Three wheat populations were established by the cultivation patterns,i.e.,traditional production(TPP),current production(CPP),and potential extension(PEP),using Yangmai 22.The superior and inferior grains in the main stem(MS and MI) and first tiller(TS and TI) were continuously sampled to investigate the differences of grain-filling character,protein content,and protein yield between/among the grains growing in different positions,and the influences by the cultivation patterns.The results showed that the maximum grain weight,protein content,and protein yield in the superior grains were higher than those in the inferior grains in either main stem or tiller by 9.3-12.4 mg·grain-1,0.9-1.1 percentage,and 1.4-1.8 mg·grain-1,respectively.Compared with TS,the maximum grain weight in MS was higher by 2.2 mg·grain-1,but the protein content in MS was lower by 0.8 percentage.Between MI and TI,the differences in the maximum grain weight,protein content,and protein yield were not significant.MS showed a rapid and early grain-filling and a high grain-filling rate,but IS needed a prolonged grain-filling duration in order to achieve high grain weight.As a comparison with the tiller,the differences in grain weight and protein content between the superior and inferior grains were much more in the main stem,and the influences by the cultivation patterns were also more considerable.Also,the maximum grain weight was significantly positively correlated to the maximum and mean grain-filling rate.Compared with the patters of CPP and TPP,PEP showed a higher average grain weight and protein yield in the wheat population as well as the maximum grain weight and protein yield in superior and inferior grain.Among the three patterns,however,there did not exist a consistent performance in the average protein content and the protein content of superior and inferior grains.These results suggested that optimizing the structure of spikes population by cultivation management facilitates establishing the wheat population synergizing grain yield and quality. |