Zinc nutrition influences the protein composition of flour in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Zinc (Zn) deficiency and heat stress during grain filling occur in a number of important wheat growing regions around the world. The changes in grain protein composition due to high temperature are well documented, but little is known about the effect of grain Zn and its interaction with heat stress. Six field experiments were conducted at sites differing in grain filling temperatures to examine these effects. Two varieties of bread wheat were grown at six rates of Zn, including foliar sprays of Zn. The relative amounts of gliadin and polymeric protein were measured by size exclusion HPLC. Applying Zn increased grain yield at three sites and altered protein quality at two of these. Foliar Zn applications doubled grain Zn concentration, reduced the proportion of gliadin and SDS-unextractable polymeric protein and increased the proportion of SDS-extractable polymeric protein. Heat stress during grain filling was associated with a high proportion of gliadin and low proportions of the polymeric protein in the grain. However, the proportions of gliadin and of SDS-extractable polymeric protein were less affected by high temperatures in grain with high Zn concentrations. The results demonstrate that Zn nutrition can alter protein composition and the effects of Zn may interact with grain filling temperatures.     

Intercepted solar radiation affects oil fatty acid composition in crop species

Solar radiation intercepted during grain filling affects growth of grain crops. Its effects on oil fatty acid composition have not been investigated. The objective of this work was to investigate the effect of intercepted solar radiation per plant on oil fatty acid composition in four crops. An experiment including a cultivar of soybean, maize and sunflower was sown at Balcarce, Argentina, during two growing seasons (2001–02 and 2004–05) and two experiments with a rape cultivar were conducted during in 2004 and 2005. The amount of intercepted solar radiation during grain filling was modified by shading (50–80%) and thinning plants (50%). In addition, the same cultivars of soybean and maize were sown in the field at Paraná, Argentina, during the 2004–05 growing season and in growth chambers under different day/night temperatures during grain filling. Regardless of the species, oleic acid percentage increased as intercepted solar radiation (ISR) per plant increased. The highest difference (13%) was observed in sunflower (shading vs. thinning) and the increase in oleic acid was associated with a reduction in both linoleic and linolenic acids. Saturated fatty acid percentage was not affected by intercepted solar radiation per plant. Differences among radiation treatments were observed not only at physiological maturity but also at earlier stages of the grain filling period. In soybean and maize, increasing daily mean temperature increased oleic acid percentage (r² ≥ 0.52). Changes in fatty acid composition in radiation experiments and treatments were not accounted for by variations in temperature (differences among treatments were ≤1 °C). In sunflower and maize, the source (ISR)–sink (grain number) ratio during the grain filling period better explained changes in oleic acid percentage than per plant ISR alone. Changes in fatty acid composition due to radiation treatments were as large as variations produced by changes in temperature in soybean and maize, but not in sunflower. Based on these results, management practices that increase intercepted radiation by the plant during grain filling could contribute to obtain oils with higher oleic acid percentage.     

Variation in gluten quality parameters of spring wheat varieties of different origin grown in contrasting environments

The aim of this study was to investigate variation in protein content and gluten viscoelastic properties in wheat genotypes grown in two mega-environments of contrasting climates: the southeast of Norway and Minnesota, USA. Twelve spring wheat varieties, nine from Norway and three HRS from Minnesota, were grown in field experiments at different locations in Norway and Minnesota during 2009–2011. The results showed higher protein content but lower TW and TKW when plants were grown in Minnesota, while the gluten quality measured as Rmax showed large variation between locations in both mega-environments. On average, Rmax of the samples grown in Minnesota was higher than those grown in Norway, but some locations in Norway had similar Rmax values to locations in Minnesota. The data showed inconsistent relationship between the temperature during grain filling and Rmax. Our results suggest that the weakening effect of low temperatures on gluten reported in this study are caused by other environmental factors that relate to low temperatures. The variety Berserk showed higher stability in Rmax as it obtained higher values in the environments in Norway that gave very weak gluten for other varieties.     

