Compensative Effects of Chemical Regulation with Uniconazole on Physiological Damages Caused by Water Deficiency during the Grain Filling Stage of Wheat

Chemical regulation using plant growth regulators has proved to be potentially beneficial in water‐saving agriculture. This experiment was conducted with winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L. cv. ‘Jingdong 6’) to study the effect of chemical regulation on alleviation of water deficit stress during the grain filling stage. Uniconazole, a plant growth regulator, was foliar sprayed at 85 % (adequate irrigation) and 60 % (deficit irrigation) field capacity. Results showed that the distribution of ³H‐H₂O in roots and flag leaf, characteristics of vascular bundle in primary roots and internode below spike, roots activity, transpiration rate and stomatal conductance of flag leaf were negatively affected by deficit irrigation after flowering. Foliar spraying at the early jointing stage with 13.5 gha^?1 uniconazole was able to relieve and compensate for the harmful effects of deficit irrigation. Both the area of vascular bundle in primary roots and internode below the ear were increased by uniconazole, while root viability and their ability to absorb and transport water were increased. In the flag leaf, stomatal conductance was reduced to maintain the transpiration rate and water use efficiency (WUE) measured for a single wheat plant was higher. Uniconazole increased WUE by 25.0 % under adequate and 22 % under deficit irrigations. Under adequate irrigations, the ¹⁴C‐assimilates export rate from flag leaf in 12 h (E_12h) was increased by 65 % and 36 % in early and late filling stages, while under deficit irrigations, the E_12h of uniconazole‐treated plants exceeded that of control plants by 5 % and 34 % respectively. Physiological damages caused by water deficiency during the grain filling stage of wheat was alleviated by foliar spraying with uniconazole.     

Elevated CO2 increases wheat cer, leaf and tiller development, and shoot and root growth

Whole-plant responses to elevated CO₂ throughout the life cycle are needed to understand future impacts of elevated atmospheric CO₂. In this study, Triticum aestivum L. leaf carbon exchange rates (CER) and carbohydrates, growth, and development were examined at the tillering, booting, and grain-filling stages in growth chambers with CO₂ concentrations of 350 (ambient) or 700 (high) μmol mol^?1. Single-leaf CER values measured on plants grown at high CO₂ were 50% greater than those measured on plants grown at ambient CO₂ for all growth stages, with no photosynthetic acclimation observed at high CO₂. Leaves grown in high CO₂ had more starch and simple sugars at tillering and booting, and more starch at grain-filling, than those grown in ambient CO₂. CER and carbohydrate levels were positively correlated with leaf appearance rates and tillering (especially third-, fourth- and fifth-order tillers). Elevated CO₂ slightly delayed tiller appearance, but accelerated tiller development after appearance. Although high CO₂ increased leaf appearance rates, final leaf number/culm was not effected because growth stages were reached slightly sooner. Greater plant biomass was related to greater tillering. Doubling CO₂ significantly increased both shoot and root dry weight, but decreased the shoot to root ratio. High CO₂ plants had more spikes plant^?1 and spikelets spike^?1, but a similar number of fertile spikelets spike^?1. Elevated CO₂ resulted in greater shoot, root and spike production and quicker canopy development by increasing leaf and tiller appearance rates and phenology.     

14C-labelled Assimilate Distribution in Flowering Maize Plants

Maize ( Zea mays L.) plants were grown in the field and labelled with ¹⁴CO₂ at four leaf positions from silking up to maturity. The ear leaf was the most important source of labelled photosynthates to the ear, followed by the first leaf blade above and below the ear. The movement of labelled assimilates from the second leaf blade below the ear was predominantly downwards. The ear became an important sink soon after silking and continued in importance till harvest.
Initially assimilates were partitioned within the ear as husk < cob < grains but at harvest as grains < cob < husk. There was considerable remobilization of assimilates from the husk and stem. Removal of leaves drastically altered the pattern of distribution of labelled photosynthates and the direction of movement was determined by the position of the source leaf blade and the defoliation treatment. Darkening the leaf blades did not much alter the translocation of the labelled photosynthate and increased slightly its proportion to the grains. The removal of the ear severely altered the pattern of distribution of ¹⁴C, which was mostly deposited in the stem.     

