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Evaluation of some physiological traits as indicators of drought tolerance in bread wheat genotypes

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The objective of this work was to evaluate the ability of some physiological traits to identify drought-tolerant bread wheat genotypes. To this end, twenty bread wheat genotypes were assessed under post anthesis drought stress (rain-fed) and irrigated conditions. The Stress Tolerance Index (STI) was used as a measure of drought tolerance. Relationships between STI and Cell Membrane Stability (CMS), Proline Concentration (PC), Relative Water Content (RWC), Chlorophyll a/b Ratio (Chl a/b), Relative Chlorophyll Content (RCC), Excised Leaf Water Retention (ELWR), and Relative Water Loss (RWL) were determined in order to find out whether these physiological traits could be used as the indicators of drought tolerance. The results showed that ELWR, RWL, and CMS could be considered as reliable indicators in screening wheat genotypes for drought tolerance.

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Abbreviations

Chl:

chlorophyll

CMS:

cell membrane stability

ELWR:

excised leaf water retention

PC:

proline concentration

PEG:

polyethylene glycol

RCC:

relative chlorophyll content

RWC:

relative water content

RWL:

relative water loss

SPAD:

soil and plant analyzer

STI:

stress tolerance index

Yp:

grain yield under irrigated condition

Ys:

grain yield under rain-fed condition

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  1. Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

    M. Geravandi, E. Farshadfar & D. Kahrizi

  2. Department of Biotechnology for Drought Resistance, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

    E. Farshadfar & D. Kahrizi

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Geravandi, M., Farshadfar, E. & Kahrizi, D. Evaluation of some physiological traits as indicators of drought tolerance in bread wheat genotypes. Russ J Plant Physiol 58, 69–75 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1021443711010067

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