Paper · 2026 · Agronomy

Regulatory Effects of Optimized Sowing Date and Seeding Rate on Yield Formation in Strong-Gluten Winter Wheat

Guolong Gao; Han Zhang; Yuyang Duan; et al.

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Abstract

To identify adaptive cultivation strategies for strong-gluten winter wheat under conditions of increasing autumn temperatures and changing precipitation patterns in the Huang–Huai–Hai region, a field experiment was conducted with cultivars Jimai 44 and Zhongmai 578. Field experiments were conducted during the 2023–2024 and 2024–2025 growing seasons, using three sowing dates (T2–T4, 20 October to 3 November) in the first year and four sowing dates (T1–T4, 13 October to 3 November) in the second year, each combined with three seeding rates (M1–M3) that were increased by 52.5 kg ha−1 for every 7-day delay in sowing. This design evaluated how sowing date and seeding rate regulate photosynthesis, dry matter dynamics, and yield. The results showed that post-anthesis dry-matter accumulation, harvest index, grain number per unit area, and grain yield responded quadratically to delayed sowing and increased seeding rate. Delayed sowing increased flag-leaf SPAD but reduced dry matter at anthesis and maturity, pre-anthesis translocation, spike number, and thousand-kernel weight. Higher seeding rate decreased SPAD, net photosynthetic rate, grains per spike, and kernel weight. The T2M2 treatment optimized canopy structure, enhanced photosynthesis, maintained efficient dry matter production and partitioning, and balanced yield components, achieving the highest grain yield. Although severe delays in sowing reduced yield, increasing the seeding rate under late sowing compensated for the reduced spike number and mitigated yield losses. The T2M2 combination and the late-sowing with the incremental-seeding technique offer practical strategies for climate-resilient, high-yield wheat production in the region.

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post-anthesis dry-matter accumulation responded quadratically to sowing delay and increased seeding rate.

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post-anthesis dry-matter accumulatione0

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“post-anthesis dry-matter accumulation, harvest index, grain number per unit area, and grain yield responded quadratically to delayed sowing and increased seeding rate”

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“Strong-Gluten Winter Wheat”

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harvest index responded quadratically to sowing delay and increased seeding rate.

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harvest indexe0

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“post-anthesis dry-matter accumulation, harvest index, grain number per unit area, and grain yield responded quadratically to delayed sowing and increased seeding rate”

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“Strong-Gluten Winter Wheat”

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grain number per unit area responded quadratically to sowing delay and increased seeding rate.

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grain number per unit areae0

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“post-anthesis dry-matter accumulation, harvest index, grain number per unit area, and grain yield responded quadratically to delayed sowing and increased seeding rate”

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“Strong-Gluten Winter Wheat”

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grain yield responded quadratically to sowing delay and increased seeding rate.

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grain yielde0

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“post-anthesis dry-matter accumulation, harvest index, grain number per unit area, and grain yield responded quadratically to delayed sowing and increased seeding rate”

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“Strong-Gluten Winter Wheat”

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Delayed sowing increased flag-leaf SPAD.

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“Delayed sowing increased flag-leaf SPAD but reduced dry matter at anthesis and maturity, pre-anthesis translocation, spike number, and thousand-kernel weight”

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“Strong-Gluten Winter Wheat”

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Delayed sowing reduced dry matter at anthesis and maturity.

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“Delayed sowing increased flag-leaf SPAD but reduced dry matter at anthesis and maturity, pre-anthesis translocation, spike number, and thousand-kernel weight”

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“Strong-Gluten Winter Wheat”

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Delayed sowing reduced pre-anthesis translocation.

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“Delayed sowing increased flag-leaf SPAD but reduced dry matter at anthesis and maturity, pre-anthesis translocation, spike number, and thousand-kernel weight”

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“Strong-Gluten Winter Wheat”

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Delayed sowing reduced spike number.

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“Delayed sowing increased flag-leaf SPAD but reduced dry matter at anthesis and maturity, pre-anthesis translocation, spike number, and thousand-kernel weight”

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“Strong-Gluten Winter Wheat”

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Delayed sowing reduced thousand-kernel weight.

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“Delayed sowing increased flag-leaf SPAD but reduced dry matter at anthesis and maturity, pre-anthesis translocation, spike number, and thousand-kernel weight”

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“Strong-Gluten Winter Wheat”

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Higher seeding rate decreased SPAD.

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“Higher seeding rate decreased SPAD, net photosynthetic rate, grains per spike, and kernel weight”

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“Strong-Gluten Winter Wheat”

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Higher seeding rate decreased net photosynthetic rate.

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“Higher seeding rate decreased SPAD, net photosynthetic rate, grains per spike, and kernel weight”

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“Strong-Gluten Winter Wheat”

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Higher seeding rate decreased grains per spike.

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“Higher seeding rate decreased SPAD, net photosynthetic rate, grains per spike, and kernel weight”

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“Strong-Gluten Winter Wheat”

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Higher seeding rate decreased kernel weight.

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kernel weighte0
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“Higher seeding rate decreased SPAD, net photosynthetic rate, grains per spike, and kernel weight”

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“Strong-Gluten Winter Wheat”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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T2M2 optimized canopy structure.

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“The T2M2 treatment optimized canopy structure, enhanced photosynthesis, maintained efficient dry matter production and partitioning, and balanced yield components, achieving the highest grain yield”

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“Strong-Gluten Winter Wheat”

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T2M2 enhanced photosynthesis.

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“The T2M2 treatment optimized canopy structure, enhanced photosynthesis, maintained efficient dry matter production and partitioning, and balanced yield components, achieving the highest grain yield”

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“Strong-Gluten Winter Wheat”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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T2M2 maintained dry matter production and partitioning.

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“The T2M2 treatment optimized canopy structure, enhanced photosynthesis, maintained efficient dry matter production and partitioning, and balanced yield components, achieving the highest grain yield”

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“Strong-Gluten Winter Wheat”

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T2M2 balanced yield components.

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“The T2M2 treatment optimized canopy structure, enhanced photosynthesis, maintained efficient dry matter production and partitioning, and balanced yield components, achieving the highest grain yield”

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“Strong-Gluten Winter Wheat”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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T2M2 highest grain yield.

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“The T2M2 treatment optimized canopy structure, enhanced photosynthesis, maintained efficient dry matter production and partitioning, and balanced yield components, achieving the highest grain yield”

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“Strong-Gluten Winter Wheat”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Increasing seeding rate under late sowing compensated for reduced spike number and mitigated yield losses.

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yield lossese0
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mitigatede0

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“increasing the seeding rate under late sowing compensated for the reduced spike number and mitigated yield losses”

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“Strong-Gluten Winter Wheat”

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Recommendationauthor interpretationoriginal resultbasis n/a

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The authors recommend T2M2 and increasing seeding under late sowing for high-yield wheat production.

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“The T2M2 combination and the late-sowing with the incremental-seeding technique offer practical strategies for climate-resilient, high-yield wheat production in the region”

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