Grain mineral contents under elevated carbon dioxide

Elevated Carbon Dioxide and Wheat Nutrition
Papers presented at the 2013 IPNC, Turkey and the ANZ Fertilizer Industry Conference

The impact of elevated [CO2] at two different sowing times over 2 years on wheat (cv. Yitpi) grain physical, chemical, rheological quality traits under Free Air CO2 Enrichment (FACE) was investigated. Most of the grain physical qualities improved under elevated [CO2], but protein concentration was reduced by 12%. Similarly, most of the grain macro- and micronutrient concentrations were reduced at elevated [CO2], while total mineral uptakes of N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S, Zn, and Fe were increased.

Wheat (Triticum aestivum L. cv. Yitpi) was grown under field conditions in the Australian Grains Free-Air Carbon Dioxide Enrichment (AGFACE) facility during the 2008 and 2009 growing seasons. Current ambient CO2 (384 µmol/mol) and elevated CO2 (550 µmol/mol) were combined with two different times of sowing (TOS): A “normal sowing” date (TOS1) contrasted with “late sowing” (TOS2) to investigate the CO2 interaction with TOS which provide different grain filling temperature on grain quality.

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