Hadi Shooride; Heidar Meftahizade; Mohaddese Heydarzade; Abdollah Yousefi
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In order to investigate the yield and yield components of Guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.) genotypes to supplementary irrigation in rainfed conditions, a two-year study has been conducted in the form of split strip plots based on a randomized complete block design with three replications at stations ...
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In order to investigate the yield and yield components of Guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.) genotypes to supplementary irrigation in rainfed conditions, a two-year study has been conducted in the form of split strip plots based on a randomized complete block design with three replications at stations Shirvan, Kohnehkand and Mohammadabad research stations in North Khorasan during 2019-2020 cropping years. The main factor includes irrigation levels at three levels: rainfed, two irrigations (after planting and filling seed time), and three irrigations (after planting, pod formation and filling seed), with the second factor being guar genotypes at four levels. The three Genotypes include RGC-1077, RGC-1036, RGC-1025, and Chabahar local population. Results of the combined analysis show that there has been no significant difference between genotype except in the number of days to flowering. On the other hand, the effect of supplementary irrigation treatment on yield characteristics compared to rainfed conditions is significant, though there has not been any significant difference between two and three times of supplementary irrigation. Guar seed yield in the first and second years in the Ashkhaneh region (750.5 and 219.1 kg.ha-1) outperforms Bojnourd and Shirvan. The highest grain yield (590 kg.ha-1) is obtained in the first year from double irrigation and in the second year (271.51 kg.ha-1) from three irrigations. Among the experimental genotypes, the highest grain yield belongs to the RGC-1025 genotype. In general, guar culture of the RGC-1025 genotype can be recommended in the Ashkhaneh area..
Mahdi Kaykhazaleh; Mahmood Ramroudi; Mohammad Galavi; َAhmad Ghanbari; Hamid Reza Fanay
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An experiment has been conducted in the form of split plots in a randomized complete block design with three replications at the Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Institute in Zahak to evaluate the effect of drought stress and potassium application on yield and morphophysiological traits of ...
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An experiment has been conducted in the form of split plots in a randomized complete block design with three replications at the Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Institute in Zahak to evaluate the effect of drought stress and potassium application on yield and morphophysiological traits of safflower (Goldasht cultivar) under saline irrigation conditions (EC 6 dS.m-1) in 2018-2019. Drought stress irrigation regimes have been tested at three levels (irrigation after 45% (control), 65%, and 85% of admissible moisture depletion) as the main factor, and potassium fertilizer at four levels (0, 75, 150, and 225 kg.ha-1) as the sub factor. According to the findings, drought stress has reduced plant height, number of heads per plant, number of seeds per head, seed and biological yield, and relative water content. The use of potassium, on the other hand, has increased the above traits greatly. Irrigation after 45% moisture depletion increases seed yield by 42.32%, compared to irrigation after 85% moisture depletion. Interaction of drought stress and potassium has had a significant effect on number of branches per plant, 1000-seed weight, leaf chlorophyll index, soluble carbohydrate content, and seed oil percentage, with the highest amount observed after 45% water drainage and application of 225 kg K ha-1.
Fazileh Dahie-Zehi; Mahmood Ramroudi; Abdolshakor Raissi
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In order to investigate the effect of drought stress on some morphological traits, yield, yield components, and oil percentage of sesame genotypes, an experiment has been conducted in form of split plots in a randomized complete block design with three replications during 2018 at the Research Farm of ...
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In order to investigate the effect of drought stress on some morphological traits, yield, yield components, and oil percentage of sesame genotypes, an experiment has been conducted in form of split plots in a randomized complete block design with three replications during 2018 at the Research Farm of Velayat University, Iranshahr. Drought stress factor includes normal irrigation (based on 100 mm evaporation from Class A evaporation pan) and drought stress (based on 200 mm evaporation from Class A evaporation pan) as the main factor, while sesame cultivars, including Dashtestan 2 and 5, Yelovait, Jiroft13, Iandraces of Dom Siah, and Darab1 have been the subfactor. Results show that drought stress significantly reduces plant height, number of branch and capsule per plant, number of seed per capsule and seed, biological yield, and oil yield and percentage. The increase in seed yield under normal irrigation conditions has been 28.67%, compared to drought stress conditions. Among all cultivars, Darab-1 has had the highest seed and oil yield in comparison with other cultivars under both irrigation conditions; therefore, this cultivar will be suitable for cultivation in Iranshahr. The correlation results show that seed yield has had a positive and significant correlation with the number of capsules per plant, number of seed per capsule, biological yield, and 1000-seed weight, with the highest correlation being related to seed and oil yield.
