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Agronomic and physiological responses of Chinese facultative wheat genotypes to high-yielding Mediterranean conditions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 August 2015

B. ZHOU ,
A. ELAZAB ,
J. BORT ,
Á. SANZ-SÁEZ ,
M. T. NIETO-TALADRIZ ,
M. D. SERRET  and
J. L. ARAUS
B. ZHOU
Affiliation:
Unitat de Fisiologia Vegetal, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 645, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
A. ELAZAB
Affiliation:
Unitat de Fisiologia Vegetal, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 645, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
J. BORT
Affiliation:
Unitat de Fisiologia Vegetal, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 645, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
Á. SANZ-SÁEZ
Affiliation:
Unitat de Fisiologia Vegetal, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 645, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
M. T. NIETO-TALADRIZ
Affiliation:
Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Ctra.de La Coruña Km. 7.5, 28040 Madrid, Spain
M. D. SERRET
Affiliation:
Unitat de Fisiologia Vegetal, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 645, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
J. L. ARAUS*
Affiliation:
Unitat de Fisiologia Vegetal, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 645, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
*
*To whom all correspondence should be addressed. Email: jaraus@ub.edu
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Summary

Nine wheat genotypes, bred for the high-input agronomical conditions of Henan Province (China), were tested under the high-yielding Mediterranean conditions of Spain. Two cultivars widely grown in the zone were included as controls. Crop growth and leaf chlorophyll (Chl) content, leaf stomatal conductance (gs) and canopy temperature (CT) were measured during the crop cycle and stable carbon (C), oxygen (O) and nitrogen (N) isotope compositions (δ13C, δ18O and δ15N) were analysed on different plant parts. The lower yield of the Chinese genotypes compared with the controls was due to fewer grains/unit area, associated with lower tillering and a plant height clearly below the optimal range. Moreover, Chinese wheat exhibited a lower spike fertility index than the controls, and this was associated with a less compact spike structure. The physiological characteristics that were related to better performance under high-yielding Mediterranean conditions consisted of a higher green aerial biomass, particularly during the reproductive stage, together with more favourable water conditions (higher gs and lower CT and δ13C), the capacity to take up water during grain fill (higher δ18O) and a more efficient uptake (lower δ15N) and utilization (lower leaf N and Chl content) of N fertilizer. It is concluded that Chinese genotypes exhibited a low acclimation capacity to the moderate stress typical of the high-yielding Mediterranean conditions.

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Crops and Soils Research Papers
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 154 , Issue 5 , July 2016 , pp. 870 - 889
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