Grain yield, dry matter, and nitrogen accumulation in the grains of durum wheat and spring triticale cultivars grown in a Mediterranean environment

2005 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Giunta ◽  
Rosella Motzo
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Durum Wheat ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Accumulation Rate ◽  
Grain Filling ◽  
Grain Weight ◽  
Nitrogen Accumulation ◽  
N Accumulation ◽  
Unit Surface ◽  
Lower Protein

Comparisons among species can be a valuable approach to identifying traits important for plant breeding. Differences between 2 durum wheat (Duilio and Creso) and 1 triticale (Antares) cultivar have been analysed in a 2-year field trial in Sardinia (Italy), in order to define a more productive durum wheat ideotype for Mediterranean-type environments. The greater grain yield (569 v. 447 g/m2) and the lower protein percentage (9.2 v. 10.6%) of triticale cv. Antares compared with the durum wheat cultivars, at a similar level of biomass produced at heading, were analysed in terms of number of grains per unit surface and rate and duration of dry matter (DM) and nitrogen (N) accumulation, calculated from a logistic curve. When the single grains were considered, Antares showed a lower rate but a longer duration of DM and N accumulation in the more favourable season, resulting in lower DM (40 v. 54 mg) and N (0.7 v. 1.0 mg) contents in the grain. On the other hand, when data were expressed on a per unit surface basis, the greater spike fertility of Antares (53 v. 39 grains per spike) and its longer duration of accumulation, were responsible for similar or even greater amounts of DM and N accumulated in the grains per m2. Growth rate of single grains, although able to explain differences in single grain weight, cannot explain differences in grain weight per m2 and hence in yield, which mainly result from variation in the number of grains per spike. Nitrogen percentage of the grains decreased from the maximum values observed at the beginning of grain filling, until a constant final value attained before the end of DM and N accumulation. Rate is more important than duration in determining the quality characteristics of grains, as higher grain weights and protein percentages correspond to higher rates of DM and N accumulation.

Effect of soybean population density on soybean yield, nitrogen accumulation and residual nitrogen

1988 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 99 ◽  
Author(s):  
MJ Blumenthal ◽  
VP Quach ◽  
PGE Searle
Keyword(s):  
Population Density ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Nitrogen Accumulation ◽  
Soil N ◽  
Population Densities ◽  
N Accumulation ◽  
Soybean Yield ◽  
Residual Nitrogen ◽  
Residual N

The effect of soybean population density on soybean yield, nitrogen accumulation and residual nitrogen was examined at Camden, N.S.W. (34�S.). In the first experiment, treatments were soybeans (cv. Ransom) at 50, 100, 200 and 400 x 103 plants ha-1; maize (cv. XL66); and a weed-free fallow. Total dry matter yields of tops and grain yields were highest at 200x 103 plants ha-1 (6214 and 3720 kg ha-1, respectively). The yield component most affected by population density was number of branches per plant, with values decreasing with increasing population density. The proportion of unfilled pods was highest at the highest population density. Total nitrogen (N) accumulation in the tops and in the grain was also at a maximum at 200x 103 plants ha-1. The rate of dry matter accumulation declined during pod filling at all population densities. N accumulation continued at high rates throughout the growing season except in the 400x 103 plants ha-1 population. There was a trend for residual dry matter and N in residues to increase with increasing population density. After grain and forage harvest of the first experiment, a crop of wheat (cv. Kite) was sown over the whole area to determine residual N available at anthesis and at maturity (experiment 2). The values of N accumulation in the wheat at maturity were 24 kg N ha-l for the maize treatment, 40-60 kg N ha-l for the soybean treatments and 69 kg N ha-1 for the fallow treatment. Grain yield and grain N followed the pattern of dry matter production and N accumulation at final harvest. The data suggest that soybean depletes soil N to a lesser extent than does maize. For the soybean treatments, there was a trend of increasing residual N at the 3 highest population densities (40-60 kg N ha-1). This was probably a result of an increase in N in leaf fall and in decaying tops and roots at the highest population density. The high value (57 kg N ha-l) at the lowest population density may be due to soybean plants at this density not using as much soil N as the other soybean treatments. No benefit in residual N was gained from planting soybeans at a density beyond the optimum for grain yield when residues were removed by forage harvesting.

