Seed growth of three perennial ryegrass cultivars sown on two dates and treated with trinexapac ethyl straw shortener

First‐year crops of diploid perennial ryegrass (cvs. Meridian, Bronsyn and Grasslands Impact) were sown on 1 April and 14 May 2008. Applications of trinexapac ethyl (TE) plant growth regulator at 0, 200 and 400 g a.i. ha^?1 were used to shorten stems to examine the impact of seed growth. Seed filling followed a consistent sigmoidal growth pattern with a lag phase of 127°C days, and linear duration of 390°C days. Time to 95% of final seed weight was 517°C days. Seed yield increases from TE were from higher numbers of first‐grade seeds m^?2, achieved by a higher rate of seed filling during the linear phase of 0·115 mg per °C day per spike. For all cultivars, the maximum stem dry weight occurred at 310–400°C days post‐anthesis, which suggest the stem was a strong sink. As seeds developed, their demand for assimilate increased and they drew more from the stem. At harvest, stem weights from TE treatments were 25% heavier than at anthesis, while untreated ‘Bronsyn’ and ‘Grasslands Impact’ stems were similar to those at anthesis. Thus, stems treated with TE contributed assimilates to increase seed yield but were still a net sink with assimilates in the stem at harvest. Trinexapac ethyl rate induced an inverse relationship between seed yield and stem height. This showed that competition for assimilate between stems and growing seeds limited the seed yield. Management or genetic factors that reduce stem height are likely to increase seed yields of perennial ryegrass.     

Higher crop performance of rice hybrids than of elite inbreds in the tropics: 2. Does sink regulation,rather than sink size,play a major role?

Higher harvest index, widely reported as a main trait supporting major improvements in rice yield potential, also supports the higher performance of hybrids over inbreds. Although higher sink size is generally claimed for being the driver of higher grain filling in hybrid rice, it is relevant to question whether efficient sink regulation, that is timing and magnitude of the successive sink activities over crop growth from early stage, plays a role in supporting higher harvest index and is a key feature ensuring higher performance of hybrid rice. The partitioning coefficient (PC), as the increase in dry matter of one single organ over that of shoot, was calculated over short and successive periods to quantify the dynamics of dry matter partitioning. Four hybrid and four inbred genotypes of similar crop duration were grown under the same cropping management on the IRRI farm during a wet and a dry seasons. While PC to blade and sheath was similar for both plant types in both seasons at the early stage, PC to culm of hybrids was higher than that of inbreds, and PC to blade was lower, in the late vegetative and early reproductive phases. During the late reproductive phase, PC to panicle of hybrids was higher than that of inbreds, and PC to culm was lower whereas culm elongation was similar for both plant types. During grain filling, PC to culm was significantly more negative with hybrids which indicated stronger remobilization with hybrids. Specific culm length before anthesis, as low as 40 cm g⁻¹, accounted for storage ability, and at maturity, as high as 130 cm g⁻¹, for remobilization ability. Sink strength index, as a better indicator of dry matter partitioning efficiency than harvest index, and unfilled grain size, as an indicator of assimilate wastage, were suggested as key indices to account for the better sink regulation in hybrid rice and to improve screening protocols for increasing yield potential and tolerance to lodging.     

Perspective on oil flax yield and dry biomass with reduced nitrogen supply

Field experiment was arranged in a randomized complete block design to determine effects of nitrogen (N) application levels (J0: 150 ​kg/hm², J1: 120 ​kg/hm², J2: 90 ​kg/hm², J3: 60 ​kg/hm²) on regulating dry biomass accumulation, allocation and translocation, and grain yield of oil flax during 2018 cropping season. Significant promotion was observed in dry matter during accumulation stage of oil flax, when N rate was reduced by 40% (from 150 to 90 ​kg/hm²). Under J2 treatment, translocation of dry matter from vegetative organs to pod increased by 38.46% and 61.54% respectively, when compared with J1 and J0 treatment. Dry matter distribution proportion of pod at maturity increased 4.47%–7.61%, contribution rate of leaf to grain upgraded 5.09%–8.77%, and number of effective pods and grains per pod increased by 27.16%–45.38% and 6.49%–26.59% respectively compared to other treatments. As a result, seed yield of oil flax under J2 treatment was 2.23%–18.21% higher than those of other treatments. Our study recommended 90 ​kg/hm² as the best N fertilizer level to improve seed yield of oil flax.     