Effects of Free‐Air Carbon Dioxide Enrichment on Sap Flow and Canopy Microclimate of Maize Grown under Different Water Supply

The rise of atmospheric CO₂ concentration ([CO₂]) affects stomatal conductance and thus transpiration and leaf temperature. We evaluated the effect of elevated [CO₂] levels under different water supply on daily sap flow and canopy microclimate (air temperature (Tc) and vapour pressure deficit (VPD)) of maize. The crop was cultivated in circular field plots under ambient (AMB, 378 μmol mol^?1) and elevated [CO₂] (FACE, 550 μmol mol^?1) using free‐air CO₂ enrichment with sufficient water in 2007, while in 2008 a DRY semicircle received only half as much water as compared to the WET semicircle from mid of July. In 2007, sap flow was measured in WET simultaneously under AMB and FACE conditions and was significantly decreased by elevated [CO₂]. In 2008, sap flow was measured in all four treatments but not simultaneously. Therefore, data were correlated with potential evaporation and the slopes were used to determine treatment effects. Drought reduced whole‐plant transpiration by 50 % and 37 % as compared to WET conditions under AMB and FACE, respectively. Moreover, CO₂ enrichment did not affect sap flow under drought but decreased it under WET by 20 % averaged over both years. The saving of water in the period before the drought treatment resulted in a displacement of dry soil conditions under FACE as compared to AMB. Under WET, CO₂ enrichment always increased Tc and VPD during the day. Under DRY, FACE plots were warmer and drier most of the time in August, but cooler and damper short after the start of drought in July and from the end of August onwards. Thus, the CO₂ effect on transpiration under drought was variable and detectable rather easy by measuring canopy microclimate.     

Effects of soil drought during the vegetative phase of seedling growth on the uptake of 14co2 and the accumulation and translocation of 14C in cultivars of field bean (vicia faba L. Var. Minor) and field pea (pisum sativum L.) Of different drought tolerance

During the vegetative phase of growth of two field bean and two field pea cultivars of different drought tolerance, the effect of short and prolonged soil drought on gas exchange (CO₂ i H₂O), leaf water potential (ψ), stomatal diffusive resistance (r_S), uptake of CO₂, and the distribution and accumulation of ¹⁴C was studied. Differences in the response to drought conditions between resistant and susceptible cultivars were marked. After 5 days of soil drought, the decrease in net photosynthesis and transpiration rate and the increase of stomatal resistance were greater in the drought-resistant cultivars than in the drought-susceptible ones. In contrast, after 10 days of drought the decrease of leaf P_N (CO₂ assimilation rate), E (rate of transpiration) and ψ (water potential) was greater in the susceptible cultivars than in the resistant ones. Significant differences between the resistant and the susceptible cultivars were also observed in the assimilation and translocation of ¹⁴C by the green parts of the plant. The amount of carbon accumulation in roots in drought-susceptible cultivars increased less than in the drought-resistant cultivars. For treatments in which optimal soil watering was resumed after 5 or 10 days of drought there was no evidence of effects of drought on the majority of measurements, but the drought-resistant cultivars showed a general tendency for a more rapid recovery. Our results confirm the existence of genetic variability in drought tolerance among the cultivars of field bean and field pea. The recorded differences in the response to drought of experimental cultivars may indicate that, under water deficit in the soil and in plant tissues, they may use different strategies to avoid the damaging effects of temporary limitation of water supply; for example, the drought-resistant cultivars may more effectively conserve tissue hydration through effective stomatal closure. Also, the observed changes in carbon assimilation and accumulation might be the reason for their different responses to drought. The change in radioactivity losses in the control and stressed plants may result from the differences in demand for energy to maintain cell structure and function. Similarly, the less intense carbon accumulation in the roots of the sensitive cultivars could be caused by more harmful effects of drought on root growth.     

