◽  
MM Hasan ◽  
Farida Begum ◽  
MAZ Sarker
Keyword(s):  
Heat Stress ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Foliar Application ◽  
Wheat Varieties ◽  
Spad Value ◽  
Kernel Quality ◽  
Potassium Orthophosphate ◽  
Terminal Heat Stress

A field experiment was conducted at Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) farm, Gazipur to evaluate the effect of foliar application of potassium orthophosphate on grain yield and kernel quality of wheat under the terminal heat stress imposed by late sowing for two consecutive years (2008-09 and 2009-10). Five combinations of foliar applications of potassium orthophosphate and Tilt were tested on three wheat varieties, namely Kanchan, Shatabdi, and Prodip. The result indicated that foliar application of potassium orthophosphate was effective in increasing SPAD value (Measure of leaf chlorophyll content) and leaf area of all the wheat varieties, whereas Tilt application was effective only in Kanchan. The grain size of wheat in terms of 1000-grain weight was improved and thereby contributed to grain yield. Also the foliar application of potassium orthophosphate decreased the number of immature, smaller and deformed kernel, and thus improved the kernel quality. Two foliar sprays of 0.1% potassium orthophosphate solution at 70 DAS (Days after sowing) and 80 DAS performed better results than other applications. There were varietal differences in response to foliar treatments and the variety Prodip and Shatabdi were more responsive to potassium orthophosphate compared to Kanchan. Potassium orthophosphate could be suggested to improve grain yield and kernel quality of wheat under terminal heat stress condition. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjar.v39i1.20144 Bangladesh J. Agril. Res. 39(1): 67-77, March 2014

scholarly journals Genetic Dissection Uncovers Genome-Wide Marker-Trait Associations for Plant Growth, Yield, and Yield-Related Traits Under Varying Nitrogen Levels in Nested Synthetic Wheat Introgression Libraries

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nitika Sandhu ◽  
Amandeep Kaur ◽  
Mehak Sethi ◽  
Satinder Kaur ◽  
Varinderpal-Singh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Agronomic Traits ◽  
Growth Yield ◽  
Snp Markers ◽  
Synthetic Wheat ◽  
Wheat Varieties ◽  
Genome Wide ◽  
Trait Associations

Nitrogen is one of the most important macronutrients for crop growth and metabolism. To identify marker-trait associations for complex nitrogen use efficiency (NUE)-related agronomic traits, field experiments were conducted on nested synthetic wheat introgression libraries at three nitrogen input levels across two seasons. The introgression libraries were genotyped using the 35K Axiom® Wheat Breeder's Array and genetic diversity and population structure were examined. Significant phenotypic variation was observed across genotypes, treatments, and their interactions across seasons for all the 22 traits measured. Significant positive correlations were observed among grain yield and yield-attributing traits and root traits. Across seasons, a total of 233 marker-trait associations (MTAs) associated with fifteen traits of interest at different levels of nitrogen (N0, N60, and N120) were detected using 9,474 genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers. Of these, 45 MTAs for 10 traits in the N0 treatment, 100 MTAs for 11 traits in the N60 treatment, and 88 MTAs for 11 traits in the N120 treatment were detected. We identified putative candidate genes underlying the significant MTAs which were associated directly or indirectly with various biological processes, cellular component organization, and molecular functions involving improved plant growth and grain yield. In addition, the top 10 lines based on N response and grain yield across seasons and treatments were identified. The identification and introgression of superior alleles/donors improving the NUE while maintaining grain yield may open new avenues in designing next generation nitrogen-efficient high-yielding wheat varieties.

scholarly journals Performance evaluation of released bread wheat varieties at mid altitude areas of Southern Ethiopia

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 661-664
Author(s):  
S. Shibeshi
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Bread Wheat ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Agronomic Traits ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Insect Pest ◽  
Wheat Yield ◽  
Southern Ethiopia ◽  
Wheat Varieties ◽  
The World

Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is the most important cereal occupying a protruding position among major food crops in the world in terms of acreage and production and is an important cereal crop which is receives the most attention of specialists in plant breeding and production in the world wide in general and in Ethiopia in particular. And also a number of improved bread wheat varieties have been released by different research centres for different agro-ecology in Ethiopia. Evaluate the performance of different bread wheat varieties at diverse agro-ecology is an important for effective selection of the variety. This experiment was conducted on ten bread wheat varieties against local check (Digalu) at Meskan and Dalocha wereda with the objective of identify and recommend high performance in terms of yield, insect pest tolerant, and stable varieties. The varieties were assigned in randomized complete block design with four replication. Data were collected on six major agronomic traits. Based on the mean separation, the highest average grain yield was recorded from Hidasse and Ogolcho varieties with 5210 and 5080 kg/ha respectively. However the lowest average yield (3220kg/ha) was recorded from Digalu variety. In both locations Digalu variety provided the lowest yield due to high susceptibility for stem rust. Statistically, the variety Hidasse gave the highest number of tillers per plant and the tallest spikes length at both locations those are positive contributions to grain yield. There were significantly positive and negative correlations between traits. In this study, it is found that there is 38.19% increment of yield for using Hidasse variety (high yielder) as compared to Digalu variety (low yielder) at the study area. Therefore, farmers located at the study areas are recommended to use Hidasse variety to increase bread wheat yield.