A simple Method for Selection of Potato Lines with a Higher Root/Total Ratio at an Early Stage in the Seedling Generation

Abstract

The growth directions and elongation rates of axile roots that compose the framework of an upland rice root system are quite varied. The objective of this study was to elucidate the direction of growth of the axile roots relative to their root diameter and the structural characteristics of their root caps. The relationships of photosynthate translocation to either the growth direction or the elongation rate of the axile roots were also examined using a stable isotope 13G. The growth direction of the axile roots significantly correlated with their diameter. The axile roots with a relatively large diameter tended to elongate vertically in the vegetative stage, though the regression coefficients varied according to phyllochrons. The roots that emerged at the reproductive stage elongated horizontally relative to the large diameter. In the roots that emerged at the same phyllochrons, the prophyll roots elongated more vertically than the proximal roots did. The axile roots that elongated vertically formed wide columellae and large amyloplasts in the cap cells. The highest ¹³C abundance in the axile root tip zone was found at 21 hrs after feeding ¹³CO₂. The length of the apical unbranched zone behind the axile root tip positively correlated with the ¹³C abundance in the root apical zones during the first 21 hrs after feeding, indicating that the roots that elongated fast would be superior in photosynthate intake in the apical zone. The axile roots that elongated vertically took in more photosynthate in their apical zones, however, the relationship was not particularly close.     

Estimation of dry matter and starch concentration in potatoes by determination of under-water weight and near infrared spectroscopy

Summary Potato food and non-food industries need information about dry matter (DM) and starch concentration of tubers. Therefore, calculation of dry matter concentration and starch concentration via under-water weight were optimised. Determination coefficients (R²) were 0.92 and 0.83 (starch concentration between 13 and 23%), and 0.94 and 0.88 (starch concentration ≥13%) for dry matter and starch concentration, respectively. In a second attempt, near infrared spectroscopy models for both constituents were calculated (R² of validation set was 0.98 and 0.96 for dry matter and starch concentration, respectively). Results pointed out superiority of the near infrared technique with less divergence than the techniques of under-water weighting.     

Growth Dynamic Factors Explaining Yield Improvement in New Versus Old Soybean Cultivars

Reasons for genetic yield improvement in soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.) during cultivar development are not clearly understood. Since greater yield in new vs. old cultivars is largely regulated by final vegetative total dry matter (VTDM[R7]) and/or production efficiencies for node, pod, and seed yield components ([yield component no.]/?VTDM[R7] [no. g^?1]), our objective was to clarify the importance of these two factors for yield improvement in 18 public southern cultivars released between 1953 and 1999. The study was done near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, during 2007 and 2008, with a validation study in 2009. Yield increases were affected by increased production efficiencies for nodes, reproductive nodes (node bearing at least one viable pod), pods, and seeds (R² = 0.42–0.47), but not VTDM(R7). Increased yield component production efficiencies resulted in greater harvest index (HI; R² = 0.55–0.73), which in turn, resulted in greater yield (R² = 0.42). We concluded that a major factor contributing to yield increases between old and new cultivars was increased yield component production efficiency.     

