scholarly journals Comparison of Different Multivariate Statistical Methods for Screening the Drought Tolerant Genotypes of Pearl Millet (Pennisetum americanum L.) and Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.)

Agronomy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 645
Author(s):  
Mohammadreza Negarestani ◽  
Enayatollah Tohidi-Nejad ◽  
Gholamreze Khajoei-Nejad ◽  
Babak Nakhoda ◽  
Ghasem Mohammadi-Nejad
Keyword(s):  
Drought Tolerance ◽  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Water Requirement ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
Block Designs ◽  
Plant Water ◽  
Multivariate Statistical ◽  
Drought Tolerant ◽  
Drought Tolerance Indices

Drought is the main limiting factor of crops production in major regions of the world. Forage plants such as pearl millet and sorghum are drought tolerant and suitable for arid regions to grow. In this study, for selecting and introducing the best drought tolerant genotypes, seven pearl millet and five sorghum genotypes in three locations (Kerman, Jiroft, and Bardsir in Kerman Province) were studied with different climatic conditions. The experiments were conducted for three consecutive years of cultivation (2016, 2017, and 2018) under regularly irrigated conditions and the 100% (I100, full irrigation) plant water requirement and under water deficiency, (50%) plant water requirement (I50) in two randomized complete block designs in triplicate separately at each location. Eight drought tolerance/susceptibility indices were used. Multivariate factor analysis (FA) and stress tolerance score (STS) methods were employed to compare the most drought tolerant genotypes in each region. The STS method was more efficient and effective than the FA method for detecting the most drought tolerant genotype with any number of used genotypes. Based on the results of drought tolerance indices and STS, the IP13150 and IP13151 genotypes of pearl millet and speed feed genotype of sorghum in Kerman, Jiroft, and Bardsir respectively, were introduced as the most drought tolerant genotypes for three consecutive years of cultivation.

scholarly journals Physiological Screening for Drought Tolerance Traits in Vegetable Amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor) Germplasm

Agriculture ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 994
Author(s):  
Norain Jamalluddin ◽  
Festo J. Massawe ◽  
Sean Mayes ◽  
Wai Kuan Ho ◽  
Ajit Singh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drought Stress ◽  
Drought Tolerance ◽  
Geometric Mean ◽  
Tolerance Index ◽  
Genotypic Differences ◽  
Amaranthus Tricolor ◽  
Drought Tolerant ◽  
Drought Tolerance Indices ◽  
Tolerance Indices ◽  
Screening Trials

Amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor), an underutilized climate smart crop, is highly nutritious and possesses diverse drought tolerance traits, making it an ideal crop to thrive in a rapidly changing climate. Despite considerable studies on the growth and physiology of plants subjected to drought stress, a precise trait phenotyping strategy for drought tolerance in vegetable amaranth is still not well documented. In this study, two drought screening trials were carried out on 44 A. tricolor accessions in order to identify potential drought-tolerant A. tricolor germplasm and to discern their physiological responses to drought stress. The findings revealed that a change in stem biomass was most likely the main mechanism of drought adaptation for stress recovery, and dark-adapted quantum yield (Fv/Fm) could be a useful parameter for identifying drought tolerance in amaranth. Three drought tolerance indices: geometric mean productivity (GMP), mean productivity (MP) and stress tolerance index (STI) identified eight drought-tolerant accessions with stable performance across the two screening trials. The highly significant genotypic differences observed in several physiological traits among the amaranth accessions indicate that the amaranth panel used in this study could be a rich source of genetic diversity for breeding purposes for drought tolerance traits.

scholarly journals Identification of Drought Tolerant Genotypes in Dryland Wheat using Drought Tolerance Indices

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (28) ◽  
pp. 13-26
Author(s):  
Morteza Kamrani ◽  
Asghar Mehraban ◽  
Manoochehr Shiri ◽  
◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drought Tolerance ◽  
Drought Tolerant ◽  
Drought Tolerance Indices ◽  
Tolerance Indices

scholarly journals Evaluation of Selection Indices for Drought Tolerance in Some Chickpea (Cicer Arietinum L.) Genotypes

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naser Sabaghnia ◽  
Mohsen Janmohammadi
Keyword(s):  
Drought Tolerance ◽  
Strong Correlation ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Stressed Condition ◽  
Potential Yield ◽  
Drought Tolerant ◽  
Selection Indices ◽  
Drought Tolerance Indices ◽  
Tolerance Indices

