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    Rights statement: This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Journal of Experimental Botany following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version Cristina R G Sales, Gemma Molero, John R Evans, Samuel H Taylor, Ryan Joynson, Robert T Furbank, Anthony Hall, Elizabete Carmo-Silva, Phenotypic variation in photosynthetic traits in wheat grown under field versus glasshouse conditions, Journal of Experimental Botany, Volume 73, Issue 10, 23 May 2022, Pages 3221–3237 is available online at: https://academic.oup.com/jxb/article/73/10/3221/6546621

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Phenotypic variation in photosynthetic traits in wheat grown under field versus glasshouse conditions: Mismatch between field versus glasshouse-grown plants

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<mark>Journal publication date</mark>23/05/2022
<mark>Journal</mark>Journal of Experimental Botany
Issue number10
Volume73
Number of pages17
Pages (from-to)3221-3237
Publication StatusPublished
Early online date10/03/22
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

Recognition of the untapped potential of photosynthesis to improve crop yields has spurred research to identify targets for breeding. The CO2-fixing enzyme Rubisco is characterised by a number of inefficiencies and frequently limits carbon assimilation at the top of the canopy, representing a clear target for wheat improvement. Two bread wheat lines with similar genetic backgrounds and contrasting in vivo maximum carboxylation activity of Rubisco per unit leaf nitrogen (Vc,max,25/Narea) determined using high throughput phenotyping methods were selected for detailed study from a panel of 80 spring wheat lines. Detailed phenotyping of photosynthetic traits in the two lines using glasshouse-grown plants showed no difference in Vc,max,25/Narea determined directly via in vivo and in vitro methods. Detailed phenotyping of glasshouse-grown plants of the 80 wheat lines also showed no correlation between photosynthetic traits measured via high throughput phenotyping of field-grown plants. Our findings suggest that the complex interplay between traits determining crop productivity and the dynamic environments experienced by field-grown plants needs to be considered when designing strategies for effective wheat crop yield improvement when breeding for particular environments

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This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Journal of Experimental Botany following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version Cristina R G Sales, Gemma Molero, John R Evans, Samuel H Taylor, Ryan Joynson, Robert T Furbank, Anthony Hall, Elizabete Carmo-Silva, Phenotypic variation in photosynthetic traits in wheat grown under field versus glasshouse conditions, Journal of Experimental Botany, Volume 73, Issue 10, 23 May 2022, Pages 3221–3237 is available online at: https://academic.oup.com/jxb/article/73/10/3221/6546621