ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA ›› 2021, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (2): 89-98. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20191708

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Nutrient Accumulation Dynamics of Different Types of Wheat During Grain Filling Stage under Drought Stress

Lü Liangjie, LIU Shaoxing, CHEN Xiyong, ZHAO Aiju, SUN Lijing, LI Hui   

  1. Institute of Cereal and Oil Crops, Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Crop Genetics and Breeding Laboratory of Hebei, Shijiazhuang 050035, China
  • Received:2020-12-03 Published:2021-04-28

Abstract: In order to understand the dynamic rules of sugars, starch, protein and trace elements of different types of wheat during grain filling stage under drought stress, and to identify the difference of nutriment between drought and irrigation in the process of grain-filling by high-yield wheat, high-quality wheat and water-saving wheat, the wheat varieties of Jimai 325, Jimai 418 and Jimai 323 in the North of Huang-Huai Region were used as experimental materials. The plants heading and flowering on the same day were selected for marking, and the grains of each variety were taken every 6 days after 7-31 days after anthesis. The effects of drought during grain filling on the contents of total soluble sugar, sucrose, glucose, fructose, protein, Fe, Zn, Mn, Cu, amylose and amylopectin accumulation, starch accumulation rate and the activities of key enzymes in starch synthesis were studied. The results showed that the content of sucrose and glucose in wheat grains was significantly decreased under drought stress, and the effect on fructose content was relatively small, and the sucrose and fructose of high-yielding variety Jimai 325 were less affected by drought in the filling process. Drought stress decreased the content of amylopectin and total starch in wheat grains, but had relatively little effect on the content of amylose. The effect of drought stress on starch content of high-yield and high-quality varieties was significantly greater than that of drought-tolerant variety Jimai 418. The activity of starch synthase was increased in the early and middle stages of filling stage under drought stress, and decreased rapidly in the middle and late stages compared with irrigation control. The content and accumulation of four mineral elements in wheat grains were Mg>Fe>Zn>Mn. With the progress of grain filling, the content of trace elements showed a downward trend. The accumulation of Fe, Zn and Mg in grains of Jimai 325 was higher. The difference of nutrient accumulation in grain filling process of different types of wheat under drought conditions were studied to provide theoretical data and reference basis for optimizing cultivation measures and realizing high quality, high yield and water saving of special wheat.

Key words: Wheat, Filling stage, Microelement, Sugar content, Starch accumulation, Synthesis enzyme, Protein content

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Lü Liangjie, LIU Shaoxing, CHEN Xiyong, ZHAO Aiju, SUN Lijing, LI Hui. Nutrient Accumulation Dynamics of Different Types of Wheat During Grain Filling Stage under Drought Stress[J]. ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA, 2021, 36(2): 89-98. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20191708.

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