Article
Plant Sciences
Jiajia Liu, Qi Zhang, Deyuan Meng, Xiaoli Ren, Hanwen Li, Zhenqi Su, Na Zhang, Liya Zhi, Jun Ji, Junming Li, Fa Cui, Liqiang Song
Summary: The QMrl-7B A-NILs showed larger root systems compared to the B-NILs, favorable to N uptake and accumulation, leading to enhanced grain production.
Article
Agronomy
Jinwook Kim, Roxana Savin, Gustavo A. Slafer
Summary: Average grain weight is a major factor in wheat yield and understanding the distribution of individual grain weights is crucial for research on treatment effects. Grain area was found to be a better predictor of weight than length or width. A power curve model was established to reliably estimate individual grain weight from measured areas, validated with diverse data sources.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Abdul Ghaffar, Nadeem Hussain, Rahaf Ajaj, Suzan Marwan Shahin, Hussan Bano, Muhammad Javed, Ayesha Khalid, Memoona Yasmin, Kausar Hussain Shah, Muhammad Zaheer, Muhammad Iqbal, Zafar Ullah Zafar, Habib-ur-Rehman Athar
Summary: The rapid increase in population growth under changing climatic conditions causes drought stress, threatening world food security. The identification of physiological and biochemical traits acting as yield-limiting factors in diverse germplasm is pre-requisite for genetic improvement under water-deficit conditions. The major aim of the present study was the identification of drought-tolerant wheat cultivars with a novel source of drought tolerance from local wheat germplasm.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Wan Teng, Xue He, Yiping Tong
Summary: The increasing global population and negative effects of nitrogen fertilizers on the environment pose challenges for wheat breeding to maximize yield potential and grain protein concentration. This review summarizes quantitative trait loci/genes that can enhance N uptake and assimilation to increase spike and grain number, as well as post-anthesis N uptake and allocation to grains for increasing 1000-grain weight and GPC.
Article
Plant Sciences
Stefan M. Markovic, Dragan Zivancev, Daniela Horvat, Aleksandra Torbica, Jovana Jovankic, Nevena H. Djukic
Summary: Heat stress is a significant factor affecting wheat production, with eEF1A playing a role in plant heat tolerance. Varieties with higher eEF1A accumulation under heat stress show less decrease in photosynthetic pigments, correlating with better yield traits. This study aims to develop agricultural strategies and heat-tolerant wheat varieties through analyzing molecular mechanisms under high and moderate air temperatures.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Qiang An, Chunlian Li, Hongwei Li, Qi Zheng, Bin Li, Zhensheng Li
Summary: A study on a recombinant inbred line population derived from a cross between two wheat varieties revealed the genetic relation between photosynthesis and grain yield-related traits. A total of 57 QTL associated with these traits were identified, and 12 QTL clusters were found to regulate multiple traits. Additionally, seven QTL clusters were associated with both photosynthesis and grain yield-related traits, and two QTL clusters co-located with reduced-height genes.
Article
Agronomy
Hafeez Noor, Pengcheng Ding, Aixia Ren, Min Sun, Zhiqiang Gao
Summary: This study investigates the influence of chlorophyll fluorescence parameters on winter wheat yield in China. Applying nitrogen fertilizer can improve photosynthesis and increase yield. The research results showed improvements in grain number per spike and 1000-grain weight. SOD, POD, and soluble protein in flag leaves were most effective at 20-30 days after anthesis. The grain yield increased under partial substitution of N manure for N fertilizer treatment. The photosynthetic characteristics of chlorophyll fluorescence parameters have important implications for wheat yield stability and can be used as criteria for selecting photosynthetic energy under different nitrogen application levels.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
M. C. Broberg, F. Hayes, H. Harmens, J. Uddling, G. Mills, H. Pleijel
Summary: In this study, the interactive effects of ozone, temperature, and water supply on wheat yield and grain quality were assessed. It was found that ozone, warming, and drought all decreased grain yield and average grain mass but increased grain concentration of nutrients. The results highlight the importance of considering water availability when assessing the impact of ozone on global food production.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Guanghua Sun, Luhao Yang, Weimin Zhan, Shizhan Chen, Meifang Song, Lijian Wang, Liangliang Jiang, Lin Guo, Ke Wang, Xingguo Ye, Mingyue Gou, Xu Zheng, Jianping Yang, Zehong Yan
Summary: Genetic modification of light signaling pathways using a photomorphogenesis-promoting factor has positive effects on grain yield of common wheat, due to changes in plant architecture and resource allocation, as well as enhanced tolerances to osmotic stress and shade avoidance response.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Huida Lian, Cheng Qin, Minfei Yan, Zhan He, Naheeda Begum, Suiqi Zhang
Summary: Improving the nitrogen-use efficiency of wheat can be achieved through variety improvement and appropriate nitrogen supply levels. Modern wheat varieties exhibit better performance in terms of nitrogen-use efficiency, photosynthetic capacity, and yield.
JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Yao Guo, Wen Yin, Hong Fan, Zhilong Fan, Falong Hu, Aizhong Yu, Cai Zhao, Qiang Chai, Emmanuel Asibi Aziiba, Xijun Zhang
Summary: The study revealed that a combination of 20% reduced irrigation with traditional nitrogen application, along with medium planting density, significantly increased grain yield and photosynthetic efficiency of closely planted maize crops.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ceyda Ozfidan-Konakci, Busra Arikan, Fatma Nur Alp-Turgut, Melike Balci, Ahmet Uysal, Evren Yildiztugay
Summary: Seed priming is an effective technique that improves plant physiological functioning in the vegetative stage using eco-friendly biological agents. It ensures productivity and stress resilience without contaminating the environment.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Benincasa Paolo, Reale Lara, Cerri Martina, Tedeschini Emma, Tosti Giacomo, Falcinelli Beatrice, Rosati Adolfo
Summary: This study assesses the plasticity of previously unexplored yield sub-components in wheat and tests the effects of nitrogen fertilization at different timings on yield components. The findings suggest that the plasticity of yield components may vary with different sources of environmental variation.
FIELD CROPS RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Beat Keller, Lars Zimmermann, Uwe Rascher, Shizue Matsubara, Angelina Steier, Onno Muller
Summary: Photosynthesis rapidly adapts to fluctuating environments to optimize sunlight energy absorption, with high-efficiency genotypes successfully converting photochemical energy uptake into biomass production. Monitoring photochemical energy uptake allows for estimating biomass production and identifying energy-efficient genotypes for improved crop growth models and ecosystem productivity estimates.
Article
Agronomy
Dorota Gaweda, Malgorzata Haliniarz
Summary: The study found that planting winter wheat after soybean resulted in significantly higher grain and straw yield, as well as improved quality parameters compared to planting after winter oilseed rape. The tillage system did not have a significant impact on winter wheat grain yield, but conventional tillage system was beneficial for increasing straw yield and plant height, while the no-tillage system improved the thousand grain weight. Wheat grain harvested under conventional tillage system had better test weight, grain uniformity, and lower gluten index than under no-tillage.
