Photoperiod and temperature effects on the rate of leaf appearance in quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa)

2000 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 349 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Daniel Bertero ◽  
Roderick W. King ◽  
Antonio J. Hall
Keyword(s):  
Chenopodium Quinoa ◽  
Photoperiod Sensitivity ◽  
Early Flowering ◽  
Base Temperature ◽  
Dry Climates ◽  
Leaf Appearance ◽  
The Tropics ◽  
Rate Of Leaf Appearance ◽  
Photoperiod Control ◽  
Short Days

Knowledge of factors controlling leaf appearance is important for understanding climatic adaptation of a plant species. For quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) we show that both temperature and photoperiod control the rate of leaf appearance. Minimum phyllochron (thermal time between the appearance of two successive leaves as observed under short days) and photoperiod sensitivity of the phyllochron decreased as latitude of origin of a cultivar increased from 1˚13¢ N to 38˚46¢ S. Minimum phyllochron ranged from 21.8 ˚Cd in the Colombian cv. Nariño, to 15.9 ˚Cd in the Chilean cv. Baer (estimated for a common base temperature of 2˚C). Photoperiod sensitivity ranged from 1.2 ˚Cd h –1 in Nariño to insensitivity (0 ˚Cd h –1 ) in the Bolivian and Peruvian altiplano cvv. Kanckolla, Blanca de Juli and Sajama. The phyllochron sensitivities to photoperiod and temperature were linearly and positively associated with photoperiod and temperature sensitivities of time to visible flower buds (R 2 = 0.70 and 0.55, respectively, P < 0.05), so that shorter phyllochrons were associated with early flowering cultivars. Temperature sensitivity was highest in cvv. originating in cold or dry climates, and lowest for cvv. from more humid and warm climates. We suggest, therefore, that in its domestication as a crop plant, photoperiod sensitivity of quinoa has been selected for as a homeostatic mechanism to counteract the potentially reduced leaf area associated with early flowering under short days and high temperatures in the tropics.

Short Day Induction of Flowering in Pearl Millet (Pennisetum typhoides) and its Effect on Plant Morphology

1979 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 401-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. K. Ong ◽  
A. Everard
Keyword(s):  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Subsequent Development ◽  
Plant Morphology ◽  
Short Day ◽  
Head Development ◽  
Number Of Leaves ◽  
Leaf Appearance ◽  
The Tropics ◽  
Rate Of Leaf Appearance ◽  
Short Days

SUMMARYFour hybrids of pearl millet (Pennisetutn typhoides) were screened for photoperiod sensitivity in a heated temperate glasshouse and the effects of 12 h short day induction on the reproductive development and plant morphology were examined. All the hybrids (BK 560, MBH 104, MBH 110 and ICH 105) responded to 14 short days by a considerable reduction in the time to anthesis, plant height and the final number of leaves produced, without any adverse effect on head development. In another experiment BK 560 required at least four short days for floral initiation and another four for subsequent development. Short day induction had no apparent effect on the rate of leaf appearance. The results were compared to those reported for millets in general and to millets grown in the tropics.

Temperature and day length response of some cocksfoot populations

1967 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
P BrouT ◽  
CN Williams ◽  
CA Neal-Smith ◽  
L Albrecht
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Relative Growth Rate ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
Leaf Size ◽  
Day Length ◽  
Relative Growth ◽  
Dactylis Glomerata L ◽  
Leaf Appearance ◽  
Rate Of Leaf Appearance ◽  
Short Days

Seedling plants of seven cocksfoot (Dactylis glomerata L.) populations were exposed to day/night temperatures of 20/15, 15/10, 12/7, and 9/4°C at day lengths of either 8 or 16 hr. Leaf size, rate of leaf appearance, and relative growth rate decreased as temperature decreased. At higher temperatures, relative growth rate was greater in long than in short days, but at 9/4° it was greater in short days. Long days increased leaf size but slightly reduced the rate of leaf appearance at higher temperatures; the increased leaf size, however, more than compensated for the slightly lower rate of leaf appearance, so that relative growth rate was greater in long than in short days. At 9/4°, however, greater leaf size did not compensate for the much slower rate of leaf appearance in long days. Growth rates were consequently lower in long than in short days at 9/4°. The populations showed a general similarity in response, although significant differences between populations were recorded for particular treatments. There was no apparent relationship between seedling growth rates at low temperatures in this experiment and winter growth of these populations under field conditions.

