Effects of drought and salinity on some growth-contributing parameters in wheat and barley |
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Authors: | H M El-Sharkawi F M Salama |
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Institution: | (1) Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt |
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Abstract: | Summary This study is mainly concerned with some parameters contributing to growth as indicators of difference in drought resistance
and salt tolerance of wheat and barley cultivars. Parameters made use of are: transpiration efficiency (‘dry matter/transpiration’
ratio), ‘leaf/root’ ratio, chlorophyll content, chlorophyll stability to heat and anatomical modifications. The results revealed
that transpiration efficiency is much higher in mexican ‘super-x’ wheat than in the egyptian ‘Giza-155’ cultivar under reduced
soil water matric- or osmotic potentials. Chlorophyll content increased in super-x with decreasing soil water potential while
chlorophyll heat stability decreased. The reverse is true in Giza-155 cultivar. Decreased leaf/root ratio in super-x is interpretted
in favour of more beneficial water balance in this cultivar. Development of more sclerenchyma in its stems supports this judgement.
Of barley cultivars tested, Borg El-Arab is favoured for drought resistance and Giza-117 for salt tolerance. re]19751014 |
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