Article
Plant Sciences
Sina Nouraei, Md Sultan Mia, Hui Liu, Neil C. Turner, Guijun Yan
Summary: This study analyzed gene expression profiling in wheat to investigate the genetic control of drought tolerance. The researchers identified candidate genes and genetic markers associated with the qDSI.4B.1 locus, which can be used in breeding programs for drought tolerance. The study also revealed the biological processes involved in the response to drought stress.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Haishui Yang, Chun Fang, Yifan Li, Yongcheng Wu, Petra Fransson, Matthias C. Rillig, Silong Zhai, Junjie Xie, Zongyi Tong, Qian Zhang, Mohamed S. Sheteiwy, Fengmin Li, Martin Weih
Summary: The study revealed a temporal complementarity pattern between roots and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in wheat nitrogen use efficiency (NUE). Pre-anthesis N uptake efficiency is mainly affected by root traits, while the efficiency to utilize the pre-anthesis N for grain production is strongly influenced by AMF. The association between roots and AMF reduces N remobilization efficiency in high NUE varieties, but significantly improves post-anthesis N uptake.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kaiping Zhang, Yufei Li, Huihui Wei, Li Zhang, Feng-Min Li, Feng Zhang
Summary: Rain-fed agriculture plays a vital role in ensuring food security. This study compared the yield and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) of conservation tillage (CT) and plastic film mulching (PM) in maize cultivation and analyzed the factors influencing the choice of cultivation practice. The results showed that PM significantly increased maize yield and NUE, while CT had negative effects. The choice of cultivation practice was influenced by factors such as growing season precipitation, temperature, and soil characteristics.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Fanxuan Kong, Xintan Zhang, Yonghe Zhu, Haishui Yang, Fengmin Li
Summary: Crop production is highly influenced by soil phosphorus availability, which is affected by soil moisture. This study investigates how water management and straw incorporation affect paddy soil phosphorus availability. The results show that water management significantly affects soil phosphorus availability, while straw addition has no short-term effect. Alternate wetting and drying irrigation consistently reduces available phosphorus content in paddy soil compared to continuous flooding irrigation. Water management has a greater regulatory effect on phosphorus availability than straw incorporation in field management.
Review
Plant Sciences
Jiaming Wang, Neil C. Turner, Hao Feng, Miles Dyck, Hailong He
Summary: Accurate measurement of plant transpiration is crucial for understanding plant water use and its impact on regional and global climate. Heat tracer-based sap flow (HTSF) techniques are widely used for estimating plant transpiration at the individual plant level. However, there is a lack of comprehensive analysis on HTSF methods. This study reviews the theories and categories of various HTSF methods and conducts a bibliometric analysis to explore the use of HTSF methods in measuring plant transpiration.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zheng-Rong Kan, Zirui Wang, Wei Chen, Ahmad Latif Virk, Feng-Min Li, Jian Liu, Yaguang Xue, Haishui Yang
Summary: Methane emission from rice paddy fields is mainly driven by methanogens. However, little is known about the relationship between methanogenic diversity and methane production. This study found that methanogenic evenness explains 23% of variations in methane production potential, and it is regulated by soil properties such as organic carbon, available phosphorus, and nitrate. These findings highlight the importance of considering methanogenic evenness in evaluating methane production in response to agricultural practices and soil properties.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zheng-Rong Kan, Jiajia Zhou, Feng-Min Li, Mohamed S. Sheteiwy, Jianying Qi, Changqing Chen, Haishui Yang
Summary: The study investigates the effects of straw return and earthworm presence on nitrous oxide (N2O) production. It is found that straw return increases N2O emissions while the presence of earthworms decreases it. The interaction between straw and earthworms plays a significant role in reducing N2O emissions.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Chao Fang, Xin Song, Jian-Sheng Ye, Zi-Qiang Yuan, Evgenios Agathokleous, Zhaozhong Feng, Feng-Min Li
Summary: Pasture-crop rotation is an effective agronomical practice that improves soil and water conservation, livestock production, and food security. A field experiment in China's Loess Plateau found that converting long-term leguminous pastures into croplands resolved soil desiccation concerns and improved wheat yields and water use efficiency. The results suggest that legume pasture-crop rotation facilitates sustainable rainfed farming development.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Pingxing Wan, Feng Zhang, Kaiping Zhang, Yufei Li, Rongzhu Qin, Jianjun Yang, Chao Fang, Yakov Kuzyakov, Shiqing Li, Feng-Min Li
Summary: Plastic film mulch is widely used in semi-arid regions to increase crop yield by saving soil water and increasing temperature. However, the impact of plastic film mulch on soil bacterial community structure and metabolic functions is still unclear. This study found that short-term mulching reduced bacterial abundance but increased diversity, while long-term mulching changed bacterial community structure and decreased metabolic functions. The complexity and stability of bacterial communities were also influenced by plastic film mulch.