Effect of temperature variation during grain filling on wheat gluten resistance

The objective was to investigate effects of natural variation in temperature during grain filling on wheat (Triticum aestivum L) gluten quality. Seventeen field trials with four different varieties were conducted during the years 2005–2008. Temperature records were obtained from automatic weather stations located near the field trial sites. The period from heading to yellow ripeness was divided into 20 sub-phases of equal thermal time units, and a last sub-phase comprising the seven days after yellow ripeness. Partial Least Squares Regression was used to relate the temperature records of the different sub-phases to gluten quality analysed by the Kieffer Extensibility test and the SDS sedimentation test.     

灌浆成熟期温度对水稻籽粒淀粉合成关键酶活性及品质的影响

 选用蒸煮食味品质不同的3个粳稻品种，利用温室高温和自然常温，研究了灌浆成熟期温度对水稻籽粒淀粉合成关键酶活性及蒸煮食味品质的影响。结果表明，灌浆成熟期高温条件下，水稻籽粒蛋白质含量提高，直链淀粉含量和味度值降低，劣质品种提高或降低的程度大于优质品种；RVA谱特性对灌浆成熟期温度的反应因品种和特性而异；灌浆过程中，籽粒ADPG焦磷酸化酶、可溶性淀粉合成酶和淀粉分支酶活性随灌浆进程，酶活性逐渐增加，达到峰值以后，酶活性又逐渐下降，呈单峰曲线，但不同品种酶活性达到峰值的时间和同一时期的酶活性大小有差异；ADPG焦磷酸化酶和可溶性淀粉合成酶的活性表现对温度的影响反应较为迟钝，而淀粉分支酶活性表现对温度变化的反应较为敏感，温度过高过低都降低该酶活性。     

灌浆结实期不同时段温度对水稻结实与稻米品质的影响

利用人工气候箱在水稻灌浆结实期不同时段进行温度试验,研究温度对水稻结实与稻米品质的影响。结果表明,灌浆结实期40℃高温处理后籽粒结实率显著降低,粒重下降,外观品质和食味品质变差。不同水稻品种对灌浆结实期温度的响应表现不一致。在试验条件下,华粳1号开花受精的敏感温度为35℃,而特优559开花、灌浆结实的最适温度为30℃,该温度处理结实率、粒重较高,外观品质以及食味品质较优。此外,灌浆结实期不同时段的高温对水稻结实与稻米品质的影响也存在显著差异：结实率对高温最敏感的时期是开花后1~5 d,粒重对高温最敏感的时期是开花后11~20 d;而温度对稻米品质影响最大的时期主要在花后16~20 d,25 d后温度处理影响较小。因此,灌浆前期适宜的温度条件对水稻优质栽培意义重大。     

The influence of temperature extremes on some quality and starch characteristics in bread,biscuit and durum wheat

Environmental conditions during grain-fill can affect the duration of protein accumulation and starch deposition, and thus play an important role in grain yield and flour quality of wheat. Two bread-, one durum- and one biscuit wheat were exposed to extreme low (−5.5 °C for 3 h) and high (32 °C/15 °C day/night for three days) temperatures during grain filling under controlled conditions for two consecutive seasons. Flour protein content was increased significantly in one bread wheat, Kariega, under heat stress. Cold stress significantly reduced SDS sedimentation in both bread wheats. Kernel weight and diameter were significantly decreased at both stress treatments for the two bread wheats. Kernel characteristics of the biscuit wheat were thermo stable. Kernel hardness was reduced in the durum wheat for the heat treatment. Durum wheat had consistently low SDS sedimentation values and the bread wheat high values. Across the two seasons, the starch content in one bread wheat was significantly reduced by both high and low temperatures, as is reflected in the reduction of weight and diameter of these kernels. In the durum wheat, only heat caused a significant reduction in starch content, which is again reflected in the reduction of kernel weight and diameter.     

