Assessment of Genotypes and Management Strategies to Improve Resilience of Winter Wheat Production
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Experimental Design
2.2. Data Acquisition and Analysis
2.2.1. Crop Phenology
2.2.2. Grain Yield and Aboveground Biomass
2.3. Obtaining Winter Wheat Cultivar Parameters
2.4. Scenario Analysis
2.4.1. Wheat Cultivar Optimization for Different Environmental Conditions
2.4.2. Sowing Date Optimization
2.5. Data Source
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results and Analysis
3.1. Performance of DSSAT–CERES Wheat Model
3.2. Wheat Cultivar Optimization for the Three Sites
3.3. The Change of Winter Wheat Growth Duration, Aboveground Biomass and Grain Yield Under Optimal Cultivar Parameters
3.4. Optimizing Sowing Date for the Three Sites
4. Discussion
4.1. Model Evaluation
4.2. DSSAT–CERES Wheat Model Genetic Parameters Sensitivity Analysis
4.3. Incorporating Crop Model-Based Physiology Breeding Practices and Optimizing Sowing Dates
4.4. Limitations of the Study
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Site | Location | Tmax (℃) a | Tmin (℃) b | AP (mm) c | AR (MJ) d |
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SZ | 40°08′12″ N, 116°10′45″ E | 14.7 | 4.3 | 191.7 | 3670.1 |
XT | 37°02′24″ N, 114°18′00″ E | 16.3 | 6.4 | 184.6 | 3381.9 |
ZMD | 33°00′00″ N, 114°36′00″ E | 17.4 | 7.6 | 475.6 | 4469.4 |
Parameter | Calibrated Value | Incremental Step | Range in the Default | Optimum Cultivar Value at Three Sites | ||||
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ND211 | HD6172 | YZ4110 | SZ | XT | ZMD | |||
P1V a | 44 | 36 | 29 | 5 | 0–60 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
P1D b | 85 | 80 | 87 | 20 | 0–200 | 80 | 120 | 100 |
P5 c | 575 | 585 | 560 | 50 | 100–999 | 950 | 950 | 950 |
G1 d | 25 | 27 | 31 | 5 | 10–50 | 45 | 45 | 40 |
G2 e | 35 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 10–80 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
G3 f | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 1 | 0.5–8.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
PHINT g | 110 | 75 | 85 | 15 | 30–150 | 135 | 135 | 90 |
Sowing Date | Optimal ND | Optimal HD | Optimal YZ | |||
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Grain Yield (kg ha−1) | CV | Grain Yield (kg ha−1) | CV | Grain Yield (kg ha−1) | CV | |
15 September | 6436.97 abc | 0.27 | 6732.67 a | 0.28 | 10,893.67 a | 0.28 |
20 September | 6528.67 abc | 0.26 | 6692.67 a | 0.27 | 10,868.47 a | 0.27 |
25 September | 6657.00 ab | 0.25 | 6652.33 ab | 0.27 | 10,810.50 a | 0.27 |
30 September | 6764.60 a | 0.24 | 6467.07 ab | 0.27 | 10,642.77 a | 0.27 |
5 October | 6719.40 ab | 0.23 | 6297.63 abc | 0.27 | 10,369.47 ab | 0.27 |
10 October | 6564.87 ab | 0.23 | 6055.23 abcd | 0.27 | 10,079.47 ab | 0.27 |
15 October | 6380.36 abc | 0.23 | 5853.87 bcd | 0.27 | 9898.53 abc | 0.26 |
20 October | 6175.40 abc | 0.22 | 5623.77 cde | 0.27 | 9647.83 abc | 0.25 |
25 October | 5922.13 bc | 0.21 | 5385.60 def | 0.26 | 9307.53 bcd | 0.24 |
30 October | 5734.56 c | 0.20 | 5260.27 def | 0.27 | 9059.47 bcd | 0.24 |
5 November | 4852.63 d | 0.37 | 4959.57 ef | 0.27 | 8647.20 cd | 0.23 |
10 November | 3945.90 e | 0.53 | 4578.67 f | 0.27 | 8292.10 d | 0.23 |
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Wang, C.; Feng, L.; Wu, L.; Cheng, C.; Li, Y.; Yan, J.; Gao, J.; Chen, F. Assessment of Genotypes and Management Strategies to Improve Resilience of Winter Wheat Production. Sustainability 2020, 12, 1474. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12041474
Wang C, Feng L, Wu L, Cheng C, Li Y, Yan J, Gao J, Chen F. Assessment of Genotypes and Management Strategies to Improve Resilience of Winter Wheat Production. Sustainability. 2020; 12(4):1474. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12041474
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Chunlei, Liping Feng, Lu Wu, Chen Cheng, Yizhuo Li, Jintao Yan, Jiachen Gao, and Fu Chen. 2020. "Assessment of Genotypes and Management Strategies to Improve Resilience of Winter Wheat Production" Sustainability 12, no. 4: 1474. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12041474