New ozone–nitrogen model shows early senescence onset is the primary cause of ozone-induced reduction in grain quality of wheat

Cook, Jo; Brewster, Clare ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9887-2733; Hayes, Felicity ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1037-5725; Booth, Nathan; Bland, Sam; Pande, Pritha; Thankappan, Samarthia; Pleijel, Håkan; Emberson, Lisa. 2024 New ozone–nitrogen model shows early senescence onset is the primary cause of ozone-induced reduction in grain quality of wheat [in special issue: Tropospheric ozone assessment report phase II (TOAR-II) community special issue (ACP/AMT/BG/GMD inter-journal SI)] Biogeosciences, 21 (21). 4809-4835. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-4809-2024

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Abstract/Summary

Ozone (O3) air pollution is well known to adversely affect both the grain and protein yield of wheat, an important staple crop. This study aims to identify and model the key plant processes influencing the effect of O3 on wheat protein. The DO3SE-Crop model was modified in this work to incorporate nitrogen (N) processes, and we parameterised the O3 effect on stem, leaf, and grain N using O3 fumigation datasets spanning 3 years and four O3 treatments. These modifications mean that the newly developed DO3SE-CropN model is the first crop model to include O3 effects on N processes, making it a valuable tool for understanding O3 effects on wheat quality. Our results show that the new model captures the O3 effect on grain N concentrations and the anthesis leaf and stem concentrations well, with an R2 of 0.6 for the increase in grain N concentration and an R2 of 0.3 for the decrease in grain N content under O3 exposure. However, the O3 effect on harvest leaf and stem N is exaggerated. Overestimations of harvest leaf N range from ∼20 % to 120 %, while overestimations of harvest stem N range from ∼40 % to 120 %. Further, a sensitivity analysis revealed that, irrespective of O3 treatment, early senescence onset (simulated as being ∼13 d earlier in the treatment with very high O3 vs. the low-O3 treatment) was the primary plant process affecting grain N. This finding has implications for the breeding of stay-green cultivars for maintaining yield, as well as quality, under O3 exposure. This modelling study therefore demonstrates the capability of the DO3SE-CropN model to simulate processes by which O3 affects N content and, thereby, determines that senescence onset is the main driver of O3 reductions in grain protein yield. The implication of the sensitivity analysis is that breeders should focus their efforts on stay-green cultivars that do not experience a protein penalty when developing O3-tolerant lines, to maintain both wheat yield and nutritional quality under O3 exposure. This work supports the second phase of the Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report (TOAR) by investigating the impacts of tropospheric O3 on wheat, with a focus on wheat quality impacts that will subsequently affect human nutrition.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-4809-2024
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Soils and Land Use (Science Area 2017-)
ISSN:	1726-4189
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	Open Access paper - full text available via Official URL link.
NORA Subject Terms:	Ecology and Environment Agriculture and Soil Science Atmospheric Sciences
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Date made live:	11 Nov 2024 16:04 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/538360

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