模拟大气温度和CO_2浓度升高对双季稻氮素利用的影响

未来气候主要表现为大气温度和CO2浓度升高的变化趋势,升温2℃和CO2浓度达到450μL L–1(同比增加60μL L–1)情景是哥本哈根共识下的安全阈值。本研究采用自主研制的开顶式气室(open-top chamber,OTC)进行双季稻大田原位模拟试验,以早稻两优287和晚稻湘丰优9号为试验材料,设置了大田(UC)、对照(CK)、增温2℃(CT)、增CO2 60μL L–1(CC)和同时增温2℃增CO2 60μL L–1(CTC)5个处理,研究温度和CO2浓度升高对双季稻产量和氮素利用的影响。结果表明,早稻CT的籽粒产量和氮素积累量均低于CK,CC和CTC比CK提高籽粒产量19.7%和2.0%,提高氮素积累量15.7%和5.1%;晚稻CT、CC和CTC籽粒产量和氮素积累量比CK分别提高9.2%、14.4%和18.8%,及7.3%、10.2%和15%。茎叶氮素转运率和贡献率早稻CC和CTC略低于CK,晚稻CC、CTC均高于CK。氮素吸收利用率早稻以CC最高(45.7%),晚稻以CTC最高(48.5%),分别比CK提高了35.5%和33.1%。氮素农学利用率与之一致,早稻和晚稻的CC和CTC均最高(23.1 kg kg–1和26.9 kg kg–1),比CK提高了56.3%和46.2%。氮素生理利用率早稻和晚稻均以CC最高,相比CK提高了12.7%和10.5%,但差异不显著。CK与UC之间各项指标差异不大,这表明OTC覆盖对水稻生长造成的影响在可接受误差之内。综上所述,本研究认为温度升高2℃对早稻产量和氮素利用倾向于不利影响,对晚稻则相反;CO2浓度增加60μL L–1对早稻和晚稻产量和氮素利用倾向于有利影响;同时增温和增CO2对早稻表现抵消作用,对晚稻表现协同作用。     

Contribution of Pre- and Post-anthesis Photosynthates to Grains in Pearl Millet under Water Deficit

When rains end early, grain yield productivity of pearl millet ( Pennisetum glaucum [L.] R. Br.), a rainfed cereal crop of arid and semi-arid regions is limited by water deficits during flowering and grainfilling. Reserves of assimilates present at flowering and available for later remobilization to the grains, could act has buffer under water deficit conditions during flowering and grainfilling. The contribution of pre- and post-anthesis assimilates to grain yield under water-deficit conditions during flowering and grainfilling was investigated by ¹⁴C labeling of leaves at boot and 10 days after anthesis of field-grown plants. Water deficit resulted in 20 percent reduction to grain yield in the main tiller. The distribution pattern of labeled carbon at harvest in various plant parts in water deficit and irrigated control treatments was similar. About 25 percent of the pre-anthesis assimilates was translocated to the grain at harvest, while 95 percent of the post-anthesis (current) assimilates was translocated to the grain. At grain maturity, about 60 percent of the pre-anthesis assimilate was distributed in inflorescence structures, and in upper three inter-nodes which were the active sinks at boot stage. Post-anthesis assimilates were directed towards the grain development which was the active sink after flowering. In conclusion, about 25 percent of the pre-anthesis assimilates are translocated to the grain at harvest and there was no additional contribution under water deficit and post-anthesis assimilates were primarily translocated to the developing grain.     

Deficit Irrigation of Soya Bean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] in a Sub-humid Climate

