ESTABLISHING GROWING DEGREE DAY ESTIMATES TO PREDICT CRITICAL GROWTH STAGES IN SOFT RED WINTER WHEAT
Date Available
1-19-2018
Year of Publication
2018
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Document Type
Master's Thesis
College
Agriculture, Food and Environment
Department/School/Program
Plant and Soil Sciences
First Advisor
Dr. Carrie A. Knott
Abstract
Predicting developmental growth stages in soft red winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) (SRWW) could improve agronomic management in Kentucky. However, predicting SRWW development is complex due to vernalization requirement and photoperiod sensitivity differences of cultivars. The objectives of this study are to (1) determine ability of Kompetitive Allele Specific PCR (KASP) genotyping to predict phenotype; (2) determine the relative vernalization requirement (RVR) of 50 SRWW cultivars in a greenhouse (GH) assay; and (3) measure growing degree-days (GDD) required by cultivars to reach eight growth stages in a field assay. Fifty SRWW cultivars were characterized with 14 KASP markers for Vrn and Ppd loci. Additionally, cultivars were grown in a GH, vernalized outdoors for three, six, or nine weeks, and moved back into the GH where days to full flower were measured. Cultivars were also seeded into hill plots monthly from October to March at Princeton (2016; 2017) and Lexington, KY (2017) in three field trials. Cumulative GDD to emergence, green-up, pseudo-stem erection, jointing, flag leaf, beginning flower, full flower, and harvest maturity were measured. Field trials and supporting historical wheat development data suggest that prediction of SRWW growth and development is possible using a cumulative GDD scale in Kentucky.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/ETD.2018.020
Recommended Citation
Snyder, Ethan J., "ESTABLISHING GROWING DEGREE DAY ESTIMATES TO PREDICT CRITICAL GROWTH STAGES IN SOFT RED WINTER WHEAT" (2018). Theses and Dissertations--Plant and Soil Sciences. 98.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/pss_etds/98
