Mehrab Mehri Charvadeh; Hamid Reza Zakerin; Marefat Mostafavi Rad; Saeed Sayfzadeh; alireza valadabadi
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In order to evaluate peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) NC2 variety growth as affected by supplementary irrigation and Salicylic acid, this experiment was performed as split plat based on randomized complete block design with three replications in experimental field of Agicutural and Natural Resources Research ...
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In order to evaluate peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) NC2 variety growth as affected by supplementary irrigation and Salicylic acid, this experiment was performed as split plat based on randomized complete block design with three replications in experimental field of Agicutural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center of Guilan Province (Kanroud research station of Astara), Iran, during 2018 and 2019 cropping seasons. Four level of irrigation regimes: no irrigation (rainfed condition), supplementary irrigation at initial flowering stage, supplementary irrigation at pod formation stage and supplementary irrigation at initial flowering + pod formation stages and three levels of salicylic acid (SA): 100, 200 and 300 µmol/l comprised experimental treatments, as main and sub plot, respectively. Drought stress dercreased all measured characteristics in peanut and foliar application of SA at the rate of 300 µmol/l improved all studied characteristics under bath supplementary irrigation and rainfed condition. The greatest pods number per plant (51.57), grain yield (3450 kg/ha) and pod yield (4958 kg/ha) of peanut were obtained under supplementary irrigation at initial flowering + pod formation stages with SA and these agronomic traits increased 38.79, 70.8 and 57.6 percent compared to rainfed comdition, respectively. Results of this reaserch indicated, supplementary irrigation and foliar application of SA at the rate of 300 µmol/l could be recommendable to enhance plant growth and grain yield of peanut under similar climatic condition.
S. Javad Talebzadeh; Hashem Hadi; Reza Aminia; Mehdi Tajbakhsh; Mohammad Rezaie
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In order to evaluation the pattern of assimilates distribution to seed under late season drought stress, 11 promising lines of winter wheat along with Orum, Zareh, Mihan, Zarrin and Pishgam cultivars were evaluated in two levels of irrigation (full irrigation and cutting irrigation from flowering to ...
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In order to evaluation the pattern of assimilates distribution to seed under late season drought stress, 11 promising lines of winter wheat along with Orum, Zareh, Mihan, Zarrin and Pishgam cultivars were evaluated in two levels of irrigation (full irrigation and cutting irrigation from flowering to maturity) at the Agricultural Research Station of Miandoab during 2013-2015 growing seasons. Experiments were conducted in split plot based on randomized complete block design with three replications. Results showed that water deficit stress significantly increased remobilization rate, contribution of remobilization and source restriction and decreased the amount of spike weight, peduncle weight, sink restriction by removing leaves other than flag leaf, sink restrictions by removing flag leaf, grain yield and harvest index, so that terminal water deficit stress increased remobilization by 45.45% and the total yield contribution of remobilization of 18.30% in normal conditions increased to 43.33% under stress conditions. Among the genotypes, ‘Zarrin’ and ‘Mihan’ under normal moisture conditions and ‘Mihan’ genotype under terminal drought stress conditions produced the highest grain yield. In this study under terminal drought stress conditions, there were significant positive correlations between grain yield with remobilization rate and contribution of remobilization. It can be concluded that the varieties and genotypes afforded adequate remobilization and contribution of remobilization in grain yield in both conditions are appropriate for cultivation in optimal conditions, as well as areas that are faced with terminal water deficit stress.
Nasimeh Montazeri Takhti; Gholam Reza Khajoei Nejad; Mohammad Javad Arvin
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Effects of drought stress and chemical treatments was studied on growth and developmental traits of four barley cultivars using a split- split plot design (RCBD) in Agricultural Research Farm, Kerman University in 2013-14. Main plots consisted of irrigation (control and drought stress after flowering), ...
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Effects of drought stress and chemical treatments was studied on growth and developmental traits of four barley cultivars using a split- split plot design (RCBD) in Agricultural Research Farm, Kerman University in 2013-14. Main plots consisted of irrigation (control and drought stress after flowering), sub-plots consisted of four barley cultivars (ʻNosratʼ, ʻAfsalʼ, ʻYousofʼ and ʻUH12 lineʼ) and sub-sub plot consisted of control, salicylic acid (0.5 mM) as seed soaking, foliar spray at anthesis and seed soaking + foliar spray) and also foliar spray with selenium (40 mg/l using sodium selenate). Drought stress significantly decreased chlorophyll index (10 percent), thousand grain weight (19 percent), grain yield (20 percent), biological yield (11 percent) and harvest index (12 Percent). On the contrary, salicylic acid increased plant height, length of spike and awn, chlorophyll index, thousand grain weight, grain yield, biological yield and harvest index. Foliar spray of plants with sodium selenate increased selenium contents of grains in all cultivars. However, it could be concluded that salicylic acid improved plant performance under normal and drought conditions and selenate application enriched barley grains, and therefore those treatments are commercially recommended.
Somaye Amraee Tabar; Ahmad Ershadi; Tahmine Robati
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This study was performed to investigate the effect of Putrescine and Spermine on some physiological and biochemical characteristics and antioxidant enzymes activity of peach (Prunus persica cv. Alberta) and almond (Prunus dulcis cv. Rabi) seedlings under water deficit. The first factor was water regime ...
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This study was performed to investigate the effect of Putrescine and Spermine on some physiological and biochemical characteristics and antioxidant enzymes activity of peach (Prunus persica cv. Alberta) and almond (Prunus dulcis cv. Rabi) seedlings under water deficit. The first factor was water regime at two levels (80% or 50% of soil available water), and the second factor was polyamine treatments (putrescine 0.1, putrescine 1, spermine 0.1, spermine 1 mM and control). Water deficit led to increased electrolyte leakage percentage in peach leaves, compared to almond. Under water deficit, polyamines reduced electrolyte leakage in both plants, Spermine was more effective than Putrescine under water deficit. Leaf contents of soluble carbohydrates, proline and soluble proteins in almond more increased as compared to peach. Spermine more effectively increased concentration of osmoregulants, compared to Putrescine. Under water deficit, the activities of catalase, guaiacol peroxidase and ascorbate peroxidase enzymes increased in both plants, higher enzyme activity was found in almond leaves in comparison with peach. The maximum antioxidant enzyme activity was found following spermine treatments. Application of spermine and putrescine increased drought tolerance in almond and peach through reducing the electrolyte leakage, increasing compatibility osmolytes and antioxidant enzyme activity.