Carbon assimilation and export from leaves of diverse cultivars of sorghum /

(Tx430 and B35, respectively) and a hybrid thereof. The

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Main Author: Sowder, Cecil Madison
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1995.
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Summary:(Tx430 and B35, respectively) and a hybrid thereof. The
although differences in aerial biomass at earlier growth
among genotypes at preboot and anthesis indicated that the
are inconsistent among prior research projects. This
assimilate to leaf starch were not due to a slower plant
between preflowering and postflowering tolerant sorghum lines
breeding programs. These phenotypic classes provide a source
conditions and harvested immediately. Subsamples of plant
differently than Tx430 or the hybrid. The similar biomass
exposed to 14CO2 for 3 h under steady state labeling
genotypes at grain filling. The carbon partitioning to leaf
growth rate in B35 than Tx430 and the hybrid. It is
have served as selection criteria in traditional plant
hypothesized that photoassimilate retention in leaves under
labeled leaves and the whole plant. All genotypes were grown
liquid scintillation spectroscopy. Rates of sucrose
objective of this project was to compare leaf carbon exchange
of [ 14 C]assimilate export than Tx430 or the hybrid under
of radiolabel to starch was greater in B35 than the other
of variation for identifying and quantifying physiological
organs were combusted and radioactivity was counted using
Preflowering and postflowering classes of stress response
preflowering and postflowering stress tolerance in sorghum
processes that contribute to stress tolerance. However,
quantified. Nonstructural carbohydrates in labeled leaves
rate (CER), carbohydrate concentrations, and sucrose
relationships between physiological stress responses and
research identifies and compares physiological processes
slower rate of export and greater partitioning of [14 C]
stages did not differ among the genotypes. Under well-
starch indicated B35 metabolized newly-formed carbohydrates
synthesis and leaf export of [ 14 C]assimilate were
synthesis rate, and [ 14 C]assimilate partitioning within
tolerance to water stress.
under irrigated and water limited regimes. Plants were
was significantly lower in B35 than Tx430 or the hybrid,
watered conditions, starch concentrations in labeled blades
well-watered conditions predisposes B35 to postflowering
well-watered conditions. Grain weight during grain filling
were higher in B35 than Tx430 and the hybrid, and allocation
were quantified using colorimetry. B35 exhibited lower rates
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