Heat Waves and Broomrape Are the Major Constraints for Lentil Cultivation in Southern Spain

There is potential for expanding lentil cultivation to dry and warm Mediterranean rain-fed environments at low altitudes, where early sowings are recommended to profit from winter rains and escape drought and excessive heat at the grain filling stage. In cooler areas, frost might be a problem in the...

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Main Authors: Diego Rubiales, Ana Moral, Fernando Flores
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Agronomy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/9/1871
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author Diego Rubiales
Ana Moral
Fernando Flores
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description There is potential for expanding lentil cultivation to dry and warm Mediterranean rain-fed environments at low altitudes, where early sowings are recommended to profit from winter rains and escape drought and excessive heat at the grain filling stage. In cooler areas, frost might be a problem in the early sowings, however, in warmer areas such as our low altitude warm southern Spanish environments the most detrimental factor on lentil seed yield appeared to be high temperatures at grain-filling stage, particularly heat waves of more than 5 days with T<sub>max</sub> > 30 °C. This was followed by broomrape infection, the combination of both being dramatic. We detected variation for stress tolerance, with S17 and R7 accessions outstanding for all stress indexes used, followed by S23, Nsir, S6, and S12. Broomrape infection ranked second risk in the area. No complete resistance to broomrape was identified, but there was a significant variation in the level of infection, with accessions S14 and R17 being the more resistant across environments. This offers prospects for combining heat tolerance and broomrape resistance by breeding.
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spelling doaj.art-90527ec7d2624694a9c55379f71cb38f2023-11-22T11:39:39ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952021-09-01119187110.3390/agronomy11091871Heat Waves and Broomrape Are the Major Constraints for Lentil Cultivation in Southern SpainDiego Rubiales0Ana Moral1Fernando Flores2Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, CSIC, Avda. Menéndez Pidal s/n, 14004 Córdoba, SpainInstitute for Sustainable Agriculture, CSIC, Avda. Menéndez Pidal s/n, 14004 Córdoba, SpainDepartamento de Ciencias Agroforestales, ETSI Campus El Carmen, Universidad de Huelva, Avda. Fuerzas Armadas s/n, 21007 Huelva, SpainThere is potential for expanding lentil cultivation to dry and warm Mediterranean rain-fed environments at low altitudes, where early sowings are recommended to profit from winter rains and escape drought and excessive heat at the grain filling stage. In cooler areas, frost might be a problem in the early sowings, however, in warmer areas such as our low altitude warm southern Spanish environments the most detrimental factor on lentil seed yield appeared to be high temperatures at grain-filling stage, particularly heat waves of more than 5 days with T<sub>max</sub> > 30 °C. This was followed by broomrape infection, the combination of both being dramatic. We detected variation for stress tolerance, with S17 and R7 accessions outstanding for all stress indexes used, followed by S23, Nsir, S6, and S12. Broomrape infection ranked second risk in the area. No complete resistance to broomrape was identified, but there was a significant variation in the level of infection, with accessions S14 and R17 being the more resistant across environments. This offers prospects for combining heat tolerance and broomrape resistance by breeding.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/9/1871<i>Lens culinaris</i>heath stress<i>Orobanche crenata</i>genetic resistancegenotype × environment interactions
spellingShingle Diego Rubiales
Ana Moral
Fernando Flores
Heat Waves and Broomrape Are the Major Constraints for Lentil Cultivation in Southern Spain
Agronomy
<i>Lens culinaris</i>
heath stress
<i>Orobanche crenata</i>
genetic resistance
genotype × environment interactions
title Heat Waves and Broomrape Are the Major Constraints for Lentil Cultivation in Southern Spain
title_full Heat Waves and Broomrape Are the Major Constraints for Lentil Cultivation in Southern Spain
title_fullStr Heat Waves and Broomrape Are the Major Constraints for Lentil Cultivation in Southern Spain
title_full_unstemmed Heat Waves and Broomrape Are the Major Constraints for Lentil Cultivation in Southern Spain
title_short Heat Waves and Broomrape Are the Major Constraints for Lentil Cultivation in Southern Spain
title_sort heat waves and broomrape are the major constraints for lentil cultivation in southern spain
topic <i>Lens culinaris</i>
heath stress
<i>Orobanche crenata</i>
genetic resistance
genotype × environment interactions
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/9/1871
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