大豆倒伏对植株性状和产量的影响

本文探讨了大豆倒伏对植株性状和产量的影响。指出了大豆倒伏临界冠/根比和倒伏临界期植株的干物质分配状况。经对倒伏和未倒伏植株的比较研究,结果表明,倒伏可以使株高明显增高,分枝减少,并使干物质分配在营养器官中的比例明显高于繁殖器官,最终导致荚重、粒重、百粒重、经济系数显著降低,产量约减少56％。     

Yield and dry matter productivity of Japanese and US soybean cultivars

The difference in yields of cultivars may be causing difference in soybean yield between Japan and the USA. The objective of this study was to identify the effect of the cultivar on dry matter production and to reveal the key factors causing the differences in yield by focusing utilization of solar radiation in recent Japanese and US soybean cultivars. Field experiments were conducted during two seasons in Takatsuki, Japan (34°50′), and in a single season in Fayetteville (36°04′), AR, USA. Five Japanese and 10 US cultivars were observed under near-optimal conditions in order to achieve yields as close to their physiological potential as possible. The seed yield and total aboveground dry matter (TDM) were measured at maturity as long as radiation was intercepted by the canopy. The seed yield ranged from 3.10t ha^?1 to 5.91t ha^?1. Throughout the three environments, the seed yield of US cultivars was significantly higher than that of Japanese cultivars. The seed yield correlated with the TDM rather than the HI with correlation coefficients from .519 to .928 for the TDM vs. .175 to .800 for the HI, for each of the three environments. The higher TDM of US cultivars was caused by a higher radiation use efficiency rather than higher total intercepted radiation throughout the three environments. The seasonal change in the TDM observed in four cultivars indicated that dry matter productivity was different between cultivars, specifically during the seed-filling period.     

Influence of heat stress on dry matter production and photo-assimilate partitioning by four potato clones

Partitioning patterns of¹⁴C labeled assimilates were studied to determine their relationship to dry matter accumulation and distribution in four potato clones (Desiree, DTO-28, LT-1 and Russet Burbank). Plants placed in growth chambers at 35/25 C day/night temperature and 12-hour photo-period two weeks after tuber initiation were compared with plants grown continuously at 25/12 C. Two weeks after temperature treatments were begun, the most recently expanded leaf was labeled with¹⁴CO₂ for 30 minutes, and plants were harvested 20 hours or 15 days later. High temperature reduced total dry matter production and altered dry matter distribution in favor of vines at the expense of tubers. Partitioning of¹⁴C assimilates generally followed the pattern of dry matter distribution. Potato clones exhibited variation in¹⁴C assimilate export from labeled leaves and in partitioning to vines and tubers. Assimilate partitioning to tubers was not consistently higher in clones considered heat tolerant.     

唐山地区青贮玉米种植中荧保素应用技术研究

为探索唐山生态类型区青贮玉米种植中荧保素拌种技术应用的可行性,以沃玉3为材料,通过田间比较试验,研究了荧保素对青贮玉米生物产量与经济效益的影响。结果表明,荧保素拌种处理的鲜生物产量55 695kg/hm^2,干生物产量17 472 kg/hm^2,干物质率31. 37%,对照鲜生物产量50 235 kg/hm^2,干生物产量16 532kg/hm^2,干物质率32. 91%,拌种较对照鲜生物量增产10. 86%,干生物量增产5. 71%,平均每公顷增收约1750元,经济效益显著提高。建议在唐山生态类型区青贮玉米种植中推广应用荧保素拌种技术。     

A simulation model for assimilate partitioning between pods in pea (Pisum sativum L.) during the period of seed set; validation in field conditions

A theoretical model for assimilate partitioning among pods in pea is proposed. In this model, based on previous results from ¹⁴C-labelling experiments, assimilates produced are allocated to each pod in proportion either to their biomass (before the final stage in seed abortion) or to their seed number (after this stage). This model was tested against results obtained from field experiments. Pod growth at each node was measured between the beginning of flowering and the final stage in seed abortion of the last node on the stem. The model predicts the dry matter allocated to pods of each node between two successive sampling dates. Input data are: development parameters, total reproductive growth rate per stem, seed number in pods which have passed the final stage in seed abortion and the dry weight of pods which have not yet reached this stage at the first sampling date. Observed and predicted dry matter amounts allocated to the pods at each node between two sampling dates were highly correlated for all field situations, validating the proposed model.     

