Postanthesis temperature effects on duration and rate of grain filling in some winter and spring wheats

1991 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 609-617 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. A. Hunt ◽  
G. van der Poorten ◽  
S. Pararajasingham
Keyword(s):  
Triticum Aestivum ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Temperature Effects ◽  
Grain Filling ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
Base Temperature ◽  
Dry Matter Accumulation ◽  
Kernel Weights ◽  
Grain Number Per Spike ◽  
Grain Filling Duration

To help define traits that are likely to improve wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grain yield in a warm, humid continental climate, genotypic variations in various grain growth characteristics in wheat were examined. Winter habit cultivars were grown indoors under a 16-h photoperiod and at day/night temperatures of 20/15 °C, and spring habit cultivars at temperatures ranging from 15/15 °C to 30/25 °C. Grain-filling duration of the winter wheats varied from 36.4 d for Peking-10 to 31.8 d for Priboy. Final kernel weights, which varied from 61.7 mg for Lovrin-10 to 38.3 for Jokionen-3057, were highly correlated with rates of dry matter accumulation. Grain-filling duration of the spring wheats ranged from 56.4 to 47.0 d at 15/15 °C, and from 23.8 to 18.1 d at 30/25 °C. Grain number per spike decreased from 15/15 °C to 30/25 °C. The inverse of grain-filling duration was linearly related to mean temperature, with the intercept on the x-axis (the base temperature of grain filling) being the same for all cultivars. Variation for grain-filling duration among the genotypes tested was present, although small in relation to temperature effects. Breeding for extended grain-filling duration as a strategy for increasing wheat grain yield in a warm climate will thus be difficult. However, an application of the degree-day concept would be desirable. Key words: Triticum aestivum (L.), grain-filling duration, rate of grain filling, temperature

Wheat Spike Temperature in Relation to Base Temperature for Grain Filling Duration

1991 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Pararajasingham ◽  
L. A. Hunt
Keyword(s):  
Triticum Aestivum ◽  
Air Temperature ◽  
Grain Filling ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
The Other ◽  
Base Temperature ◽  
Infrared Thermometer ◽  
Grain Filling Duration ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Wheat Spike

Estimates of the base temperature for grain filling duration of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) differ between outdoor and indoor studies. This study was set up to determine whether this difference could be attributed to variation in spike-air temperature differentials. Spike and/or spikelet temperatures were determined in wheat grown outdoors as well as indoors. Spike temperature, measured with an infrared thermometer, of wheat grown outdoors with adequate water supply was 1.5 °C greater than air temperature while spikelet temperature measured with a thermocouple closely approximated air temperature. In indoor grown wheat, on the other hand, regardless of the magnitude of air temperature, spikelet temperature was found to be 3–4 °C above that of air when lights were on. Estimating the base temperature for grain filling duration with data from a previous indoor study, with compensation for the 3–4 °C increase in spikelet temperature, resulted in 8.8 °C base temperature for grain filling duration, comparable to that obtained in outdoor studies. Differences between outdoor and indoor studies may thus reflect spike-air temperature differentials. Estimation of the base temperature for grain filling with air temperature appears appropriate for outdoor studies. Key words: Triticum aestivum (L.), base temperature, grain filling duration, wheat

EFFECTS OF INCREMENTAL N FERTILIZATION ON GRAIN YIELD AND DRY MATTER ACCUMULATION OF SIX SPRING WHEAT (Triticum aestivum L.) CULTIVARS IN SOUTHERN MANITOBA

1990 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. T. GEHL ◽  
L. D. BAILEY ◽  
C. A. GRANT ◽  
J. M. SADLER
Keyword(s):  
Triticum Aestivum ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Spring Wheat ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Root Zone ◽  
Temporal Distribution ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
N Fertilization ◽  
Yield Response ◽  
Dry Matter Accumulation

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

scholarly journals Meta-QTLs, Ortho-MetaQTLs and Candidate Genes for Grain yield and Associated Traits in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dinesh Kumar Saini ◽  
Puja Srivast ◽  
Neeraj Pal ◽  
P. K. Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Candidate Genes ◽  
Grain Morphology ◽  
Grain Filling ◽  
Maize Yield ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
Component Traits ◽  
Average Confidence ◽  
Grain Filling Duration ◽  
Basic Studies

Abstract The present study involved meta-QTL analysis based on 8,998 QTLs, including 2,852 major QTLs for grain yield (GY) and its following ten component/related traits: (i) grain weight (GWei), (ii) grain morphology related traits (GMRTs), (iii) grain number (GN), (iv) spikes related traits (SRTs), (v) plant height (PH), (vi) tiller number (TN), (vii) harvest index (HI), (viii) biomass yield (BY), (ix) days to heading/flowering and maturity (DTH/F/M) and (x) grain filling duration (GFD). The QTLs used for this study were retrieved from 230 reports involving 190 mapping populations (1999–2020), which also included 19 studies involving durum wheat. As many as 141 meta-QTLs were obtained with an average confidence interval of 1.37 cM (reduced 8.87 fold), the average interval in the original QTL being > 12.15 cM. As many as 63 MQTLs, each based on at least 10 original QTLs were considered to be the most stable and robust with thirteen identified as breeder’s meta-QTL. Meta-QTLs (MQTLs) were also utilized for identification of as many as 1,202 candidate genes (CGs), which also included 18 known genes. Based on a comparative genomics strategy, a total of 50 wheat homologues of 35 rice, barley and maize yield-related genes were also detected in these MQTL regions. Moreover, taking the advantage of synteny, a total of 24 ortho-MQTLs were detected at co-linear regions between wheat with barley, rice and maize. The present study is the most comprehensive till date, and first of its kind in providing stable and robust MQTLs and ortho-MQTLs, thus providing useful information for future basic studies and for marker-assisted breeding for yield and its component traits in wheat.

