Vol. 6, Issue 5 (2018)
Morpho-physiological studies of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes under moisture stress condition
Author(s): PG Budhbaware, DS Phad, SG Bharad, NV Kayande and RD Nimbalkar
Abstract: Amongst several constraints which affect the wheat productivity, moisture availability ranks at the top, as it exposes the crop to moisture stress at anthesis or grain filling stage. Nevertheless all physiological and yield parameters are affected by moisture stress. Thus it was necessary to evaluate wheat genotypes under two contrasting environments viz., irrigated and moisture stress condition. Amongst the twelve different genotypes under study, genotype HD 2864, C 306, and HD 2932 recorded significantly higher grain yield as compared to any of the genotypes. These cultivars may ultimately prove to be outstanding under moisture stress conditions since these are able to produce highest chlorophyll content index, relative water content, relative growth rate, harvest index, no. of grains / spike, no. of tillers / plant, no. of spikes / m2, 1000 grain weight and grain yield (kg/ha).
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PG Budhbaware, DS Phad, SG Bharad, NV Kayande, RD Nimbalkar. Morpho-physiological studies of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes under moisture stress condition. Int J Chem Stud 2018;6(5):2837-2840.
