Genetic variation in photosynthesis: many variants make light work.
Genetic variation in photosynthesis: many variants make light work.
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10.1093/jxb/erac129
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2022-05-23
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3054| Kromdijk and McCormick between historical cultivars sorted by release date have provided evidence of selection on photosynthesis traits as an inadvertent side effect of plant breeding efforts. For example, Koester et al.(2016) reported that more recently released cultivars of soybean tended to show higher daily carbon gain than older cultivars, primarily via enhanced stomatal conductance in periods of high soil water content. In this issue, Li et al.(2022) suggest that breeding may also have affected photosynthetic characteristics of Triticum aestivum (wheat), based on a comparison of 26 winter wheat cultivars spanning 60 years of wheat breeding in China.Whereas genetic variation in photosynthetic traits is significant in many major crop species (reviewed by Sharwood e t al., 2022 and Sakoda et al., 2022 in this issue), incorporation of photosynthesis in selective breeding programmes is still rare. Theeuwen et al.(2022) discuss how quantitative genetics can be used to discover useful trait variation and design strategies to improve crop photosynthesis, based on readily available crop plant germplasm. Crop breeding strategies require a defined target population of environments (TPE), namely a variable group of future production environments (Crespo-Herrera e t al., 2021), under which the breeding programme attempts to enhance crop performance. The importance of clearly defined TPE for research to enhance crop photosynthesis is illustrated by Sales et al.(2022), who present a complete lack of correlation between glasshouse and field evaluation of photosynthetic traits across 80 wheat lines. Their work emphasizes the importance of genotype by environment interactions, especially for complex, highly multigenic traits. In the context of global climate change, the increased occurrence of extreme weather events (IPCC, 2021) means that the stochastic, unpredictable component of TPE is becoming more prominent and selection for enhanced resilience against stress is gaining importance. It should therefore be no surprise that genetic variation in photosynthetic traits in response to abiotic stress is strongly represented in the current issue. Faralli et al.(2022) present variation between stomatal dynamics across a range of Vitis vinifera (grapevine) genotypes, which contributed significantly to differentiation in heat tolerance and water use efficiency. Ortiz and Salas-Fernandez (2022) analyse the genetic control of photosynthesis in response to drought stress in Sorghum bicolor, identifying several genomic regions associated with variation in gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence traits, which might be used to further enhance already substantial drought tolerance of this C4 food, feed, and bioenergy crop. Posch et al.(2022) show that thermal tolerance of PSII in wheat is subject to rapid acclimation in response to short-term supraoptimal temperature conditions, but also varies significantly between a range of genotypes with contrasting high temperature tolerance. Finally, on the suboptimal end of growth season temperature, Burnett an d Kromdijk (2022) argue the case for enhancing chilling tolerance of photosynthesis in maize via selective breeding, which
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