{"title":"The impact of phytochemical, morpho-physiological, and biochemical changes of Lallemantia royleana (Benth.) on drought tolerance","authors":"H. Shams, H. Omidi, M. Seif Sahandi","doi":"10.1080/1343943X.2022.2150660","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1343943X.2022.2150660","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Water deficiency is the most prominent constraint for crop production worldwide which is exacerbated by climate change. Developing drought-resistant species is a cost-effective solution to resolve the water lack problems in arid and semi-arid regions. A two-year study was conducted with the aim of developing the cultivation of Lallemantia royleana drought-resistant ecotypes in desert climates. Drought treatments were included control (−0.5 atm), mild (−3.5 atm), moderate (−6.5 atm), and severe (−9.5 atm). Balangu ecotypes were collected from Kalat in Khorasan Razavi province, Zakheh in Kurdistan province, Kondor in Alborz province, and Jupar in Kerman province. The results showed that Kondor and Jupar were drought-resistant ecotypes, and Kalat and Zakheh were drought-sensitive ecotypes. Growth traits, RWC, photosynthetic pigments content, seed yield, seed oil amount, and omega-6 fatty acids contents in all ecotypes decreased in drought conditions. On the contrary, the content of seed mucilage and soluble carbohydrates, the activity of APX, CAT, SOD, and POX, and the amount of phenol and proline increased. However, the drought-tolerant ecotypes produced more dry matter and seed yield under drought conditions. They can use a large amount of photosynthetic energy for biomass and seed production up to −6.5 atm of soil water potential. However, this ability is retained up to −3.5 atm of soil water potential in drought-sensitive ecotypes. Graphical Abstratct","PeriodicalId":20259,"journal":{"name":"Plant Production Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49288014","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exogenous calcium fertilizer supplementation regulates production period in djulis (Chenopodium formosanum Koidz.)","authors":"Ci Fu Jhang, L. Sundar, Hong Bin Wu, Y. Chao","doi":"10.1080/1343943X.2022.2132965","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1343943X.2022.2132965","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT In this study, red and yellow varieties of djulis (Chenopodium formosanum Koidz) were cultivated in spring and autumn, and the effects of calcium carbonate treatment on their growth traits, antioxidant capacity, and grain maturation were examined. This study showed that calcium carbonate treatment increased the plant height and stem thickness in the red variety of djulis. The treatment also significantly increases the yield components of the red variety of djulis, such as spike length and thousand-grain weight. Treating the red variety of djulis with calcium carbonate in spring significantly increased the antioxidant enzyme activity such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), ascorbate peroxidase (APX), and glutathione reductase (GR) activities. Interestingly, results indicated that calcium carbonate treatment could promote the early maturation of the mid-late-maturing red variety of djulis and delay the maturation of the early-maturing yellow variety. Hence this experiment concludes that the exogenous calcium treatment in djulis can regulate grain maturation and promote growth, yield, and antioxidant enzyme activity; however, the growing season and the varietal effects play a vital role in determining the overall productivity of the djulis crop. Graphical abstract","PeriodicalId":20259,"journal":{"name":"Plant Production Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46247703","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Akina Mizumoto, M. Tanio, Kazuhiro Watanabe, K. Nakazono, A. Uchino, T. Azuma
{"title":"Ground rolling delays apical development and reduces frost injury in early-sown spring wheat","authors":"Akina Mizumoto, M. Tanio, Kazuhiro Watanabe, K. Nakazono, A. Uchino, T. Azuma","doi":"10.1080/1343943X.2022.2136097","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1343943X.2022.2136097","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Frost injury is a concern in early-sown spring wheat (Triticum aestivum) in the Tokai region of Japan. To assess the efficacy of ground rolling as a technique for avoiding frost injury, we investigated its effects on the apical development and yield of ‘Ayahikari’ spring wheat. In both 2018–19 and 2019–20, rolling delayed spikelet initiation by 4–5 days, the start of internode elongation by 5–12 days, and jointing by 3–9 days, but did not affect the apical development rate, which depended on the thermal time. Ground rolling prevented frost injury in 2018–19 but not in 2019–20, probably because the warmer-than-average winter promoted earlier jointing, and so plants were exposed to later low temperatures in February. These results suggest that ground rolling is an effective method for avoiding frost injury in spring wheat during cold winters. