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Drought stress tolerance in common bean: what about highly cultivated Brazilian genotypes?

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Drought stress on reproductive stages constitute a major problem for common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) production because it affects flowering and pod-filling processes which are highly drought-sensitive. In this study, we used a greenhouse experiment to evaluate the response to drought stress in ten highly cultivated Brazilian genotypes in response to moderate intermittent drought during flowering and pod-filling periods (R7 and R8 stages). Morphological, biochemical, physiological and agronomic traits were used to identify tolerant cultivars and elucidate their strategies to cope this stress. The drought intensity index for the experiment reached 0.63. The cultivar IAC Imperador can be defined as a tolerant cultivar, presenting the lowest grain yield reduction (43%) and a reduced drought susceptibility index (0.65). This cultivar elevated their level of proline in roots under stress, which allowed the osmotic adjustment and the maintenance of an intermediate stomata closure during the day, which maintained the intrinsic WUE stable in NS and DS conditions. In addition, this cultivar was able to mobilize the assimilated carbon for the production of pods and grains, evidenced by the high harvest index and the high grain filling index. In this way, IAC Imperador can be used as a check in breeding programs to identify and select lineages with drought tolerance in common bean.

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Abbreviations

100GW:

100 grains dry weight

ABA:

Abscisic acid

A N :

Net CO2 assimilation rate

C i :

Leaf internal CO2 concentration

CO2 :

Carbon dioxide

DAE:

Days after emergency

DII:

Drought intensity index

DS:

Drought-stressed

DSI:

Drought susceptibility index

DTI:

Drought tolerance index

E :

Transpiration rate

EUW:

Effective use of water

FGP:

Number of failed grains per pod

GFI:

Grain filling index

GMP:

Geometric mean productivity

g S :

Stomatal conductance

GY:

Grain yield per plant

HI:

Harvest index

Ψw:

Water potential

iWUE:

Intrinsic water use efficiency

LSR:

Leaf stem ratio

MP:

Mean productivity

NS:

Non-stressed

NGP:

Number of grains per pod

NPP:

Number of pods per plant

RCBD:

Randomized complete block design

WUE:

Water use efficiency

WUEinst:

Instantaneous WUE

YRR:

Yield reduction rate

YSI:

Yield stability index

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The authors are grateful to CNPq, CAPES, Fundação Araucária and UTFPR for financial support.

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TF, JAM and CCD conceived the study. CCD, MAB, KKK, MHR, DRG, FP, KF, LGW and TF performed the experiment and collected data. CCD, MHR, LGW and TF analysed the data. CCD, TF and LGW wrote the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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    C. C. Dipp, J. A. Marchese, L. G. Woyann, M. A. Bosse, M. H. Roman, D. R. Gobatto, F. Paludo, K. Fedrigo, K. K. Kovali & T. Finatto

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Dipp, C.C., Marchese, J.A., Woyann, L.G. et al. Drought stress tolerance in common bean: what about highly cultivated Brazilian genotypes?. Euphytica 213, 102 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-017-1893-5

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