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Burridge JD, Black CK, Nord EA, Postma JA, Sidhu JS, York LM, Lynch JP. An Analysis of Soil Coring Strategies to Estimate Root Depth in Maize ( Zea mays) and Common Bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris). PLANT PHENOMICS (WASHINGTON, D.C.) 2020; 2020:3252703. [PMID: 33313549 PMCID: PMC7706327 DOI: 10.34133/2020/3252703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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A soil coring protocol was developed to cooptimize the estimation of root length distribution (RLD) by depth and detection of functionally important variation in root system architecture (RSA) of maize and bean. The functional-structural model OpenSimRoot was used to perform in silico soil coring at six locations on three different maize and bean RSA phenotypes. Results were compared to two seasons of field soil coring and one trench. Two one-sided T-test (TOST) analysis of in silico data suggests a between-row location 5 cm from plant base (location 3), best estimates whole-plot RLD/D of deep, intermediate, and shallow RSA phenotypes, for both maize and bean. Quadratic discriminant analysis indicates location 3 has ~70% categorization accuracy for bean, while an in-row location next to the plant base (location 6) has ~85% categorization accuracy in maize. Analysis of field data suggests the more representative sampling locations vary by year and species. In silico and field studies suggest location 3 is most robust, although variation is significant among seasons, among replications within a field season, and among field soil coring, trench, and simulations. We propose that the characterization of the RLD profile as a dynamic rhizo canopy effectively describes how the RLD profile arises from interactions among an individual plant, its neighbors, and the pedosphere.
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- James D. Burridge
- The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Plant Science, Tyson Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Plant Science, Tyson Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Plant Science, Tyson Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA
- Department of Biology, Greenville University, 315 E. College Ave, Greenville, IL 62246, USA
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Bio-and Geosciences-Plant Sciences (IBG-2), 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Plant Science, Tyson Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Plant Science, Tyson Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA
- Noble Research Institute, LLC, 2510 Sam Noble Parkway, Ardmore, OK 73401, USA
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- The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Plant Science, Tyson Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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Taube F, Vogeler I, Kluß C, Herrmann A, Hasler M, Rath J, Loges R, Malisch CS. Yield Progress in Forage Maize in NW Europe-Breeding Progress or Climate Change Effects? FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:1214. [PMID: 33013943 PMCID: PMC7461780 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.01214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Yield increases in forage maize (Zea mays L.) in NW Europe over time are well documented. The driving causes for these, however, remain unclear as there is little information available regarding the role of plant traits triggering this yield progress. Ten different hybrids from the same maturity group, which have typically been cultivated in Northwest Germany from 1970 to recent and are thus representing breeding progress over four decades, were selected for a 2-year field study in northern Germany. Traits that were investigated included leaf area index, leaf architecture, photosynthesis, radiation use efficiency, root mass, root length density, and turnover. Based on a mixed model analysis with these traits as co-variates, parameters related to leaf characteristics, in particular the number and length of leaves, the radiation use efficiency, and the leaf orientation, were identified as most influential on the yield progress (0.13 tons ha-1 year-1). In contrast to our hypothesis, root biomass only increased negligibly in newer hybrids compared to older ones, confirming the 'functional equilibrium' theory for high input production systems. Due to an abundance of nutrients and water in such high input systems, there is no incentive for breeders to select for carbon partitioning toward the rooting system. Breeding evidence to increase forage quality were also negligible, with no change in cob starch concentration, forage digestibility, nor NDF content and NDF digestibility. The observed increase in yield over the last four decades is due to a combination of increased temperature sums (~240 GDD within 40 years), and a higher radiation interception and radiation use efficiency. This higher radiation interception was driven by an increased leaf area index, with a higher number of leaves (16 instead of 14 leaves within 40 years) and longer leaves of newer compared to older hybrids. Future selection and adaptation of maize hybrids to changing environmental conditions are likely to be the key for high productivity and quality and for the economic viability of maize growing and expansion in Northern Europe.
