. 2002. Physiological characteristics of recent Canada Western Red Spring wheat cultivars: Yield components and dry matter production. Can. J. Plant Sci. 82: 299-306. Genetic yield gains have been difficult to achieve within the Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) class because of stringent quality requirements and a short growing-season environment with low precipitation and high temperatures. Understanding the physiological basis of yield gains may provide breeders with better insight in selecting parents and screening tools to identify desirable genotypes. The objective of the present study was to compare four new CWRS wheat cultivars with two older cultivars, Neepawa and Marquis, for yield components and dry matter production. When grown at Swift Current, SK, for 3 yr, the average yield for the group of new cultivars was 34.3% higher than that of Marquis (P < 0.01), and 5.9% higher than that of Neepawa (P = 0.10). The new cultivars, as a group, had significantly increased kernel weight, kernels per spike, yield per spike, and spike-filling rate relative to either of the older cultivars. When cultivars were compared individually, all four of the new cultivars had significantly higher yield per spike and spike-filling rate than Neepawa or Marquis, suggesting that these factors may be closely related to the increased yields of the newer cultivars. The trend toward higher kernel weight and kernels per spike suggests that the new cultivars have increased the sink size of each tiller. The number of spikes per plant and the length of the grainfilling period do not appear to be associated with the increased yield. Harvest index of the group of new cultivars, while significantly higher than that of Marquis, has not increased significantly compared to Neepawa, probably because this group is similar in height to Neepawa. L'étude devait comparer quatre nouveaux cultivars de BRPOC à deux autres, plus anciens (Neepawa et Marquis), sur le plan du rendement et de la matière sèche produite. Cultivées à Swift Current (Saskatchewan) pendant trois ans, les nouvelles variétés ont donné un rendement moyen de 34,3 % supérieur à celui de Marquis (P < 0,01) et de 5,9 % plus élevé que celui de Neepawa (P = 0,10). Collectivement, les nouveaux cultivars se démarquent par un poids d'amandes sensiblement plus élevé, par un nombre accru de grains par épi, par un meilleur rendement par épi et par un meilleur taux de remplissage du grain que les deux cultivars plus anciens. Quand on les compare individuellement à ces derniers, on constate que chacun des quatre cultivars a un rendement par épi et un taux de remplissage du grain sensiblement plus élevés que ceux de Neepawa et de Marquis, signe que ces facteurs sont peut-être étroitement associés au rendement supérieur des nouveaux cultivars. La tendance vers un poids d'amandes plus élevé et un nombre accru de grains par épi donne à penser que les nouveaux cultivars possèdent un plus grand puits d'assimilat dans leurs talles. Le nombre d'épis par plant et la durée de ...
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