水分亏缺条件下冬小麦近等基因系冠气温差与群体总耗水量的关系

研究品种之间群体耗水特性的差异及其关键影响因素,为品种耗水特性评价与低耗水品种鉴选方法提供依据。选用水分亏缺条件下产量差异不显著,但耗水量差异极显著的冬小麦品种晋麦47和京411及其15个近等基因系为实验材料。利用防雨池和防雨棚开展实验,模拟水分亏缺条件。监测全生育期土壤水分含量,计算总耗水量,收获后测定籽粒产量,计算水分利用效率(WUE)。同时,分别在拔节—孕穗期、抽穗—开花期和灌浆期3个不同生育期监测冠层—大气温度差值(CTD)、叶片蒸腾速率和气孔导度。结果表明,3个不同生育期,15个近等基因系及其亲本之间,CTD均达到显著差异。CTD的方差分析表明,基因型和年份均对不同生育期的CTD有显著影响,但是二者之间仅在抽穗-开花期存在互作(P=0.0002)。15个近等基因系及其亲本之间耗水量存在显著差异,产量没有显著差异。源于耗水量的差异,部分品种/系之间WUE达显著差异。3个不同生育期,15个近等基因系及其亲本之间,CTD与总耗水量均呈极显著负相关关系。抽穗—开花期最高,2012—2013年度和2016—2017年度分别达到0.7042和0.6095。叶片蒸腾速率和气孔导度与群体总耗水量之间相关性很弱,3个生育期均未达到显著水平。对该组近等基因系材料,影响群体总耗水量的关键因素不是叶片蒸腾生理特性,而是群体冠层生长特性。表明构建合理的群体冠层结构不仅是获得高产的途经,而且是调控群体总耗水量,提高品种水分利用效率的重要途径。     

Rht10基因对‘鲁麦15’农艺性状和光合生理特性的影响

利用鲁麦15、Rht10鲁麦15、Ms2鲁麦15及Ms2+Rht10鲁麦15近等基因系为试验材料,研究了Rht10基因对小麦农艺性状、净光合速率(Pn)、蒸腾速率(Tr)等光合生理特性的影响.结果表明,Rht10使小麦的挑旗、抽穗、开花期均推迟了4～5 d;Rht10对鲁麦15和Ms2鲁麦15的降秆强度分别为53.77%和53.00%,穗长显著缩短(P<0.05),千粒重显著减少,但对有效穂数无显著影响(P>0.05).含有Rht10基因的材料与不含此基因的材料之间的光合生理参数普遍存在显著差异,但在不同时期不同参数差异正负不同;在灌浆后期,Rht10对Pn有显著正效应(P<0.05);从开花期到灌浆后期,Pn与气孔导度(Gs)、胞间二氧化碳浓度(Ci)总体变化趋势相同,且相关性显著,表明Pn在一定程度上受气孔因素的限制;在灌浆中后期,Rht10对Gs有明显的正效应;在抽穗和开花期,Rht10对Tr有明显的正效应;Rht10对叶片水分利用效率(WUE)在4个生育期有明显的负效应.由此可见,Rht10基因对小麦的生育期、株高、穗长都有明显的不利影响,对各项光合生理参数也有普遍正向或负向的影响,在利用Rht10进行杂交育种时应充分考虑此基因带来的不利效应.     

不同小麦品种耗水特性和籽粒产量的差异

在田间试验条件下,采用10个小麦品种,设全生育期不灌水(W0)、灌底墒水+拔节水(W1)、灌底墒水+拔节水+开花水(W2)3个处理,每次灌水量60 mm,研究不同小麦品种不同生育阶段的耗水特点和籽粒产量的差异.结果表明:以W0、W1和W2处理的小麦籽粒产量和水分利用效率(WUE)2因子为指标进行聚类分析,可将10个品种分为3组:高产高水分利用效率组(组Ⅰ)、高产中水分利用效率组(组Ⅱ)和中产低水分利用效率组(组Ⅲ).在W0处理下,组Ⅰ小麦品种的总耗水量、开花至成熟期的耗水量和耗水模系数均低于组Ⅱ和组Ⅲ,籽粒产量最高;在W1处理下,组Ⅰ小麦品种拔节至开花期的耗水量和耗水模系数均低于组Ⅱ和组Ⅲ,开花至成熟期的耗水量和耗水模系数在组Ⅰ、组Ⅱ和组Ⅲ间无显著差异;在W2处理下,组Ⅰ小麦品种的土壤供水量、拔节至开花期的耗水量和耗水模系数均低于组Ⅱ和组Ⅲ,开花至成熟期的耗水量和耗水模系数为组Ⅰ和组Ⅲ低于组Ⅱ.表明组Ⅰ高产高水分利用效率品种为最适宜品种,而底墒水和拔节水各灌60 mm的W1处理是兼顾高产与节水的最佳处理.     