Article
Plant Sciences
Min-Hui Bi, Chao Jiang, Guang-Qian Yao, Neil C. Turner, Christine Scoffoni, Xiang-Wen Fang
Summary: It is found that variations in mean annual precipitation (MAP) of a species' native habitat not only determine its ability to resist a hydraulic decrease during drought, but also influence its ability to recover and survive drought. Research investigated leaf hydraulic and gas exchange recovery in six Caragana species from habitats along a precipitation gradient, and found that species from arid habitats recovered more rapidly during rehydration after drought stress treatments compared to species from humid habitats. The recovery of gas exchange was related to the recovery of leaf hydraulic conductance, which in turn was associated with the loss of conductance during dehydration and the formation of leaf xylem embolism.
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Soil Science
Zheng-Rong Kan, Yifan Li, Xinyu Yang, Silong Zhai, Yi Meng, Chaofan Xu, Jianying Qi, Feng-Min Li, Changqing Chen, Haishui Yang
Summary: Straw return is a recommended practice to improve soil fertility, but it often leads to increased methane emissions from rice paddies. This study investigated how the tillage type (before or after irrigation) affects methane emission under straw return. The results showed that dry tillage before irrigation mitigates methane emission, while wet tillage after irrigation reduces methane emission in the absence of significant interaction between straw and tillage type.
SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Sina Nouraei, Md Sultan Mia, Hui Liu, Neil C. C. Turner, Javed M. M. Khan, Guijun Yan
Summary: Drought is a significant challenge for wheat production and this study investigated the mechanism behind drought tolerance in wheat using proteomic analysis. The study identified 41 differentially expressed proteins related to drought tolerance and revealed important pathways involved in drought tolerance, such as transcription, translation, protein export, photosynthesis, and carbohydrate metabolism. Several candidate proteins responsible for drought tolerance were suggested, including 30S ribosomal protein S15, SRP54 domain-containing protein, auxin-repressed protein, serine hydroxymethyltransferase, and an uncharacterized protein.
Article
Agronomy
Yue Xi, Dong Wang, Jacob Weiner, Yan-Lei Du, Feng-Min Li
Summary: Crop breeding has successfully increased crop grain yield through reduced vegetative size, increased reproductive effort, and improved water-use efficiency. The relationship between grain yield and time from sowing to flowering remains unclear. Early flowering genotypes have higher water-use efficiency in grain production, but no significant difference in total biomass production. Yield is positively correlated with soil water remaining at harvest. Further increases in grain yield through this route are unlikely in the future.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Xintan Zhang, Jie Wang, Xiangyan Feng, Haishui Yang, Yanling Li, Kuzyakov Yakov, Shiping Liu, Feng-Min Li
Summary: No-tillage with straw mulch is effective for soil sustainability, but its specific effects on soil organic carbon stocks and crop yield are uncertain. This study found that no tillage had minimal effects on soil organic carbon stocks but decreased crop yield compared to plow tillage with straw return. No-tillage with straw mulch resulted in improved soil aggregate stability and organic carbon content in the 0-5 cm layer, but decreased organic carbon content in the deeper layers due to reduced carbon input from roots and straw. While organic carbon stocks in micro-aggregates and mineral-associated organic matter did not vary between tillage practices, plow tillage with straw return had higher organic carbon stocks in the 0-50 cm layer compared to no-tillage with straw mulch. Additionally, the yields of rice and wheat were lower under no-tillage with straw mulch compared to plow tillage without straw return and plow tillage with straw return, attributed to high soil bulk densities and decreased nutrient availability. The yield losses in rice were greater under no-tillage with straw mulch and increased over time due to decreased nitrogen and phosphorus contents in the soil. In conclusion, plow tillage is more effective for carbon sequestration and yield improvement in rice-wheat farming compared to no-tillage with straw mulch.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Tao Feng, Yong-He Zhu, Ning Chai, Xin-Tan Zhang, Yan-Lei Du, Neil C. Turner, Pengzhen Du, Feng-Min Li
Summary: The increase in wheat yield in modern cultivars is associated with a decrease in aboveground vegetative growth. It is not clear whether the reduction in aboveground growth is associated with increased or decreased root growth and carbon allocation. In this study, the changes in belowground biomass and activity were evaluated as the grain yield increased with modern genotypes of wheat.
FIELD CROPS RESEARCH
(2023)