光合作用
农学
同化(音韵学)
生物
生物量分配
天蓬
水槽(地理)
氮气循环
地中海气候
生物量(生态学)
氮气
植物
化学
生态学
地图学
地理
语言学
哲学
有机化学
作者
Rubén Vicente,Omar Vergara-Díaz,Estefanía Uberegui,Raquel Martínez-Peña,Rosa Morcuende,Shawn C. Kefauver,Camilo López-Cristoffanini,Nieves Aparicio Gutiérrez,María Dolores Serret,José Luís Araus
摘要
Abstract There is a need to generate improved crop varieties adapted to the ongoing changes in the climate. We studied durum wheat canopy and central metabolism of six different photosynthetic organs in two yield-contrasting varieties. The aim was to understand the mechanisms associated with the water stress response and yield performance. Water stress strongly reduced grain yield, plant biomass and leaf photosynthesis, and downregulated C/N-metabolism genes and key protein levels, which occurred mainly in leaf blades. By contrast, higher yield was associated with high ear dry weight and lower biomass and ears per area, highlighting the advantage of reduced tillering and its consequent improvement in sink strength that promoted C/N metabolism at the whole plant level. An improved C metabolism in blades and ear bracts and N assimilation in all photosynthetic organs facilitated C/N remobilisation to the grain and promoted yield. Therefore, we propose that further yield gains in Mediterranean conditions could be achieved by considering the source-sink dynamics and the contribution of non-foliar organs, particularly N assimilation and remobilisation during the late growth stages. We highlight the power of linking phenotyping with plant metabolism to identify novel traits at the whole plant level to support breeding programmes.
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