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Phenotypic Plasticity of Yield and Yield-Related Traits Contributing to the Wheat Yield in a Doubled Haploid Population
Plants (Basel), Vol.13(1), 17
2023
PMID: 38202324
Abstract
Phenotypic plasticity is the ability of an individual genotype to express phenotype variably in different environments. This study investigated the plasticity of yield-related traits of bread wheat by utilising 225 doubled haploid (DH) lines developed from cv. Westonia and cv. Kauz, through two field trials in Western Australia. Plasticity was quantified via two previously published methods: responsiveness to varying ecological conditions and slopes of reaction norms. The spikelets/spike was the most plastic trait, with an overall plasticity of 1.62. The least plastic trait was grain protein content, with an overall plasticity of 0.79. The trait hierarchy based on phenotypic plasticity was spikelets/spike > thousand kernel weight > seed number > seed length > grain yield > grain protein content. An increase in yield plasticity of 0.1 was associated with an increase in maximum yield of 4.45 kg ha
. The plasticity of seed number and grain protein content were significantly associated with yield plasticity. The maximal yield was positively associated with spikelets/spike and grain yield, whereas it negatively associated with grain protein content. In contrast, the minimal yield was found to be negatively related to the plasticity of spikelets/spike and the plasticity of grain yield, whereas it was not related to grain protein content plasticity. Seed number and seed length exhibited plastic responses at the higher fertilisation state while remaining relatively stable at the lower fertilisation state for the wheat DH population. The finding of the current study will play a key role in wheat improvement under the changing climate. Seed length and seed number should be the breeding target for achieving stable yield in adverse environmental conditions.
Details
- Title
- Phenotypic Plasticity of Yield and Yield-Related Traits Contributing to the Wheat Yield in a Doubled Haploid Population
- Authors/Creators
- Md Atik Us Saieed - Murdoch UniversityYun Zhao - Murdoch UniversityKefei Chen - Curtin UniversityShanjida Rahman - Murdoch UniversityJingjuan Zhang - Murdoch University, Centre for Crop and Food InnovationShahidul Islam - Murdoch University, Centre for Crop and Food InnovationWujun Ma - Murdoch University, Centre for Crop and Food Innovation
- Publication Details
- Plants (Basel), Vol.13(1), 17
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Grant note
- UMU0048 / Grains Research and Development Corporation
- Identifiers
- 991005628869807891
- Copyright
- © 2023 by the authors.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Food Futures Institute
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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