Multiple abiotic stresses on maize grain yield determination: Additive vs multiplicative effects

Interactions between nitrogen (Ns) and water stress (Ws) effects on annual crops productivity have been widely investigated in Mediterranean-type regions, but not in the humid temperate ones as the central Pampas of Argentina, where early-sown maize crops are usually exposed to severe yield penaltie...

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Autores principales: Rossini, M.A., Maddonni, G.A., Otegui, M.E.
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spelling todo:paper_03784290_v198_n_p280_Rossini2023-10-03T15:32:20Z Multiple abiotic stresses on maize grain yield determination: Additive vs multiplicative effects Rossini, M.A. Maddonni, G.A. Otegui, M.E. Kernel number Maize Multiple abiotic stresses Reproductive development abiotic factor crop production crop yield environmental stress experimental study genotype hybrid maize phytomass reproductive biology Argentina Pampas Zea mays Interactions between nitrogen (Ns) and water stress (Ws) effects on annual crops productivity have been widely investigated in Mediterranean-type regions, but not in the humid temperate ones as the central Pampas of Argentina, where early-sown maize crops are usually exposed to severe yield penalties due to the mentioned stresses. Additionally, the recommendation of increasing plant populations promoted by seed companies may push crops to high density stress (HDs), which has usually a multiplicative (i.e. less intensive) and not an additive (i.e. more intensive) effect when combined with other constraints. In current research we re-examined multiple stress effects (HDs, Ns, Ws and the interaction of HDs with either Ns or Ws) on the determinants of grain yield of two maize hybrids, and used relative plant biomass (SI = 1 − stress/reference) as an integrative seasonal index for describing their intensities. Field experiments included two maize hybrids of contrasting tolerance to stress (high for AX820 and low for AX877), grown under different combinations of stand densities (9 and 12 plants m−2) and N offer (0 and 200 kg N ha−1) or water regime (well-watered and water deficit). The SI of combined stresses was always larger than the SI of any individual stress. For the tolerant hybrid, effects of combined abiotic stresses on SI were always multiplicative, whereas for the intolerant one the response intensified (i.e., turned additive or even synergic) under Ws × HDs. For both hybrids, a single model described the sensitivity of certain traits (number of complete and total florets, number of exposed silks) to the wide range of evaluated SIs, whereas independent models were necessary to accommodate the variation observed in the anthesis-silking interval associated with Ws and Ns. The second pattern was also observed in the case of kernel number per plant and plant grain yield of the intolerant but not of the tolerant hybrid. The former was more sensitive to Ws than the latter. Our results confirm a different sensitivity of the analyzed traits according to the origin of stress and the genotypic variability in these responses. © 2016 Elsevier B.V. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_03784290_v198_n_p280_Rossini
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topic Kernel number
Maize
Multiple abiotic stresses
Reproductive development
abiotic factor
crop production
crop yield
environmental stress
experimental study
genotype
hybrid
maize
phytomass
reproductive biology
Argentina
Pampas
Zea mays
spellingShingle Kernel number
Maize
Multiple abiotic stresses
Reproductive development
abiotic factor
crop production
crop yield
environmental stress
experimental study
genotype
hybrid
maize
phytomass
reproductive biology
Argentina
Pampas
Zea mays
Rossini, M.A.
Maddonni, G.A.
Otegui, M.E.
Multiple abiotic stresses on maize grain yield determination: Additive vs multiplicative effects
topic_facet Kernel number
Maize
Multiple abiotic stresses
Reproductive development
abiotic factor
crop production
crop yield
environmental stress
experimental study
genotype
hybrid
maize
phytomass
reproductive biology
Argentina
Pampas
Zea mays
description Interactions between nitrogen (Ns) and water stress (Ws) effects on annual crops productivity have been widely investigated in Mediterranean-type regions, but not in the humid temperate ones as the central Pampas of Argentina, where early-sown maize crops are usually exposed to severe yield penalties due to the mentioned stresses. Additionally, the recommendation of increasing plant populations promoted by seed companies may push crops to high density stress (HDs), which has usually a multiplicative (i.e. less intensive) and not an additive (i.e. more intensive) effect when combined with other constraints. In current research we re-examined multiple stress effects (HDs, Ns, Ws and the interaction of HDs with either Ns or Ws) on the determinants of grain yield of two maize hybrids, and used relative plant biomass (SI = 1 − stress/reference) as an integrative seasonal index for describing their intensities. Field experiments included two maize hybrids of contrasting tolerance to stress (high for AX820 and low for AX877), grown under different combinations of stand densities (9 and 12 plants m−2) and N offer (0 and 200 kg N ha−1) or water regime (well-watered and water deficit). The SI of combined stresses was always larger than the SI of any individual stress. For the tolerant hybrid, effects of combined abiotic stresses on SI were always multiplicative, whereas for the intolerant one the response intensified (i.e., turned additive or even synergic) under Ws × HDs. For both hybrids, a single model described the sensitivity of certain traits (number of complete and total florets, number of exposed silks) to the wide range of evaluated SIs, whereas independent models were necessary to accommodate the variation observed in the anthesis-silking interval associated with Ws and Ns. The second pattern was also observed in the case of kernel number per plant and plant grain yield of the intolerant but not of the tolerant hybrid. The former was more sensitive to Ws than the latter. Our results confirm a different sensitivity of the analyzed traits according to the origin of stress and the genotypic variability in these responses. © 2016 Elsevier B.V.
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author Rossini, M.A.
Maddonni, G.A.
Otegui, M.E.
author_facet Rossini, M.A.
Maddonni, G.A.
Otegui, M.E.
author_sort Rossini, M.A.
title Multiple abiotic stresses on maize grain yield determination: Additive vs multiplicative effects
title_short Multiple abiotic stresses on maize grain yield determination: Additive vs multiplicative effects
title_full Multiple abiotic stresses on maize grain yield determination: Additive vs multiplicative effects
title_fullStr Multiple abiotic stresses on maize grain yield determination: Additive vs multiplicative effects
title_full_unstemmed Multiple abiotic stresses on maize grain yield determination: Additive vs multiplicative effects
title_sort multiple abiotic stresses on maize grain yield determination: additive vs multiplicative effects
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_03784290_v198_n_p280_Rossini
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