适期晚播对弱春性小麦籽粒灌浆期光合性能的影响

为了解适期晚播对小麦生育后期光合性能的影响,以弱春性小麦强筋品种郑麦9023、中筋品种偃展4110和弱筋品种豫麦50为材料,研究了不同播期（旱播10月17日、适播10月24日、晚播10月31日）下小麦灌浆期旗叶的光合性能和产量特征。结果表明,郑麦9023晚播的籽粒产量比适播低8.26%,比早播高4.68%;偃展4110和豫麦50晩播籽粒产量分别比适播和早播平均高14.38%和18.55%。灌浆期各品种的叶面积指数晚播与适播处理差异不大,但均明显高于早播,平均高出12.7%;郑麦9023和偃展4110旗叶叶绿素含量晩播高于适播和早播,尤其花后14 d后差异达显著水平;旗叶净光合速率晚播处理中郑麦9023一直较高,偃展4110在花后21 d后明显高于适播和早播,豫麦50花后0~7 d较高。3个品种的灌浆速率晩播处理也占明显的优势。因此,适期晩播能维持弱春性小麦品种灌浆期较好的光合性能,获得较高的籽粒产量。     

Influence of high daytime temperature during the grain filling stage on fissure formation in rice

High daytime temperatures during the grain filling stage in rice have negative impacts on milling quality traits. In this study, we used growth chambers to evaluate the influence of high daytime temperature (33 °C) during grain filling, together with grain moisture content at harvest (26%, 18% and 15%), on grain fissure formation. Varietal susceptibility to fissure formation was also evaluated by exposing grains to high temperature at different grain filling stages (milky, dough, maturing). Two fissure resistant varieties: Cypress (long-grain) and Reiziq (medium-grain) and susceptible varieties: YC53-00-7 (long-grain) and Baru (medium-grain) were compared. The average head rice yield (HRY) of Cypress declined from 62.7% at 25 °C to 53.5% at 33 °C, while Reiziq declined from 56.2% (25 °C) to 47.4% (33 °C). Both were significantly higher than the HRY of YC53-00-7 (39.2% and 24.9%) and Baru (39.3% and 31.7%) at 25 °C and 33 °C, respectively. When grains were drier at harvest (15% cf. 26%) there was a greater reduction in HRY. When the four varieties were exposed to high temperature, the highest average reduction of HRY was recorded at 21 days after heading. It is important to choose an optimal sowing date to avoid coincidence of the final grainfilling stage with high temperatures, in order to minimize milling quality losses.     

施氮量对强筋小麦物质积累与籽粒产量的影响

为探究冀东地区强筋小麦适宜施氮量,选用2个强筋小麦品种津农7号(氮高效型)和中麦998(氮低效型)为试验材料,设置0 kg·hm^-2(N₀)、180 kg·hm^-2(N₁)、210 kg·hm^-2(N₂)和240 kg·hm^-2(N₃)4个施氮量处理,研究施氮量对强筋小麦籽粒产量和干物质与氮素积累转运的影响。结果表明,在N₀～N₂处理范围内,2个强筋小麦品种的籽粒产量、花前干物质转运量和氮素转运量随施肥量增加均显著增加,N₃处理下2品种的籽粒产量和花前氮素转运量较N₂处理无显著变化,说明适量施氮可促进强筋小麦氮素转运与籽粒产量的提高。增加施氮量可促进花前干物质向籽粒的转运,津农7号的干物质转运率高于中麦998,2个品种的花后干物质对籽粒的贡献率为60.59%～77.16%,说明小麦籽粒产量主要来源于花后干物质积累。2个品种开花...     

高温胁迫对小麦蛋白质和淀粉品质影响的研究进展

灌浆期高温胁迫是导致小麦产量降低和品质变劣的主要生态因子之一,严重影响小麦生产的稳定性。本文综述了生育后期高温胁迫对小麦籽粒蛋白质数量和质量、淀粉含量和组成的影响以及导致品质变异的遗传、生理生化和分子生物学方面的最新研究进展。加深小麦品质变异分子机理的研究将有助于培育品质稳定的品种,提高对品质稳定性的控制能力。     

Effects of Early- and Late-Sowing on Starch Accumulation and Associated Enzyme Activities During Grain Filling Stage in Rice

