Morpho-Anatomical Changes in Roots of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) under Drought Stress Condition

Saeed, Nayab; Maqbool, Nazimah; Haseeb, Muhammad; Sadiq, Rumana

doi:10.17265/2161-6264/2016.01.001

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“…Early or speeded up senescence can influence yield in chickpea and can be correlated to high temperatures which is than further emphasized by limiting water availability. Dropping the level of soil moisture below 50% of field capacity excretes drought stress to chickpea (Saeed et al, 2016), which in our study demonstrated with high impact on plant senescence, early onset of flowering in some accessions and very small rate of pod filling.…”

Section: Response Of Chickpea Plants To Water Deficit Under Heat Stressmentioning

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Genotype diversity as a source of tolerance to drought stress in legumes

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Chickpea and lentils are one of the most important legumes not only as sources of food and nutrients but also for enrichment of soil as a nitrogen fixating crop. An early onset of higher temperatures and drought are affecting chickpea and lentil growth and flowering leading to reduction of yield. In search for a tolerant varieties presented study performed a large-scale screening of two legume varieties (chickpea and lentils) investigating phenotypical response to early onset of drought under heat stress. Under heat stress and two different irrigation conditions, 19 chickpea and 18 lentil accessions were examined. The evaluation focused on their growth, biomass production, and flowering rate in comparison to commercially available varieties. Six chickpea accessions showed tolerance to water stress while only two lentil accessions differed from the rest of tested accessions. Generally, lentils genotypes were less stressed by decreased water availability compared to chickpea. Large scale screening of legume accessions could be a valuable tool to identify new varieties that could show phenotypical traits more adaptable to climate related environmental stresses. To improve the reproductive efficiency in chickpeas and lentils under adverse conditions associated to climate change an extensive breeding effort should be focused on investigation of more tolerant genotypes and cultivation in crop systems.

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Section: Response Of Chickpea Plants To Water Deficit Under Heat Stressmentioning

confidence: 54%

Genotype diversity as a source of tolerance to drought stress in legumes

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Karalija,

Caleri

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Inducing Tolerance to Abiotic Stress in Hordeum vulgare L. by Halotolerant Endophytic Fungi Associated With Salt Lake Plants

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A characteristic trait of plants living in harsh environments is their association with fungal endophytes, which enable them to survive under extreme stress. Abiotic stress resistance in agro-ecosystems, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions, can be increased by inoculating these fungal endophytes on plants other than their original hosts. The present study is therefore focused on the possible role of three halotolerant endophytic fungi, i.e., Periconia macrospinosa, Neocamarosporium goegapense, and N. chichastianum, isolated from roots of salt lake plants growing in the central desert of Iran, in alleviating the adverse effects of salinity and drought stresses on barley under greenhouse conditions. To perform this experiment, a randomized block design was applied with three factors: fungi (four levels including three halotolerant endophytic species and control), salinity (three levels including 8, 12, and 16 dS/m), and drought (four levels including 100, 80, 60, 40 percent field capacity). All plants were measured for growth characteristics, chlorophyll concentration, proline content, and antioxidant enzyme activities. A three-way analysis of variance indicated that all three fungal endophytes, to varying extents, induced the barley plants’ resistance to salinity and drought, and their combined effects. Additionally, we found that fungal endophytes were more effective when the barley plants were subjected to higher levels of salinity and drought. Under the stress of salinity and drought, a strong relationship between inoculation of fungal endophytes and enhancement of biomass, shoot length, chlorophyll concentration, proline content, and activity of catalase, peroxidase, and superoxide dismutase was indicated. We discussed that increased root growth, proline content, and antioxidant enzyme activity are the main physiological and biochemical mechanisms causing stress resistance in barley plants inoculated with endophytes. Our research findings illustrate that fungal endophytes have a substantial potential for increasing abiotic stress tolerance in barley plants, which can be applied in agricultural ecosystems.

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Morpho-Anatomical Changes in Roots of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) under Drought Stress Condition

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Genotype diversity as a source of tolerance to drought stress in legumes

Genotype diversity as a source of tolerance to drought stress in legumes

Inducing Tolerance to Abiotic Stress in Hordeum vulgare L. by Halotolerant Endophytic Fungi Associated With Salt Lake Plants

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