Abstract Drought is one of the major abiotic stresses in agriculture worldwide, which limits crop production. The chickpea cultivation areas of Iran are fourth in the world after India, Pakistan and Turkey while most areas (95 %) are planted in rainfed condition and are grown in rotation with cereals. This investigation was carried out to investigate the effect of drought stress seed yield characteristic in seven genotypes of chickpea. A field experiment with two humidity regimes (stressed and non-stressed) was performed in a randomized complete block design layout with three replicates. The analysis of variance for both potential yield (YP) and stress yield (YS) indicated significant differences among seven chickpea genotypes. Also, significant differences were observed among chickpea genotypes regarding twelve drought tolerance indices. Based on the YP, the genotypes FLIP 03-64C, FLIP 98-106C, Arman and Azad had the highest yield under non-stressed condition, while the genotypes FLIP 98-106C and Azad displayed the highest yield under stressed condition. Therefore, the genotypes FLIP 98-106C and Azad are good candidates for commercial recommendation to farmers in both rainfed and irrigated conditions. The relationships among drought tolerance indices are graphically displayed in a plot of two first principal components analysis. The first and second components justified 95.46 % of the variations between criteria (59.36 and 36.10 % for PC1 and PC2, respectively). The STI, K1STI, MP, GMP and PI indices exhibited strong correlation with YP, while YI showed strong correlation with YS; therefore, YS can discriminate drought tolerant genotypes with high grain yield under stress conditions.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Drought Tolerance Indices for Screening Some of Corn (Zea mays L.) Cultivars under Environmental Conditions

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 388-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohhamad Reza NAGHAVI ◽  
Alireza POUR ABOUGHADAREH ◽  
Marouf KHALILI
Keyword(s):  
Zea Mays ◽  
Drought Tolerance ◽  
Stress Tolerance ◽  
Zea Mays L ◽  
Stress Conditions ◽  
Tolerance Index ◽  
Drought Tolerant ◽  
Drought Tolerance Indices ◽  
Stress Susceptibility ◽  
Tolerance Indices

In order to study the effect of drought stress on eight cultivars corn (Zea mays L.), an experiment was conducted in a factorial experimental on the basis of randomized complete block design under two irrigated conditions during 2010-2011 cropping season. Twelve drought tolerance/resistance indices including stress tolerance index (STI), stress susceptibility index (SSI), tolerance index (TOL), geometric mean production (GMP), mean production (MP), yield index (YI), yield stability index (YSI), drought resistance index (DI), relative drought index (RDI), stress susceptibility percentage index (SSPI) and modified stress tolerance (K1STI and K2STI) were calculated based on grain yield under drought and irrigated conditions. Yield in stress and non-stress conditions were significantly and positively correlated with STI, GMP, MP, YI, TOL, DI, RDI, YSI, SSPI, K1STI, and K2STI and negatively correlated with SSI. Yield in stress and non-stress conditions were significantly and positively correlated with STI, GMP, MP, YI, TOL, DI, RDI, YSI, SSPI, K1STI, and K2STI and negatively correlated with SSI. Screening drought tolerant cultivars using ranking method, three dimensional plots discriminated cultivars ‘KSC720’, KSC 710GT and ‘KSC 700’ as the most drought tolerant. Cluster analysis classified the cultivars into three groups i.e., tolerant, susceptible and semi-susceptible to drought conditions. In general, Results of this study showed that among drought tolerance indices STI, YI, SSPI, K1STI, and K2STI can be used as the most suitable indicators for screening drought tolerant cultivars and ‘KSC720’, KSC 710 GT and ‘KSC 700’ had the highest tolerance to drought in our studies condition.

Drought-tolerance indices in a tall fescue population and its polycross progenies

2012 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Ebrahimiyan ◽  
Mohammad Mahdi Majidi ◽  
Aghafakhr Mirlohi ◽  
Mahdi Gheysari
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Drought Tolerance ◽  
Tall Fescue ◽  
Moisture Stress ◽  
Forage Yield ◽  
Soil Moisture Stress ◽  
Drought Tolerant ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Drought Tolerance Indices ◽  
Tolerance Indices