不同干旱土壤条件下杨树的耗水规律及水分利用效率研究

 在适宜土壤水分（70%θf）,中度干旱（55%θf）和严重干旱（40%θf）3种土壤水分条件下研究杨树（Populus simonii）的耗水特性和水分利用特征。结果表明,随着土壤含水量的下降,杨树叶水势、相对含水量(RWC)、生长速率、光合速率及单叶水分利用效率（WUE）显著下降;在适宜水分和中度干旱条件下,杨树的快速生长和干物质迅速积累时期主要集中在5～6月,严重干旱下快速生长时期和干物质积累主要集中在5月;杨树总耗水量和总生物量的大小顺序为：适宜水分＞中度干旱＞严重干旱;WUE则表现出中度干旱下最高,严重干旱下最低;杨树在适宜水分下的日、旬、月耗水量明显高于中度干旱和严重干旱处理;杨树在适宜水分、中度干旱和严重干旱条件下的最高耗水月分别在6～7月,最高旬耗水量分别在7月中旬、上旬和6下旬;在中度水分亏缺和严重水分亏缺下的最高耗水日出现的时间比适宜水分下的最高耗水日提前1～2个月以上。一天中的最大耗水高峰随着杨树生育期和土壤含水量的不同而有明显差异。研究结果表明,杨树不具备耐旱植物的特征,因此在黄土高原缺水地区不适宜大面积栽植,只能用于水分条件较好的立地条件下造林。     

测墒补灌对不同穗型小麦品种耗水特性和干物质积累与分配的影响

在田间试验条件下, 以中穗型小麦(Triticum aestivum)品种‘山农15’和大穗型品种‘山农8355’为供试材料, 设置3个0-140 cm土层土壤相对含水量处理: W0 (拔节期65%, 开花期60%)、W1 (拔节期70%, 开花期70%)、W2 (拔节后8天70%, 开花后8天70%), 采用测墒补灌的方法补充土壤水分达到目标相对含水量, 对两个不同穗型小麦品种的耗水特性和干物质积累与分配进行了研究。结果表明: (1)两品种籽粒产量均以W0处理最低, ‘山农15’ W1和W2处理无显著差异, ‘山农8355’ W1处理显著高于W2处理; 两品种W1处理的水分利用效率和灌溉水利用效率均显著高于W2处理。‘山农15’ W1处理的籽粒产量和灌溉水利用效率分别显著低于和高于‘山农8355’的W1处理, 水分利用效率无显著差异; 两品种W2处理的籽粒产量、水分利用效率和灌溉水利用效率均无显著差异。(2)两品种总耗水量以W0处理最低, ‘山农15’ W1处理显著低于W2处理, ‘山农8355’两处理无显著差异; 两品种W1处理的土壤供水量及其占总耗水量的比例显著高于W2处理。‘山农15’ W1处理的总耗水量和灌水量占总耗水量的比例显著低于‘山农8355’, 土壤供水量占总耗水量的比例显著高于‘山农8355’; 两品种W2处理总耗水量, 土壤供水量及其占总耗水量的比例无显著差异。(3)两品种W1处理成熟期干物质积累量显著高于其他处理, W1处理提高了‘山农8355’开花后干物质积累量及其对籽粒的贡献率, 对‘山农15’无显著影响。‘山农15’ W1和W2处理成熟期干物质积累量显著低于‘山农8355’, 开花前贮藏同化物向籽粒的转运量和转运率、对籽粒的贡献率均显著高于‘山农8355’, 开花后干物质积累量及其对籽粒的贡献率低于‘山农8355’。综合考虑干物质积累与分配、籽粒产量、水分利用效率和灌溉水利用效率, W1处理是两品种节水高产的最佳土壤相对含水量处理。     

