Tillering structures the genotypic variability of wheat vegetative growth and its plasticity under water deficit

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2026
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Abstract
Abstract Whole plant leaf expansion (shoot expansion) under drought drives the trade-off between water saving for later grain production and canopy photosynthesis. Fine-tuning shoot expansion could therefore become a target of genetic progress for drought-prone environments. However, its components (axis production, i.e. tillering, leaf production on each axis, and individual leaf elongation) may have their own genotypic variability and plasticity under drought, making hard to calibrate crop simulation models and specify breeding targets. In this study, we focused on the genetic diversity of bread wheat and durum wheat to determine the links and trade-offs between the underlying processes of shoot expansion under drought and how it translates at the whole plant and canopy level. For that, we used non-destructive imaging both in the field and controlled condition platforms to determine their dynamics and analyze their relative contribution to the genotypic variability of whole-plant shoot expansion under drought. Results show that shoot expansion measured at plant level in controlled environment was associated with that measured at canopy level in the field, indicating that controlled phenotyping platforms can capture the genotypic variability of growth in the field. Both whole-plant and canopy expansion were associated with tillering rate. In addition, the sensitivity of shoot growth and tillering to soil water deficit were correlated, indicating that both tillering ability and sensitivity to water deficit drive the genotypic variability of shoot expansion. Overall, dissecting shoot- expansion dynamics allowed determining the links between shoot expansion traits under drought, and provides key targets in phenotyping, modelling and breeding for drought environments.
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Authors Stéphane Leveau, Boris Parent, Francesco Giunta, Nathalie Luchaire, L Cabrera-Bosquet, Katia Beauchêne, S. Jézéquel, Rosella Motzo, Pierre Martre
Journal Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB
Year 2026
DOI
10.1093/plphys/kiag515
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https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiag515
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