Source - sink effects on grain weight of bread wheat, durum wheat, and triticale at different locations

2006 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel F. Calderini ◽  
M. P. Reynolds ◽  
G. A. Slafer
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Durum Wheat ◽  
Bread Wheat ◽  
Grain Filling ◽  
Grain Weight ◽  
The Other ◽  
Field Conditions ◽  
Breeding Strategies ◽  
Source Sink ◽  
Source Limitation

Source limitation during grain filling is important for both management and breeding strategies of grain crops. There is little information on the sensitivity of grain weight of temperate cereals to variations in source–sink ratios, and no studies are available on the comparative behaviour of temperate cereals growing together in the same experiment. The objective of the current study was to evaluate, under field conditions, the response of grain weight to different source–sink ratios during grain filling in high-yielding cultivars of bread wheat, durum wheat, and triticale at 2 contrasting locations. Two experiments were carried out at C. Obregon and El Batan in Mexico. In each location, 6 genotypes (2 bread wheat, 2 durum wheat, 2 triticale) were evaluated. A week after anthesis, 2 source–sink (control and halved spikes) treatments were imposed. Location and genotype significantly (P < 0.01) affected grain yield and components. Significant grain weight increases (P < 0.05) were found only in 2 cases in El Batan. The highest response of 17% was found in triticale, with less than 10% in most of the other genotypes. The effect of genotype and location is discussed.

scholarly journals Dry Matter and Nitrogen Accumulation During Vegetative and Grain Filling of Lentil (Lens culinaris Medic.) as Affected by Nitrogen Rates

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurdilek GULMEZOGLU ◽  
Nihal KAYAN
Keyword(s):  
Dry Matter ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Growth Yield ◽  
Biomass Accumulation ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Grain Filling ◽  
Nitrogen Accumulation ◽  
N Accumulation ◽  
N Rates

This research aimed to determine the effect of different levels of nitrogen (N) on the growth, yield and the N accumulation of lentil plants grown under rain-fed conditions. The two-year field experiments with lentil were arranged in a randomised complete block design. Nitrogen was applied at four rates (0, 20, 40 and 60 kg ha-1) and all of the plots received half of the N rates before sowing in October and the remaining N rate in spring. The plants were harvested in the following stages: the first multifoliate leaf unfolding at the fifth node (V5) full seed or seed on nodes 10-13 that fill pod cavities (R6) and maturity (R8). The dry weight and N concentration of the shoot (leaf+stem), pod wall, and seed were then measured. It has been found that N application significantly affected the lentil characteristics. The maximum biomass accumulation and N accumulation were obtained at R6, and the N fertiliser had a positive effect on the seed weight and N accumulation. It can be suggest that 20 kg N ha-1 will increase the per-plant dry matter and N accumulation of the seeds under rain-fed conditions.

scholarly journals Dry matter and nitrogen accumulation and use in spring barley

2011 ◽  
Vol 49 (No. 1) ◽  
pp. 36-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Przulj ◽  
V. Momčilović
Keyword(s):  
Dry Matter ◽  
Spring Barley ◽  
Grain Filling ◽  
Nitrogen Accumulation ◽  
Dry Matter Accumulation ◽  
Hordeum Vulgare L ◽  
N Losses ◽  
N Accumulation ◽  
Total N ◽  
Growing Conditions