高产条件下不同小麦品种耗水特性和水分利用效率的差异

设置不灌水(W0)、底墒水+拔节水(W1)、底墒水+拔节水+开花水(W2)3个灌水处理,采用6个冬小麦(Triticum aestivum.L.)品种,研究了不同品种耗水特性和水分利用效率的差异.结果表明:(1)依据籽粒产量和水分利用效率2个因子,采用聚类分析的方法,将供试品种分为高水分利用效率组(Ⅰ组)、中水分利用效率组(Ⅱ组)和低水分利用效率组(Ⅲ组).同一灌水条件下的籽粒产量,Ⅰ组显著高于Ⅱ组和Ⅲ组;Ⅱ组和Ⅲ组在W0条件下无显著差异,在W1和W2条件下Ⅱ组显著高于Ⅲ组.(2)从Ⅰ组、Ⅱ组、Ⅲ组中分别取1个品种,泰山23、潍麦8号、山农12进一步分析表明,在W0 和W1条件下,泰山23和潍麦8号的阶段耗水量和耗水模系数为开花至成熟>播种至拔节>拔节至开花,山农12为播种至拔节>开花至成熟>拔节至开花.W2条件下,3个品种的阶段耗水量和耗水模系数为开花至成熟>播种至拔节>拔节至开花;播种至拔节和拔节至开花的耗水模系数为泰山23>山农12>潍麦8号,此阶段的耗水量和耗水强度为泰山23品种最高;开花至成熟的耗水模系数为潍麦8号>山农12 >泰山23,此阶段的耗水量和耗水强度为泰山23品种最低.(3) 在W0 和W1条件下,总耗水量和灌水量、降水量及土壤耗水量占总耗水量的百分率为泰山23品种居中;W2条件下,灌水量和降水量占总耗水量的百分率为泰山23>潍麦8号>山农12,土壤耗水量及其占总耗水量的百分率反之,但泰山23的总耗水量最低.(4) 同一灌水条件下,泰山23品种100～200cm土层的土壤耗水量高于潍麦8号,表明该品种能充分利用深层土壤水;山农12品种在W0和W2条件下,100～200 cm土层的土壤耗水量高于泰山23和潍麦8号,但其籽粒产量和水分利用效率显著低于上述两品种.     

春灌模式对晚播冬小麦水分利用及产量形成的影响

为了明确华北严重缺水区晚播冬小麦耗水规律及高产高效灌溉制度,在大田条件下设置不灌水(W0)、1水(W1,拔节水)、2水(W2,拔节水+开花水)、3水(W3,起身水+孕穗水+开花水)和4水(W4,起身水+孕穗水+开花水+灌浆水)等五种春季灌溉模式,研究了不同灌溉模式下晚播冬小麦水分利用特征及产量形成特点.结果表明,在晚播且免浇冬水条件下,春季每增加750m3/hm2的灌溉水量则减少土壤水消耗量约440 m3/hm2,增加小麦总耗水量约230m3/hm2;从播种到拔节,小麦阶段耗水强度低,此生育阶段控制灌溉可显著降低总耗水量;春季第一水推迟至拔节期可提高土壤水消耗量占总耗水量比例至50%,土壤水利用率增加;开花前仅灌一次拔节水可基本满足拔节-开花期耗水需要,其群体库容量与开花前灌起身水+孕穗水模式无显著差异,且由于相对降低了开花期群体叶面积,显著增加了群体粒叶比; 晚播密植条件下,单位面积穗数是群体库容形成的主要贡献因素,在保证大库容建成条件下,灌浆期灌水会降低开花前贮藏物质向籽粒再转运比例,而后期控水可显著提高开花前贮藏物质再转运比例和对库容填充的贡献率,且较高的群体库源比增强了库对源的反馈促进作用,使花后单位叶面积的物质生产能力提高,这可补偿后期水分亏缺对叶片光合生产的不利影响.连续两年试验结果显示,晚播密植条件下,春季灌拔节水和开花水可以实现高产与水分高效利用的统一.     

