Phytochrome B enhances plant growth, biomass and grain yield in field-grown maize.
Zea mays
Maize
phytochrome B
plant density
plant growth
red/far-red ratio
Journal
Annals of botany
ISSN: 1095-8290
Titre abrégé: Ann Bot
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0372347
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
24 06 2019
24 06 2019
Historique:
received:
10
04
2018
accepted:
14
01
2019
pubmed:
20
2
2019
medline:
23
2
2020
entrez:
20
2
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Phytochrome B (phyB) is a photosensory receptor important for the control of plant plasticity and resource partitioning. Whether phyB is required to optimize plant biomass accumulation in agricultural crops exposed to full sunlight is unknown. Here we investigated the impact of mutations in the genes that encode either phyB1 or phyB2 on plant growth and grain yield in field crops of Zea mays sown at contrasting population densities. Plants of maize inbred line France 2 wild type (WT) and the isogenic mutants lacking either phyB1 or phyB2 (phyB1 and phyB2) were cultivated in the field during two seasons. Plants were grown at two densities (9 and 30 plants m-2), irrigated and without restrictions of nutrients. Leaf and stem growth, leaf anatomy, light interception, above-ground biomass accumulation and grain yield were recorded. At high plant density, all the lines showed similar kinetics of biomass accumulation. However, compared with the WT, the phyB1 and phyB2 mutations impaired the ability to enhance plant growth in response to the additional resources available at low plant density. This effect was largely due to a reduced leaf area (fewer cells per leaf), which compromised light interception capacity. Grain yield was reduced in phyB1 plants. Maize plants grown in the field at relatively low densities require phyB1 and phyB2 to sense the light environment and optimize the use of the available resources. In the absence of either of these two light receptors, leaf expansion is compromised, imposing a limitation to the interception of photosynthetic radiation and growth. These observations suggest that genetic variability at the locus encoding phyB could offer a breeding target to improve crop growth capacity in the field.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND AND AIMS
Phytochrome B (phyB) is a photosensory receptor important for the control of plant plasticity and resource partitioning. Whether phyB is required to optimize plant biomass accumulation in agricultural crops exposed to full sunlight is unknown. Here we investigated the impact of mutations in the genes that encode either phyB1 or phyB2 on plant growth and grain yield in field crops of Zea mays sown at contrasting population densities.
METHODS
Plants of maize inbred line France 2 wild type (WT) and the isogenic mutants lacking either phyB1 or phyB2 (phyB1 and phyB2) were cultivated in the field during two seasons. Plants were grown at two densities (9 and 30 plants m-2), irrigated and without restrictions of nutrients. Leaf and stem growth, leaf anatomy, light interception, above-ground biomass accumulation and grain yield were recorded.
KEY RESULTS
At high plant density, all the lines showed similar kinetics of biomass accumulation. However, compared with the WT, the phyB1 and phyB2 mutations impaired the ability to enhance plant growth in response to the additional resources available at low plant density. This effect was largely due to a reduced leaf area (fewer cells per leaf), which compromised light interception capacity. Grain yield was reduced in phyB1 plants.
CONCLUSIONS
Maize plants grown in the field at relatively low densities require phyB1 and phyB2 to sense the light environment and optimize the use of the available resources. In the absence of either of these two light receptors, leaf expansion is compromised, imposing a limitation to the interception of photosynthetic radiation and growth. These observations suggest that genetic variability at the locus encoding phyB could offer a breeding target to improve crop growth capacity in the field.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30778530
pii: 5335099
doi: 10.1093/aob/mcz015
pmc: PMC6589507
doi:
Substances chimiques
Phytochrome B
136250-22-1
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1079-1088Informations de copyright
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