An experiment was conducted to investigate the influence of different levels of water deficit on yield and crop water requirement of soya beans in a sub‐humid environment (Southern Marmara region, Bursa, Turkey) in 2005 and 2006. One full‐irrigated treatment (T₁), one non‐irrigated treatment (T₅) and three different deficit irrigation (T₂ = 25 % water deficit, T₃ = 50 % water deficit, T₄ = 75 % water deficit) treatments were applied to ‘Nova’ soya bean planted on a clay soil. Non‐irrigated and all deficit irrigation treatments significantly reduced biomass and seed yield and yield components. The full‐irrigated (T₁) treatment had the highest yield (3760 kg ha^?1), while the non‐irrigated (T₅) treatment had the lowest yield (2069 kg ha^?1), a 45.0 % seed yield reduction. T₂, T₃ and T₄ deficit irrigation treatments produced 11.7–27.4 % less seed yield than the T₁ treatment. Harvest index showed less and irregular variation among irrigation treatments. Both leaf area per plant and leaf area index were significantly reduced at all growth stages as amount of irrigation water was decreased. Evapotranspiration increased with increased amounts of irrigation water supplied. Our results indicate that higher amounts of irrigation resulted in higher seed yield, whereas water use efficiency and irrigation water use efficiency values decreased when irrigation amount increased.     

Irrigation and Nutrient Effects on Growth and Water–Yield Relationship of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in Central India

Increasing production of wheat from a limited water supply can result from efficient irrigation and nutrient management. A 3‐year field experiment was conducted at the Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal, to study the growth, yield, seasonal evapotranspiration (ET) and water use efficiency (WUE), and the water–yield relationship of wheat in a soybean–wheat cropping system on vertisols. Three levels of irrigation, viz. I₀, no post‐sowing irrigation; I₁, two irrigations [crown root initiation (CRI) and flowering stage]; and I₂, three irrigations (CRI, maximum tillering and flowering stage) and three nutrient management treatments, viz. F₀, control (without fertilizer/manure); F₁, 100 % NPK (100–21.5–24.9 kg ha^?1); and F₂, 100 % NPK + farmyard manure (FYM‐10 t ha^?1) were tested in a split‐plot design with three replication. It has been established (through anova ) that the year effect was rather negligible and the interaction effects of irrigation and nutrient management on the growth parameters, ET, yield components, yield and WUE were significant. Plant height, progressive leaf area index, dry matter accumulation and crop growth rate were higher in I₂F₂, and I₂F₁ and I₁F₂ were statistically at par. The seasonal ET increased significantly with the increase in water supply in every nutrient treatment and it was highest in I₂F₂ and lowest in I₀F₀. The highest grain yield was obtained in I₂F₂; and a similar yield was recorded in I₃F₁ and I₂F₂. This shows a strong interaction effect between irrigation and nutrients. Yield components, viz. number of ears m^?2, number of grains ear^?1 and 1000‐grain weight were significant. The higher number of ears m^?2 containing greater number of grains with relatively heavier weights appeared to have contributed to the higher yield in I₁F₂, I₂F₁ and I₂F₂. The highest WUE obtained in I₀F₂ did not correspond to the highest yield and maximum ET, but a WUE of 10.43 kg ha^?1 mm^?1 in the I₂F₂ combination corresponded with the highest yield and the seasonal ET requirement was 391.8, which was 137 % greater than the water use at maximum WUE. The ET–grain yield relationship was linear, with a lowest regression slope (i.e. marginal WUE) and elasticity of water production (E_wp) in F₀ and a considerably higher slope and E_wp in F₁ and F₂. As the E_wp is positive and close to one in 100 % NPK treatment, the scope of improving WUE and yield with only inorganic fertilizer is very little, and relatively greater scope exists in the integrated management of organic manure and inorganic fertilizer. The results suggest that integrated nutrient management (100 % NPK + FYM) in conjunction with three irrigations maximized yield of wheat with concomitant improvement in ET and WUE under limited water availability.     