The environmental temperature occurring during the grain filling stage is an important factoraffecting starch synthesis and accumulation in rice. We investigated starch accumulation, amylaseactivity and starch granule size distribution in two low-amylose japonica rice varieties, Nanjing 9108 andFujing 1606, grown in the field at different filling temperatures by manipulating sowing date. The two ricevarieties exhibited similar performances between two sowing dates. Total starch, amylose andamylopectin contents were lower at the early-filling stage of T1 treatment (Early-sowing) compared withthose at the same stage in T2 treatment (Late-sowing). In contrast, at the late-filling stage, when fieldtemperatures were generally decreasing, total starch and amylopectin contents in T1 were highercompared to those in T2. The ideal temperature for strong activity of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylaseand soluble starch synthase was about 22℃. A higher temperature from the heading to maturity stagesin T1 increased the activities of starch branching enzyme and suppressed the activities of granule boundstarch synthetase and starch debranching enzyme. We found that rice produced larger-sized starchgranules under the T1 treatment. These results suggested that due to the early-sowing date, the hightemperature (30℃) occurring at the early-filling stage hindered starch synthesis and accumulation,however, the lower temperatures (22 ℃) at the late-filling stage allowed starch synthesis and accumulationto return to normal levels.     

花后高温胁迫对小麦灌浆特性及产量的影响

为了解小麦灌浆特性对花后高温胁迫的响应,选用西农979、洛旱2号、西农2208、新麦11、郑麦366和兰考矮早8等6个品种,于2016-2018年以自然条件为对照(CK),分析了花后高温胁迫(搭棚增温)后小麦灌浆进程、千粒重和产量的变化。结果表明,小麦粒重主要由灌浆持续时间和灌浆速率决定,不同小麦品种对花后高温胁迫的响应模式不同。西农979、洛旱2号在高温胁迫下,灌浆快增期的平均灌浆速率有所提高,但灌浆持续时间显著降低,导致粒重显著下降,且两年度的千粒重热感指数和产量热感指数均大于1,属于不抗高温型品种;新麦11、郑麦366和兰考矮早8经高温胁迫后,灌浆持续时间变化幅度不大,平均灌浆速率分别降低了0.05、0.09和0.06g·d^-1,千粒重分别降低了2.00、1.45和1.56g,但高温胁迫下粒重与CK无显著差异,且郑麦366和兰考矮早8的千粒重热感指数和产量热感指数在两个年度均小于0.9,属于抗高温型品种。     

灌浆期涝渍害对弱筋小麦籽粒产量及品质的影响

长江中下游是我国主要的弱筋小麦产区,该区小麦生育后期涝渍害频发,严重影响小麦的高产和稳产。为探明涝渍害对弱筋小麦产量及品质的影响,以优质弱筋小麦品种扬麦13、扬麦15、扬麦22为材料,采用人工模拟涝渍害的田间试验方法,研究了灌浆期涝渍害对弱筋小麦籽粒产量及其构成要素、蛋白质含量、湿面筋含量、SDS沉淀值、吹泡仪参数、溶剂保持力SRC和粉质仪参数等主要品质指标的影响。结果表明:(1)灌浆期涝渍害导致小麦产量显著下降,有效穗数和穗粒数降低是引起扬麦13减产的主要因子,扬麦15和扬麦22的有效穗数、穗粒数和千粒重均降低导致减产。(2)涝渍害处理的扬麦13和扬麦22的湿面筋含量较对照显著上升,蛋白质含量和SDS沉淀值在处理间无显著差异。涝渍害处理7 d对供试小麦吹泡仪参数影响较大,扬麦13和扬麦15的L值和W值在涝渍害处理7 d后均显著提升,扬麦13的水SRC较对照显著下降。涝渍害处理7 d对供试小麦的粉质仪参数无显著影响。(3)供试的3个弱筋小麦品种籽粒品质受基因型的影响大于涝渍害。     

低温冷凉区覆膜玉米子粒灌浆速率和产量特征分析

在吉林省东部低温冷凉区,通过logistic方程比较覆膜和不覆膜玉米子粒灌浆过程,探讨不同种植方式对玉米子粒灌浆和产量的影响。结果表明,通过覆膜可有效提高地温,促进玉米生育进程,提高玉米灌浆速率,延长灌浆持续时间,显著增加玉米百粒重和产量。通过覆膜,3个品种两年平均产量最高可达11 571 kg/hm~2。平均灌浆速率(R_(mean))和灌浆速率达到最大时的玉米生长量(W_(max)),与玉米百粒重和产量存在显著的正相关关系。     