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- Friedhelm Taube
- Kiel University, Grass Forage Science/Organic Agriculture, Christian Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany
- Grass Based Dairy Systems, Animal Production Systems Group, Wageningen University (WUR), Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Kiel University, Grass Forage Science/Organic Agriculture, Christian Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany
- Department of Agroecology, Aarhus University, Tjele, Denmark
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- Kiel University, Grass Forage Science/Organic Agriculture, Christian Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany
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- Kiel University, Grass Forage Science/Organic Agriculture, Christian Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany
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- Kiel University, Grass Forage Science/Organic Agriculture, Christian Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany
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- Kiel University, Grass Forage Science/Organic Agriculture, Christian Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany
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- Kiel University, Grass Forage Science/Organic Agriculture, Christian Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany
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Wang C, Ning P. Post-silking Phosphorus Recycling and Carbon Partitioning in Maize Under Low to High Phosphorus Inputs and Their Effects on Grain Yield. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:784. [PMID: 31249585 PMCID: PMC6582669 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Phosphorus (P) recycling and carbon partitioning are crucial determinants of P-use efficiency and grain yield in maize (Zea mays), while a full understanding of how differences in P availability/plant P status affect these two processes underlying yield formation remains elusive. Field experiments were conducted for 3 years to investigate the maize growth, P remobilization, and carbohydrate accumulation in leaves and developing ears of plants receiving low to high P inputs. In plots that 75 kg P2O5 ha-1 and above was applied (corresponding to 7.5 mg kg-1 and higher Olsen-P concentration in 0-20 cm soil layer), no additional response occurred in leaf area, ear growth, and grain yield. Despite the higher P uptake with P fertilization above this threshold, the lack of additional plant growth and yield resulted in decreased P-use efficiency. Regardless of P application rates, P remobilization to the ear during the first half of the grain filling phase preferentially came from the stem (50-76%) rather than from leaves (30-44%), and with a greater proportion in the inorganic P (Pi) form over organic P fractions. Leaf photosynthesis was maintained under P-limiting conditions due to the greater P investment in organic P pools than Pi. More and larger starch granules were found in the bundle sheath cells at silking or 21 days after silking (DAS) than under P-sufficient conditions. The amount of total carbohydrate production and export was lower in the P-deficient plants than the high-P plants, corresponding to decreased leaf size and lifespan. Nonetheless, similar or significantly greater starch levels were observed in both cob and kernels at silking and 21 DAS, implying there was an adequate carbohydrate supply to the developing ears under the diminished kernel sink of the P starvation. In addition, there was a strong correlation between the accumulation rates of carbon and remobilized P in the developing kernels, as well as between carbon and total P. Overall, the results indicated that diminished sink size and lower capacity of carbon deposition may limit yield formation in P-deficient maize, which in turn imposes a feedback regulation on reducing carbon and P remobilization from source leaves. An integrated framework considering post-silking P recycling and carbon partitioning in maize and their effects on grain yield has been proposed.
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- Chao Wang
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
- Department of Plant Nutrition, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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Passot S, Couvreur V, Meunier F, Draye X, Javaux M, Leitner D, Pagès L, Schnepf A, Vanderborght J, Lobet G. Connecting the dots between computational tools to analyse soil-root water relations. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2019; 70:2345-2357. [PMID: 30329081 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ery361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2018] [Accepted: 10/10/2018] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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In recent years, many computational tools, such as image analysis, data management, process-based simulation, and upscaling tools, have been developed to help quantify and understand water flow in the soil-root system, at multiple scales (tissue, organ, plant, and population). Several of these tools work together or at least are compatible. However, for the uninformed researcher, they might seem disconnected, forming an unclear and disorganized succession of tools. In this article, we show how different studies can be further developed by connecting them to analyse soil-root water relations in a comprehensive and structured network. This 'explicit network of soil-root computational tools' informs readers about existing tools and helps them understand how their data (past and future) might fit within the network. We also demonstrate the novel possibilities of scale-consistent parameterizations made possible by the network with a set of case studies from the literature. Finally, we discuss existing gaps in the network and how we can move forward to fill them.
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- Sixtine Passot
- Earth and Life Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Earth and Life Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Earth and Life Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
- Computational and Applied Vegetation Ecology lab, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
- Department of Earth and Environment, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Earth and Life Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Earth and Life Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
- Agrosphere, IBG3, Forschungszentrum Jülich, GmbH Jülich, Germany
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- Agrosphere, IBG3, Forschungszentrum Jülich, GmbH Jülich, Germany
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- Agrosphere, IBG3, Forschungszentrum Jülich, GmbH Jülich, Germany
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- Earth and Life Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
- Agrosphere, IBG3, Forschungszentrum Jülich, GmbH Jülich, Germany
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Wang C, White PJ, Li C. Colonization and community structure of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in maize roots at different depths in the soil profile respond differently to phosphorus inputs on a long-term experimental site. MYCORRHIZA 2017; 27:369-381. [PMID: 28039601 DOI: 10.1007/s00572-016-0757-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2016] [Accepted: 12/19/2016] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Effects of soil depth and plant growth stages on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal (AMF) colonization and community structure in maize roots and their potential contribution to host plant phosphorus (P) nutrition under different P-fertilizer inputs were studied. Research was conducted on a long-term field experiment over 3 years. AMF colonization was assessed by AM colonization rate and arbuscule abundances and their potential contribution to host P nutrition by intensity of fungal alkaline phosphatase (ALP)/acid phosphatase (ACP) activities and expressions of ZmPht1;6 and ZmCCD8a in roots from the topsoil and subsoil layer at different growth stages. AMF community structure was determined by specific amplification of 18S rDNA. Increasing P inputs up to 75-100 kg ha-1 yr-1 increased shoot biomass and P content but decreased AMF colonization and interactions between AMF and roots. AM colonization rate, intensity of fungal ACP/ALP activities, and expression of ZmPht1;6 in roots from the subsoil were greater than those from topsoil at elongation and silking but not at the dough stage when plants received adequate or excessive P inputs. Neither P input nor soil depth influenced the number of AMF operational taxonomic units (OTUs) present in roots, but P-fertilizer input, in particular, influenced community composition and relative AMF abundance. In conclusion, although increasing P inputs reduce AMF colonization and influence AMF community structure, AMF can potentially contribute to plant P nutrition even in well-fertilized soils, depending on the soil layer in which roots are located and the growth stage of host plants.
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- Chao Wang
- Department of Plant Nutrition, College of Resources and Environmental Science, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2, Beijing, 100193, People's Republic of China
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- Ecological Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA, UK
- Distinguished Scientist Fellowship Program, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Plant Nutrition, College of Resources and Environmental Science, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2, Beijing, 100193, People's Republic of China.
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