ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA ›› 1997, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (3): 22-29. doi: 10.3321/j.issn:1000-7091.1997.03.005

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Screening Methods and Indices of Heat Tolerance in Spring Wheat

Xu Ruqiang1   

  1. 1. Beijing Plant Cell Bio engineering Lab.,Beijing 100081;
    2. Department of Plant Genetics and Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094
  • Received:1995-12-19 Published:1997-09-28

Abstract: Using 51 genotypes of spring wheat,three screening methods and indices for heat tolerance were investigated and appraised in this study. In field,genotypes were postponed to plant or sheded with transparent plastic film in filling period. The susceptibility index of each genotype,based on ear grain weight(Se)or 1000 grain weight(Sg),was calculated to evaluate its heat tolerance. Under room conditions,the membrane thermostability,expressed as relative injury(RI),of seedlings of each genotype was tested.Analysis of correlation showed that the correlated coefficients of Se between the years and within the years were positive and highly significant (r=0.676~0.757),which indicated that Se was an indicator of good repeatibility,and that the correlation between RI and Sg(r=0.328) was significantly positive,which indicated that the membrane thermostability of genotypes was a better response to heat tolerance in field in a certain degree. On the results above the methods used here were suitable for the identification of heat tolerance in spring wheat in the future.

Key words: Spring wheat, Heat tolerance, Screening method

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Xu Ruqiang. Screening Methods and Indices of Heat Tolerance in Spring Wheat[J]. ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA, 1997, 12(3): 22-29. doi: 10.3321/j.issn:1000-7091.1997.03.005.

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