Morphophysiological Plant Phenotyping for the Development of Plant Breeding Under Drought and Heat Conditions: A Practical Approach

ABSTRACT Currently, the breeding programs focus their efforts on identifying and developing tolerant genotypes to adverse conditions, such as drought and high temperatures. In this context, the physiological approach, which involves phenotyping several traits, is useful for breeding programs. Leaf p...

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Main Authors: Félix Estrada, Miquel A. Gonzàlez‐Meler, Eduardo A. Dias de Oliveira, Alejandro delPozo, Gustavo A. Lobos
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Published: Wiley 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.70030
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author Félix Estrada
Miquel A. Gonzàlez‐Meler
Eduardo A. Dias de Oliveira
Alejandro delPozo
Gustavo A. Lobos
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description ABSTRACT Currently, the breeding programs focus their efforts on identifying and developing tolerant genotypes to adverse conditions, such as drought and high temperatures. In this context, the physiological approach, which involves phenotyping several traits, is useful for breeding programs. Leaf photosynthetic traits have become one of the main objectives to be evaluated for breeders due to their relationship with improving grain yield and biomass production. Gas exchange (Ge) and chlorophyll “a” fluorescence (Chf) are the main tools to characterize the photosynthetic activity in real time at the leaf level. Consequently, several association studies using proximal and nonproximal sensing (e.g., RGB, thermography) have been developed. However, for the correct application of this breeding approach, it is essential to have a basic knowledge of both the physiological principles involved in the readings and the limitations of phenotyping due to the characteristics of the devices available on the market. This revision also covers other traits, such as the morphological and anatomical characteristics of leaves and roots, and the use of isotopes complementing Ge and Chf measurements.
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spelling doaj-art-348e353d4af0401aa398309e7a0cb6c42025-08-20T02:45:07ZengWileyFood and Energy Security2048-36942025-01-01141n/an/a10.1002/fes3.70030Morphophysiological Plant Phenotyping for the Development of Plant Breeding Under Drought and Heat Conditions: A Practical ApproachFélix Estrada0Miquel A. Gonzàlez‐Meler1Eduardo A. Dias de Oliveira2Alejandro delPozo3Gustavo A. Lobos4Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias INIA‐Rayentué Rengo ChileDepartment of Biological Sciences University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago Illinois USADepartment of Biological Sciences University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago Illinois USAPlant Breeding and Phenomics Center, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias Universidad de Talca Talca ChilePlant Breeding and Phenomics Center, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias Universidad de Talca Talca ChileABSTRACT Currently, the breeding programs focus their efforts on identifying and developing tolerant genotypes to adverse conditions, such as drought and high temperatures. In this context, the physiological approach, which involves phenotyping several traits, is useful for breeding programs. Leaf photosynthetic traits have become one of the main objectives to be evaluated for breeders due to their relationship with improving grain yield and biomass production. Gas exchange (Ge) and chlorophyll “a” fluorescence (Chf) are the main tools to characterize the photosynthetic activity in real time at the leaf level. Consequently, several association studies using proximal and nonproximal sensing (e.g., RGB, thermography) have been developed. However, for the correct application of this breeding approach, it is essential to have a basic knowledge of both the physiological principles involved in the readings and the limitations of phenotyping due to the characteristics of the devices available on the market. This revision also covers other traits, such as the morphological and anatomical characteristics of leaves and roots, and the use of isotopes complementing Ge and Chf measurements.https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.70030food securitygeneticsimprovementphenomicsphotosynthesis
spellingShingle Félix Estrada
Miquel A. Gonzàlez‐Meler
Eduardo A. Dias de Oliveira
Alejandro delPozo
Gustavo A. Lobos
Morphophysiological Plant Phenotyping for the Development of Plant Breeding Under Drought and Heat Conditions: A Practical Approach
Food and Energy Security
food security
genetics
improvement
phenomics
photosynthesis
title Morphophysiological Plant Phenotyping for the Development of Plant Breeding Under Drought and Heat Conditions: A Practical Approach
title_full Morphophysiological Plant Phenotyping for the Development of Plant Breeding Under Drought and Heat Conditions: A Practical Approach
title_fullStr Morphophysiological Plant Phenotyping for the Development of Plant Breeding Under Drought and Heat Conditions: A Practical Approach
title_full_unstemmed Morphophysiological Plant Phenotyping for the Development of Plant Breeding Under Drought and Heat Conditions: A Practical Approach
title_short Morphophysiological Plant Phenotyping for the Development of Plant Breeding Under Drought and Heat Conditions: A Practical Approach
title_sort morphophysiological plant phenotyping for the development of plant breeding under drought and heat conditions a practical approach
topic food security
genetics
improvement
phenomics
photosynthesis
url https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.70030
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