INTERPLANT AND INTRAPLANT COMPETITION EFFECTS ON MAIN STEM YIELD OF THREE DIVERSE-TILLERING SPRING WHEATS

1990 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. HUCL ◽  
R. J. BAKER

Three spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes (Neepawa, Siete Cerros and M1417) were subjected to four levels of tiller removal (MS remaining, MS + T1 remaining, MS + T1 + T2 remaining, control) at three plant densities (two, four and eight plants per 15-cm-diameter pot) in a controlled environment to assess the effects of interplant and intraplant competition on stem dimensions and yield-related traits of genotypes with diverse tillering habits. Both types of competition resulted in reduced kernel weight and main stem grain yield and increased yield per pot. Interplant competition also reduced harvest indices while intraplant competition reduced main stem length and main stem diameter. The oligoculm genotype, M1417, was more sensitive to interplant competition than Siete Cerros and Neepawa. The increased sensitivity of M1417 appears to result from plant mortality combined with the inability to maintain kernel mass under severe interplant competition.Key words: Triticum aestivum, wheat (spring), tiller removal, grain yield, plant competition.

1993 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 721-728 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Hucl ◽  
R. J. Baker

Three spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes (Neepawa, Siete Cerros and M1417) were subjected to four levels of tiller removal (MS remaining, MS + T1 remaining, MS + T1 + T2 remaining, control) at three plant densities (two, four and eight plants per 15-cm-diameter pot) in a controlled environment to assess the effects of interplant and intraplant competition on the intraspike yield distribution of genotypes with diverse tillering habits. Intraspike yield distribution traits varied significantly (P = 0.01) among genotypes and levels of plant competition. Genotypes did not respond uniformly to interplant or intraplant competition. When interplant competition was increased, the oligoculm genotype, M1417, exhibited a greater reduction in maximum kernels per spikelet (13%) and spikelet yield (36%) than either Siete Cerros (9, 17%) or Neepawa (6, 15%). Similarly, with increasing intraplant competition, M1417 responded by reducing maximum kernels per spikelet (6%) and spikelet yield (9%) whereas Siete Cerros and Neepawa exhibited increases for both traits (3 – 15%). The low-tillering genotypes tended to exhibit a greater sensitivity to competition for maximum spikelet yield or kernel number while Neepawa was more responsive for the rachis node at which yield or kernel number was maximized. Strong developmental dominance of the oligoculm habit appears to reduce plasticity and the ability to respond to competition-induced stress. Key words: Spring wheat, intraspike yield, tiller removal, plant competition


2009 ◽  
Vol 89 (5) ◽  
pp. 945-951 ◽  
Author(s):  
R M DePauw ◽  
R E Knox ◽  
F R Clarke ◽  
J M Clarke ◽  
T N McCaig

Based on 34 replicated trials over 3 yr, Stettler, a doubled haploid hard red spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), expressed significantly higher grain yield than all checks except Superb. Wheat and flour protein concentration were significantly greater than all of the checks except Lillian. It matured significantly later than AC Barrie and Katepwa but earlier than Superb. Stettler was significantly shorter than all of the checks except Superb and was more resistant to lodging than Katepwa and Laura. Stettler had high grain volume weight and intermediate kernel weight relative to the checks, and meets the end-use quality specifications of the Canada Western Red Spring wheat market class. Stettler expressed resistance to prevalent races of stem rust, common bunt and loose smut, with moderate susceptibility to prevalent races of leaf rust and fusarium head blight.Key words: Triticum aestivum L., cultivar description, grain yield, protein, disease resistance, doubled haploid


1976 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 475-480 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. H. McNEAL ◽  
E. P. SMITH ◽  
M. A. BERG ◽  
D. E. BALDRIDGE

Three semidwarf wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars were each crossed to three standard-height cultivars, and bulk F2 and F3 generations of each cross were compared with parents in the field at two locations. Yield component and grain yield data of parents vs. bulks were evaluated to determine whether a relationship existed between bulk and parent populations. Yield component data did not consistently relate to grain yield in either bulks or parents. However, correlation coefficients of 0.89 and 0.81 suggested a strong yield relationship between standard-height parents vs. their bulks and semidwarf parents vs. their bulks, respectively. We conclude that the average performance of the parents generally predicted the average performance of the F2 and F3 bulks for culm number, kernel weight, and grain yield. Heterosis was indicated for spikelets per head in crosses with P.I. 295619. There were no differences between semidwarf and standard-height cultivars in ability to impart yield component and grain yield potential to their offspring.


