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Effect of elevated ultraviolet-B on four tropical soybean cultivars: quantitative and qualitative aspects with special emphasis on gas exchange, chlorophyll fluorescence, biomass and yield

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Four Indian soybean cultivars (Glycine max L. cv. JS-335, JS 97-52, PK-416 and PS-1042) were grown under field conditions in suburban area of Varanasi to evaluate the varietal differences against ambient and elevated ultraviolet-B (ambient + 7.2 kJ m−2 day−1) for two consecutive years. Elevated UV-B caused negative impact on the assessed parameters with varied magnitude amongst the test cultivars. Reductions in rate of photosynthesis and stomatal conductance were observed maximum in JS-335 and minimum in PS-1042. Elevated UV-B also affected the plant abilities to utilize sunlight and increase the photoinhibitory response, which was displayed by reduced F v/F m in tested cultivars. Similar results were also observed for the biomass, yield and seed quality with maximum reduction in JS-335 followed by PK-416, JS 97-52 and PS-1042. Decline in the rate of photosynthesis, extra allocation of photosynthates for repairing and change in translocation pattern of solute and nutrients are mainly responsible for the deterioration in seed quality. Cumulative stress response index (CSRI) and quality response index (QRI) also revealed the sensitivity of soybean cultivars against elevated UV-B. Indexing of cultivars suggests that JS-335 was most sensitive whereas PS-1042 was resistant amongst cultivars.

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Abbreviations

Ci :

Internal CO2

DAG:

Days after germination

F 0 :

Initial fluorescence in dark adapted leaves

F m :

Maximum fluorescence in dark adapted leaves

F v :

Variable fluorescence in dark adapted leaves

F v/F m :

Photosynthetic efficiency

gs:

Stomatal conductance

HI:

Harvest index

LB:

Leaf biomass

NSPP:

Number of seeds plant−1

NSPPo:

Number of seeds pod−1

Pn:

Photosynthetic rate

PoB:

Pod biomass

RB:

Root biomass

SB:

Shoot biomass

SC:

Starch content

SP:

Soluble protein

TB:

Total biomass

TFAA:

Total free amino acids

TSS:

Total soluble sugar

TW:

Test weight

WSPP:

Weight of seeds plant−1

WSPPo:

Weight of seeds pod−1

WUE:

Water use efficiency

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Acknowledgments

Authors are thankful to Head, Department of Botany and to Coordinator, Centre of Advanced Study in Botany, Banaras Hindu University, India, for providing all the field and laboratory facilities and to U.G.C., Government of India, New Delhi, for financial assistance in the form of RGN-SRF to KKC. Authors are also grateful to Prof. A. N. Srivastava, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur,M.P., India, and to Dr. G. Abraham, Principal Scientist, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India, for gifting the soybean seeds.

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Choudhary, K.K., Agrawal, S.B. Effect of elevated ultraviolet-B on four tropical soybean cultivars: quantitative and qualitative aspects with special emphasis on gas exchange, chlorophyll fluorescence, biomass and yield. Acta Physiol Plant 37, 31 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-015-1780-4

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