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT","PeriodicalId":20259,"journal":{"name":"Plant Production Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42450243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A near-isogenic line for spikelet number in rice with a genetic background of IR64 under various fertilizer conditions","authors":"K. Sasaki, M. Obara","doi":"10.1080/1343943X.2022.2132966","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1343943X.2022.2132966","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The total spikelet number (TSN) per panicle is an essential factor involved in grain yield among yield components in rice. IR64-NIL12 carrying qTSN12.2-YP4, which was detected on chromosome 12 for TSN per panicle, has been developed in a previous study. It is important to characterize the environment of gene function to increase yields. Thus, we attempted to evaluate IR64-NIL12 grown under no, low, and high fertilizer conditions in 2019 and 2020. Grain yields of IR64-NIL12 were significantly higher than that of IR64 in all conditions. The average grain yield of each condition for IR64 and IR64-NIL12 ranged from 387 to 616 g m−2. Therefore, qTSN12.2-YP4 would have an increasing effect on grain yield within this range. The ratio of fertility improved in IR64-NIL12. This rice line exhibited modified traits, such as tiller number and plant height (during the vegetative stage), as well as panicle number (at maturity), which may confer an advantage in terms of light-intercepting characteristics. We also focused on the number of unproductive tillers and dry weight per tiller at the heading stage to investigate the mechanism of the increasing effect of qTSN12.2-YP4 on TSN per panicle. There is a significant difference in dry weight per tiller at heading between IR64 and IR64-NIL12, but not in the percentage of unproductive tillers. Therefore, this result indicated that qTSN12.2-YP4 contributes to increasing dry weight per tiller until the heading stage and, consequently, TSN per panicle. Graphical abstract","PeriodicalId":20259,"journal":{"name":"Plant Production Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45409526","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Lienou, Sergine Ngatat, S. Nanga Nanga, A. D. Doumtsop Fotio, Albert Abang Fomumbod, A. Fotso Kuate, K. Fiaboe, C. Fonbah, Francis Ngome Ayebesone, E. Njukwe, A. Tenkouano, R. Hanna
{"title":"Plantain hybrids for the humid forest agroecology of Central Africa – diseases and pests load, fruit yield and farmers perception","authors":"J. Lienou, Sergine Ngatat, S. Nanga Nanga, A. D. Doumtsop Fotio, Albert Abang Fomumbod, A. Fotso Kuate, K. Fiaboe, C. Fonbah, Francis Ngome Ayebesone, E. Njukwe, A. Tenkouano, R. Hanna","doi":"10.1080/1343943X.2022.2136723","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1343943X.2022.2136723","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Plantain is one of the major staples contributing to food security and income generation in West and Central Africa. Local cultivars in Cameroon are susceptible to pests and diseases causing severe losses in plantain production. This study aimed at evaluating the agronomic performance and producer’s perception of plantain hybrids in the humid forest of Cameroon. Field trials were established in a completely randomized block design with eight genotypes and three replicates. Data on pest and disease as well as farmer perception were collected over two growing cycles. These genotypes included seven improved and one local genotype (check). Improved genotypes were highly tolerant to the Black Sigatoka disease compared to local plantain. While root necrosis index was above 50% in local varieties, indices below 25% were recorded in hybrids. Weevil severity in local was higher (55.0 ± 5.2%) compared to 21.0 ± 4.6% to 28.5 ± 3.2% in improved plantains. Average bunch weight was higher for FHIA 21 with 17.9 ± 0.7 kg in the first and 19.7 ± 0.3 kg for the second cycle, while those of the local Ebang were 9.6 ± 0.5 kg and 12.8 ± 0.9 kg, respectively. FHIA 21 and CRBP 568 were the preferred varieties by farmers (68.8% and 56.3% acceptance) from an agronomic perspective. The consumers’ preferences for all the genotypes varied with types of cooking. The implications of these findings for adoption by farmers and consumers as well as for the promotion of the plantain sector in central Africa are discussed. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT","PeriodicalId":20259,"journal":{"name":"Plant Production Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48360045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Getachew Weldemichael Abrha, S. A. Kebede, Leta Tulu Bedada, Gezahegn Berecha Yadessa, Asfaw Adugna Gutu