Temperature response function for leaf appearance rate in wheat and corn

1999 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. W. Jame ◽  
H. W. Cutforth ◽  
J. T. Ritchie
Keyword(s):  
Response Function ◽  
Plant Development ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Beta Function ◽  
Temperature Response ◽  
Base Temperature ◽  
Appearance Rate ◽  
Leaf Appearance Rate ◽  
Leaf Appearance ◽  
Rate Of Leaf Appearance

The ability to predict leaf appearance would enhance our capability of modeling plant development and the rate of leaf area expansion. Many crop models use the constant thermal time for successive leaf tip appearance (which is often termed a phyllochron) as one model parameter to predict total number of leaves and date of anthesis. However, many researchers have found that phyllochron is not constant, but is dependent upon environment. The problem could be related to the simplified assumption that the daily leaf appearance rate is linearly related to temperature (and hence, phyllochron is constant, independent of temperature). In reality, the temperature response function for the development of a biological system is nonlinear. Thus, we fitted daily leaf appearance rate–temperature relationships obtained from growth room studies for both wheat (Triticum aestivum) and corn (Zea mays L.) to a nonlinear beta function with 0 °C as the base temperature and 42 °C as the upper critical temperature. The function described the relationships very well over the full range of temperatures for plant development. Other variables that are used to describe the duration and rate of leaf appearance, such as calendar days, phyllochron, and thermal rate of leaf appearance, are related to the daily leaf appearance rate, eliminating the need to develop various mathematical functions to independently describe the response of these variables to temperature. Because of the nonlinear nature of the temperature response function, we demonstrated that more accurate determinations of daily leaf appearance rates can be achieved by calculating rates over relatively short periods (i.e., hourly) and summing these to get the mean daily rate. Many environmental factors other than temperature also affect leaf appearance rate. However, once the proper temperature response function for leaf appearance rate is determined, it is much easier to determine when and how other factors are involved to modify the leaf appearance rate under a given environment.Key words: Temperature, leaf appearance rate, phyllochron, wheat, corn, beta function

Temperature effects on node appearance in sugarcane

1998 ◽  
Vol 25 (7) ◽  
pp. 815 ◽  
Author(s):  
James A. Campbell ◽  
Michael J. Robertson ◽  
Christopher P. L. Grof
Keyword(s):  
Growth And Development ◽  
Developmental Stages ◽  
Controlled Environment ◽  
Base Temperature ◽  
Plant Growth And Development ◽  
Sugarcane Varieties ◽  
Basic Functions ◽  
Leaf Appearance ◽  
Rate Of Leaf Appearance

Plants of the Australian commercial sugarcane varieties Q117 and Q138 were grown to 6 months age in a controlled environment at temperatures of 14, 18, 22 and 26˚C. The rate of node appearance, which equates to the rate of leaf appearance, was significantly correlated with temperature across the temperature range examined. Analysis of the varietal rates of node deposition as a function of time allowed determination of both base temperature for node (hence leaf) appearance and phyllochron. The base temperatures for node appearance were 7.8˚C for Q117 and 7.6˚C for Q138, significantly lower than previously published base temperatures for leaf appearance in sugarcane. During the developmental stages covered by this study, phyllochron differed between the two varieties with Q117 requiring 108.7˚Cd per node, whilst Q138 required 126.6˚Cd per node. This work reinforces the value of controlled environment research as a way of elucidating basic functions of plant growth and development.

The effect of defoliation on flower production in subterranean clover (T. subterraneum L.)

1972 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 427 ◽  
Author(s):  
RC Rossiter
Keyword(s):  
Subterranean Clover ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Early Flowering ◽  
Flower Initiation ◽  
Flower Production ◽  
Mature Leaves ◽  
Opposing Effects ◽  
Leaf Appearance ◽  
Rate Of Leaf Appearance

Three experiments were done in an open-sided glasshouse during the normal winter growing season. In experiment 1, swards of the Dwalganup strain which were severely defoliated, either after flower initiation or at early flowering, had 17% more flowers per unit ground area than uncut controls. Swards which were defoliated at both stages had 28% more flowers than the controls. In experiment 2, with single plants of the Dwalganup strain, comparable defoliations greatly decreased flower numbers per plant. The opposing effects of defoliation on flower numbers of single plants and of swards are believed to reflect opposing effects of defoliation on the rate of leaf appearance and on branching. In experiment 3, with single plants of the Dwalganup and Yarloop strains, either the young or the mature leaves were repeatedly removed before flower initiation. This delayed the date of commencement of flowering by 15–19 days; but the node of first flowering was not affected by defoliation.

scholarly journals Effect of light intensity, temperature and daylength on the rate of leaf appearance of maize.

