Exploring natural genetic diversity in a bread wheat multi-founder population: dual imaging of photosynthesis and stomatal kinetics

Recent research has shown that optimizing photosynthetic and stomatal traits holds promise for improved crop performance. However, standard phenotyping tools such as gas exchange systems have limited throughput. In this work, a novel approach based on a bespoke gas exchange chamber allowing combined...

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Main Authors: Faralli, Michele, Mellers, Greg, Wall, Shellie, Vialet-Chabrand, Silvere, Forget, Guillaume, Galle, Alexander, Van Rie, Jeron, Gardner, Keith A., Ober, Eric S., Cockram, James, Lawson, Tracy
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Published: Oxford University Press 2024
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/169942
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author Faralli, Michele
Mellers, Greg
Wall, Shellie
Vialet-Chabrand, Silvere
Forget, Guillaume
Galle, Alexander
Van Rie, Jeron
Gardner, Keith A.
Ober, Eric S.
Cockram, James
Lawson, Tracy
author_browse Cockram, James
Faralli, Michele
Forget, Guillaume
Galle, Alexander
Gardner, Keith A.
Lawson, Tracy
Mellers, Greg
Ober, Eric S.
Van Rie, Jeron
Vialet-Chabrand, Silvere
Wall, Shellie
author_facet Faralli, Michele
Mellers, Greg
Wall, Shellie
Vialet-Chabrand, Silvere
Forget, Guillaume
Galle, Alexander
Van Rie, Jeron
Gardner, Keith A.
Ober, Eric S.
Cockram, James
Lawson, Tracy
author_sort Faralli, Michele
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description Recent research has shown that optimizing photosynthetic and stomatal traits holds promise for improved crop performance. However, standard phenotyping tools such as gas exchange systems have limited throughput. In this work, a novel approach based on a bespoke gas exchange chamber allowing combined measurement of the quantum yield of PSII (Fq'/Fm'), with an estimation of stomatal conductance via thermal imaging was used to phenotype a range of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes. Using the dual-imaging methods and traditional approaches, we found broad and significant variation in key traits, including photosynthetic CO2 uptake at saturating light and ambient CO2 concentration (Asat), photosynthetic CO2 uptake at saturating light and elevated CO2 concentration (Amax), the maximum velocity of Rubisco for carboxylation (Vcmax), time for stomatal opening (Ki), and leaf evaporative cooling. Anatomical analysis revealed significant variation in flag leaf adaxial stomatal density. Associations between traits highlighted significant relationships between leaf evaporative cooling, leaf stomatal conductance, and Fq'/Fm', highlighting the importance of stomatal conductance and stomatal rapidity in maintaining optimal leaf temperature for photosynthesis in wheat. Additionally, gsmin and gsmax were positively associated, indicating that potential combinations of preferable traits (i.e. inherently high gsmax, low Ki, and maintained leaf evaporative cooling) are present in wheat. This work highlights the effectiveness of thermal imaging in screening dynamic gs in a panel of wheat genotypes. The wide phenotypic variation observed suggested the presence of exploitable genetic variability in bread wheat for dynamic stomatal conductance traits and photosynthetic capacity for targeted optimization within future breeding programmes.
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spelling CGSpace1699422025-10-26T12:53:20Z Exploring natural genetic diversity in a bread wheat multi-founder population: dual imaging of photosynthesis and stomatal kinetics Faralli, Michele Mellers, Greg Wall, Shellie Vialet-Chabrand, Silvere Forget, Guillaume Galle, Alexander Van Rie, Jeron Gardner, Keith A. Ober, Eric S. Cockram, James Lawson, Tracy kinetics photosynthesis stomatal conductance infrared imagery water use wheat Recent research has shown that optimizing photosynthetic and stomatal traits holds promise for improved crop performance. However, standard phenotyping tools such as gas exchange systems have limited throughput. In this work, a novel approach based on a bespoke gas exchange chamber allowing combined measurement of the quantum yield of PSII (Fq'/Fm'), with an estimation of stomatal conductance via thermal imaging was used to phenotype a range of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes. Using the dual-imaging methods and traditional approaches, we found broad and significant variation in key traits, including photosynthetic CO2 uptake at saturating light and ambient CO2 concentration (Asat), photosynthetic CO2 uptake at saturating light and elevated CO2 concentration (Amax), the maximum velocity of Rubisco for carboxylation (Vcmax), time for stomatal opening (Ki), and leaf evaporative cooling. Anatomical analysis revealed significant variation in flag leaf adaxial stomatal density. Associations between traits highlighted significant relationships between leaf evaporative cooling, leaf stomatal conductance, and Fq'/Fm', highlighting the importance of stomatal conductance and stomatal rapidity in maintaining optimal leaf temperature for photosynthesis in wheat. Additionally, gsmin and gsmax were positively associated, indicating that potential combinations of preferable traits (i.e. inherently high gsmax, low Ki, and maintained leaf evaporative cooling) are present in wheat. This work highlights the effectiveness of thermal imaging in screening dynamic gs in a panel of wheat genotypes. The wide phenotypic variation observed suggested the presence of exploitable genetic variability in bread wheat for dynamic stomatal conductance traits and photosynthetic capacity for targeted optimization within future breeding programmes. 2024-11-15 2025-01-26T00:25:07Z 2025-01-26T00:25:07Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/169942 en Open Access application/pdf Oxford University Press Faralli, M., Mellers, G., Wall, S., Vialet-Chabrand, S., Forget, G., Galle, A., Van Rie, J., Gardner, K. A., Ober, E. S., Cockram, J., & Lawson, T. (2024). Exploring natural genetic diversity in a bread wheat multi-founder population: Dual imaging of photosynthesis and stomatal kinetics. Journal of Experimental Botany, 75(21), 6733-6747. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erae233
spellingShingle kinetics
photosynthesis
stomatal conductance
infrared imagery
water use
wheat
Faralli, Michele
Mellers, Greg
Wall, Shellie
Vialet-Chabrand, Silvere
Forget, Guillaume
Galle, Alexander
Van Rie, Jeron
Gardner, Keith A.
Ober, Eric S.
Cockram, James
Lawson, Tracy
Exploring natural genetic diversity in a bread wheat multi-founder population: dual imaging of photosynthesis and stomatal kinetics
title Exploring natural genetic diversity in a bread wheat multi-founder population: dual imaging of photosynthesis and stomatal kinetics
title_full Exploring natural genetic diversity in a bread wheat multi-founder population: dual imaging of photosynthesis and stomatal kinetics
title_fullStr Exploring natural genetic diversity in a bread wheat multi-founder population: dual imaging of photosynthesis and stomatal kinetics
title_full_unstemmed Exploring natural genetic diversity in a bread wheat multi-founder population: dual imaging of photosynthesis and stomatal kinetics
title_short Exploring natural genetic diversity in a bread wheat multi-founder population: dual imaging of photosynthesis and stomatal kinetics
title_sort exploring natural genetic diversity in a bread wheat multi founder population dual imaging of photosynthesis and stomatal kinetics
topic kinetics
photosynthesis
stomatal conductance
infrared imagery
water use
wheat
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/169942
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