Has the sensitivity of soybean cultivars to ozone pollution increased with time? An analysis of published dose-response data

Osborne, Stephanie A.; Mills, Gina; Hayes, Felicity ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1037-5725; Ainsworth, Elizabeth A.; Büker, Patrick; Emberson, Lisa. 2016 Has the sensitivity of soybean cultivars to ozone pollution increased with time? An analysis of published dose-response data. Global Change Biology, 22 (9). 3097-3111. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13318

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13318

Abstract/Summary

The rising trend in concentrations of ground-level ozone (O3) – a common air pollutant and phytotoxin – currently being experienced in some world regions represents a threat to agricultural yield. Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) is an O3-sensitive crop species and is experiencing increasing global demand as a dietary protein source and constituent of livestock feed. In this study, we collate O3 exposure-yield data for 49 soybean cultivars, from 28 experimental studies published between 1982 and 2014, to produce an updated dose–response function for soybean. Different cultivars were seen to vary considerably in their sensitivity to O3, with estimated yield loss due to O3 ranging from 13.3% for the least sensitive cultivar to 37.9% for the most sensitive, at a 7-h mean O3 concentration (M7) of 55 ppb – a level frequently observed in regions of the USA, India and China in recent years. The year of cultivar release, country of data collection and type of O3 exposure used were all important explanatory variables in a multivariate regression model describing soybean yield response to O3. The data show that the O3 sensitivity of soybean cultivars increased by an average of 32.5% between 1960 and 2000, suggesting that selective breeding strategies targeting high yield and high stomatal conductance may have inadvertently selected for greater O3 sensitivity over time. Higher sensitivity was observed in data from India and China compared to the USA, although it is difficult to determine whether this effect is the result of differential cultivar physiology, or related to local environmental factors such as co-occurring pollutants. Gaining further understanding of the underlying mechanisms that govern the sensitivity of soybean cultivars to O3 will be important in shaping future strategies for breeding O3-tolerant cultivars.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13318
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Emmett
ISSN:	1354-1013
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	Open Access paper - full text available via Official URL link.
Additional Keywords:	China, crops, cultivar, food security, glycine max, India, response functions, yield
NORA Subject Terms:	Agriculture and Soil Science
Date made live:	23 Jan 2017 17:17 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/516000

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13318

UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:

Emmett

ISSN:

1354-1013

Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:

Open Access paper - full text available via Official URL link.

Additional Keywords:

China, crops, cultivar, food security, glycine max, India, response functions, yield