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Effect of Sodium Nitroprusside on Physiological Traits and Grain Yield of Oilseed Rape (Brassica napus L.) Under Different Irrigation Regimes

Wirkung von Natriumnitroprussid auf physiologische Eigenschaften und Kornertrag von Raps (Brassica napus L.) bei unterschiedlichen Bewässerungsmethoden

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Drought stress is the main factor limiting the growth and crop yield in most regions; thus, reducing the effects of drought stress is a research priority worldwide. The aim of this experiment was to evaluate the effect of sodium nitroprusside (SNP) on physiological traits and grain yield of oilseed rape under drought stress. Two field experiments with three irrigation levels (I1: full irrigation (control), I2: irrigation cut-off at the beginning of pod development, and I3: irrigation cut-off at the beginning of grain filling) and SNP foliar applications with four levels (0, 100, 200 and 300 μM) were conducted during the 2015–2017 growing seasons. The results indicated that applying 200 and 300 μM of SNP significantly increased antioxidant enzymes, total chlorophyll, and proline at all levels of drought stress in comparison with applying zero and 100 μM of SNP. Moreover, applying SNP increased grain yield via improving the biochemical traits of the plant under stress and non-stress conditions. Comparison results of the average test of two years showed that the application of 200 and 300 μM SNP increased grain yield to 11.2 and 15.1% in control conditions, 33.6 and 36.7% in I2 and 20.9 and 40.6% in I1 compared to the control. Generally, the results indicated that applying SNP reduced the effects of water-deficit stress on oilseed rape.

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Trockenstress ist in den meisten Regionen der Hauptfaktor, der das Wachstum und die Ernteerträge einschränkt; daher ist die Verringerung der Auswirkungen von Trockenstress weltweit ein Forschungsschwerpunkt. Ziel dieses Versuchs war es, die Wirkung von Natriumnitroprussid (SNP) auf physiologische Merkmale und den Kornertrag von Raps unter Trockenstress zu bewerten. Zwei Feldversuche mit drei Bewässerungsstufen (I1: Vollbewässerung (Kontrolle), I2: Bewässerungsunterbrechung zu Beginn der Hülsenentwicklung und I3: Bewässerungsunterbrechung zu Beginn der Kornfüllung) und SNP-Blattapplikationen in vier Konzentrationen (0, 100, 200 und 300 μM) wurden während der Vegetationsperioden 2015–2017 durchgeführt. Die Ergebnisse zeigten, dass die Anwendung von 200 und 300 μM SNP die antioxidativen Enzyme, das Gesamtchlorophyll und Prolin auf allen Ebenen des Trockenstresses im Vergleich zur Anwendung von 0 µM und 100 μM SNP deutlich erhöhte. Darüber hinaus erhöhte die Anwendung von SNP den Kornertrag durch Verbesserung der biochemischen Eigenschaften der Pflanze unter Stress- und Nichtstressbedingungen. Die Vergleichsergebnisse des durchschnittlichen Versuchs über zwei Jahre zeigten, dass die Anwendung von 200 und 300 μM SNP den Kornertrag im Vergleich zur Kontrolle auf 11,2 und 15,1 % unter Kontrollbedingungen, 33,6 und 36,7 % unter I2 und 20,9 und 40,6 % unter I1 erhöhte. Generell zeigten die Ergebnisse, dass die Anwendung von SNP die Auswirkungen von Wassermangelstress auf Raps reduzierte.

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Sheikhaliyan, M., Sohrabi, Y., Hossainpanahi, F. et al. Effect of Sodium Nitroprusside on Physiological Traits and Grain Yield of Oilseed Rape (Brassica napus L.) Under Different Irrigation Regimes. Gesunde Pflanzen 74, 111–123 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10343-021-00592-0

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