Mahmood Moradi Chegeni; Ahmad Ali Shoushi Dezfuli; Mahmood Tohidi; Mehdi Sadeghi; Farbod Fotouhi
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One of the important activities to achieve drought tolerant cultivars is screening and selection of cultivars, based on yield and biochemical characteristics. A split-plot experiment arranged in a randomized complete blocks design with three replications has been carried out in Safiabad Agricultural ...
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One of the important activities to achieve drought tolerant cultivars is screening and selection of cultivars, based on yield and biochemical characteristics. A split-plot experiment arranged in a randomized complete blocks design with three replications has been carried out in Safiabad Agricultural Research Center during two growing seasons (2017-19). The main plots are consisted of different irrigation regimes based on crop’s water requirement (25%, 50%, 75%, and 100%) and sub plots include five levels of alfalfa cultivars (Baghdadi, Nikshahri, Yazdi, Omid, and american Mesa-Sirsa). Results show that drought stress due to irrigation regimes have resulted in a significant reduction of forage dry matter yield and considerable changes of soluble sugar, glutation peroxidase, and catalase in alfalfa leaves. However, it has not greatly affected total protein. For forage dry matter yield, the highest statistical class belongs to Baghdadi cultivar under 100% water requirement supply treatment (2.824 t.ha-1). The lowest statistical class for forage dry matter yield has been observed in Yazdi and Mesa-Sirsa cultivars under 25% water requirement supply treatment (0.598 and 0.546 t.ha-1), respectively. Among the cultivars, examined in this experiment, Yazdi has been identified as a drought tolerant cultivar due to the stability of dry forage yield as well as high leaf antioxidants content.
kamel sajed gollojeh; Saeid Khomari; parisa sheikhzadeh mosadegh; naser sabaghnia; mehdi mohebodini
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The present research is carried out to study the effects of foliar application of Nano material and Salicylic acid (SA) on some agronomy, yield, and yield components of spring rapeseed under different water limitation treatments. For this subject an experiment has been conducted as split plot based on ...
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The present research is carried out to study the effects of foliar application of Nano material and Salicylic acid (SA) on some agronomy, yield, and yield components of spring rapeseed under different water limitation treatments. For this subject an experiment has been conducted as split plot based on a randomized complete block design with four replications at the research fields of Faculty of Agriculture and natural resource of Mohaghegh Ardabili University, during 2017 and 2018 growing years. Water limitation treatments include full irrigation (control), irrigation termination at stem elongation, flowering and seed formation stages, and foliar spray of Nano-Material in form of Nano-silicon dioxide (nSiO2) at three levels of zero (control), 60, and 300 mg.L-1 as well as salicylic acid (SA) at three levels of zero (control), 0.5, and 2.5 mM. The results of combined analysis show that the effect of year has been significant on main branch and sub branches number per plant, number of pod per plant, number of seed per pod, and seed yield traits. Water limitation has decreased all studied treats, so the foliar application improves growth traits, yield, and yield components of rapeseed plants. The highest seed yields have been 2705 and 3271 kg.h-2, in first and second experiment years, respectively, which are from applying 300 mg.L-1 with 0.5 nSiO2 and/or 2.5 mM of SA at normal irrigation (control treatment). The lowest rate belongs to non-foliar application especially at irrigation termination at stem elongation, flowering stages.
tayebe rostami; Saeideh Maleki Farahani
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In order to investigate the effect of mycorrhiza and surfactant on forage characteristics of corn (Zea mays L.) under deficit irrigation condition, a split plot factorial experiment was conducted in a randomized complete block design with three replication at the Research Farm of Agricultural College, ...
