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Changes in response to drought stress of triticale and maize genotypes differing in drought tolerance

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Photosynthetica

Abstract

Direct effects and after-effects of soil drought for 7 and 14 d were examined on seedling dry matter, leaf water potential (ψ), leaf injury index (LI), and chlorophyll (Chl) content of drought (D) resistant and sensitive triticale and maize genotypes. D caused higher decrease in number of developed leaves and dry matter of shoots and roots in the sensitive genotypes than in the resistant ones. Soil D caused lower decrease of ψ in the triticale than maize leaves. Influence of D on the Chl b content was considerably lower than on the Chl a content. In triticale the most harmful D impact was observed for physiologically younger leaves, in maize for the older ones. A period of 7-d-long recovery was too short for a complete removal of an adverse influence of D.

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Abbreviations

Chl:

chlorophyll

D:

drought

DM:

dry matter

DR:

recovery from drought

LI:

leaf injury index

R:

root

RGR:

relative growth rate

S:

shoot

ψ:

leaf water potential

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  1. The Franciszek Górski Institute of Plant Physiology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 21 Niezapominajek str., PL 30-239, Cracow, Poland

    M. T. Grzesiak, T. Hura & A. Skoczowski

  2. Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Biology, Pedagogical Academy, 2 Podbrzezie str., PL 30 054, Cracow, Poland

    A. Rzepka

  3. Department of Plant Physiology, Cracow Agricultural University, 21 Av. A. Mickiewicza, PL 31 120, Cracow, Poland

    K. Hura

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Grzesiak, M.T., Rzepka, A., Hura, T. et al. Changes in response to drought stress of triticale and maize genotypes differing in drought tolerance. Photosynthetica 45, 280–287 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11099-007-0045-x

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