201. Phenotypic variation in photosynthetic traits in wheat grown under field versus glasshouse conditions.
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Sales, Cristina R G, Molero, Gemma, Evans, John R, Taylor, Samuel H, Joynson, Ryan, Furbank, Robert T, Hall, Anthony, and Carmo-Silva, Elizabete
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WHEAT farming , *PHENOTYPIC plasticity , *CROP yields , *CROP improvement , *CARBOXYLATION - Abstract
Recognition of the untapped potential of photosynthesis to improve crop yields has spurred research to identify targets for breeding. The CO2-fixing enzyme Rubisco is characterized by a number of inefficiencies, and frequently limits carbon assimilation at the top of the canopy, representing a clear target for wheat improvement. Two bread wheat lines with similar genetic backgrounds and contrasting in vivo maximum carboxylation activity of Rubisco per unit leaf nitrogen (V c,max,25/ N area) determined using high-throughput phenotyping methods were selected for detailed study from a panel of 80 spring wheat lines. Detailed phenotyping of photosynthetic traits in the two lines using glasshouse-grown plants showed no difference in V c,max,25/ N area determined directly via in vivo and in vitro methods. Detailed phenotyping of glasshouse-grown plants of the 80 wheat lines also showed no correlation between photosynthetic traits measured via high-throughput phenotyping of field-grown plants. Our findings suggest that the complex interplay between traits determining crop productivity and the dynamic environments experienced by field-grown plants needs to be considered in designing strategies for effective wheat crop yield improvement when breeding for particular environments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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