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In order to investigate the effect of mycorrhiza and surfactant on forage characteristics of corn (Zea mays L.) under deficit irrigation condition, a split plot factorial experiment was conducted in a randomized complete block design with three replication at the Research Farm of Agricultural College, Shahed University, Iran in 2016. The experimental treatments included irrigation at three levels of 30, 60 and 90 percent available soil water depilation as a main factor and inoculation with mycorrhizal fungi (Glomus etunicatum, G. intraradices and G. mossea) at two levels (inoculation and no inoculation with mycorrhizal) and treatment of surfactant solution containing two levels (Application of surfactant and non-use of surfactant solution) as sub factors. Results showed that with increasing depletion of available soil water, application of mycorrhizal fungi increased crude protein percentage (CP), water soluble carbohydrate (WSC) and acid detergent fibre (ADF), increased by 39.24, 30.64 and 39 percent respectively. Application of surfactant on percentage NDF was not significant. As deficit irrigation stress increased, dry weight of forage decreased and highest dry weight of forage (400 gr/plant) was observed under normal irrigation conditions and application of surfactant and mycorrhiza. The results also showed that by increasing the amount of available water discharge, application of surfactant and inoculation with mycorrhizal fungi increased water use efficiency 97 percent in compare to control.
Hamideh Azad; Baratali Fakheri; nafiseh mahdinezhad; Qhasem Parmoon
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In order to study the effect of foliar application of nano iron chelated on antioxidant enzymes activity and yield of chamomile genotypes under drought stress condition, a factorial experiment based on randomized complete block design with three replications was conducted at the research greenhouse of ...
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In order to study the effect of foliar application of nano iron chelated on antioxidant enzymes activity and yield of chamomile genotypes under drought stress condition, a factorial experiment based on randomized complete block design with three replications was conducted at the research greenhouse of the University of Zabol in 2014. Experimental treatments included drought stress (at 2 levels of control or 90% of field capacity and 70% of field capacity) and nano iron chelate (at 2 levels of control and 2 mg/l) and genotypes, including (Isfahan, Mashhad, Shiraz, Kerman, Arak and Safashahr). The results showed that the drought stress according to the genotype had different effects on antioxidant enzyme activities so that the enzymes activities increased in some of the genotypes and decreased in some of them. Water stress caused to increasing in catalase activity in genotypes of Arak, Kerman and Safashahr, peroxidase and increasing in ascrobats peroxidase activity in genotypes of Isfahan, Mashhad, Arak and Kerman, and increasing in polyphenol oxidase and guaiacol peroxidase in genotypes of Shiraz and Safashahr.The highest the economic yield were observed in Esfahan genotype. Generally, it could be said that stress causes damaging effects on the plant and using of nano-chelate can increase the plant̕ s tolerance to stress and application of Isfahan and Mashhad genotypes are suitable for stress conditions.
Maryam Jafari; Abdolhossein Rezaei Nejad; Mohammad Feizian
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This research was carried out to evaluate the effect of super-absorbent and manure on growth, yield, physiological and biochemical characteristics of geranium under deficit irrigation at research greenhouse of Faculty of Agriculture, Lorestan University, Iran, in 2014. The experiment was arranged factorially ...
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This research was carried out to evaluate the effect of super-absorbent and manure on growth, yield, physiological and biochemical characteristics of geranium under deficit irrigation at research greenhouse of Faculty of Agriculture, Lorestan University, Iran, in 2014. The experiment was arranged factorially based on a completely randomized design with six replications. Factor A was substrate consisted of control, 1 and 2 percent super-absorbent, or 25 percent manure and factor B was irrigation with 3, 5 or 7 d interval. The results showed that as irrigation frequency decreased, plant growth and oil yield decreased and oil content, malondialdehyde, proline, peroxidase and ascorbate peroxidase increased. Both manure and super-absorbent improved plant growth, physiological and biochemical characteristics under deficit irrigation. However, the effects of manure were more pronounced, so that the values for most characteristics, like, leaf area, plant fresh and dry weight and oil content of plants grown in substrate including manure irrigated with 7d interval were the same as those of control plants irrigated with 3d interval. The highest water use efficiency for oil production was found in plants grown in substrate including manure in all irrigation frequencies as well as plants grown in substrate including two percent super-absorbent irrigated with 7d interval. According to these results and due to abundance, cheapness and environmental sustainability, using 25 percent in volume manure in substrate could be recommended to increase water use efficiency.
Sarah Khorasaninejad; hassan soltanloo; seyedeh sanaz ramezanpour; javad hadian; Sadegh Atashi
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The current research was carried out according to a completely randomized design with three replications to study the effect of drought stress on growth parameters, essential oil constituents and yield of lavender at Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources in 2012. Five levels ...
