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Dehydration tolerance of spring wheat and its relation to plant growth and productivity under soil drought conditions

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Biologia Plantarum

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Studies performed on spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L. var.lutescens), cv. Kaspar and Kolibri revealed differences between cultivars in leaf dehydration tolerance. The differences were found to be responsible for the changes in plant growth and productivity observed under drought conditions. Thus, determination of leaf dehydration tolerance may allow the prediction of the plant response to the water stress in terms of plant growth and grain yield. Differentiated drought responses of both cultivars are described.

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  1. Plant Physiology and Biophysics Department, Institute of Plant Breeding and Acclimatization, 05-870 Błonie, Radzików, Poland

    Barbara Zagdańska & Alicja Pacanowska

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This work was supported by Project No. 9.1.1. coordinated by the Institute of Plant Breeding and Acclimatization.

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Zagdańska, B., Pacanowska, A. Dehydration tolerance of spring wheat and its relation to plant growth and productivity under soil drought conditions. Biol Plant 21, 452–461 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02889489

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