Photosynthetica 2013, 51(3):429-437 | DOI: 10.1007/s11099-013-0039-9

Photosynthesis and growth of winter wheat in response to waterlogging at different growth stages

G. C. Shao1,2,*, J. J. Lan1,2, S. E. Yu1,2, N. Liu3, R. Q. Guo1,2, D. L. She1,2
1 Key Laboratory of Efficient Irrigation-Drainage and Agricultural Soil-Water Environment in Southern China, Ministry of Education, Nanjing, PR China
2 College of Water Conservancy and Hydropower Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, PR China
3 School of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, PR China

A study on photosynthetic and yield effects of waterlogging of winter wheat at four stages of growth was conducted in specially designed experimental tanks during the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 seasons. Compared with the control, waterlogging treatments at tillering and jointing-booting stages reduced photosynthetic rate (P N) and transpiration (E) significantly, it also decreased average leaf water-use efficiency (WUE, defined as the ratio of P N to E) by 3.3% and 3.4% in both years. All parameters returned quickly to the control level after soil was drained. Damage to the photosynthetic apparatus during waterlogging resulted in a lower Fv/Fm ratio, especially at the first two stages. A strong reduction in root length, root mass, root/shoot ratio, total dry mass, and leaf area index were observed. The responses from vegetative plants at tillering and jointing-booting stages were greater than in generative plants at onset of flowering and at milky stages. The number of panicles per hectare at tillering stage and the spikelet per panicle at the stages of jointing-booting and at onset of flowering were also significantly reduced by waterlogging, giving 8.2-11.3% decrease of the grain yield relative to the control in both years. No significant difference in yield components and a grain yield was observed between the control and treatments applied at milky stages. These responses, modulated by the environmental conditions prevailing during and after waterlogging, included negative effects on the growth, photosynthetic apparatus, and the grain yield in winter wheat, but the effect was strongly stage-dependent.

Additional key words: grain yield; wheat growth stages; milky stage; photosynthesis; plant growth; tillering; Triticum aestivum

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Shao, G.C., Lan, J.J., Yu, S.E., Liu, N., Guo, R.Q., & She, D.L. (2013). Photosynthesis and growth of winter wheat in response to waterlogging at different growth stages. Photosynthetica, 51(3), 429-437. doi: 10.1007/s11099-013-0039-9
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