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The current research was carried out according to a completely randomized design with three replications to study the effect of drought stress on growth parameters, essential oil constituents and yield of lavender at Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources in 2012. Five levels of water deficit stress including D1 (100 percent FC, control), D2 (85 percent FC), D3 (70 percent FC), D4 (55 percent FC) and D5 (40 percent FC) were investigated during four months. Results indicated that drought stress motivated a significant influence in all of the growth parameters and essential oil yield and percent (P<0.05). In decrease in soil water lead to reduce in stem length, shoot wet weight, root wet weight and root dry weight and increase in length of root and essential oil percent, at first, and then reduction in this two parameters. Reduction in growth parameters lead to reduce in number of flower in 5th level, therefor leaves essential oil were analysed because of uniformity in results. The highest values of essential oil percent were obtained under 85percent field capacity. The most important of essential oil component is Borneol that increased. The least values of Camphor were obtained under 85 percent field capacity. Also, the medium level of drought stress caused to icrease in percent and quality of lavender essential oil. .
Masoumeh Ghahremani; Ali Ebadi; ghasem parmoon; Soodabeh Jahanbakhsh
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This study was carried out to evaluate the changes in some important cell parameters under water limitation in sorghum genotypes. A factorial experiment was conducted based on randomized completely design in greenhouse, in University of Mohaghegh Ardabili in 2014. Treatments were water stress at levels ...
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This study was carried out to evaluate the changes in some important cell parameters under water limitation in sorghum genotypes. A factorial experiment was conducted based on randomized completely design in greenhouse, in University of Mohaghegh Ardabili in 2014. Treatments were water stress at levels of 85, 65, 45 and 25 percent field capacity in and three genotypes of forage sorghum (KFS2, KFS6 and KFS17). The results showed that water stress reduced the osmotic potential, relative water content, cell membrane stability redecase in one percent, also the amount of potassium, calcium, phosphorus, while increased sodium content and finaly decreased biomass. Interaction between stress and genotype only proline, soluble sugars, cell membrane stability, relative water content and biomass was statistical difference. KFS2 genotype had the highest amounts of proline, soluble sugars and nutrients, higher osmotic potential, relative water content, cell membrane stability and biomass in most severe stress levels (25 percent of field capacity). The highest contribution between proline and calcium amount for osmotic potential and membrane stability prediction. These factors also play an important role in biomass production. In general we can say the genotypes used for different mechanisms to deal with stress, however, the genotypes which use faster and less expensive methods are able to have greater tolerance to stress and will a higher yield produce.
Kamran Amiri Nasab; Hedayat Zakizadeh; Mahmoud Ghasemnezhad; Hassan Biglouei
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Drought preconditioning (DP) is a method of irrigation with low frequency and longer duration, to extend the root system and suppress drought damage in plants. In the present study, the effect of DP for 30 days on increasing tolerance to drought stress in two turfgrass species, creeping bentgrass (Agrostis ...
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Drought preconditioning (DP) is a method of irrigation with low frequency and longer duration, to extend the root system and suppress drought damage in plants. In the present study, the effect of DP for 30 days on increasing tolerance to drought stress in two turfgrass species, creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera cv.Palustris) and tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea cv. Greystone) was investigated. DP and control plants were irrigated for 50 days with different levels of soil suction (20-23,40-43, 50-53 and 70-73 centibar), and finally, plants were watered up to field capacity point for 15 days, to recover from stress. Results showed that DP significantly lead to reduction in shoot length and increase in root length in both turfgrass species. DP plants showed less shoot dry and fresh weight and also less electrolyte leakage (EL) at each levels of stress, in compare with the control. Furthermore, DP plants showed greater reduction in EL after recovery. DP treatment also reduced leaf RWC at the end of 50 days of stress and after recovery in tall fescue, but in creeping bentgrass retained it at the control level. Overall, it appears that DP treatment can increase tolerance to drought stress in two species with increasing root length, reducing shoot length and EL and preserving leaf RWC.
mahdi mohammad zan=mani; vali rabiei; Mohammad Ali Nejatian; Mehdi Taheri
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Proline and glycine betaine are the most common compatible solutes that prevent plants from destructive effects of osmotic stresses by osmotic adjustment and protection of membranes, proteins and enzymes. It has been reported that exogenous application of these compounds, can increase plant resistance ...