水分亏缺对小麦穗部光合特性及花前14C-同化物分配的影响

为明确干旱胁迫对小麦穗部花前同化物合成和转运的影响,选用旱地品种西农928和水分敏感品种郑引1号,通过¹⁴CO₂标记技术研究了水分亏缺下穗部光合特性及穗部花前同化物的转运和分配规律。水分亏缺条件下,西农928灌浆前期、中期的穗部净光合速率、颖壳中叶绿素含量及可溶性总糖含量略有下降,而郑引1号显著下降。成熟期西农928的水分利用效率上升1.7% (P>0.05),籽粒中¹⁴C-同化物分配率略降3.2% (P>0.05);而郑引1号水分利用效率下降16.9% (P<0.05),籽粒中花前¹⁴C-同化物分配率上升7.8% (P<0.05)。试验表明,水分亏缺对西农928穗部光合的影响有限; 适度水分亏缺促进了水分敏感品种郑引1号颖壳及内外稃中花前¹⁴C-同化物向籽粒的转运, 相对提高了其穗部花前光合同化物对籽粒灌浆的贡献率。     

Effect of Ethephon Spraying at Three Developmental Stages of Barley Planted in Arid and Semiarid Mediterranean Locations

To determine the effects of ethephon [(2‐chloroethyl) phosphonic acid] on yield and yield components of rainfed barley in arid (150 mm rainfall) and semiarid (346 mm) regions, the present study was conducted during the growing seasons of 1999–2001. Ethephon was applied at the tillering, stem elongation and flowering stages. Acomparison of the effect of ethephon on rainfed and irrigated barley performed at the semiarid location in the following season confirmed the results. Ethephon decreased grain yield when sprayed at tillering and stem elongation compared with the later flowering stage for both the arid and semiarid locations. All arid‐location barley plants had lower grain yields than the semiarid‐location plants. There was a reduction in spikes m^?2 in the tillering and stem elongation stage sprayings compared to the control for both locations. In the semiarid and arid locations no difference in earliness (50 % heading) was observed between spraying times but ethephon always delayed heading. All arid‐location plants were earlier than semiarid‐location plants. However, when ethephon was used with supplementary irrigation it was found to increase grain yield, spikes m^?2 and earliness.     

CO2浓度升高和施氮对冬小麦花前贮存碳氮转运的影响

为探讨大气CO₂浓度升高对冬小麦花前贮存碳氮转运的影响及氮素营养的调节作用,以小偃22和小偃6号为材料,于2007—2009连续2个生长季,利用开顶式气室进行盆栽试验,对背景CO₂浓度(375 μL L^-1)和高CO₂浓度(2007—2008年度680 μL L^-1, 2008—2009年度750 μL L^-1)条件下不同施氮处理的干物质和氮素在籽粒、花前地上部中的累积以及花后营养器官的转运进行了评价。2007—2008年度设4个施氮水平,分别是0、0.1、0.2和0.3 g kg^-1土; 2008—2009年度设3个施氮水平,分别是0、0.15和0.30 g kg^-1土。结果表明,施氮和CO₂浓度升高促进了干物质和氮素在籽粒和花前营养器官的积累,增加了花前营养器官和地上部贮存干物质和氮素向籽粒的转运量,适量施氮提高了CO₂浓度升高对花前营养器官干物质和氮素累积以及花后向籽粒转运的正向效应。与背景CO₂浓度相比,高CO₂浓度提高了花前营养器官和地上部干物质对籽粒产量的贡献率和转运率,但CO₂浓度升高对花前氮素的贡献率和转运率的影响因年份和品种而异。CO₂浓度升高后,2007—2008年度各营养器官和地上部,以及2008—2009年度茎鞘和穗的氮素贡献率和转运率均增加,但2008—2009年度2个品种叶片和地上部氮素贡献率在施氮时均显著降低,小偃22叶片和地上部氮素转运率在各施氮水平下以及小偃6号地上部氮素转运率在0.13 g kg^-1土施氮水平下均明显增加。适量施氮也在大多数情况下增强了CO₂浓度升高对营养器官干物质和氮素的贡献率和转运率的正向效应。说明CO₂浓度升高后小麦产量和氮素积累增加与其促进花前干物质和氮素积累及花后向籽粒的转运密切相关。     

