Root and shoot physiology of six German winter wheat cultivars released between 1895 and 2002

Name: Root and shoot physiology of six German winter wheat cultivars released between 1895 and 2002
Published: 2026-04-20
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Persistent identifier: doi:10.60507/FK2/DFAFPP
Published version: 1.0
Publication date: 2026-04-20
License: CC BY 4.0

Description

The dataset contains plant physiological measurements of six German winter wheat cultivars released between 1895 and 2002. Measurements were conducted during two growing seasons between the years 2022-2024 and contain detailed measurements of shoot and root properties. This includes measurements of leaf area index, specific leaf area, leaf level photosynthesis and stomatal conductance, leaf water potential, canopy transpiration, biomass of individual plant organs, CN ratios of the biomass, number of tillers, light extinction coefficient, canopy height, straw and grain yield, grain yield quality, root biomass, root biomass distribution, root hydraulic conductivity, axial and radial conductivity, root length, root aerenchyma proportions, root cortical cell number and diameter, metaxylem number and diameter, root stele diameter.

Creators

Behrend, Dominik
Baca Cabrera, Juan C.
Nguyen, Thuy Huu
Gonçalves Bazzo, Clara Oliva
Bernartz, Hanna
Boursiac, Yann
Ewert, Frank
Jones, Dylan
Hüging, Hubert
Nachtweide, Phillip Jens
Schneider, Hannah
Lobet, Guillaume
Vanderborght, Jan
Gaiser, Thomas

Keywords

Plant Physiology, Triticum aestivum, Breeding, Roots, Phenotyping

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Citation

Behrend, Dominik; Baca Cabrera, Juan C.; Nguyen, Thuy Huu; Gonçalves Bazzo, Clara Oliva; Bernartz, Hanna; Boursiac, Yann; Ewert, Frank; Jones, Dylan; Hüging, Hubert; Nachtweide, Phillip Jens; Schneider, Hannah; Lobet, Guillaume; Vanderborght, Jan; Gaiser, Thomas, 2026-04-20, Root and shoot physiology of six German winter wheat cultivars released between 1895 and 2002, doi:10.60507/FK2/DFAFPP, V1.0

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Release Time	2026-04-20T13:06:23Z
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Citation Date	2026-04-20
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Root and shoot physiology of six German winter wheat cultivars released between 1895 and 2002

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The dataset contains plant physiological measurements of six German winter wheat cultivars released between 1895 and 2002. Measurements were conducted during two growing seasons between the years 2022-2024 and contain detailed measurements of shoot and root properties. This includes measurements of leaf area index, specific leaf area, leaf level photosynthesis and stomatal conductance, leaf water potential, canopy transpiration, biomass of individual plant organs, CN ratios of the biomass, number of tillers, light extinction coefficient, canopy height, straw and grain yield, grain yield quality, root biomass, root biomass distribution, root hydraulic conductivity, axial and radial conductivity, root length, root aerenchyma proportions, root cortical cell number and diameter, metaxylem number and diameter, root stele diameter.

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Agricultural Sciences
Earth and Environmental Sciences

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Plant Physiology
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Triticum aestivum
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Breeding
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Roots
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Phenotyping

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Baca Cabrera, Juan C, Vanderborght, J., Boursiac, Y., Behrend, D., Gaiser, T., Nguyen, T.H., Lobet, G., 2025. Decreased root hydraulic traits in German winter wheat cultivars over 100 years of breeding. Plant Physiol. 198, kiaf166.
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Jones, D.H., Baca Cabrera, J.C., Behrend, D., Wells, D.M., Swift, J.F., Atkinson, J.A., Schön, M., Lobet, G., Hanlon, M.T., Schneider, H.M., 2025. The Rapid Anatomics Tool (RAT): A low-cost root anatomical phenotyping platform reveals changes in root anatomy along the root axis. Plant Phenomics 100150.
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Behrend, D., Nguyen, T.H., Hüging, H., Baca Cabrera, J.C., Lobet, G., Seidel, S.J., Srivastava, A.K., Bazzo, C.O.G., Kramer, N., Nachtweide, P., Vanderborght, J., Ewert, F., Gaiser, T., 2026. Biomass partitioning and canopy architecture of six German winter wheat cultivars released between 1895 and 2002.
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Behrend, D., Nguyen, T.H., Baca Cabrera, J.C., Baumert, J., Bazzo, C.O.G., Jones, D.H., Lobet, G., Seidel, S.J., Srivastava, A.K., Storm, H., Vanderborght, J., Ewert, F., Gaiser, T., 2026. Breeding changes water use of winter wheat across Europe. Npj Sustain. Agric. 4, 29.
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Baca Cabrera, J.C., Jones, D.H., Vanderborght, J., Behrend, D., Schneider, H.M., Lobet, G., 2025. Root anatomical gradients and cultivar differences underlie variation in root hydraulic properties in German winter wheat.
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English

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Campus Klein-Altendorf - University of Bonn

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Depositor depositor

Behrend, Dominik

Date Of Deposit dateOfDeposit

2026-04-10

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Experimental data

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Behrend, D., Nguyen, T.H., Baca Cabrera, J.C., Baumert, J., Gonçalves Bazzo, C.O., Jones, D.H., Lobet, G., Seidel, S.J., Srivastava, A.K., Storm, H., Vanderborght, J., Ewert, F., Gaiser, T., 2026. Winter wheat simulation outputs across Europe (1991–2020). https://doi.org/10.60507/FK2/QCZ9KA

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Genetic Characteristics

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Triticum aestivum

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Information about the individual measurements used to generate the data can be found in the ReadMe.txt

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