During growth, kernel of cereals can be provided with carbohydrate and nitrogen (N) from the translocation of pre-anthesis accumulated reserves stored either in the vegetative plant parts or from current assimilation during kernel development. This study was conducted to assess the effects of nitrogen level and cultivars on dry matter and N accumulation and mobilization during pre-anthesis and post-anthesis. Twenty two-rowed spring barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) cultivars were grown on a non-calcareous chernozem soil in four growing seasons (1995&ndash;1998) atNovi Sad (45&deg;20'N, 15&deg;51'E,86 m a.s.l.) at two nitrogen levels. Dry matter accumulation before anthesis ranged from less than 50% in unfavorable to 90% in favorable growing conditions. Dry matter translocation occurred in favorable growing conditions only. Pre-anthesis accumulated N represented 57&ndash;92% and 54&ndash;129% of total N at maturity at the low and high N levels, respectively. Translocated N represented 41&ndash;85% and 37&ndash;153% of grain N at the low and high N level, respectively. N losses occurred in favorable growing conditions when anthesis N exceeded 150 kg/ha. N accumulation during grain filling was in negative correlation with dry matter and N accumulation before anthesis. The N harvest index was 0.57&ndash;0.63 and 0.71&ndash;0.74 in unfavorable and favorable growing conditions, respectively. Selection of genotypes with a higher ability of pre-anthesis reserve utilization or genotypes with longer leaf area duration after anthesis may be two possible solutions in spring barley breeding for Mediterranean growing conditions.

scholarly journals Diethyl Aminoethyl Hexanoate Increase Relay Strip Intercropping Soybean Grain by Optimizing Photosynthesis Aera and Delaying Leaf Senescence

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Luo ◽  
Xiaoting Yuan ◽  
Chen Xie ◽  
Shanshan Liu ◽  
Ping Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Net Photosynthesis ◽  
Grain Filling ◽  
Grain Weight ◽  
Dry Matter Accumulation ◽  
Area Index ◽  
Yield Increase ◽  
Strip Intercropping ◽  
Pod Number

Insufficient and unbalanced biomass supply inhibited soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] yield formation in the maize-soybean relay strip intercropping (IS) and monoculture soybean (SS). A field experiment was conducted to explore the soybean yield increase mechanism of DA-6 in IS and SS treatments. In this 2-year experiment, compact maize “Denghai 605” and shade-tolerant soybean “Nandou 25” were selected as cultivated materials. DA-6 with four concentrations, i.e., 0 mg/L (CK), 40 mg/L (D40), 60 mg/L (D60), and 80 mg/L (D80), were sprayed on soybean leaves at the beginning of flowering stage of soybean. Results showed that DA-6 treatments significantly (p &lt; 0.05) increased soybean grain yield, and the yield increase ratio was higher in IS than SS. The leaf area index values and net photosynthesis rate of IS peaked at D60 and were increased by 32.2–49.3% and 24.1–27.2% compared with the corresponding CK. Similarly, DA-6 treatments increased the aboveground dry matter and the amount of soybean dry matter accumulation from the R1 stage to the R8 stage (VDMT) and highest at D60 both in IS and SS. D60 increased the VDMT by 29.0–47.1% in IS and 20.7–29.2% in SS. The TRG at D60 ranged 72.4–77.6% in IS and 61.4–62.5% in SS. The MDA content at D60 treatment was decreased by 38.3% in IS and 25.8% in SS. The active grain-filling day in IS was about 7 days longer than in SS. In D60 treatment, the Vmean and Vmax increased by 6.5% and 6.5% in IS and 5.7% and 4.3% in SS compared with the corresponding CK. Although the pod number and hundred-grain weight were significantly (p &lt; 0.05) increased by DA-6 treatments, the grains per pod were maintained stable. The pod number and hundred-grain weight were increased by 30.1–36.8% and 4.5–6.7% in IS and 6.3–13% and 3.6–5.6% in SS. Thus, the grain yield at D60 was increased by 36.7–38.4% in IS and 21.7–26.6% in SS. DA-6 treatments significantly (p &lt; 0.05) increased soybean grain yield and peaked D60 treatments both in IS and SS.

