Morpho-physiological characterization of spring wheat genotypes under drought stress
2013
Baloch, M.J. (Sindh Agriculture Univ., Tandojam (Pakistan). Dept. of Plant Breeding and Genetics) | Dunwell, J. (University of Reading (UK). School of Biological Sciences) | Khan, N.U. (The University of Agriculture, Peshawar (Pakistan). Dept. of Plant Breeding and Genetics) | Jatoi, W.A. (Sindh Agriculture Univ., Tandojam (Pakistan). Dept. of Plant Breeding and Genetics) | Khakhwani, A.A. (Gomal Univ., Dera Ismail Khan (Pakistan). Dept. of Agronomy) | Vessar, N.F. | Gul, S.
Water-deficit is a severe abiotic stress and major constraint to wheat productivity with effect on plant growth and development. The objective of this study was to characterize drought tolerant and susceptible spring wheat cultivars on the basis of physiological and yield attributes. The experiment was comprised of two irrigation regimes i.e. irrigated and 65% drought stress and ten wheat cultivars viz. Anmol, Moomal, Sarsabz, Bhittai, Pavon, SKD-1, TD-1, Kiran, Marvi and Mehran. Results indicated significant effect of water stress on stomatal dimension, stomatal conductance, relative leaf water content and grain yield with no effect on stomatal density. The irrigation x cultivars interaction was non-significant for grain yield only. Cultivars like Anmol, Moomal, Bhittai, Sarsabz proved to be drought tolerant with smaller stomatal dimensions, less stomatal conductance and more relative water content under water stress and produced higher grain yield. While decrease in relative water contents and grain yield, and increase in stomatal attributes was observed in drought susceptible cultivars such as Marvi, TD-1 and SKD-1 hence proved to be drought susceptible.
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