沟播对耐盐小麦品种青麦6号干物质积累及籽粒灌浆的影响

为探讨沟播对盐碱地小麦的增产机理,明确适合盐碱地小麦的沟播方式,以小麦耐盐品种青麦6号为试验材料,设置平播(CK)、沟播两行(T1)、沟播三行(T2)三种处理,研究了沟播对盐碱地小麦干物质积累与分配及灌浆速率的影响。研究表明,沟播较平播可显著提高盐碱地小麦旗叶的可溶性糖含量及籽粒的灌浆速率,其中,T2处理的效果最明显。T2处理与其余处理相比显著降低了花前营养器官贮藏同化物的转运量、转运效率及其对籽粒产量的贡献率,但显著提高花后干物质积累量及其对籽粒产量的贡献率。T2处理提高了干物质在茎鞘+叶片、穗轴+颖壳及籽粒中的积累量。沟播处理较平播均能显著提高穗数和产量,其中T2处理的产量达到了7 988.35kg·hm-2。因此认为,沟内三行播种可作为盐碱地小麦较为合理的播种方式。     

孕穗期冷水胁迫对寒地水稻干物质生产的影响

以黑龙江省30份主栽水稻品种或品系为试材,在孕穗期设置17℃冷水灌溉处理(20d),以常规栽培管理为对照,分析冷水胁迫对水稻干物质生产的影响。结果表明,冷水胁迫导致所有试材每穴实粒数、结实率、千粒重和产量下降,并根据相对结实率将试材耐冷性分为1、3、5、7和9级,以7和9级最多,1级最少,分别占总材料的30%和10%。在冷水处理下,全部材料抽穗期至成熟期干物质积累量及比例、群体生长率、净同化率、粒叶比、收获指数、叶面积指数、剑叶叶基角、剑叶和倒2叶与倒3叶披垂度均下降,但高效叶面积率增加。相关分析表明,冷水处理的相对结实率与收获指数(r=0.96**)、产量(r=0.91**)、粒叶比(r=0.84**)和干物质积累量(r=0.48**)的冷水反应指数(CRI)呈极显著正相关,与群体生长率(r=0.44*)、净同化率(r=0.44*)和干物质积累比例(r=0.43*)的CRI显著正相关。综上,孕穗期冷水胁迫对水稻干物质生产的影响在品种间存在很大差异,在冷水胁迫下耐冷性极强品种(系)干物质积累量及比例、群体生长率、净同化率、粒叶比和收获指数对冷水反应迟钝,这是耐冷性极强品种(系)保持较高产量的重要形态特征和生理原因。     

不同作物茬口对冬油菜养分积累和产量的影响

为探究关中平原地区不同作物茬口对冬油菜养分积累和产量的影响,通过两年田间试验,研究分析不同茬口,包括休闲茬口(FW)、大豆茬口(SW)、毛苕子茬口(HW)和玉米茬口(MW)对冬油菜土壤养分含量、地上部干物质积累、分配和氮磷养分吸收积累、产量构成因素以及产量的影响,筛选冬油菜生产适宜的前茬作物,为加强冬油菜生产,提高土地...     