桉树无性系和华南乡土树种秋枫苗木耗水特性的比较

研究尾巨桉DH33-27、尾巨桉DH32-29、巨桉H1、红冠桉和秋枫5种苗木在正常土壤水分条件下的耗水量、耗水速率、叶片净光合速率(Pn)、蒸腾速率(Tr)和水分利用效率(WUE).结果表明:5种苗木的日平均耗水量大小顺序为:尾巨桉DH32-29(188.47±14.91)g尾巨桉DH33-27(169.27±16.26)g巨桉H1(118.65±5.32)g秋枫(38.12±1.46)g红冠桉(20.13±1.72)g,耗水量与苗木整株叶面积呈显著正相关.苗木耗水大多集中在白天,白天平均耗水量约为全天平均耗水量的90%.正常土壤水分条件下,5种苗木的耗水速率日变化均呈单峰曲线,峰值出现在12:00—14:00.桉树总体耗水能力强于秋枫.其中,红冠桉的耗水速率远高于其他4种苗木,大面积种植应充分考虑水分问题;尾巨桉DH33-27的耗水速率受环境温湿度影响最大,在白天高温低湿的情况下,其平均耗水速率在4种桉树苗木中最小.与秋枫相比,供试4个桉树无性系均表现出高光合、高蒸腾的特性.2个尾巨桉无性系表现出良好的节水性能.除尾巨桉DH33-27,桉树总体水分利用效率高于秋枫.     

施肥对旱地全膜覆盖垄沟种植马铃薯耗水特征及产量的影响

用化肥减量和分期施肥、增施有机肥来替代化肥是提高半干旱区全膜覆盖垄沟种植马铃薯水、肥利用效率的有效途径.在4年大田定位试验基础上,设置传统施肥(F)、化肥减量25%花期追施(DF)、化肥减量50%花期追施并增施有机肥(OF)3种养分管理模式,通过测定马铃薯不同生育期的土壤含水量和产量,计算阶段耗水量和水分利用效率,研究施肥方式对半干旱区马铃薯耗水过程的调控及其对产量和水分利用效率的影响.结果表明: 马铃薯花期的土壤贮水量DF最高,但处理间差异不显著;花后DF和OF的耗水深度较F有明显增加趋势.与F相比,2011—2014年DF花前耗水量显著下降,花后耗水量分别增加了36.2%、23.0%、24.8%和19.0%;OF未显著降低马铃薯花前耗水,但2011、2012年花后耗水量增加了20.7%和16.3%.DF的马铃薯块茎产量在2012—2014年较F平均增加2595.1 kg·hm^-2,水分利用效率(WUE)在2013、2014年分别显著增加14.4%和6.3%,达到显著差异;OF在2011—2014年平均马铃薯块茎产量较F增加了2945 kg·hm^-2,且WUE在2012—2014年显著高于F.DF和OF均能显著调节马铃薯花前花后耗水量,使马铃薯块茎产量、水分利用效率增加,但OF的增加幅度更大.     

黄土高原不同种植密度下春小麦冠层和叶片高光谱反射特征

2006年4-8月,通过大田试验,测定了7个密度梯度下3个品种的春小麦冠层、叶片在不同生育期的高光谱反射率.结果表明:孕穗期,不同密度的春小麦冠层和叶片光谱差异明显,波形相似,其冠层光谱反射率在可见光区随密度增大降低,在近红外区反射率随密度增加升高;乳熟期,不同种植密度春小麦冠层光谱在可见光区的差异比近红外区小;不同密度的叶片光谱在可见光区和近红外区的变化在不同生育期表现出一致性,但随密度变化的规律性不明显;不同生育期的冠层光谱表现为乳熟期的反射率高于孕穗期;叶片光谱表现为乳熟期较孕穗期在近红外光区反射率大大降低;不同品种春小麦的冠层和叶片光谱存在一定差异;孕穗期,不同品种的冠层光谱在可见光区差异较小,差别主要表现在短波红外和近红外区;成熟期,不同品种冠层光谱的差异小;不同品种叶片光谱在近红外区的差异显著;春小麦红边存在双峰现象,从孕穗期到乳熟期,红边位置蓝移,红边幅值降低,红边面积减小;红边幅值的变化可用于估产,红边位置的变动可指示生育阶段.     

冬小麦对有限水分高效利用的生理机制

通过对不同土壤供水条件下的孕穗开花期的冬小麦叶片CO₂/H₂O气体交换参数的系统测定,研究了光合速率(Pn)、蒸腾速率(Tr)、气孔导度(Gs)、细胞间隙CO₂浓度(Ci)、叶温(Tl)与水分利用效率(WUE)间的关系。结果表明,WUE并不随Pn的增长直线增长,而是呈现出二次曲线的变化趋势;只有当蒸腾达到一定程度时,Tr才对WUE产生影响,而Tr过大时WUE则有下降的趋势;WUE与Ci呈负相关,随Ci的增加WUE呈递减趋势;叶温升高对光合和蒸腾都有促进作用,当超过了某种限度则表现为抑制作用,表明在一定温度范围内,Tl升高对水分利用不利;随Gs的增大,WUE增大到一定程度则不再增加,甚至出现一种回落趋势.     