不同时期旱地冬小麦品种更替过程中灌浆特性研究

为了解旱地小麦品种更替过程中灌浆特性的变化,以8个不同年代的旱地冬小麦品种和1个水地冬小麦品种为材料,在干旱和灌水两种水分处理下,比较了不同小麦品种间籽粒灌浆特性及产量差异。结果表明,小麦籽粒产量和千粒重随品种更替逐渐增加,灌浆速率和灌浆天数也呈增长趋势。干旱处理后,冬小麦的灌浆天数相对缩短,且现代品种的降低幅度较早期品种小;早期品种平均灌浆速率略有下降,现代旱地品种长武134和长旱58则得到提高。在灌水处理下水地品种西农9871的千粒重明显高于干旱处理,旱地品种在两种处理间差异不显著。这说明灌浆速率的提高和灌浆天数的延长是现代旱地品种具有较高粒重和产量的主要原因。     

Characterization of physicochemical qualities and starch structures of two indica rice varieties tolerant to high temperature during grain filling

An extreme high temperature during grain filling is an important environmental factor that reduce the yield and quality of rice. In this study, we compared the grain appearance, composition and starch structure of four rice varieties response to high temperature during grain filling. The results obviously revealed that two indica AUS varieties Halwa and Jamir showed more tolerance to high temperature during grain filling than either the japonica Nipponbare or another AUS rice DJ24. The data showed that Halwa and Jamir presented less chalkiness, less grain weight loss, less change of endosperm components as well as starch structure than Nipponbare and DJ24 under high temperature treatment. Hence, the results implied that Halwa and Jamir might be useful targets to further identify genetic mechanism response to high temperature, at least during grain filling and endosperm development. Moreover, these AUS varieties have potential application value in further breeding of rice with good quality and heat tolerance.     

Genetic variability in the response of fatty acid composition to minimum night temperature during grain filling in sunflower

It is not known if the response of the oil fatty acid composition to temperature is similar among sunflower hybrids, especially among traditional hybrids. The objective of this work was to asses the genetic variability of the response of the oil fatty acid composition to temperature during the period 100–300 °C day after flowering among sunflower hybrids. Seven traditional hybrids and a high oleic hybrid were grown in several locations of Argentina. With the same hybrids two experiments were carried out in growth chambers where the plants were exposed to different day–night temperatures during grain filling. From these field and growth chamber experiments wide ranges of variation of temperature and oil fatty acid compositions for each hybrid were obtained. The concentration of oleic acid in sunflower oil showed a sigmoidal response to minimum night temperature from 100 to 300 °C day after flowering, increasing almost lineally within a given range of temperature. Outside this range, the concentration of this fatty acid remained merely constant. The same mathematical expressions characterized the response of oleic acid concentration to temperature in both, traditional and high oleic hybrids. The same expression also described the response of other fatty acids to temperature in all the hybrids. Differences between hybrids were observed for the minimum and maximum concentration of oleic acid and also for the maximum slope and range of the response. Since the sum of oleic + linoleic acids increased with temperature, increasing temperature reduced the concentration of saturated fatty acids and behenic acid. Genetic variability in the response of these fatty acids to temperature was observed. The results presented here show that it is possible to obtain sunflower oils of very different qualities combining the genetic variability in the response of the fatty acid composition to temperature and the climatic diversity under which sunflower is cultivated.     

Effects of N and K fertilizers on durum wheat quality in different environments

Eight genotypes from two different genetic pools (high yielding varieties and landraces) were assessed for grain yield (GY) and for five quality traits: protein content (P), thousand kernel weight (TKW), yellow berry (YB), gluten content (G_c) and gluten index (G_i) in sub-humid and semi-arid areas using four combinations of nitrogen and potassium fertilizers during two cropping seasons. Genotype × Environment × Fertilizers (G × E × F) was significant only for protein content (p < 0.05); and E × F was found significant (p < 0.05) for all parameters. Greater quality related traits expression was noted in the semi-arid areas for both genetic pools. Excessive rainfall in semi-arid areas resulted in gluten elasticity reduction. N-fertilizers seemed to enhance protein content and to reduce thousand kernel weight. K-fertilizer, might enhance the increase in both proteins and thousand kernel weight in favorable growing conditions of water availability. Semolina yielding ability was higher in landraces as compared to high yielding varieties particularly using recommended fertilizer management. This group of cultivars showed superiority over high yielding cultivars for quantitative quality parameters.