不同覆盖方式和施氮量对糜子光合特性及产量性状的影响

于2011-2013年以榆糜2号为试验材料, 采用双因素裂区设计, 以覆盖栽培方式为主因素, 氮肥应用水平为副因素,调查分析不同栽培方式和施氮量下糜子光合指标及产量性状的变化。结果表明, 与传统不覆盖和不施肥相比, 覆盖和施氮均显著提高糜子开花至成熟阶段旗叶的叶绿素含量、净光合速率(P_n)、气孔导度(G_s)和蒸腾速率(T_r), 同时显著降低胞间CO₂浓度(C_i), 光合改善效果以“W”垄覆地膜+垄间覆秸秆和180 kg·hm^–2氮肥施用量最为显著。覆盖和氮肥均显著提高糜子开花期和成熟期干物质积累量、干物质在各器官中的分配量, 降低糜子花前营养器官贮藏同化物转运量及其对籽粒的贡献率, 而提高了糜子花后同化物在籽粒中的分配量及其对籽粒的贡献率。覆盖显著提高糜子产量、千粒重、穗粒数和穗长, 其调控效应以“W”垄覆地膜+垄间覆秸秆较好;随施氮量的提高, 糜子产量和千粒重先升后降, 而穗粒数和穗长持续增加, 适宜的氮肥施用量为135~145 kghm^–2。因此, 建议黄土高原糜子最佳栽培措施为“W”垄覆地膜+垄间覆秸秆的二元覆盖集水保水系统结合135~145 kghm^–2氮肥用量。     

Strategies to Improve the Use Efficiency of Mineral Fertilizer Nitrogen Applied to Winter Wheat

Recovery of fertilizer nitrogen (N) applied to winter wheat crops at tillering in spring is lower than that of N applied at later growth stages because of higher losses and immobilization of N. Two strategies to reduce early N losses and N immobilization and to increase N availability for winter wheat, which should result in an improved N use efficiency (= higher N uptake and/or increased yield per unit fertilizer N), were evaluated. First, 16 winter wheat trials (eight sites in each of 1996 and 1997) were conducted to investigate the effects of reduced and increased N application rates at tillering and stem elongation, respectively, on yield and N uptake of grain. In treatment 90‐70‐60 (90 kg N ha^?1 at tillering, 70 kg N ha^?1 at stem elongation and 60 kg N ha^?1 at ear emergence), the average values for grain yield and grain N removal were up to 3.1 and 5.0 % higher than in treatment 120‐40‐60, reflecting conventional fertilizer practice. Higher grain N removal for the treatment with reduced N rates at tillering, 90‐70‐60, was attributed to lower N immobilization (and N losses), which increased fertilizer N availability. Secondly, as microorganisms prefer NH₄⁺ to NO₃^? for N immobilization, higher net N immobilization would be expected after application of the ammonium‐N form. In a pot experiment, net N immobilization was higher and dry matter yields and crop N contents at harvest were lower with ammonium (ammonium sulphate + nitrification inhibitor Dicyandiamide) than with nitrate (calcium nitrate) nutrition. Five field trials were then conducted to compare calcium nitrate (CN) and calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) nutrition at tillering, followed by two CAN applications for both treatments. At harvest, crop N and grain yield were higher in the CN than in the CAN treatment at each N supply level. In conclusion, fertilizer N use efficiency in winter wheat can be improved if N availability to the crops is increased as a result of reduced N immobilization (and N losses) early in the growth period. N application systems could be modified towards strategies with lower N applications at tillering compensated by higher N dressing applications later. An additional advantage is expected to result from use of nitrate‐N fertilizers at tillering.     

The Alleviating Effect of Elevated CO2 on Heat Stress Susceptibility of Two Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Cultivars

