Ameliorating heat stressed conditions in wheat by altering its physiological and phenotypic traits associated with varying nitrogen levels

Currently, more than half of the global nations cultivating wheat crops are facing severe consequences of climate change and its associated heat stress in terms of quantitative and qualitative yield losses. Plants exposed to heat stress need a balanced and adequate amount of mineral nutrients to co...

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Main Authors: Muhammad SHAUKAT, Asim ABBASI, Kashaf RAMZAN, Aiman HINA, Shafique Q. MEMON, Zarish MAQSOOD, Abdel-Rhman Z. GAAFAR, Mohamed S. HODHOD, Sobhi F. LAMLOM
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author Muhammad SHAUKAT
Asim ABBASI
Kashaf RAMZAN
Aiman HINA
Shafique Q. MEMON
Zarish MAQSOOD
Abdel-Rhman Z. GAAFAR
Mohamed S. HODHOD
Sobhi F. LAMLOM
author_facet Muhammad SHAUKAT
Asim ABBASI
Kashaf RAMZAN
Aiman HINA
Shafique Q. MEMON
Zarish MAQSOOD
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Sobhi F. LAMLOM
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description Currently, more than half of the global nations cultivating wheat crops are facing severe consequences of climate change and its associated heat stress in terms of quantitative and qualitative yield losses. Plants exposed to heat stress need a balanced and adequate amount of mineral nutrients to counter its ill effects. Therefore, the present study was designed to investigate the potential effects of heat stress applied during the vegetative growth period (Zadoks growth scale: ZGS 5-60) on physiological and phenotypic traits of wheat (Triticum aestivum) crop subjected to variable rates of nitrogen (N). In this experiment, wheat plants of cv. ‘Punjab-2011’ were exposed to two levels of temperature i.e. heat stress (HS) and control or non-heat stress (NHS), and three N rates (N50 = 50 kg ha-1, N100= 100 kg ha-1 and N150 = 150 kg ha-1). The experiment was executed under controlled conditions in a completely randomized design (CRD) with six replications. One set of eighteen pots containing wheat seedlings was placed in a compartment of the greenhouse under heat-stressed conditions, while another set was placed in another compartment under non-heated conditions. The greenhouse compartments were equipped with a heating and cooling system to maintain desired ecological conditions. Pots in heated chamber were kept for 60 days from emergence (ZGS = 5-60), and then shifted to non-heated chamber till harvesting. The temperature in heat stress treatment was almost 2 ± 0.47 °C higher than in non-heated treatment. The results indicated that HS significantly reduced the photosynthetic rate by 42.52%, leaf photosynthetic efficiency by 56.82%, chlorophyll scores by 20.11%, relative water contents (RWC) by 12.81%, tillers by 48.21%, grain weight by 21.47% and grain yield by 68.20% relative to NHS conditions. These reductions were more prominent in plants subjected to a limited N dose rate (50 kg N ha-1). Furthermore, the results also revealed higher transpiration rate, stomatal conductance, and membrane ruptures under HS with N50 treatment.  However, N150 treatment compensated for the detrimental effects of HS on wheat plants by improving the photosynthetic rate and efficiencies, higher RWC, more stability of membrane and pigments, more tillers, and higher grain weight, and grain yield of wheat. Additionally, grain yield was negatively correlated with transpiration rate, stomatal conductance, internal CO2 concentration, and membrane leakage. In conclusion, a high dose rate of N under high temperatures during vegetative growth could alleviate the magnitude of penalties to grain yield and enhance the potential of wheat crops to withstand heat-induced detrimental effects.
