scholarly journals Stay-green quantitative trait loci's effects on water extraction, transpiration efficiency and seed yield depend on recipient parent background

2011 ◽  
Vol 38 (7) ◽  
pp. 553 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent Vadez ◽  
Santosh P. Deshpande ◽  
Jana Kholova ◽  
Graeme L. Hammer ◽  
Andrew K. Borrell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Area ◽  
Quantitative Trait ◽  
Water Extraction ◽  
Transpiration Efficiency ◽  
Yield Data ◽  
Stay Green ◽  
Terminal Drought ◽  
Plant Water Use ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Sorghum Bicolor L

A stay-green phenotype enhances the adaptation of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) to terminal drought, although the mechanisms leading to its expression remain unclear. Differences in tillering and leaf area at anthesis, transpiration efficiency (TE), water extraction, harvest index (HI) and yield under terminal drought and fully irrigated conditions were assessed in 29 introgression lines (IL) targeting stay-green quantitative trait loci (QTLs) Stg1, Stg2, Stg3, Stg4, StgA and StgB in an S35 background, and 16 IL targeting Stg1, Stg3, Stg4 and StgB in an R16 background. TE was increased by StgB in the R16 background, whereas there was no effect in the S35 background. Water extraction was increased by Stg1 in the S35 background but not in R16. StgB modified the proportion of water extracted before and after anthesis in the S35 background. While tillering and leaf area at anthesis were decreased by Stg1 and Stg3 in S35, there was no effect in R16. Yield data under fully irrigated conditions showed higher tiller grain yield in Stg1, Stg2 and Stg3 ILs. Although yield differences were mostly explained by HI variation, the yield variation unexplained by HI was closely related to TE in S35 (R2 = 0.29) and R16 (R2 = 0.72), and was closely related to total water extracted in S35 (R2 = 0.41) but not in R16. These data indicate the potential for several stay-green QTLs to affect traits related to plant water use. However, these effects depend on the interaction between the genetic background and individual QTLs.

scholarly journals Yield, transpiration efficiency, and water-use variations and their interrelationships in the sorghum reference collection

2011 ◽  
Vol 62 (8) ◽  
pp. 645 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Vadez ◽  
L. Krishnamurthy ◽  
C. T. Hash ◽  
H. D. Upadhyaya ◽  
A. K. Borrell
Keyword(s):  
Water Stress ◽  
Grain Filling ◽  
Water Extraction ◽  
Transpiration Efficiency ◽  
Total Water ◽  
Multilinear Regression ◽  
Extraction Capacity ◽  
Terminal Drought ◽  
Multilinear Regression Analysis ◽  
Treatment Interaction

Sorghum is well adapted to water-limited conditions, but the traits responsible for this enhanced adaptation under drought conditions remain unclear. In this study, yield, transpiration efficiency (TE) and water extraction were assessed in 149 germplasm entries from the sorghum reference set (plus three control cultivars) using a lysimetric system under terminal water stress and fully irrigated conditions outdoors. A 10-fold range for grain yield and harvest index (HI), 2-fold range for TE and a 1.25-fold variation for water extraction were observed under terminal water stress conditions. Transpiration efficiency and water extraction under water stress related poorly to that under fully irrigated conditions, reflecting a large genotype-by-water treatment interaction. Under drought stress, total water extraction varied by ~3 L plant–1 among germplasm. Entries from the Durra race had highest water extraction capacity, whereas Caudatum-Bicolor and Caudatum-Durra intermediate races had poor water extraction. Durra, Caudatum and Caudatum-Guinea races had highest TE, whereas the Guinea race had the lowest. Although yield was closely related to HI, at any level of HI there were substantial yield differences that remained unexplained, and these residual yield variations were closely related to TE (R2 = 0.60). Similarly, substantial yield variations that were still not explained by HI or TE were closely related to the total water extracted under water stress (R2 = 0.35). A multilinear regression analysis confirmed these results and showed the importance of water extraction during grain filling. Therefore, next to HI, the yield differences under terminal drought in sorghum were driven by TE, and then next by water extraction. The large genetic variation for TE and water extraction offer great breeding opportunities and in particular, highlight the Durra race as a critical source of variation.

scholarly journals Water extraction under terminal drought explains the genotypic differences in yield, not the anti-oxidant changes in leaves of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum)

2013 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jana Kholová ◽  
Vincent Vadez
Keyword(s):  
Drought Tolerance ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Water Status ◽  
Water Extraction ◽  
Biochemical Traits ◽  
Stay Green ◽  
Soil Water Status ◽  
Plant Soil ◽  
Terminal Drought

Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br.) is a resilient crop suiting the harshest conditions of the semi-arid tropics, in which we assessed possible relationships between crop tolerance, anti-oxidative enzyme activity and plant/soil water status. Biochemical acclimation and cell homeostasis traits have been proposed as critical for the drought tolerance of crops, but their limited practical application in breeding so far suggests that the role of biochemical acclimation for drought tolerance is still unclear. Previous research may have been of limited value because it has not approached biochemical acclimation from the angle of plant water relations. Four pearl millet genotypes, contrasting for terminal drought tolerance, were evaluated (sensitive H77/833–2, tolerant PRLT2/89–33 and two near isogenic lines carrying a terminal drought tolerance quantitative trait locus) under water-stress (WS) and well-watered (WW) conditions in a lysimetric system that simulates field-like conditions. We assessed the genotypic variation and relationship between photosynthetic pigments (chlorophylls a and b and carotenoids), antioxidative isoenzymatic spectrum (superoxide dismutase, ascorbate peroxidase and catalase), physiological traits (soil moisture available, normalised transpiration, stay-green score and water extraction) and biomass and yield. Biochemical traits investigated were tightly related among each other under WS conditions but not under WW conditions. Two major ascorbate peroxidase isoforms (APX6&7), whose variation in both water regimes reflected the presence/absence of the drought tolerance quantitative trait locus, were identified, but these did not relate to yield. Both, yield and biochemical traits under terminal drought stress were closely related to the traits linked to plant/soil water status (soil moisture available, normalised transpiration, stay-green score and water extraction), whereas yield and the biochemical indicators were not correlated, except for one. It is concluded that there is no direct effect of biochemical traits on yield parameters since both are consequences of soil-plant water status and their putative relation appear to be secondary – through plant/soil water status.

scholarly journals Terminal drought effect on sugar partitioning and metabolism is modulated by leaf stay-green and panicle size in the stem of sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench)

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thierry Klanvi Tovignan ◽  
Hubert Adoukonou-Sagbadja ◽  
Cyril Diatta ◽  
Anne Clément-Vidal ◽  
Armelle Soutiras ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sorghum Bicolor ◽  
Sweet Sorghum ◽  
Stay Green ◽  
Drought Effect ◽  
Terminal Drought ◽  
Sorghum Bicolor L

scholarly journals Wild and Domestic Differences in Plant Development and Responses to Water Deficit in Cicer

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jens Berger ◽  
Raju Pushpavalli ◽  
Christiane Ludwig ◽  
Sylvia Parsons ◽  
Fatma Basdemir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Area ◽  
Water Deficit ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Crop Improvement ◽  
Reproductive Investment ◽  
Water Extraction ◽  
Reproductive Capacity ◽  
Linkage Drag ◽  
Selection Pressures ◽  
Terminal Drought

There is growing interest in widening the genetic diversity of domestic crops using wild relatives to break linkage drag and/or introduce new adaptive traits, particularly in narrow crops such as chickpea. To this end, it is important to understand wild and domestic adaptive differences to develop greater insight into how wild traits can be exploited for crop improvement. Here, we study wild and domestic Cicer development and water-use over the lifecycle, measuring responses to reproductive water deficit, a key Mediterranean selection pressure, using mini-lysimeters (33 L round pots) in common gardens under contrasting water regimes. Wild and domestic Cicer were consistently separated by later phenology, greater water extraction and lower water use efficiency (WUE) and harvest index in the former, and much greater yield-responsiveness in the latter. Throughout the lifecycle, there was greater vegetative investment in wild, and greater reproductive investment in domestic Cicer, reflected in root and harvest indices, rates of leaf area, and pod growth. Domestic WUE was consistently greater than wild, suggesting differences in water-use regulation and partitioning. Large wild-domestic differences revealed in this study are indicative of evolution under contrasting selection pressures. Cicer domestication has selected for early phenology, greater early vigor, and reproductive efficiency, attributes well-suited to a time-delimited production system, where the crop is protected from grazing, disease, and competition, circumstances that do not pertain in the wild. Wild Cicer attributes are more competitive: higher peak rates of leaf area growth, greater ad libitum water-use, and extraction under terminal drought associated with greater vegetative dry matter allocation, leading to a lower reproductive capacity and efficiency than in domestic chickpea. These traits strengthen competitive capacity throughout the growing season and are likely to facilitate recovery from grazing, two significant selection pressures faced by wild, rather than domesticated Cicer. While increased water extraction may be useful for improving chickpea drought tolerance, this trait must be evaluated independently of the other associated wild traits. To this end, the wild-domestic populations have been developed.

The physicochemical properties of white sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) flour in various particle sizes by soaking the seeds before and after dehulling

Food Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
S.S. Antarlina ◽  
T. Estiasih ◽  
E. Zubaidah ◽  
Harijono
Keyword(s):  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Amylose Content ◽  
Particle Sizes ◽  
Sorghum Flour ◽  
Applied Technology ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Good Nutrition ◽  
Food Needs ◽  
Home Industries ◽  
Sorghum Bicolor L