Impact of drought on productivity and water use efficiency in 29 genotypes of Populus deltoides x Populus nigra

We examined the relationships among productivity, water use efficiency (WUE) and drought tolerance in 29 genotypes of Populus x euramericana (Populus deltoides x Populus nigra), and investigated whether some leaf traits could be used as predictors for productivity, WUE and drought tolerance. At Orléans, France, drought was induced on one field plot by withholding water, while a second plot remained irrigated and was used as a control. Recorded variables included stem traits (e.g. biomass) and leaf structural (e.g. leaf area) and functional traits [e.g. intrinsic water use efficiency (Wi) and carbon isotope discrimination (Delta)]. Productivity and Delta displayed large genotypic variability and were not correlated. Delta scaled negatively with Wi and positively with stomatal conductance under moderate drought, suggesting that the diversity for Delta was mainly driven by stomatal conductance. Most of the productive genotypes displayed a low level of drought tolerance (i.e. a large reduction of biomass), while the less productive genotypes presented a large range of drought tolerance. The ability to increase WUE in response to water deficit was necessary but not sufficient to explain the genotypic diversity of drought tolerance.     

冬小麦叶片气孔导度模型水分响应函数的参数化

植物气孔导度模型的水分响应函数用来模拟水分胁迫对气孔导度的影响过程, 是模拟缺水环境下植物与大气间水、碳交换过程的关键算法。水分响应函数包括空气湿度响应函数和土壤湿度(或植物水势)响应函数, 该研究基于田间实验观测, 分析了冬小麦(Triticum aestivum)叶片气孔导度对不同空气饱和差和不同土壤体积含水量或叶水势的响应规律。一个土壤水分梯度的田间处理在中国科学院禹城综合试验站实施, 不同水分胁迫下的冬小麦叶片气体交换过程和气孔导度以及其他的温湿度数据被观测, 同时观测了土壤含水量和叶水势。实验数据表明, 冬小麦叶片气孔导度对空气饱和差的响应呈现双曲线规律, 变化趋势显示大约1 kPa空气饱和差是一个有用的阈值, 在小于1 kPa时, 冬小麦气孔导度对空气饱和差变化反应敏感, 而大于1 kPa后则反应缓慢; 分析土壤体积含水量与中午叶片气孔导度的关系发现, 中午叶片气孔导度随土壤含水量增加大致呈现线性增加趋势, 但在平均土壤体积含水量大于大约25%以后, 气孔导度不再明显增加, 而是维持在较高导度值上下波动; 冬小麦中午叶片水势与相应的气孔导度之间, 随着叶水势的增加, 气孔导度呈现增加趋势。根据冬小麦气孔导度对空气湿度、土壤湿度和叶水势的响应规律, 研究分别采用双曲线和幂指数形式拟合了水汽响应函数, 用三段线性方程拟合了土壤湿度响应函数和植物水势响应函数, 得到的参数可以为模型模拟冬小麦的各类水、热、碳交换过程采用。     

Independent variation in photosynthetic capacity and stomatal conductance leads to differences in intrinsic water use efficiency in 11 soybean genotypes before and during mild drought

Intrinsic water use efficiency (WUE(intr)), the ratio of photosynthesis to stomatal conductance to water, is often used as an index for crop water use in breeding projects. However, WUE(intr) conflates variation in these two processes, and thus may be less useful as a selection trait than knowledge of both components. The goal of the present study was to determine whether the contribution of photosynthetic capacity and stomatal conductance to WUE(intr) varied independently between soybean genotypes and whether this pattern was interactive with mild drought. Photosynthetic capacity was defined as the variation in WUE(intr) that would occur if genotypes of interest had the same stomatal conductance as a reference genotype and only differed in photosynthesis; similarly, the contribution of stomatal conductance to WUE(intr) was calculated assuming a constant photosynthetic capacity across genotypes. Genotypic differences in stomatal conductance had the greatest effect on WUE(intr) (26% variation when well watered), and was uncorrelated with the effect of photosynthetic capacity on WUE(intr). Thus, photosynthetic advantages of 8.3% were maintained under drought. The maximal rate of Rubisco carboxylation, generally the limiting photosynthetic process for soybeans, was correlated with photosynthetic capacity. As this trait was not interactive with leaf temperature, and photosynthetic capacity differences were maintained under mild drought, the observed patterns of photosynthetic advantage for particular genotypes are likely to be consistent across a range of environmental conditions. This suggests that it is possible to employ a selection strategy of breeding water-saving soybeans with high photosynthetic capacities to compensate for otherwise reduced photosynthesis in genotypes with lower stomatal conductance.     

