Affiliation:
1. Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Hydrological Cycle and Sponge City Technology, College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, No. 19, Xinjiekouwai St, Haidian District, Beijing 100875, China
2. College of Water Resource and Hydropower, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an 625014, China
3. YingBo Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. of Dacaozhuang Xingtai City, Xingtai 055550, China
Abstract
Climate change and water resource shortages have become important problems limiting winter wheat production in the North China Plain (NCP). Understanding the physiological characteristics of different wheat varieties and their relationship with crop growth and yield is of great importance for addressing climate change through a scientific approach, adopting reliable wheat varieties, and ensuring food production. This study was conducted throughout three winter wheat seasons from 2018 to 2021. The crop growth, physiological indicators, crop yields, and water productivity (WP) of 12 wheat varieties widely cultivated in the NCP were measured to investigate the relationships between physiological characteristics and crop yield. The results showed that among the three wheat seasons, the maximum plant height of each wheat variety was relatively stable, while the changes in maximum plant density (PDm), maximum leaf area index (LAIm), and maximum dry matter (DMm) were highly variable. The gas exchange parameters and fluorescence parameters of wheat flag leaves varied with growth stage, and certain varieties were sensitive to water stress. The wheat grain yield, seasonal crop evapotranspiration (ETa), and WP of the 12 varieties were similar in the 2019–2020 and 2020–2011 seasons and were approximately 25%, 7%, and 19% higher than those in the 2018–2019 season, respectively, in which there were consecutive cool events in the winter and spring. Generally, the grain yields were positively correlated with PDm, LAIm, DMm, ETa, the harvest index, and WP, at a significance level of 0.01. The high-yield wheat varieties had higher photosynthetic rates in the middle and late grain-filling stages. Based on these relationships, high-yield wheat varieties may be selected to address climate change in the NCP as well as other regions in the world. Considering the variations in yield and WP in the three different climatic conditions, we recommend Yingbo700, Lunxuan103, Shimai26, Shinong086, Han6172, and Hanong1412 as high-yield and drought-resistant wheat varieties to be used in the NCP.
Funder
National Nature Science Foundation of China
111 Project
Subject
Agronomy and Crop Science
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