Effect of nitrogen application on the expression of drought-induced root plasticity of upland NERICA rice

ABSTRACT

This study evaluated the effect of three N fertilization levels 60 (low), 120 (medium), and 180 (high) kg N ha^?1 and soil moisture content gradients created by a line-source sprinkler on the expression of plasticity in lateral root branching and dry matter production (DMP) of upland new rice for Africa (NERICA) 1 and 4. There were no significant differences in DMP between NERICA 1 and 4 under well-watered, mild drought, and severe drought conditions regardless of N level. In contrast, under moderate drought (12–21% v/v of soil moisture content [SMC] in 2011 and 16–24% v/v of SMC in 2012), NERICA 1 had significantly higher shoot dry weight, total root length (TRL), lateral root length, and branching index than NERICA 4 at medium and high N; however, there was no significant difference between the two NERICAs in DMP at low N. TRL of NERICA 1 was significantly higher under moderate drought than well-watered conditions, but only with medium and high N. Regardless of N level, moderate drought did not enhance NERICA 4’s root system. Thus, NERICA 1’s root system exhibited plastic development, promoting lateral root branching at medium and high N. These morphological changes were associated with the greater DMP in NERICA 1 than NERICA 4 under moderate drought, whereas the lack of such plasticity at low N meant genotypic differences in DMP were obscured. Our findings implied that N application can improve upland NERICA productivity under moderate drought conditions, but differences in variety and field conditions may influence efficacy.     

Genotypic variation in grain phosphorus concentration,and opportunities to improve P-use efficiency in rice

Continual removal of phosphorus (P) from fields in rice grains at harvest results in lower soil fertility in low-input farming systems and drives the need for fertiliser inputs in high-input farming systems. High-P content in rice grains (the majority as phytate) contributes little to human nutrition and agronomic practices such as growing seedlings in high-P media or seed P coating at sowing (in direct-sown crops) may overcome the reported need for high-P seed for seedling establishment. Thus, reducing the amount of P in rice grains at maturity through breeding may represent a novel means to reduce ‘mining’ of soil P. We investigated the uptake and partitioning of P in rice plants and examined the scope for breeding rice with lower grain P by assessing genotypic variation for phosphorus harvest index (PHI) and seed P concentrations among a set of 38 rice genotypes in the field. At maturity approximately 75% of total plant P was found in grains and translocation of P from stems and leaves contributed substantially to grain P. However, unlike other cereals such as wheat, rice plants continued dry matter and P accumulation until maturity with approximately 40% of total plant P taken up post anthesis. In the field study, PHI differed significantly among genotypes (from 57 to 87) but was highly correlated to HI (P ≤ 0.001), suggesting that exploiting genotypic variation for this trait may be counterproductive. Grain P concentrations varied from 1.96 to 3.18 mg P g⁻¹, and were neither associated with reductions in grain yield or seed size, nor significantly correlated to HI. Grain P concentration therefore appears to be a suitable screening criterion and the 50% variation observed among genotypes suggests that scope exists for breeding rice with lower grain P concentration to reduce the off-take of P from rice fields at harvest.     

小麦种子萌发期抗早衰鉴定指标的初步研究

为了探索小麦抗早衰性的早期鉴定指标,采用种子萌发试验比较了不同抗早衰类型的33个小麦(Triticum aestivum L.)品种(系)萌发种子的芽长、胚芽鞘长、主胚根长、种子根数、根系活力、种子贮藏物质转运率、总鲜重、总干重、根芽干重、干物质含量等指标与抗早衰性之间的关系。结果表明,萌发种子的芽长、胚芽鞘长、主胚根长、种子根数、根系活力、总鲜重及根芽干重等7项指标均与小麦抗早衰性无明显相关性;萌发种子的总干重、干物质含量与小麦抗早衰性有部分相关性,但不能准确区分抗早衰型和典型早衰型品种(系);种子贮藏物质转运率能较好区分不同抗早衰类型的小麦品种,可作为小麦种子萌发期抗早衰性的鉴定指标。     