1970 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 485-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. K. RAI ◽  
N. C. STOSKOPF ◽  
E. REINBERGS

An F1 hybrid from parental wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars with wide genetic diversity yielded 7329 kg/ha, a 26% increase over the higher yielding parent. Two other crosses resulted in an F1 yield increase of 15 and 5%. The best hybrid outyielded Genesee, which averaged 6177 kg/ha, by 19%. All data were averaged over a two-year period and were obtained at a standard seeding rate. Grain yields decreased from the F1 to the F2 generation in all three crosses and in the best cross from 26 to 13%. Heterosis for grain yield was manifested primarily in tillering and kernels per spike. Tillering increased by 6.9% and kernels per spike by 8.2%, while kernel weight increased by 1.0%, over the higher parent. An increase in plant height was observed. Milling and baking characteristics of F1 crosses, made within the soft wheat class, were closer to the softer quality parent. Baking quality declined in the F2 generation. Seed produced from two male sterile lines, however, had poorer milling and baking characteristics than seed from their self-fertile counterparts, and this may present a problem for soft quality flour production.


1972 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 761 ◽  
Author(s):  
NF Derera ◽  
GM Bhatt

The efficiency of mechanical mass selection in wheat was tested on genetically heterogeneous and homogeneous populations. The populations were mechanically stratified according to seed size and field-tested for 2 years. Shifts in means and reductions in variances for kernel weight, grain weight per ear, and grain yield per plot were observed in the mass-selected populations of heterogeneous bulks. No such shift in means or reduction in variance was observed in stratified homogeneous populations. Populations selected for high seed size in heterogeneous bulks expressed themselves into higher grain yields per plot. Practical implications of these findings in formulating a wheat improvement program are discussed.


1990 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. T. GEHL ◽  
L. D. BAILEY ◽  
C. A. GRANT ◽  
J. M. SADLER

A 3-yr study was conducted on three Orthic Black Chernozemic soils to determine the effects of incremental N fertilization on grain yield and dry matter accumulation and distribution of six spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars. Urea (46–0–0) was sidebanded at seeding in 40 kg N ha−1 increments from 0 to 240 kg ha−1 in the first year and from 0 to 200 kg ha−1 in the 2 subsequent years. Nitrogen fertilization increased the grain and straw yields of all cultivars in each experiment. The predominant factor affecting the N response and harvest index of each cultivar was available moisture. At two of the three sites, 91% of the interexperiment variability in mean maximum grain yield was explained by variation in root zone moisture at seeding. Mean maximum total dry matter varied by less than 12% among cultivars, but mean maximum grain yield varied by more than 30%. Three semidwarf cultivars, HY 320, Marshall and Solar, had consistently higher grain yield and grain yield response to N than Glenlea and Katepwa, two standard height cultivars, and Len, a semidwarf. The mean maximum grain yield of HY 320 was the highest of the cultivars on test and those of Katepwa and Len the lowest. Len produced the least straw and total dry matter. The level of N fertilization at maximum grain yield varied among cultivars, sites and years. Marshall and Solar required the highest and Len the lowest N rates to achieve maximum grain yield. The year-to-year variation in rates of N fertilization needed to produce maximum grain yield on a specific soil type revealed the limitations of N fertility recommendations based on "average" amounts and temporal distribution of available moisture.Key words: Wheat (spring), N response, standard height, semidwarf, grain yield


2009 ◽  
Vol 89 (6) ◽  
pp. 1099-1106 ◽  
Author(s):  
R S Sadasivaiah ◽  
R J Graf ◽  
H S Randhawa ◽  
B L Beres ◽  
S M Perkovic ◽  
...  

Sadash is a soft white spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) that meets the end-use quality specifications of the Canada Western Soft White Spring class. Sadash is well-adapted to the wheat-growing regions of southern Alberta and southern Saskatchewan. Based on data from the Western Soft White Spring Wheat Cooperative Registration Test from 2003 to 2005, Sadash exhibited high grain yield, mid-season maturity, semi-dwarf stature with very strong straw, and good resistance to shattering. Sadash expressed resistance to the prevalent races of stem rust and powdery mildew, intermediate resistance to loose smut, moderate susceptibility to leaf rust and common bunt, and susceptibility to Fusarium head blight. Based on end-use quality analysis performed at the Grain Research Laboratory of the Canadian Grain Commission, Sadash had improved test weight over the check cultivars AC Reed and AC Phil and similar milling and baking performance.Key words: Triticum aestivum L., cultivar description, wheat (soft white spring), grain yield, quality, disease resistance


2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 1406-1410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan Ricardo Carvalho ◽  
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Maicon Nardino ◽  
Diego Nicolau Follmann ◽  
Gustavo Henrique Demari ◽  
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