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Proline and glycine betaine are the most common compatible solutes that prevent plants from destructive effects of osmotic stresses by osmotic adjustment and protection of membranes, proteins and enzymes. It has been reported that exogenous application of these compounds, can increase plant resistance to drought stress. Therefore a factorial experiment based on randomized complete block design with four replications was performed in four grapevine cultivars (‘Khushnav’, ‘Peykani’, ‘Perlette’, and ‘Flame Seedless’). Grapevines were irrigated by 70 percent of the vine water requirement, in drought stress treatment. Proline (10 mM) and glycine betaine (15 mM) were sprayed on grapevines at four growth stages (before flowering, flowering, sour cluster and veraison). Results showed that endogenous proline and amount of glycine betaine, peroxidase and ascorbate peroxidase enzyme activity in treated vines were significantly higher than the control, in both proline and glycine betaine treatments. Among of the treated vines, the most and the least amount of proline was measured in ‘Flame Seedless’ and ‘Peykani’, respectively. Other measured traits in cultivars did not show significant difference. According to the role of these enzymes in eliminating reactive oxygen spices (ROS) and also the role of proline and glycine betaine in antioxidants activating, using of these two osmolytes will be able to increase the vines tolerance to drought stress conditions.
shahin khodabandehloo; Ali Sepehri; Godarz Ahmadvand; Amir Hossiein Keshtkar
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The water deficit is the most important limiting non-biological factor to achieve the potential yield of crops. To evaluate the effect of silicon application on yield of millet under drought stress in field an experimental was carried out. Treatments were included three irrigation regimes after 60 (non-stress), ...
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The water deficit is the most important limiting non-biological factor to achieve the potential yield of crops. To evaluate the effect of silicon application on yield of millet under drought stress in field an experimental was carried out. Treatments were included three irrigation regimes after 60 (non-stress), 90 (moderate stress) and 120 (severe stress) mm evaporation from evaporation pan, class A and four methods of silicon application including non-spray (control), spray, spray and using with irrigation water and using silicon with irrigation water in 2012 growing season in split plot based on randomized complete block design (RCDB) with three replications in Hamedan. The results showed that the effect of drought stress and silicon on all traits, except water use efficiency under drought stress and number of grains per spike after silicon application were significant. The biological yield and grain yield were decreased by 15 and 22 percent in the moderate stress and 33 and 42 percent in the severe stress, respectively. Interaction between drought and silicon application on 1000 seed weight, grain yield and water use efficiency were significant. The use of integrated silicon as spray and irrigation water had the highest positive effects on grain weight, water use efficiency, harvest index and benefit-cost ratio. Economic analysis of different treatments showed higher benefit-cost ratio of all silicon applications. But maximum benefit-cost ratio was recorded from spray and using irrigation water. Therefore, applications of silicon in combination of both methods are recommended.
Zahra Mehrabi zadeh; Parviz Ehsan Zade
Volume 13, Issue 2 , March 2012, , Pages 75-88
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Sesame could be an appropriate oilseed crop for water limited environments. This research was aimed at studying growth, leaf chlorophyll fluorescence, proline content, yield and yield components of sesame cultivars under different moisture regimes. A 4-replicate split plot RCBD field experiment was conducted ...
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Sesame could be an appropriate oilseed crop for water limited environments. This research was aimed at studying growth, leaf chlorophyll fluorescence, proline content, yield and yield components of sesame cultivars under different moisture regimes. A 4-replicate split plot RCBD field experiment was conducted at the Lavark Research Farm, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran in 2007. Three levels of irrigation consisting I1 = control (no water deficit), I2 = moderate water deficit and I3 = severe water deficit, representing irrigation after 75, 110 and 145 mm evaporation from the standard Class A Pan, respectively, served as main plots. Four sesame genotypes consisting ‘Non Branching Naz’, ‘Yekta’, ‘Varamin’ and ‘Oltan’ were considered as sub plots. Irrigation regimes and cultivars differed in terms of Fm at grain filling stage, though they did not differ in terms of leaf chlorophyll content and Fv/Fm. The latter trait decreased non-significantly from 0.81 at the I1 to 0.77 at the I3 level of irrigation. Leaf proline content increased from 3.5 at I1 to 8.6 mgg-1 at the I3 level of irrigation. Severe water deficit decreased LAI, pod/plant, seed/pod, grain yield and dry matter by 55, 42, 37, 48 and 49 percent, respectively. Severe water deficit led to a significant decrease in grain yield from 1212 to 625 kg/ha. It seems that water deficit affects sesame growth and grain yield significantly and this negative effect is mainly through a reduction in the photosynthetic surfaces, rather than a decrease in the maximum of quantum efficiency for photosystem II of the present genotypes. Yekta and Varamin sesame were more productive compared to the rest of cultivars.