1973 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-76
Author(s):  
H.D.G. Meyling
Keyword(s):  
Light Intensity ◽  
Natural Radiation ◽  
Rate Of Development ◽  
Leaf Appearance ◽  
Rate Of Leaf Appearance ◽  
Short Days ◽  
Effect Of Light

Periodic sowings of maize cv. C.I.V. 2 were made between 1 Feb. and 25 Nov. in glasshouses controlled at 16 or 25 deg C with light intensity about 75% of natural radiation. Some plants were grown in natural daylength, others in 17-h photoperiods. RGR was considerably affected by light intensity and temperature; at 16 deg C it was only about half that at 25 deg C. Rate of leaf appearance was higher at 25 deg C, and rate of development at 25 deg C was double that at 16 deg C. Plants produced 14.2 leaves in long days and 12.8 leaves in short days. Graphs are given showing the effect of light intensity on NAR and rate of development up to tassel emergence. (Abstract retrieved from CAB Abstracts by CABI’s permission)

scholarly journals Effects of nitrogen on development and growth of the leaves of vegetables. 3. Appearance and expansion growth of leaves of spinach

1995 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-260
Author(s):  
H. Biemond
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Area ◽  
Leaf Size ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Leaf Expansion ◽  
Mature Leaf ◽  
Leaf Emergence ◽  
Number Of Leaves ◽  
Leaf Appearance ◽  
Rate Of Leaf Appearance ◽  
Main Factor

In a series of greenhouse and field trials, spinach cv. Trias plants were supplied with different amounts of N fertilizer in various split applications. Rates of leaf emergence and expansion were recorded, as well as final leaf size. The rate of leaf appearance varied between 0.16 and 0.57/day across experiments, but was hardly affected by N treatment. The rate of leaf expansion and mature leaf area increased with leaf number, reaching maximum values at leaf pair 3+4 or 5+6 and decreasing subsequently. Both characteristics were positively correlated with N supply. The duration of expansion was not influenced by N treatments and varied between 15 and 30 days in most experiments. The rate of leaf expansion was the main factor determining mature leaf size. Specific leaf area over all green leaves slowly decreased with time in most experiments and was around 300 cmsuperscript 2/g. As the differences in the number of leaves were small, the differences in total green leaf area per plant resulted from differences in the areas of individual mature leaves.

Effect of Corn-Induced Shading and Temperature on Rate of Leaf Appearance in Redroot Pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus L.)

Weed Science ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 590-593 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephane M. Mclachlan ◽  
Clarence J. Swanton ◽  
Stephan F. Weise ◽  
Matthijs Tollenaar
Keyword(s):  
Field Experiments ◽  
Linear Increase ◽  
Amaranthus Retroflexus ◽  
Planting Date ◽  
Weed Interference ◽  
Redroot Pigweed ◽  
Field Temperature ◽  
Effects Of Temperature ◽  
Leaf Appearance ◽  
Rate Of Leaf Appearance

Leaf development and expansion are important factors in determining the outcome of crop-weed interference. The comparative effects of temperature and corn canopy-induced shading on the rate of leaf appearance (RLA) of redroot pigweed were quantified in this study. Growth cabinet results indicated a linear increase in RLA with increased temperature. Weed RLA was predicted utilizing both this function and field temperature data. The ratio of observed to predicted RLA of redroot pigweed grown in field experiments decreased in 1990 and 1991 as shading increased with increased corn density and delayed weed planting date. Results indicated that RLA is substantially affected by canopy-induced shading in addition to temperature.

scholarly journals Temperature and Photoperiod Influence Flowering and Morphology of Four Petunia spp.

HortScience ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 365-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan M. Warner
Keyword(s):  
Base Temperature ◽  
Optimal Temperature ◽  
Flower Bud ◽  
Breeding Programs ◽  
Node Number ◽  
Daily Light Integral ◽  
Long Day ◽  
Light Integral ◽  
Short Days ◽  
Petunia Axillaris

Flowering and morphology of four Petunia Juss. spp. [P. axillaris (Lam.) Britton et al., P. exserta Stehmann, P. integrifolia (Hook.) Schinz & Thell., and P. ×hybrida Vilm.] were evaluated in response to photoperiod and temperature. Photoperiod responses were evaluated under 9-h short days (SD), 9-h photoperiod plus 4-h night-interruption lighting (NI), or a 16-h photoperiod supplemented with high-pressure sodium lamps (16-h HPS). All species flowered earlier under NI than SD and were classified as facultative (quantitative) long-day plants. Increasing the daily light integral within long-day treatments increased flower bud number for P. axillaris only. In a second experiment, crop timing and quality were evaluated in the temperature range of 14 to 26 °C under 16-h HPS. The rate of progress toward flowering for each species increased as temperature increased from 14 to 26 °C, suggesting the optimal temperature for development is at least 26 °C. The calculated base temperature for progress to flowering varied from 0.1 °C for P. exserta to 5.3 °C for P. integrifolia. Flowering of P. axillaris and P. integrifolia was delayed developmentally (i.e., increased node number below the first flower) at 14 °C and 17 °C or less, respectively, compared with higher temperatures. Petunia axillaris and P. integrifolia flower bud numbers decreased as temperature increased, whereas P. ×hybrida flower bud number was similar at all temperatures. The differences in crop timing and quality traits observed for these species suggest that they may be useful sources of variability for petunia breeding programs.

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