Heat stress is among the most critical abiotic constraints on cereal productivity, necessitating intensified breeding strategies. While elevated temperatures can occur at multiple developmental stages, heat stress during the post-anthesis period is particularly damaging, as it disrupts grain formation and filling, leading to substantial yield reductions. Although the study was conducted in a region traditionally favourable for barley cultivation, long-term meteorological records reveal a steady increase in post-anthesis temperatures over the past three decades, increasing crop vulnerability. Under these conditions, evaluating varietal performance and heat tolerance in line with current climatic trends is essential. In this study, chemical desiccation was applied to simulate heat stress by inhibiting photosynthesis, enabling assessment of the capacity of spring barley cultivars to remobilize assimilates from vegetative tissues to the grain. Ten cultivars were evaluated over three years under both stress and non-stress conditions, focusing on key yield components.
Emanuela Filip, C. Urdă, Matilda Ciucǎ et al.· Romanian Agricultural Resear...· 1 citation
Spring barley is a crop of major agronomic and industrial importance, widely used for malting and well suited to short crop rotations due to its reduced vegetation period. Under current climate change conditions, the identification of genotypes that combine high yield potential with stable performance across diverse environments is of increasing importance.
During the period 2021-2023, a total of 25 spring barley genotypes were evaluated at the Agricultural Research and Development Station (ARDS) Turda in a comparative field trial arranged in a randomized block design with five replications. Grain yield was assessed in relation to key agronomic traits and grain quality parameters. Two advanced breeding lines, To 2033/18 and To 1990/18, recently registered as the varieties Ioana and Dumbrăvița, were additionally tested within the national SITRV multilocation network. The variety Ioana achieved grain yields ranging from 6,000 to 7,700 kg/ha, with maximum values recorded at the Dej and Sibiu locations, indicating a high yield potential under favorable conditions. Dumbrăvița recorded yields between 5.500 and 6.800 kg/ha and showed a high degree of yield stability across environments. Protein content varied between 10.28% and 11.38%.
Compared with the standard variety Romaniţa, both newly registered cultivars demonstrated clear genetic progress. Ioana is a high-yielding malting-type variety recommended for intensive cropping systems, while Dumbrăvița is characterized by high stability and ecological plasticity, being well adapted to variable pedoclimatic conditions.
Ioana Crișan, Florin Russu, Emanuela Filip et al.· Romanian Agricultural Resear...· 0 citations
Nowadays, biostimulants are increasingly being applied to potato crops to increase nutrient efficiency and better tolerate abiotic stress. Aiming to achieve sustainable potato crops, biostimulants have positive effects on crop yield. This research investigates the effects of foliar fertilization, planting density, and environmental conditions on yield and tuber quality (starch, protein, ash, dry matter content) in two potato cultivars, Darilena and Ultra, across two locations (Brașov and Codlea) in the year 2023 and 2024. The experiment involved five foliar fertilizer treatments: control (V1), two biostimulants - Genaktis (V2) and Irys (V3), a third biostimulant - Number One (V4) and a foliar fertilizer with biostimulant properties - Wuxal Macromix (V5). Results showed that Ultra at 53,000 plants/ha combined with biostimulants V4 and V5 achieved the highest yields, particularly in 2023. Darilena consistently recorded higher starch and protein content, especially in 2024 and under lower planting density. PCA and correlation analyses revealed that the yield was negatively associated with starch and dry matter, while starch strongly correlated with dry matter content. These results emphasize the need to align cultivar choice, fertilization strategy, and planting density with local environmental conditions to maximize tuber quality and yield.
Lorena Adam, M. Hermeziu, C. Urdă et al.· Romanian Agricultural Resear...· 0 citations
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