分根区施保水剂对玉米气孔导度和单叶WUE的影响

盆栽条件下,研究了陕单9号玉米(zea mays L．)在根区不施保水剂(对照)、分根区施保水剂和根区全施保水剂3种处理下,叶片气孔导度、CO2吸收和H2O蒸腾的变化。结果表明,在75％土壤饱和持水量下,各指标在3种处理之间没有明显差别;在50％土壤饱和持水量下,分根区施保水剂显著降低了叶片气孔导度,叶片CO2吸收量和H2O蒸腾量也同时降低,但H2O蒸腾量下降幅度更大;在两种水分条件下,分根区施保水剂均能提高玉米单叶水分利用效率(water use efficiency,WUE)。     

Genotypic variation in transpiration of coppiced poplar during the third rotation of a short‐rotation bio‐energy culture

The productivity of short‐rotation coppice (SRC) plantations with poplar (Populus spp.) strongly depends on soil water availability, which limits the future development of its cultivation, and makes the study of the transpirational water loss particularly timely under the ongoing climate change (more frequent drought and floods). This study assesses the transpiration at different scales (leaf, tree and stand) of four poplar genotypes belonging to different species and from a different genetic background grown under an SRC regime. Measurements were performed for an entire growing season during the third year of the third rotation in a commercial scale multigenotype SRC plantation in Flanders (Belgium). Measurements at leaf level were performed on specific days with a contrasted evaporative demand, temperature and incoming shortwave radiation and included stomatal conductance, stem and leaf water potential. Leaf transpiration and leaf hydraulic conductance were obtained from these measurements. To determine the transpiration at the tree level, single‐stem sap flow using the stem heat balance (SHB) method and daily stem diameter variations were measured during the entire growing season. Sap flow‐based canopy transpiration (E_c), seasonal dry biomass yield, and water use efficiency (WUE; g aboveground dry matter/kg water transpired) of the four poplar genotypes were also calculated. The genotypes had contrasting physiological responses to environmental drivers and to soil conditions. Sap flow was tightly linked to the phenological stage of the trees and to the environmental variables (photosynthetically active radiation and vapor pressure deficit). The total E_c for the 2016 growing season was of 334, 350, 483 and 618 mm for the four poplar genotypes, Bakan, Koster, Oudenberg and Grimminge, respectively. The differences in physiological traits and in transpiration of the four genotypes resulted in different responses of WUE.     

环境因子对小麦叶片水分利用效率影响的实验研究和数值模拟

根据现有的光合作用和蒸腾作用的模型,利用Ｂａｌｌ－Ｂｅｒｒｙ 的气孔导度模型,将叶片的光合作用模型和蒸腾作用模型结合起来,建立了光强（Ｉ）、叶片－大气水汽饱和差（ＶＰＤ）和大气ＣＯ２ 浓度（Ｃａ）等环境因子对小麦叶片水分利用效率（ＷＵＥ）影响的模型。由于这３ 种环境因子对光合、蒸腾的影响方式上的差异,作为两者之比的叶片ＷＵＥ随各环境因子的变化出现复杂的图景,同时,在人工气候箱内分别于这３ 个因子变化时对光合、蒸腾的变化作了测定,计算了叶片的Ｗ ＵＥ。测定结果与模拟结果的对比表明,在多数情况下两者符合程度良好,但在高Ｃａ下有较大的偏离     

Experimental Study and Mathematical Simulation of Water Use Efficiency in Wheat Leaves Affected by Some Environmental Factors

By incorporating Ball-Berry model of stomatal conductance into the models of photosynthesis and transpiration, a model of leaf water use efficiency (WUE) as affected by several environmental variables [irradiance (Ⅰ), vapor pressure deficit (VPD) and atmospheric CO2 concentration (Ca) ] was constructed. Because the environmental variables influenced the photosynthetic rate and transpiration rate in different ways, the changes of leaf WUE with these factors were quite complicated. The rates of photosynthesis and transpiration of wheat leaves were also measured in the phytotron where the environmental variables were kept within certain ranges, and leaf WUE was calculated therefrom. The results of simulation fit quite well with the measurements except at high Ca.     