This study analysed the alleviating effect of elevated CO₂ on stress‐induced decreases in photosynthesis and changes in carbohydrate metabolism in two wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum L.) of different origin. The plants were grown in ambient (400 μl l^?1) and elevated (800 μl l^?1) CO₂ with a day/night temperature of 15/10 °C. At the growth stages of tillering, booting and anthesis, the plants were subjected to heat stress of 40 °C for three continuous days. Photosynthetic parameters, maximum quantum efficiency of photosystem II (PSII) photochemistry (F_v/F_m) and contents of pigments and carbohydrates in leaves were analysed before and during the stress treatments as well as after 1 day of recovery. Heat stress reduced P_N and F_v/F_m in both wheat cultivars, but plants grown in elevated CO₂ maintained higher P_N and F_v/F_m in comparison with plants grown in ambient CO₂. Heat stress reduced leaf chlorophyll contents and increased leaf sucrose contents in both cultivars grown at ambient and elevated CO₂. The content of hexoses in the leaves increased mainly in the tolerant cultivar in response to the combination of elevated CO₂ and heat stress. The results show that heat stress tolerance in wheat is related to cultivar origin, the phenological stage of the plants and can be alleviated by elevated CO₂. This confirms the complex interrelation between environmental factors and genotypic traits that influence crop performance under various climatic stresses.     

瞬时CO2浓度变化对杏属植物光合生理影响研究

为探讨CO2浓度瞬时变化对杏碳同化能力、水分利用能力的影响,进一步了解杏属植物在未来大气CO2浓度升高和全球变暖情况下的生长潜力和生态优势。作者利用Li-6400便携式光合测定仪对15个2年生杏品种进行瞬时CO2浓度倍降和倍升处理的光合参数测定。结果表明,瞬时CO2浓度变化显著影响杏属植物光合作用,在瞬时CO2浓度升高情况下,最大净光合速率(Amax)升高,呼吸速率(Rd)下降,光补偿点(LCP)降低,表光量子效率(AQY)提高,水分利用效率(WUE)显著增强,但光饱和点(LSP)变化不显著,不同品种Gs和Tr反应有一定差异。适当增加CO2浓度能提高杏属植物对弱光和水分的利用能力,促进光合作用,增加同化物积累,加速碳素循环。     

Slow Export of Photoassimilate from Stay-green Leaves during Late Grain-Filling Stage in Hybrid Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Hybrid winter wheat (cv. XN901) shows a strong hybrid vigor in terms of yield potential and its leaves and stems stay green when its kernels reach maturity. Much of its pre-stored carbon reserve is left unused in its stems and leaves. In this study, photosynthesis and translocation of carbon assimilates of the hybrid wheat were investigated at its late grain-filling stage. Feeding labelled ¹⁴CO₂ to flag leaves of XN901 showed that its export to grains was much slower than that of an ordinary cultivar (Shaan 229) that is currently used in production. Within 24 h of labelling, Shaan 229 and XN901 exported 59 % and 40 %, respectively, of the ¹⁴C from their flag leaves. At the sink side, 52.1 % of the fed ¹⁴C in Shaan 229 was exported to its grains within the first 24 h while XN901 deposited only 15.8 % of the fed ¹⁴C in the grains at the same period. Photosynthetic rates and chlorophyll contents in the flag leaves declined much more slowly in XN901 than in Shaan 229 during the late grain-filling stage. Hybrid wheat XN901 also had a longer grain-filling period (6 days longer), higher grain yield (15 % more), but lower harvest index (19 % less) than Shaan 229. Its grain-filling rate was lower but declined more slowly at the late grain-filling stage than that of Shaan 229. Results indicate that the strong hybrid vigour of XN901 leads to an unfavourably delayed senescence which results in the much unused carbon reserve in its straws. Raising harvest index should be the key aim to materialize its yield potential.     

Heritability estimates of spaced-plant traits in three perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) cultivars

Summary Seed yield in perennial ryegrass is low and unpredictable. Spaced-plant traits suitable for indirect selection for total seed yield in drilled plots would be very useful. The objectives of this investigation were to evaluate genetic variation for seed yield components and other traits among clones from three perennial ryegrass cultivars differing in seed yield and their open-pollinated progenies. Per cultivar, a random set of 50 genotypes was cloned and on each genotype seed was generated by open pollination. Clonal ramets of the parents were observed for 17 traits in 1986 at two locations. In 1987 and 1988, parents and progenies were observed as single plants in a randomized complete block design with two replications. There was little cultivar-environment interaction for most traits. The parents differed significantly for almost all traits. Half-sib (HS) families differed for only three to five traits. Broad-sense heritabilities (h² _b), based on variance components of the parents, were moderate to high; earliness had the highest h_b ². Narrow-sense heritabilities (h² _n), based on variance components among HS-families, were low to moderate and mostly not significant; for most traits h² _n estimates varied between years and cultivars. Flag leaf width and date of first anthesis showed the highest h² _n. Narrow-sense heritability estimates from parent-offspring regressions (h² _nPO) ranged from non-significant to high, depending on year and cultivar; they were generally higher than the corresponding h² _n estimates. Generally, h² _nPO was highest for earliness, flag leaf width, ear length and the number of spikelets per ear. Breeding methods that capitalize on additive genetic variance, such as mass selection, should result in improvement for these traits.     

