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Drought stress in sunflower causes inhibition of seed filling due to reduced cell‐extension growth

Drought stress in sunflower causes inhibition of seed filling due to reduced cell‐extension growth Cultivation of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) as one of the most important oil crops is of great importance, especially with focus on drought tolerance under the current climate change. Less precipitation and increasing temperatures lead to more regions with drought problems. In a container experiment, with two different sunflower cultivars, drought stress of 40% water‐holding capacity was applied at the seed‐filling phase and compared to a control group with regular irrigation to 70% water‐holding capacity. Four intermediate harvests during the seed‐filling phase and a final harvest at maturity were conducted. During the seed‐filling phase, sugar and α‐amino‐acid concentrations of seeds were not reduced by drought stress. Thus, assimilate availability was sufficient, pointing to no source limitation of seed development. The DNA content of the seeds was also not affected and pointed to no limitation of cell division. However, 40 days after flowering a reduction of cell extension was found. Consequently, a sink limitation occurred under drought stress. At final harvest, seed yield was significantly reduced under drought stress due to a lower single seed weight, whereas seed number per plant was unaffected. Oil concentration was not reduced by drought stress. Thus, oil synthesis did not limit oil yield. Consequently, a reduced oil yield under drought stress during the seed‐filling phase was caused by a lower seed weight, which resulted from a decreased cell extension. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science Wiley

Drought stress in sunflower causes inhibition of seed filling due to reduced cell‐extension growth

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Abstract

Cultivation of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) as one of the most important oil crops is of great importance, especially with focus on drought tolerance under the current climate change. Less precipitation and increasing temperatures lead to more regions with drought problems. In a container experiment, with two different sunflower cultivars, drought stress of 40% water‐holding capacity was applied at the seed‐filling phase and compared to a control group with regular irrigation to 70% water‐holding capacity. Four intermediate harvests during the seed‐filling phase and a final harvest at maturity were conducted. During the seed‐filling phase, sugar and α‐amino‐acid concentrations of seeds were not reduced by drought stress. Thus, assimilate availability was sufficient, pointing to no source limitation of seed development. The DNA content of the seeds was also not affected and pointed to no limitation of cell division. However, 40 days after flowering a reduction of cell extension was found. Consequently, a sink limitation occurred under drought stress. At final harvest, seed yield was significantly reduced under drought stress due to a lower single seed weight, whereas seed number per plant was unaffected. Oil concentration was not reduced by drought stress. Thus, oil synthesis did not limit oil yield. Consequently, a reduced oil yield under drought stress during the seed‐filling phase was caused by a lower seed weight, which resulted from a decreased cell extension.

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Published: Oct 1, 2020

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