scholarly journals Dry Matter Gains in Maize Kernels Are Dependent on Their Nitrogen Accumulation Rates and Duration during Grain Filling

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 1222
Author(s):  
Lía Olmedo Pico ◽  
Tony Vyn
Keyword(s):  
Dry Matter ◽  
Plant Density ◽  
Grain Filling ◽  
Nitrogen Accumulation ◽  
N Availability ◽  
Accumulation Rates ◽  
N Accumulation ◽  
Whole Plant ◽  
N Assimilation ◽  
Maize Kernels

Progressive N assimilation by maize kernels may constrain dry matter (DM) accumulation and final kernel weights (KW). We sought to better understand whole-plant and kernel N mechanisms associated with incremental DM and N accumulation patterns in kernels during grain fill. Maize was grown with multiple fertilizer N rates and N timings or plant densities to achieve a wide N availability gradient. Whole-plant DM and N sampling enabled determination of apparent N nutrition sufficiency at flowering (NNIR1) and when linear-fill began (NNIR3). Linear-plateau, mixed-effects models were fitted to kernel DM and N accumulation data collected weekly from early R3. Higher N supply, regardless of application timing or plant density, increased grain-fill duration (GFD) and, more inconsistently, effective grain-filling rate (EGFR). Kernels accumulated DM and N for similar durations. Both final KW and kernel N content increased consistently with N availability mostly because of higher kernel N accumulation rates (KNAR) and duration (KNAD). Both NNIR1 and NNIR3 were positively associated with KNAD and KNAR, and less strongly with EGFR. These results confirm the direct role of kernel N accumulation, in addition to prior NNI, in limiting KW gain rates and duration during grain filling.

Effect of the Duration and Intensity of Heat Shock During Grain Filling on Dry Matter and Protein Accumulation, Technological Quality and Protein Composition in Bread and Durum Wheat

1997 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 245 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Corbellini ◽  
M.G. Canevar ◽  
L. Mazza ◽  
M. Ciaffi ◽  
D. Lafiandra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Heat Shock ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Durum Wheat ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Grain Filling ◽  
Protein Accumulation ◽  
Heat Shocks ◽  
Very High ◽  
Different Parts

High temperatures occurring during grain filling are known to affect wheat grain yield and quality considerably. In this paper we report the results of experiments carried out with two cultivars of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and two cultivars of durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.). The plants, cultivated in pots, were subjected to 13 heat treatments (temperature up to 40°C) differing in duration and timing and starting 7 days after anthesis. Heat treatments were applied by temporary transfer of the pots to a glasshouse where the temperature rose to 40°C as a consequence of solar radiation for periods ranging from 5 to 30 days. The applied heat shocks substantially affected dry matter and protein accumulation in the different parts of the plant. Early heat shock (5 days with a total of 18 h of temperature in the range 35–40°C) caused a small reduction of kernel mass and no effect on protein per kernel; the damage was greater in the central and in the final stage of grain filling. Plants subjected to a progressive increase of temperature, or to an early heat shock, acquired thermotolerance to further heat shocks. Continuous exposure to very high temperatures from 27 days after pollination to maturity did not negatively affect grain yield and it facilitated the remobilisation of nitrogen from vegetative to reproductive organs. Rheological properties were severely affected by heat shocks at all stages of grain filling: 5 days of heat shock were sufficient to reduce mixing tolerance by 40–60%. These variations in rheological properties were accompanied by modification of the level of protein aggregation: soluble polymeric proteins and low molecular weight gliadins progressively increased according to the intensity of the stress, while insoluble polymeric proteins decreased. Our experiments, carried out in conditions close to the Mediterranean climate, indicate that the occurrence of very high temperature in the range 35–40°C during grain filling substantially affects dry matter and protein accumulation in the different parts of the plant. The formation of the complex protein aggregates responsible for positive dough mixing properties is significantly reduced by very high temperature. When heat shock came late in grain filling, grain yield and protein concentration were not negatively affected but a ‘dough weakening’ effect, which may reduce the commercial value of the production, is to be expected.

