Relationship between water-use efficiency and carbon isotope discrimination in spring wheat
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DOI:10.7606/j.issn.1000-7601.2007.05.16
Key Words: carbon isotope discrimination  water-use efficiency  spring wheat
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YONG Li-hua Ningxia Agricultural Bio-Technological Laboratory,Yinchuan,Ningxia 750002,ChinaAgricultural College of Ninxia University,Yinchuan,Ningxia 750021,China 
XU Xing Ningxia Agricultural Bio-Technological Laboratory,Yinchuan,Ningxia 750002,ChinaAgricultural College of Ninxia University,Yinchuan,Ningxia 750021,China 
LI Shu-hua Ningxia Agricultural Bio-Technological Laboratory,Yinchuan,Ningxia 750002,China 
JING Ji-hai Guyuan Institute of Agricultural Sciences,Guyuan,Ningxia 756000,China 
HE Jun gricultural College of Ninxia University,Yinchuan,Ningxia 750021,China 
ZHU Lin gricultural College of Ninxia University,Yinchuan,Ningxia 750021,China 
DONG Jian-li Ningxia Agricultural Bio-Technological Laboratory,Yinchuan,Ningxia 750002,China 
YUAN Han-min Ningxia Agricultural Bio-Technological Laboratory,Yinchuan,Ningxia 750002,China 
WANG Na gricultural College of Ninxia University,Yinchuan,Ningxia 750021,China 
YAN Feng-kun Ningxia Agricultural Bio-Technological Laboratory,Yinchuan,Ningxia 750002,ChinaAgricultural College of Ninxia University,Yinchuan,Ningxia 750021,China 
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Abstract:
      In order to study the relationship between the water-use efficiency and carbon isotope discrimination,twenty spring wheat varieties/lines were grown in two ecological environments(limited irrigation area and rain-fed area) in Ningxia from 2004 to 2006 spring wheat growth season.Water-use efficiency(WUE) and carbon isotope discrimination of flag leaves(ΔLa) and kernels(ΔGm) were measured.The result showed that large significance was observed in genotypic, site and year variation for WUE、ΔLa、ΔGm. And genotype×environment interaction for them was not significant.Although ΔLa and ΔGm were significantly correlated in two years,lager variation were notable for relation between ΔLaGm and WUE across years. As a result,Δ may serve as a predictive criterion for high water-use efficiency,but which should combined with other traits under limited irrigation and rain-fed conditions in Ningxia.