scholarly journals A novel tolerance index to identify heat tolerance in cultivated and wild barley genotypes

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Forouzan Bahrami ◽  
Ahmad Arzani ◽  
Mehdi Rahimmalek
Keyword(s):  
Heat Stress ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Temperature Stress ◽  
Heat Tolerance ◽  
Agronomic Traits ◽  
High Temperature Stress ◽  
Tolerance Index ◽  
Barley Genotypes ◽  
Heat Tolerance Index

AbstractThermal stress at the reproductive stage poses a substantial constraint on cereal production worldwide. A two-year field study was conducted to assess tolerance to terminal heat stress in cultivated (Hordeum vulgare ssp. vulgare L.) and wild (H. vulgare ssp. spontaneum L.) barley genotypes using phenological and agronomic traits as well as selection indices based on grain yield. A new heat-tolerance index was tested while a simultaneous study was also carried out of both phenological and grain yield-related variables as well as previously defined indices. Results of analysis of variance showed the significant genotypic and high-temperature stress (environment) effects on all the traits studied. In contrast to the cultivated genotypes, the wild ones were found less affected by high-temperature stress. Moreover, both cultivated and wild genotypes were observed to use the life cycle shortening as a mechanism to evade heat stress. In addition, supplementary tolerance mechanisms were also found likely to contribute to heat-stress evasion in the wild germplasm. Grain yield showed a strong relationship with both stress tolerance index (STI) and heat tolerance index (HTI) among the wild genotypes. However, multivariate analysis highlighted the feasibility of HTI to screen high-temperature tolerant wild genotypes under harsh environments with the most high-temperature tolerant wild genotypes identified originating from warm climates.

scholarly journals Agronomic traits of dual-purpose wheat with different plant architectures under defoliation strategies

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Giselle Regina Rodolfo ◽  
Clovis Arruda Souza ◽  
Deivid Luiz Vieira Stefen ◽  
André Fischer Sbrissia
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Crude Protein ◽  
Agronomic Traits ◽  
Neutral Detergent Fiber ◽  
Grain Production ◽  
Acid Detergent Fiber ◽  
Crop Season ◽  
Dual Purpose ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Grazing Systems

Crop-livestock system implies in the balance of appropriate animal foraging, minimizing effects on grain production on the same crop season. This study aims to assess canopy heights (20 and 30 cm) and cuts number (no cut, 1, 2 and 3 cuts) effects on wheat productivity and bromatological composition of forage, and grain yield of BRS Umbu and BRS Tarumã cultivars. Regardless cuts number and cultivars, 30 cm provided higher forage productivity (1032 and 1348 kg DM ha-1) than 20 cm (554 and 909 kg DM ha-1), for BRS Umbu and Tarumã, respectively, in average crop seasons. For both cultivars and crop seasons, mean values of 26% crude protein, 55% neutral detergent fiber and 26% acid detergent fiber were obtained. At 20 cm no difference in grain yield was observed as a function of cuts number with 3780 kg ha-1 for BRS Umbu, in average crop seasons and 4306 kg ha-1 in 2014, for BRS Tarumã. However, at 30 cm, the grain yield was penalized at least in 30% as a result only third cut. These results indicate that wheat as dual-purpose can be employed in southern Brazil in grazing systems in forage shortage times and then produce grains without yield penalties as a function to the management used.

scholarly journals Variability of quantitative and qualitative traits of coloured winter wheat

2017 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 102-111
Author(s):  
Alžbeta Žofajová ◽  
Michaela Havrlentová ◽  
Miroslav Ondrejovič ◽  
Maroš Juraška ◽  
Barbora Michalíková ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Agronomic Traits ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Anthocyanin Content ◽  
Wheat Varieties ◽  
Breeding Goal ◽  
Red Variety ◽  
Grain Colour

