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GrainGenes Reference Report: ANB-88-617

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Reference	ANB-88-617
Title	Biomass accumulation and main stem elongation of durum wheat grown under Mediterranean conditions
Journal	Annals of Botany
Year	2001
Volume	88
Pages	617-627
Author	Villegas D Aparicio N Blanco R Royo C
Abstract	Summary: Detecting and exploiting genetic variation in biomass accumulation is of great importance for increasing wheat yield when the harvest index is close to its upper limit. This study was undertaken to analyse the pattern of biomass accumulation and main stem elongation in 25 durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. 'Durum') genotypes. Field experiments were conducted over 2 years in two environments contrasting in the amount of available water, in northeastern Spain. Plants were sampled at the main stages of Zadoks' scale, and dry weight per plant, crop dry weight (CDW) and main stem length were measured at each stage. Measurements for growth traits and thermal time from sowing fitted better to an asymmetric logistic peak curve than to the Richards logistic model. Four biological variables were computed from the curve. Differences among curves describing changes in biomass were found to be greater between irrigated and rainfed sites than between years. Drought stress had less effect on main stem elongation than on biomass accumulation. Average dry weight per plant and CDW were reduced by drought by 42 and 38%, respectively, due mainly to similar reductions in the mean rate of growth of the two variables. In contrast, cycle length from sowing to the maximum values of dry weight per plant and CDW was only slightly modified by drought
Keyword	[ Hide all but 1 of 51 ] barley biomass crop crop dry weight crop growth cultivar cycle drought drought stress dry weight durum durum wheat elongation environment field field experiment genetic variation genotype growth growth analysis harvest harvest index index leaf-area logistic peak curve maximum measurement mediterranean conditions model modelling pattern rate rate of growth reduction scale site spain statistical analysis stem stem elongation stem length stress trait triticum triticum turgidum turgidum water water-use wheat yield winter wheat yield

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