{"title":"Genotype by Environment Interaction and Yield Stability of Coffee (Coffea arabica L.) Genotypes Evaluated in Western Ethiopia","authors":"Getachew Weldemichael Abrha, S. A. Kebede, Leta Tulu Bedada, Gezahegn Berecha Yadessa, Asfaw Adugna Gutu","doi":"10.1080/1343943X.2022.2136722","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1343943X.2022.2136722","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The performance of genotypes under diverse environments can be used to determine their adaptability and stability. However, information on the performance of coffee genotypes in various environmental conditions is limited. Thus, this study’s objectives were to estimate genotype by environment interaction (GEI), evaluate the mean performance and stability of 16 fruity flavored coffee genotypes in eight specialty coffee growing environments in western Ethiopia, and assess the magnitude of correlations among different stability parameters. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with two replications. For coffee yield, data were recorded and a combined analysis of variance and stability analysis were performed. Additive main effect and multiplicative interaction (AMMI) analysis revealed that genotypes, environments, and GEI showed highly significant differences (P < .0.01) for coffee bean yield. AMMI analysis also revealed that 73.2% of the GEI sum of squares for coffee bean yield was accounted for by the first three interaction principal component axes (IPCA). The standard check variety G16 (Menesibu), G3(W54/99), and G10 (W107/99) gave the highest average yields of 1537, 1458 and 1375 kg of clean coffee per hectare across environments, respectively. Despite no genotypes consistently performing well across environments due to the high GEI, G1 (W13/99) and G5 (W54/99) were relatively stable. Therefore, these were recommended as useful genetic resources for breeding of high-yielding genotypes. However, since all the genotypes gave a mean yield below the standard check variety, additional genotypes should be tested in more environments to develop stable and high-yielding coffee varieties. Graphical abstract","PeriodicalId":20259,"journal":{"name":"Plant Production Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45894399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. Vu, T. Dinh, A. Tran, T. Le, T. Vu, Thi-Thu-Thuy Nguyen, Tuan-Anh Pham, Ngoc-Lan Vu, Shimotani Koji, Shugo Hama, I. Kim, D. Jang, Dea-Hoon Kim
{"title":"Eggshell powder as calcium source on growth and yield of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)","authors":"N. Vu, T. Dinh, A. Tran, T. Le, T. Vu, Thi-Thu-Thuy Nguyen, Tuan-Anh Pham, Ngoc-Lan Vu, Shimotani Koji, Shugo Hama, I. Kim, D. Jang, Dea-Hoon Kim","doi":"10.1080/1343943X.2022.2120506","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1343943X.2022.2120506","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The use of eggshells as an alternative source of calcium carbonate for groundnut can reduce the impact on the natural reserves of limestone, a non-renewable natural source. This study aimed to investigate the effects of eggshell powder application on the growth and yield of groundnut. The calcium treatments were lime application (A0) at 500 kg ha−1 and four rates of eggshell powder application including A1 (200 kg ha−1), A2 (300 kg ha−1), A3 (400 kg ha−1), and A4 (500 kg ha−1). Two application times, T1 (applying 5-days before sowing) and T2 (applying 5-days after flowering) were employed. The result showed that eggshell powder could be a useful alternative source to supply Ca for groundnut. Application of eggshell powder before sowing resulted in significantly higher pod yield and total calcium uptake with better growth parameters than after flowering. Increasing eggshell powder application rates also increased soil pH and calcium contents, and plant calcium uptake. The application rate of eggshell powder before sowing at the rate of 300 kg ha−1 produced the highest pod yield and was suggested to be optimum. Graphical Abstract","PeriodicalId":20259,"journal":{"name":"Plant Production Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42047312","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluation of root distribution and nitrate leaching in sugarcane, Erianthus, and their intergeneric hybrid at new planting","authors":"H. Takaragawa, Ken Okamoto, Y. Terajima, T. Anzai","doi":"10.1080/1343943X.2022.2097098","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1343943X.2022.2097098","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Nitrate-nitrogen leaching from farmland has adverse effects on drinking water and environmental conservation in tropical and subtropical island regions such as the Southwest Islands of Japan. Sugarcane is widely grown in these areas, and it is necessary to increase the nitrogen use efficiency of this crop to reduce nitrogen leaching. Studies on nitrogen utilization in this species have focused on yield potential and fertilizer management; however, there have been only a few breeding attempts. The relationship between root system characteristics and nitrogen utilization is also unclear, while improvement of nitrogen utilization using Erianthus can be expected because of its unique root system characteristics. In the present study, nitrogen leaching and root system characteristics of sugarcane × Erianthus intergeneric hybrid and parental genotypes were investigated using a lysimeter to verify the possibility of improving nitrogen utilization characteristics. Nitrogen