Rate and duration of grain filling in five spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes

1994 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 681-686 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. D. Duguid ◽  
A. L. Brûlé-Babel
Keyword(s):  
Triticum Aestivum ◽  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Spring Wheat ◽  
Maximum Rate ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Grain Filling ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
Important Variable ◽  
Logistic Equation ◽  
Grain Filling Duration

Final grain dry weight, a component of yield in spring wheat, is determined by the rate and duration of grain filling. The objective of this study was to compare grain dry weight and rate and duration of grain filling amongst five spring wheat genotypes (Triticum aestivum L.) that differed in time to maturity. Glenlea, Katepwa, PT516, Roblin, and Wildcat were sown in replicated trials on four seeding dates in 1988 and 1989 at Winnipeg, Manitoba. Mean grain dry weight was measured at various intervals from anthesis to maturity. A logistic equation was used to characterize grain filling and estimate final grain dry weight, and the duration and maximum rate of grain filling. Stepwise multivariate analysis indicated that final grain dry weight was the most important variable characterizing the grain filling curves, followed by duration and then maximum rate of grain filling. The highest grain dry weights were produced by Glenlea (40.4 mg) and Wildcat (36.9 mg). Roblin (34.9 mg) was intermediate in grain dry weight while Katepwa (32.4 mg) and PT516 (30.3 mg) produced the smallest grains. Genotypes with the highest grain dry weights had shorter durations and higher maximum rates of grain filling. Key words:Triticum aestivum L., grain filling, duration, rate, phenological development, yield

Inheritance of grain filling duration in spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L. em thell)

2007 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 504-507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamaluddin ◽  
Rishi Muni Singh ◽  
Malik Zainul Abdin ◽  
Mather Ali Khan ◽  
Tanweer Alam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Triticum Aestivum ◽  
Spring Wheat ◽  
Grain Filling ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
Grain Filling Duration

Meta-QTLs, Ortho-metaQTLs and Candidate Genes for Grain Yield and Associated Traits in Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dinesh Kumar Saini ◽  
Puja Srivast ◽  
Neeraj Pal ◽  
P. K. Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Candidate Genes ◽  
Tetraploid Wheat ◽  
Grain Morphology ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Grain Filling ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
Wheat Breeding ◽  
Average Confidence ◽  
Grain Filling Duration

Abstract Meta-QTL analysis was conducted using 8,998 known QTLs, which included 2,852 major QTLs for grain yield (GY) and its following ten component/related traits: (i) grain weight (GWei), (ii) grain morphology related traits (GMRTs), (iii) grain number (GN), (iv) spikes related traits (SRTs), (v) plant height (PH), (vi) tiller number (TN), (vii) harvest index (HI), (viii) biomass yield (BY), (ix) days to heading/flowering and maturity (DTH/F/M) and (x) grain filling duration (GFD). The QTLs used for this study were retrieved from 230 reports (including 19 studies conducted in tetraploid wheat) that were based on 190 mapping populations (1999–2020). The study resulted in the identification of 141 meta-QTLs (MQTLs), with an average confidence interval (CI) of 1.37 cM (reduced 8.87 fold), the average CI in the initial QTLs being > 12.15 cM. As many as 63 MQTLs, each based on at least 10 initial QTLs were stable and robust; with 13 MQTLs are described as breeder’s QTLs. MQTLs were also utilized for the identification of 1,202 candidate genes (CGs), which included 18 known genes. The MQTLs were also found to contain 50 wheat genes that were homologous to 35 known yield-related genes from rice, barley, and maize. Further, the use of synteny and collinearity allowed the identification of 24 ortho-MQTLs which were common among the wheat, barley, rice, and maize. The results of the present study should prove useful for wheat breeding and future basic research in cereals including wheat, barley, rice, and maize. In particular, the breeder’s QTLs can be used for marker-assisted selection for grain yield and fine mapping leading to cloning of QTLs/genes for yield and related traits.

Assessment of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grown under alternate furrow irrigation in northern China: Grain yield and water use efficiency

2014 ◽  
Vol 94 (2) ◽  
pp. 349-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.-Y. Jia ◽  
X.-L. Dai ◽  
H.-W. Men ◽  
M.-R. He
Keyword(s):  
Triticum Aestivum ◽  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Water Use Efficiency ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Grain Filling ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
Furrow Irrigation ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
Alternate Furrow Irrigation

Jia, D.-Y., Dai, X.-L., Men, H.-W. and He, M.-R. 2014. Assessment of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grown under alternate furrow irrigation in northern China: Grain yield and water use efficiency. Can. J. Plant Sci. 94: 349–359. Increasing water use efficiency (WUE) can improve agricultural production in the north of China, where there is little or no prospect for the expansion of water resources. A field experiment was carried out to investigate the effects of alternate furrow irrigation (AFI) on the physiological response, grain yield, and WUE of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) over two successive growing seasons (2009/2010 and 2010/2011). The irrigation regimes were: W0, non-irrigated; W2, every furrow was irrigated at jointing and anthesis; W3, every furrow was irrigated before wintering and at jointing and grain filling; and AFI, where one of the two neighboring furrows was alternately irrigated before wintering and at grain filling, and every furrow was irrigated during jointing. Our results indicate that the rate of plant transpiration and soil evaporation during grain filling were lower with AFI than when using W3. A reduced biological yield and increased harvest index were achieved under AFI compared with treatment W3. No difference in grain yield was observed between AFI and W3. The photosynthetic WUE, irrigation WUE, and WUE were all higher with AFI than with W3. Therefore, AFI is suggested as an appropriate irrigation schedule that achieves acceptable grain yields and allows for reductions in irrigation water consumption.

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