Abstract The aim of research was to analyse winter wheat of different grain colour and to compare newly bred coloured genotypes from our breeding in grain yield and technological and nutritional quality. The set of seven purple, five blue and four yellow wheats of different origin, including seven newly bred genotypes from Vígľaš-Pstruša, was evaluated in the field experiments established by randomised complete block design in two replications in Piešťany, in the vegetations 2012/13 and 2013/14. In seven wheat varieties differing in grain colours (selected after two of each colour plus control red variety Ilona) anthocyanin composition was evaluated by HPLC analysis. Significant differences were between growing years and among colour groups in most analysed traits. Blue grain newly bred K 3575 699/3 showed the highest anthocyanin content (by 33.5% higher compared to blue grain registered variety Scorpion). However, blue grain genotypes showed negative agronomic traits combined with low number and grain weight per spike and high plant height. In new purple variety PS Karkulka, declared grain yield and its quality were confirmed and the highest mineral content (Fe, Zn, Cu, Mn) was found in selected set. Purple grain newly bred PS 5711 had lower anthocyanin content (by 17.7%), but in quality it was comparable to PS Karkulka. Varieties with yellow endosperm showed the highest number and weight of grains per spike, however it was significantly lower to Ilona. The breeding goal of coloured winter wheat is still to improve the grain yield as well as additional agronomics traits.

scholarly journals Assessment of heritability and genetic advance for agronomic traits in durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.)

2017 ◽  
Vol 109 (2) ◽  
pp. 357
Author(s):  
HASSAN NIKKHAHKOUCHAKSARAEI ◽  
Hamlet Martirosyan
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Durum Wheat ◽  
Triticum Durum ◽  
Agronomic Traits ◽  
Genetic Progress ◽  
Climatic Effects ◽  
Wheat Varieties ◽  
Important Indicator ◽  
Spike Number ◽  
Cropping Seasons

<p>In order to evaluate the amount of heritability for desirable agronomic characteristics and the genetic progress associated with grain yield of durum wheat (<em>Triticum durum</em> Desf.), a split plot experiment was carried out with four replications during three cropping seasons (2009-2012). Three sowing dates (as environmental factor) and six durum wheat varieties (as genotypic factor) were considered as main and sub factors respectively. Analysis of variance showed interaction effects between genotypes and environments in days to ripening, plant height, spike length, number of grains per spike, number of spikes per unit area, grain mass and grain yield. The grain yield showed the highest positive correlation with number of grains per spike also grain mass (91 % and 85 %, respectively). A relatively high heritability of these traits (82.1 % and 82.2 %, respectively) suggests that their genetic improvement is possible. The maximum genetic gain (19.6 %) was observed for grain mass, indicating this trait should be a very important indicator for durum wheat breeders, although the climatic effects should not be ignored.</p>

Yield performance with heritability measurements of half sib families obtained from maize variety Azam

1970 ◽  
pp. 33-36
Author(s):  
Faizan Mahmood, Hidayat- Ur-Rahman, Nazir Ahmad ◽  
Fahim-ul- Haq ◽  
Samrin Gul, Quaid Hussain ◽  
Ammara Khalid ◽  
Touheed Iqbal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Agronomic Traits ◽  
Heritability Estimate ◽  
Kernel Weight ◽  
Yield Performance ◽  
Grain Moisture ◽  
Maize Variety ◽  
Ear Height ◽  
Sib Families

This study evaluated the performance of 64 half sib families (HSF) derived from “Azam” variety of maize using partially balanced lattice square design with two replications. Data were recorded on grain yield and other agronomic traits. Observations showed difference in half-sib families for studied traits. Among the 64 half-sib families, minimum days to 50% tasseling (51 days) were observed for HS-49 while maximum (57 days) for HS-63. Minimum days to 50% silking (56 days) were counted for HS-6 while maximum (63 days) for HS-23. Minimum days to 50% anthesis (55 days) were counted for HS-1 and HS-6 while maximum (62 days) for HS-23. Similarly, minimum ASI (-2 days) were observed in HS-1, HS-15, HS-16, HS-28 and HS-63 while maximum (2 days) in HS-48. Minimum (60 cm) ear height was recorded for HS-11 and maximum (93.5 cm) for HS-28. Minimum fresh ear weight (1.3 kg) was weighted for HS-17 while maximum (3.2 kg) for HS-21. Grain moisture was recorded minimum (19.35 %) for HS-19 and maximum (31.25%) for HS-2. HS-42 showed minimum (28 g) 100 kernel weight while HS-5 showed maximum (47 g). Grain yield was minimum (2323 kg ha-1) for HS-17 and maximum (5742 kg ha-1) for HS-21. Maximum heritability estimate (0.92) was recorded for fresh ear weight, while minimum (0.41) was observed for ear height.

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