Development of drought-tolerant cultivars is hampered by a lack of effective selection criteria. In this research, drought tolerance of 75 genotypes of tall fescue in three sets (25 parental, 25 early, 25 late-flowering progenies) was evaluated under no soil moisture stress and soil moisture stress in the field during 2009 and 2010. Five drought-tolerance indices were calculated: stress tolerance (TOL), mean productivity (MP), geometric mean productivity (GMP), stress susceptibility index (SSI), and stress tolerance index (STI). These calculations were based on forage yield (dry matter basis) under drought (Ys) and non-drought (Yp) conditions. Soil moisture stress caused significant reduction in forage yield. Considerable genetic variation for drought tolerance was found among genotypes. A moderately high relationship was found between Yp and Ys using regression analysis, with a clear relationship in the second year. Indices GMP and STI were found to be valuable aids in the selection of drought-tolerant, high-yielding genotypes. Plots of the first and second principal components identified drought-tolerant genotypes in each set. Results indicated that selection for drought-tolerant genotypes should be planned separately for first year (establishment stage) and second year (productive stage) in tall fescue.

scholarly journals Screening of Pearl Millet Genotypes Suitable for Drought Tolerance at Early Seedling Stage

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.C. Meena ◽  
Supriya Ambawat ◽  
C. Tara Satyavathi ◽  
Moola Ram ◽  
Vikas Khandelwal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Stress ◽  
Drought Tolerance ◽  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Pennisetum Glaucum ◽  
Climatic Factors ◽  
Crop Improvement ◽  
Seedling Stage ◽  
Drought Tolerant ◽  
Early Seedling ◽  
Improvement Programs

Background: Pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) Br.] is the most widely grown staple food of majority of poor and small land holders in Asia and Africa. It is also consumed as feed and fodder for livestock. It is the sixth most important cereal crop in the world next to maize, rice wheat, barley and sorghum. The temperature is one of the key climatic factors and has profound effect on the growth and development of the pearl millet. It can only be managed through developing hybrid varieties which can tolerate high temperature during germination and early seedling stages.The present study aimed to identify drought tolerant genotypes of pearl millet at seedling stage. Methods: This experiment was carried out at Mandor during kharif 2018 with five selected pearl millet advanced hybrids MH 2192, MH 2224, MH 2228, MH 2354 and MH 2359 along with three checks RHB 177, MPMH 17 and 86M86 which were tested under polyethylene glycol (PEG) (5% and 10%) induced osmotic stress. Various physiological parameters were recorded 15 days after sowing and statistical analysis made using Windostat software. Result: The results revealed that shoot length, seedling dry weight, relative water content, membrane stability index and chlorophyll content decreased significantly with PEG induced water stress in all the hybrids while root length and catalase activity increased significantly under water stress. Among 5 hybrids, two hybrids viz. MH 2359 and MH 2354 performed better and found to be superior under PEG induced water stress. Thus, various drought tolerance indices may further be studied for these two hybrids and can be used in development of drought tolerant genotypes which may prove helpful for crop improvement programs of pearl millet.

scholarly journals Differential responses of antioxidants and dehydrin expression in two switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) cultivars contrasting in drought tolerance

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yiming Liu ◽  
Guofu Hu ◽  
Guoqiang Wu ◽  
Guodao Liu ◽  
Hengfu Huan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drought Stress ◽  
Drought Tolerance ◽  
Panicum Virgatum ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
Drought Treatment ◽  
Drought Tolerant ◽  
Genes Expression ◽  
Relative Water ◽  
Mda Content ◽  
Leaf Relative Water Content

AbstractDrought stress is a major limiting factor for plant growth and development in many regions of the world. This study was designed to investigate antioxidant metabolism and dehydrin expression responses to drought stress in two switchgrass cultivars (drought tolerant Alamo, and drought sensitive Dacotah) contrasting in drought tolerance. The plants were subjected to well-watered [100% evapotranspiration (ET)] or drought stress (30%-50% ET) conditions for up to 24 d in growth chambers. Drought stress decreased leaf relative water content (RWC), increased leaf electrolyte leakage (EL), leaf malondialdehyde (MDA) content in two cultivars, but Alamo exhibited higher leaf RWC level, lower leaf EL and MDA when compared to Dacotah at 24 d of drought treatment. Drought stress also increased superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) activities in two cultivars, Alamo had relatively higher SOD, CAT and APX activities and greater abundance of SOD and APX isozymes than Dacotah at 24 d of drought treatment. Alamo had higher abundance of 55 KDa and 18 KDa dehydrin accumulation than Dacotah under drought treatment. Relative genes expression level of PvCAT1, PvAPX2, PvERD and PvPIP1;5 in Alamo were significantly higher than Dacotah at 24 d of drought treatment. These results suggest that increase in antioxidant enzymes and accumulation of dehydrin were highly related with switchgrass drought tolerance. Antioxidant enzyme activity, isozyme expression and dehydrin abundance could provide a useful screening tool to identify relative drought tolerance in switchgrass cultivars.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document