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spelling doaj.art-ae81c6da40044c559613b0a93b51c20c2024-04-01T18:50:01ZengAcademicPresNotulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca0255-965X1842-43092024-02-0152110.15835/nbha52113471Ameliorating heat stressed conditions in wheat by altering its physiological and phenotypic traits associated with varying nitrogen levels Muhammad SHAUKAT0Asim ABBASI1Kashaf RAMZAN2Aiman HINA3Shafique Q. MEMON4Zarish MAQSOOD5Abdel-Rhman Z. GAAFAR6Mohamed S. HODHOD7Sobhi F. LAMLOM8Allama Iqbal Open University, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Agricultural Sciences, Islamabad, 44000Kohsar University Murree, Department of Environmental Sciences, Murree 47150University of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, Faisalabad 38040Nanjing Agricultural University, Soybean Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Soybean (General), MOA National Centre for Soybean Improvement, State Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing 210095Allama Iqbal Open University, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Agricultural Sciences, Islamabad, 44000Allama Iqbal Open University, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology, Islamabad 44000King Saud University, College of Science, Department of Botany and Microbiology, P.O. Box 11451, RiyadhOctober University for Modern Sciences & Arts, Faculty of Biotechnology, 6th October City, 12566Alexandria University, Faculty of Agriculture (Saba Basha), Plant Production Department, Alexandria 21531 Currently, more than half of the global nations cultivating wheat crops are facing severe consequences of climate change and its associated heat stress in terms of quantitative and qualitative yield losses. Plants exposed to heat stress need a balanced and adequate amount of mineral nutrients to counter its ill effects. Therefore, the present study was designed to investigate the potential effects of heat stress applied during the vegetative growth period (Zadoks growth scale: ZGS 5-60) on physiological and phenotypic traits of wheat (Triticum aestivum) crop subjected to variable rates of nitrogen (N). In this experiment, wheat plants of cv. ‘Punjab-2011’ were exposed to two levels of temperature i.e. heat stress (HS) and control or non-heat stress (NHS), and three N rates (N50 = 50 kg ha-1, N100= 100 kg ha-1 and N150 = 150 kg ha-1). The experiment was executed under controlled conditions in a completely randomized design (CRD) with six replications. One set of eighteen pots containing wheat seedlings was placed in a compartment of the greenhouse under heat-stressed conditions, while another set was placed in another compartment under non-heated conditions. The greenhouse compartments were equipped with a heating and cooling system to maintain desired ecological conditions. Pots in heated chamber were kept for 60 days from emergence (ZGS = 5-60), and then shifted to non-heated chamber till harvesting. The temperature in heat stress treatment was almost 2 ± 0.47 °C higher than in non-heated treatment. The results indicated that HS significantly reduced the photosynthetic rate by 42.52%, leaf photosynthetic efficiency by 56.82%, chlorophyll scores by 20.11%, relative water contents (RWC) by 12.81%, tillers by 48.21%, grain weight by 21.47% and grain yield by 68.20% relative to NHS conditions. These reductions were more prominent in plants subjected to a limited N dose rate (50 kg N ha-1). Furthermore, the results also revealed higher transpiration rate, stomatal conductance, and membrane ruptures under HS with N50 treatment.  However, N150 treatment compensated for the detrimental effects of HS on wheat plants by improving the photosynthetic rate and efficiencies, higher RWC, more stability of membrane and pigments, more tillers, and higher grain weight, and grain yield of wheat. Additionally, grain yield was negatively correlated with transpiration rate, stomatal conductance, internal CO2 concentration, and membrane leakage. In conclusion, a high dose rate of N under high temperatures during vegetative growth could alleviate the magnitude of penalties to grain yield and enhance the potential of wheat crops to withstand heat-induced detrimental effects. https://www.notulaebotanicae.ro/index.php/nbha/article/view/13471heat stressN ratesphenotypic traitsphysiological traitswheat
spellingShingle Muhammad SHAUKAT
Asim ABBASI
Kashaf RAMZAN
Aiman HINA
Shafique Q. MEMON
Zarish MAQSOOD
Abdel-Rhman Z. GAAFAR
Mohamed S. HODHOD
Sobhi F. LAMLOM
Ameliorating heat stressed conditions in wheat by altering its physiological and phenotypic traits associated with varying nitrogen levels
Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca
heat stress
N rates
phenotypic traits
physiological traits
wheat
title Ameliorating heat stressed conditions in wheat by altering its physiological and phenotypic traits associated with varying nitrogen levels
title_full Ameliorating heat stressed conditions in wheat by altering its physiological and phenotypic traits associated with varying nitrogen levels
title_fullStr Ameliorating heat stressed conditions in wheat by altering its physiological and phenotypic traits associated with varying nitrogen levels
title_full_unstemmed Ameliorating heat stressed conditions in wheat by altering its physiological and phenotypic traits associated with varying nitrogen levels
title_short Ameliorating heat stressed conditions in wheat by altering its physiological and phenotypic traits associated with varying nitrogen levels
title_sort ameliorating heat stressed conditions in wheat by altering its physiological and phenotypic traits associated with varying nitrogen levels
topic heat stress
N rates
phenotypic traits
physiological traits
wheat
url https://www.notulaebotanicae.ro/index.php/nbha/article/view/13471
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