Grain yield of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under long‐term heat stress is sink‐limited with stronger inhibition of kernel setting than grain filling

The aim of the study was to investigate source‐sink relations of wheat under continuous heat stress and to identify bottle necks of yield formation. A pot experiment was conducted in two climatic chambers exposing wheat plants (Triticum aestivum L. cv. Thasos) either to day/night temperatures of 20/20°C (control conditions) or of 30/25°C (heat stress) during the whole vegetation period in the absence of plant water deficit. Plants were harvested at four phenological stages: three‐node stage (DC 33), start of flowering (DC 61), grain filling (DC 75) and maturity (DC 94). Heat stress shortened the development phases of the plants and caused a significant decrease in total above‐ground biomass between 19% and 41%. At grain filling and at maturity, the reductions in total shoot biomass mainly resulted from grain yield depressions by 77% and 58%, respectively. The ear number per plant was significantly higher under heat stress in comparison with the control, at maturity it was more than doubled. On the contrary, under heat stress, the kernel number per ear was strongly decreased by 83% and 75% during grain filling and at maturity, respectively. The decrease in individual kernel weight was 23% at maturity. Thus, the heat‐stressed plants were able to strongly increase the number of ear‐bearing tillers which were able to set only a small number of kernels, yet these kernels showed good grain filling. The harvest index (HI) of heat‐stressed plants was significantly reduced by 36% (control: HI = 50.1% ± 0.4, heat: HI = 32.2% ± 0.9***). The plants in the stress treatment adapted to the adverse conditions by less biomass production which presumably allowed a higher transpiration without an increase in total water consumption. Nevertheless, under heat stress, the water use efficiency (WUE_grain) was strongly decreased by 62% as a result of a small grain yield. In ears and grains, the sucrose, glucose and fructose concentrations were not significantly different between control and heat stress at start of flowering and during grain filling. Thus, the supply of assimilates was not restricted (no source limitation). Sink capacity was reduced by heat stress, as lesser and smaller kernels were produced than in the control. Concerning sink activity, the sink‐limiting step during kernel set is probably the active transport of hexoses across the plasma membrane into the developing kernels, which could also affect grain filling. This needs to be investigated in more detail in further studies.     

湖南双季稻氮磷钾配方优化及追肥运筹增产效果分析

为了筛选出适合湖南双季稻生产的配方复合肥及追肥模式,采用田间试验的方法,在湖南长沙县开慧镇、干杉镇,岳阳县麻塘镇（晚稻在新墙镇）典型双季稻区开展了水稻氮磷钾肥料配方及2次追肥的增产效果研究。结果表明：与主推的配方肥（早、晚稻N-P₂O₅-K₂O分别为20-10-10和26-10-13）相比,优化配方肥（分别增加磷钾比例）适当减氮,早稻保持平产,晚稻增产187.5~378.0 kg/hm²,增产幅度为2.6%~5.9%。其中,N-P₂O₅-K₂O为18-14-16配方适合早稻的生产,N-P₂O₅-K₂O为18-9-16配方适合晚稻的生产。在追肥量一定的条件下,分蘖期、孕穗期分次追肥较分蘖期一次追肥早稻增产187.5~382.5 kg/hm²,氮肥利用率提高10.9~24.2个百分点;晚稻增产258.0~415.5 kg/hm²,氮肥利用率提高8.3~13.4个百分点。