Efect of great brome (Bromus diandrus Roth.) on the growth of wheat and great brome and their uptake of nitrogen and phosphorus

1984 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
GS Gill ◽  
WM Blacklow
Keyword(s):  
Field Experiment ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Grain Filling ◽  
Nitrogen And Phosphorus ◽  
Bromus Diandrus ◽  
Yield Determinants

A field experiment was conducted at Badgingarra, W.A., during 1981 to study competition between wheat (cv. Gamenya) and great brome (Bromus diandrus Roth.). Shoot dry matter per plant of wheat was reduced from 1.41 g per plant in wheat monoculture to 0.50 g per plant after competing for 71 days with great brome at density of 400 plants m-2. Tiller production was reduced from 605 tillers m-2 in monocultures of wheat to 336 tillers m-2 when growing in association with 400 plants m-2 of great brome. Competition with great brome reduced the concentration of nitrogen and phosphorus in wheat shoots; at Feeke's scale 3 (tillers formed) wheat plants competing with 400 plants m-2 of great brome had 3.15 � 0.09% (mean � s.e., w/w) nitrogen and 0.58% phosphorus against a concentration of 4.05 � 0.1% nitrogen and 0.77% phosphorus in the monoculture of wheat. The reduction in the nitrogen - and phosphorus concentrations in wheat shoots earlier than any significant reductions in their dry matter suggested that great brome competed with wheat for absorption of nitrogen and phosphorus. Competition with great brome also resulted in significant reduction in the grain yield (r = - 0.77) and yield determinants of wheat. Reduction in mass per grain (r = - 0.77) was probably due to competition with great brome for water during grain-filling.

scholarly journals Effects of Drought Stress on Some Agronomic and Morpho-Physiological Traits in Durum Wheat Genotypes

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (14) ◽  
pp. 5610
Author(s):  
Alireza Pour-Aboughadareh ◽  
Reza Mohammadi ◽  
Alireza Etminan ◽  
Lia Shooshtari ◽  
Neda Maleki-Tabrizi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drought Stress ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Durum Wheat ◽  
Harvest Index ◽  
Plant Biomass ◽  
Geometric Mean ◽  
Grain Filling ◽  
Tolerance Index ◽  
Wheat Genotypes ◽  
Grain Filling Period

Durum wheat performance in the Mediterranean climate is limited when water scarcity occurs before and during anthesis. The present research was performed to determine the effect of drought stress on several physiological and agro-morphological traits in 17 durum wheat genotypes under two conditions (control and drought) over two years. The results of analysis of variance indicated that the various durum wheat genotypes responded differently to drought stress. Drought stress significantly reduced the grain filling period, plant height, peduncle length, number of spikes per plot, number of grains per spike, thousand grains weight, grain yield, biomass, and harvest index in all genotypes compared to the control condition. The heatmap-based correlation analysis indicated that grain yield was positively and significantly associated with phenological characters (days to heading, days to physiological maturity, and grain filling period), as well as number of spikes per plant, biomass, and harvest index under drought conditions. The yield-based drought and susceptible indices revealed that stress tolerance index (STI), geometric mean productivity (GMP), mean productivity (MP), and harmonic mean (HM) were positively and significantly correlated with grain yields in both conditions. Based on the average of the sum of ranks across all indices and a three-dimensional plot, two genotypes (G9 and G12) along with the control variety (G1) were identified as the most tolerant genotypes. Among the investigated genotypes, the new breeding genotype G12 showed a high drought tolerance and yield performance under both conditions. Hence, this genotype can be a candidate for further multi-years and locations test as recommended for cultivation under rainfed conditions in arid and semi-arid regions.

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