leaching was significantly lower under the parental Erianthus from the early growth stage, while it was significantly lower in the intergeneric hybrid in the mid-growth stage than that in the parental sugarcane. The nitrogen use efficiencies of Erianthus and the intergeneric hybrid were significantly greater than that of sugarcane. Erianthus and the intergeneric hybrid exhibited lower shoot/root ratio and deeper rooting than sugarcane and consumed significant amounts of soil moisture in the deeper layers, suggesting that root mass and deeper rooting may be factors in reducing nitrogen leaching. These results indicate the possibility of improving the nitrogen utilization characteristics of sugarcane by improving its root system characteristics using Erianthus. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT","PeriodicalId":20259,"journal":{"name":"Plant Production Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45669555","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synergistic and sustainable impact of reducing nitrogen fertilizer on growth, yield, and quality of ramie (Boehmeria nivea L.)","authors":"M. Saleem, Huiqun Zhu, Lijun Liu","doi":"10.1080/1343943X.2022.2077223","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1343943X.2022.2077223","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Ramie (Boehmeria nivea L.) is China’s unique environmentally friendly cash crop. To protect the environment more strictly and develop sustainably, the planting process will reduce the input of fertilizer (nitrogen fertilizer). The effect of reduced nitrogen fertilizer on the yield and quality of ramie is still under systematic investigation. Taking the fiber variety ‘H5’ as the target, 4 N application rates of 100% (N 390 kg/hm2), 85%, 70%, and 55% were set, with no N application as the control (marked as N100, N85, N70, N55, and CK), to study the effects of N reduction on ramie yield, N uptake and utilization, and soil fertility. The results showed that the total production of ramie first harvest raw fiber and nitrogen accumulation showed a trend of first rising and then falling with the decrease of nitrogen application, the output of secondary and tertiary harvest ramie decreased with the reduction of nitrogen application, and the total production of N85 treatment was the highest. Compared with N100, N70 and N85 can improve n utilization, N agronomic utilization, N partial productivity, and N harvest index. Nitrogen reduction can reduce the content of soil organic matter, available phosphorus, and available potassium in ramie, and the difference between N85 and N100 is not significant. Nitrogen fertilizer application can be reduced by 15% in ramie production. Graphical abstract","PeriodicalId":20259,"journal":{"name":"Plant Production Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48400539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Predicting rice (Oryza sativa L.) canopy temperature difference and estimating its environmental response in two rice cultivars, ‘Koshihikari’ and ‘Takanari’, based on a neural network","authors":"Rintaro Kondo, Yu Tanaka, T. Shiraiwa","doi":"10.1080/1343943X.2022.2103003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1343943X.2022.2103003","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Canopy photosynthesis is an important component of biomass production in field-grown rice (Oryza sativa L.). Although canopy temperature differences (CTD) provide important information for evaluating canopy photosynthesis, the measurement of CTD is still a labor-intensive task. Therefore, we designed this study to establish a model for predicting CTD under different field conditions using meteorological data and evaluated the environmental response of CTD using the established model. Our study collected 2,056,264 CTD data points from two rice cultivars having different photosynthetic capacities, ‘Koshihikari’ and ‘Takanari’, and then used these data to create a novel model using a neural network (NN). The input variables were limited to meteorological data, and the output variable was set to CTD. The established NN model produced a prediction accuracy of R2 = 0.792 and RMSE = 0.605°C. We then used this NN model to simulate the CTD response of the Koshihikari and Takanari cultivars in response to various environmental changes. These predictions revealed that Takanari had a lower CTD than Koshihikari when exposed to high relative humidity (RH) or low to moderate solar radiation (Rs ). In contrast, the CTD of Koshihikari tended to be lower than that of Takanari under lower RH or higher Rs . This result implies that the advantages of the single-leaf gas exchange system in Takanari can be mitigated under extremely high-VPD conditions. Thus, our new method may provide a powerful tool to gain a better understanding of gas exchange, growth processes, and varietal differences in rice cultivated under field conditions. Graphical Abstract","PeriodicalId":20259,"journal":{"name":"Plant Production Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48384924","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}