Evaluation of physiological traits for improving drought tolerance in faba bean (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Vicia faba</Emphasis> L.)

Among grain legumes, faba bean is becoming increasingly popular in European agriculture due to recent economic and environmental interests. Faba bean can be a highly productive crop, but it is sensitive to drought stress and yields can vary considerably from season to season. Understanding the physiological basis of drought tolerance would indicate traits that can be used as indirect selection criteria for the development of cultivars adapted to drought conditions. To assess genotypic variation in physiological traits associated with drought tolerance in faba bean and to determine relationships among these attributes, two pot experiments were established in a growth chamber using genetic materials that had previously been screened for drought response in the field. Nine inbred lines of diverse genetic backgrounds were tested under adequate water supply and limited water conditions. The genotypes showed substantial variation in shoot dry matter, water use, stomatal conductance, leaf temperature, transpiration efficiency, carbon isotope discrimination (Δ¹³C), relative water content (RWC) and osmotic potential, determined at pre-flowering vegetative stage. Moisture deficits decreased water usage and consequently shoot dry matter production. RWC, osmotic potential, stomatal conductance and Δ¹³C were lower, whereas leaf temperature and transpiration efficiency were higher in stressed plants, probably due to restricted transpirational cooling induced by stomatal closure. Furthermore, differences in stomatal conductance, leaf temperature, Δ¹³C and transpiration efficiency characterized genotypes that were physiologically more adapted to water deficit conditions. Correlation analysis also showed relatively strong relationships among these variables under well watered conditions. The drought tolerant genotypes, ILB-938/2 and Melodie showed lower stomatal conductance associated with warmer leaves, whereas higher stomatal conductance and cooler leaves were observed in sensitive lines (332/2/91/015/1 and Aurora/1). The lower value of Δ¹³C coupled with higher transpiration efficiency in ILB-938/2, relative to sensitive lines (Aurora/1 and Condor/3), is indeed a desirable characteristic for water-limited environments. Finally, the results showed that stomatal conductance, leaf temperature and Δ¹³C are promising physiological indicators for drought tolerance in faba bean. These variables could be measured in pot-grown plants at adequate water supply and may serve as indirect selection criteria to pre-screen genotypes.     

Effects of manipulation of water and nitrogen regime on the water relations of the desert shrub Larrea tridentata

Summary Water and nitrogen regimes of Larrea tridentata shrubs growing in the field were manipulated during an annual cycle. Patterns of leaf water status, leaf water relations characteristics, and stomatal behavior were followed concurrently. Large variations in leaf water status in both irrigated and nonirrigated individuals were observed. Predawn and midday leaf water potentials of nonirrigated shrubs were lowest except when measurements had been preceded by significant rainfall. Despite the large seasonal variation in leaf water status, reasonably constant, high levels of turgor were maintained. Pressure-volume curve analysis suggested that changes in the bulk leaf osmotic potential at full turgor were small and that nearly all of the turgor adjustment was due to tissue elastic adjustment. The increase in tissue elasticity with increasing water deficit manifested itself as a decrease in the relative water content at zero turgor and as a decrease in the tissue bulk elastic modulus. Because of large hydration-induced displacement in the osmotic potential and relative water content at zero turgor, it was necessary to use shoots in their natural state of hydration for pressure-volume curve determinations. Large diurnal and seasonal differences in maximum stomatal conductance were observed, but could not easily be attributed to variations in leaf water potential or leaf water relations characteristics such as the turgor loss point. The single factor which seemed to account for most of the diurnal and seasonal differences in maximum stomatal conductance between individual shrubs was an index of soil/root/ shoot hydraulic resistance. Daily maximum stomatal conductance was found to decrease with increasing soil/root/ shoot hydraulic resistance. This pattern was most consistent if the hydraulic resistance calculation was based on an estimate of total canopy transpiration rather than the more commonly used transpiration per unit leaf area. The reasons for this are discussed. It is suggested that while stomatal aperture necessarily represents a major physical resistance controlling transpiration, plant hydraulic resistance may represent the functional resistance through its effects on stomatal aperture.