多效唑对蔓性千斤拔种子产量和干物质生产特性的影响

探讨多效唑对蔓性千斤拔种子产量和干物质生产的调控效应,以为其高产种子生产技术体系建立提供理论依据和技术指导。试验设计4种多效唑浓度处理,比较其对蔓性千斤拔种子产量和干物质生产特性的差异。结果表明,低浓度的多效唑处理对蔓性千斤拔种子产量有较显著的正效应,而高浓度的多效唑处理则有一定的负效应,与CK比较,低浓度多效唑处理(50 mg/L)的种子产量(1318. 5 kg/hm^2)显著提高了17. 3%,但在收获指数上与CK无显著差异,其优势主要来自于千粒重和单株粒重,分别比CK显著增加了8. 31%和20. 6%;同时具有较高的物质生产性能,其后期叶片的SPAD值比CK明显增加3. 44%～4. 67%,其单株总的干物质积累量显著增加了20. 48%。相关分析显示,单株种子粒重与单株总粒数和果荚数呈显著正相关(r=0. 6126和0. 5657),与结实率呈明显的负相关(r=-0. 5361);通径分析表明,各产量构成因子对单株粒重的直接作用大小为单株粒数>结实率>千粒重>单株果荚数,其中单株粒数的贡献率最大,为0. 4918,其次为结实率的0. 2677。     

Physical properties of chia (Salvia hispanica L.) seeds

Physical properties of Salvia hispanica L. seeds were investigated and their application was also discussed. Physical properties were assessed for white and dark seed separately, except for the angle of repose and static coefficient of friction, which were determined for the seed mixture. The mean moisture content was 7.0% (dry basis). The average for the three characteristic dimensions, length, width and thickness was 2.11, 1.32 and 0.81 mm for dark seeds and 2.15, 1.40 and 0.83 mm for white seeds, respectively. The bulk density, true density and the porosity were between 0.667 and 0.722 g cm⁻³, 0.931 and 1.075 g cm⁻³, and 22.9 and 35.9%, respectively. The equivalent diameter ranged from 1.32 to 1.39 mm. The volume of single grain and sphericity ranged between 1.19 and 1.42 mm³, and 62.2 and 66.0%, respectively. The geometric mean diameter ranged between 1.31 and 1.36 mm for dark and white chia seeds, respectively. This parameter could be used for the theoretical determination of seed volume and sphericity. One thousand seed mass averaged 1.323 g for dark seeds, and 1.301 g for white seed. The angle of repose varied between 16° and 18° whereas the value of static coefficient of friction was 0.28 on galvanized sheet and 0.31 on mild steel sheet.     

春季不同时期低温对小麦光合特性和粒重形成的影响

为探讨春季低温导致小麦粒重下降的生理机制,以春性品种扬麦16和半冬性品种徐麦30为材料,分别于倒二叶出生期、孕穗期和开花期对小麦进行人工气候室低温处理,研究不同时期低温对小麦光合生理特性、干物质积累和转运及强、弱势粒粒重形成的影响。结果表明,不同时期低温对叶片SPAD值的影响均表现为低温处理开始至结束后3 d持续下降,结束后6～9 d逐渐回升,两品种在低温处理结束当天和处理后3 d均以孕穗期低温处理下SPAD值降幅最大。不同时期低温处理显著降低叶片净光合速率和气孔导度,并影响花前干物质转运和花后干物质积累。与孕穗期、开花期低温处理相比,倒二叶出生期低温处理显著降低小麦花前干物质转运量,但提高花后干物质积累及其对籽粒产量的贡献率,千粒重降幅最小,扬麦16和徐麦30分别仅为4.49%和4.20%。不同时期低温处理下小麦强势粒粒重的降幅均小于弱势粒,倒二叶出生期低温处理下弱势粒粒重降幅显著低于孕穗期和开花期低温处理。相关性分析表明,低温胁迫下小麦平均千粒重和强势粒粒重相关性不显著(r=0.319,P>0.05),但与弱势粒粒重显著相关(r=0.691,P<0.05)。综上,春季低温胁迫主要通过影响小麦开花前后的光合作用和同化物向籽粒的转运,限制弱势粒的灌浆充实,最终导致粒重下降。