Sorghum seeds have good nutrition for human health. Therefore, preparation for food needs to be done by various methods. This study aimed to investigate the physicochemical properties of sorghum flour at various particle sizes obtained from soaked seeds in water before and after dehulling. This study used white sorghum seeds (KD-4 variety), and the experiment involved three factors: seeds soaking in water before and after dehulling, the soaking duration of the seeds (0, 12, 24, 36, 48 hrs), and the particle size of the flour passed through 40, 60, 80, 100 mesh sieves. This result showed, was chosen method of making white sorghum flour that was to soak the seeds in water for 24 hrs after dehulling. Followed by drying, milling, and sieving on various particle fractions will be adjusted according to their use. The physicochemical properties of sorghum flour were whiteness: 66.85±0.85–73.44±0.99%; bulk density: 514.35±0.95–584.10±1.00 g/L; initial temperature of gelatinization: 87.80±1.20 – 92.25±1.45°C; gelatinization time: 16.00±0.01 –18.00±1.00 mins; viscosity at temperature 50°C: 1250.1±46.7–3568.3±230.9 Cp; setback viscosity: 1250.6±46.7–3568.3±230.9 Cp; moisture content: 8.26±0.14 - 9.56±0.30% wet basis; ash content: 0.14±0.01–0.35±0.02% dry basis; protein content: 5.30±0.05– 6.77±0.38% dry basis; fat content: 1.02±0.01–2.40±0.01% dry basis; carbohydrate content: 81.66±0.60–84.33±0.18% dry basis; and amylose content: 12.43±0.28– 24.35±0.06% dry basis. The method for making white sorghum flour can be used to produce applied technology in home industries and suitable for cake and extrusion products.

Corn and Velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti) Growth and Transpiration Efficiency under Varying Water Supply

Weed Science ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 596-604
Author(s):  
Logan G. Vaughn ◽  
Mark L. Bernards ◽  
Timothy J. Arkebauer ◽  
John L. Lindquist
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Leaf Area ◽  
Biomass Accumulation ◽  
Transpiration Efficiency ◽  
Plastic Bags ◽  
Comparative Response ◽  
Competitive Success ◽  
Daily Transpiration

The supply of soil resources is critical for the establishment and long-term competitive success of a plant species. Although there is considerable research on the effects of water supply on crop growth and productivity, there is little published research on the comparative response of crops and weeds to limiting soil water supply. The objective of this research was to determine the growth and transpiration efficiency of corn and velvetleaf at three levels of water supply. One corn or velvetleaf plant was grown in a large pot lined with plastic bags. When seedlings reached 10 cm, bags were sealed around the base of the plant, so the only water loss was from transpiration. Daily transpiration was measured by weighing the pots at the same time each day. The experiment was conducted in the fall of 2007 and in the spring of 2008. Four replicates of each species–water treatment were harvested periodically to determine biomass accumulation and leaf area. The relationship between cumulative aboveground biomass and water transpired was described using a linear function in which the slope defined the transpiration efficiency (TE). Corn TE was greater than velvetleaf TE in all treatments during both trials. In the fall trial, corn TE was 6.3 g kg–1, 47% greater than that of velvetleaf TE. In the spring trial, TEs of both species were lower overall, and corn TE increased with declining water supply. Corn produced more biomass and leaf area than velvetleaf did at all water-supply levels. Velvetleaf partitioned more biomass to roots compared with shoots during early growth than corn did. The ability of corn to generate more leaf area and its investment in a greater proportion of biomass into root growth at all levels of water supply may enable it to more-effectively avoid velvetleaf interference under all levels of soil-water supply.

scholarly journals Tillage systems and nitrogen timings effect on growth, stay green and grain quality in maize (Zea mays L.)

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (6Supl2) ◽  
pp. 3007
Author(s):  
Allah Wasaya ◽  
Muhammad Tahir ◽  
Tauqeer Ahmad Yasir ◽  
Muhammad Mansoor Javed ◽  
Muhammad Ali Raza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Area ◽  
Grain Quality ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Nitrogen Application ◽  
Tillage Systems ◽  
Stay Green ◽  
Chlorophyll Contents ◽  
Tillage Practices ◽  
Mouldboard Plough

Nitrogen (N), being mobile in soil is exposed to various losses owing to unwise use of nitrogen fertilizer, and conventional soil and crop management practices which can be minimized by temporal nitrogen application and different tillage practices. This study was conducted to elucidate the effect of different tillage systems and nitrogen timings on growth, stay green and grain quality in maize. Three tillage systems viz. T1: tillage with cultivator, T2: mouldboard plough + 2-cultivations, T3: chisel plough + 2-cultivations; and five nitrogen timings viz. N1: whole at sowing, N2: ½ at sowing+½ at V5 (5-leaf stage), N3: ½ at sowing+½ at tasseling, N4: ½ at V5+½ at tasseling, N5: 1/3 at sowing+1/3 at V5+1/3 at tasseling). Tillage systems and nitrogen application had significant effect on leaf area per plant, specific leaf area and leaf area ratio. Tillage systems had non-significant effect on stay green and grain quality parameters except for oil contents. However, nitrogen timings had significant effect on chlorophyll a, b and total contents as well as grain quality parameters. The higher a, b and total chlorophyll contents were noted with three splits i.e. 1/3 at sowing+1/3 at V5+1/3 at tasseling compared with other treatments. The results suggest to grow maize by preparing the field through chisel plough and applying N in three splits to improve its growth, chlorophyll contents and grain quality.

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