Kernel number and kernel weight determination in dent and popcorn maize

Yield formation in maize (Zea mays L.) dent hybrids has been directly linked to the rate of plant biomass accumulation and partitioning of assimilates to the developing grain. Maize popcorn genotypes have been studied less extensively, but their kernels are known to differ in terms of endosperm stru...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Severini, Alan David, Borrás, Lucas, Westgate, Mark E., Cirilo, Alfredo Gabriel
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Materias:
Acceso en línea:http://ri.agro.uba.ar/files/intranet/articulo/2011severini.pdf
LINK AL EDITOR
Aporte de:Registro referencial: Solicitar el recurso aquí
LEADER 04011nab a22003497a 4500
001 20191105140624.0
003 AR-BaUFA
005 20211125112809.0
008 191105t2011 ne d||||o|||| 00| 0 eng d
999 |c 47697  |d 47697 
999 |d 47697 
999 |d 47697 
022 |a 0378-4290 
024 |a 10.1016/j.fcr.2010.11.013 
040 |a AR-BaUFA  |c AR-BaUFA 
245 1 0 |a Kernel number and kernel weight determination in dent and popcorn maize 
520 |a Yield formation in maize (Zea mays L.) dent hybrids has been directly linked to the rate of plant biomass accumulation and partitioning of assimilates to the developing grain. Maize popcorn genotypes have been studied less extensively, but their kernels are known to differ in terms of endosperm structure and typical growth patterns. Our objective was to evaluate how variation in plant growth rate (PGR) at different stages of kernel formation and development affected kernel number per plant (KNP), individual kernel weight (KW) and rate and duration of kernel growth in popcorn genotypes, relative to dent ones. We conducted three experiments (two in Ames, Iowa, and one in Pergamino, Argentina) in which PGRs around flowering and during the linear phase of the grain-filling period of four dent and eight popcorn genotypes were altered by plant density, defoliations and thinning treatments. Yield per plant, KNP, KW, rate and duration of kernel growth all showed significant kernel type (popcorns vs. dents) effects (p minor to 0.01). KNP was highly correlated with ear biomass accumulated around flowering in dents and popcorns, and popcorns showed a higher efficiency for setting kernels per unit of ear biomass accumulated around flowering (p minor to 0.01). Popcorn inbred R18 in particular showed a significantly higher efficiency, consistent across experiments. Relationships between potential KW at early grain filling or kernel growth rate and the PGR per kernel around flowering were different for dent and popcorn genotypes. Most popcorns established a lower potentialKWcompared to dent genotypes at similar PGRs per kernel around flowering. Also, popcorn kernels were less prone to decrease KW in response to severe reductions in plant growth during the linear phase of the grain-filling period as promoted by defoliation treatments (significant kernel type×source manipulation treatment interaction, p minor to 0.001). Despite different patterns of KNP and KW determination, yield variation across dent and popcorn genotypes and environments corresponded closely to the potential sink capacity established by the end of the lag phase 14 days after anthesis. This result emphasiemphasizes the importance of the flowering period to establish KN and KW across different maize germplasm. 
653 |a MAIZE 
653 |a POPCORN 
653 |a YIELD COMPONENTS 
653 |a KERNEL NUMBER 
653 |a KERNEL WEIGHT 
700 1 |a Severini, Alan David  |u Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Pergamino (EEA Pergamino). Grupo de Ecofisiología y Agrometeorología. Pergamino, Buenos Aires, Argentina  |9 22761 
700 1 |9 11393  |a Borrás, Lucas  |u Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Departamento de Producción Vegetal. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Zavalla, Santa Fe, Argentina. 
700 1 |a Westgate, Mark E.  |u Iowa State University. Department of Agronomy. Ames, USA.  |9 43644 
700 1 |9 5928  |a Cirilo, Alfredo Gabriel  |u Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Pergamino (EEA Pergamino). Grupo de Ecofisiología y Agrometeorología. Pergamino, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 
773 0 |t Field crops research  |g vol.120, no.3 (2011), p.360-369, tbls., grafs.  |w (AR-BaUFA)SECS000083 
856 |f 2011severini  |i En Reservorio:  |q application/pdf  |u http://ri.agro.uba.ar/files/intranet/articulo/2011severini.pdf  |x ARTI201911 
856 |u https://www.elsevier.com  |z LINK AL EDITOR 
942 |c ARTICULO 
942 |c ENLINEA 
976 |a AAG