Improvement in photosynthesis, seed yield and protein content of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) by foliar application of 24-epibrassinolide under drought stress

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (6) ◽  
pp. 535 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahsa Mohammadi ◽  
Majid Pouryousef ◽  
Afshin Tavakoli ◽  
Ehsan Mohseni Fard

Brassinosteroids (BRs), as a class of plant growth regulators, have been shown to affect different physiological traits of plants and counteract various stresses. We studied the possibility of increasing seed and protein yields of two genotypes of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) with the exogenous application of 24-epibrassinolide (EBL) in an experiment conducted during 2016 and 2017. Two levels of irrigation (optimal and drought stress) were applied to the main plots, and two genotypes of common bean (cv. Kusha and genotype COS16) and four concentrations of EBL (0, 2, 4 and 6 μm) were allocated to subplots in a factorial arrangement. At the flowering stage, drought stress was applied and bean plants were sprayed with EBL. The results indicate that drought stress reduced leaf area, yield components, seed yield and protein content. Moreover, substantial increase in intercellular CO2 concentration and decrease in transpiration rate, stomatal conductance and net photosynthetic rate were also recorded. However, exogenous application of EBL remarkably improved gas exchange attributes, leaf area, yield components, seed yield and protein content both under optimal irrigation and drought-stress conditions. Analysis of regression showed that, under both water-supply conditions, genotype COS16 would have highest seed yield when receiving 4.05 and 4.52 µm EBL, and cv. Kusha would have the highest seed yield by receiving 3.27 and 3.62 µm EBL. Therefore, EBL can be used as a plant growth regulator to enhance drought tolerance and minimise yield loss of common bean caused by water deficits.

1993 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soon J. Park ◽  
Allan S. Hamill

Metobromuron is a major preemergence herbicide controlling mainly broadleaf weeds in common bean production in Ontario. Rainstorms at the seedling stage may splash metobromuron on the plants which results in serious injury, reduced plant stand, and low seed yield. This study determined the appropriate rates of metobromuron for identification of germplasm tolerant to the herbicide. Metobromuron of 0, 0.28, and 0.56 kg ai ha−1 in the glasshouse and 0, 0.28, 0.42, and 0.56 kg ha−1 in the field were applied POST at the unifoliolate stage of 30 bean cultivars. A significant linear effect of herbicide rate on plant injury and recovery was detected. Plant growth was reduced significantly on sensitive cultivars. Two cultivars, Taylor Hort’ and ‘UI 51’, and several plant introductions were tolerant to metobromuron. A rate range of 0.42 to 0.56 kg ha−1 of metobromuron would be appropriate to separate tolerant from sensitive bean lines.


Author(s):  
S. M. Razvi ◽  
M. N. Khan ◽  
M. Ashraf Bhat ◽  
Mushtaq Ahmad ◽  
S.A. N. Ganaie ◽  
...  

Thirteen common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) accessions collected from different ecological regions of Jammu and Kashmir were evaluated at four diverse locations during kharief 2009. Significant variation was observed for most of the morphological traits. Estimates of heritability (bs) were high (>60 %) for all the traits except pod length. The expected genetic gain (per cent of mean) was high (>30 %) for days to maturity, number of pods plant-1, number of seeds pod-1, 100-seed weight and seed yield plant-1 while it was moderate (10.0-30.0%) for days to 50 per cent flowering, number of branches plant-1, pod length and protein content. Seed yield plant-1 was observed to have a highly positive and significant correlation both at phenotypic and genotypic levels with number of pods plant-1, pod length, number of seeds pod-1 and 100-seed weight. But negative and significant correlations with days to 50 per cent flowering and days to maturity were estimated from pooled analysis. Classification of accessions led to the formation of two clusters wherein the maximum number 7 accessions were grouped in cluster I and the remaining six were grouped in cluster II. Analysis of traits contributing maximum to the divergence revealed that traits viz., 100-seed weight (37.10%), protein content (15.26%), number of seeds pod-1 (11.28%) and days to maturity (10.14%) to contribute to the divergence in the present experimental material.


2001 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. M. Nleya ◽  
A. E. Slinkard ◽  
A. Vandenberg

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is a relatively new crop in western Canada. Considerable effort is currently underway in Saskatchewan to expand bean production under both irrigated and rainfed conditions. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the performance of pinto bean genotypes under irrigation in the field and to determine the presence of phenological plasticity among specific pinto bean genotypes when subjected to intermittent drought stress. Six bean genotypes, three determinate and three indeterminate, were grown under irrigated conditions in the field in Saskatoon, SK, in 1994 and 1995. The same genotypes were grown under well-watered and drought stress conditions in the growth room. In the field, indeterminate genotypes were superior in seed yield. The indeterminate genotypes were also superior in seed yield in the growth room under well-watered conditions. Two indeterminate genotypes and one late-maturing determinate genotype performed well when drought stress was intermittent, but yielded the same or less than the early-maturing determinate types when drought stress was severe. The indeterminate genotypes and one late-maturing determinate genotype showed stronger recuperative growth than early-maturing determinate genotypes when released from drought stress. Recuperative growth resulted in delayed maturity relative to growth under optimum soil moisture levels, but it had little effect on other characteristics. Key words: Phaseolus vulgaris, common bean, pinto bean, genotype, drought stress


2013 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Monjezi ◽  
F. Vazin ◽  
M. Hassanzadehdelouei

Abstract In hot and arid regions, drought stress is considered as one of the main reasons for yield reduction. To study the effect of drought stress, iron and zinc spray on the yield and yield components of wheat, an experiment was carried out during the crop seasons of 2010 and 2011 on Shahid Salemi Farm in Ahwaz as a split factorial within randomized complete block design with three replications. The main plots with irrigation factor and three levels were considered: Level A) full irrigation, Level B) stopping irrigation at pollination step, and Level C) stopping irrigation at the seed filling stage. Subsidiary plots were considered with and without iron and zinc spray. Influencing the seed filling process, in interaction with iron, wich is an important leaf's chlorophyll cation, zinc increased the seed yield. The drought stress reduced the thousand kernels weight (TKW) and the number of seeds per spike increased about 24% and 8.5% more than the one of control treatment, respectively. Using iron, as compared with control treatment, causes the increase of thousand kernels weight from 45.71 to 46.83 grams and the increase of spike from 49.51 to 51.73. Zinc spray increased seed yield and thousand kernels weight. The results obtained from the present research showed that iron and zinc spray has fairly improved the effects caused by drought stress.


2006 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 583-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Loth S. Mulungu ◽  
Akwilin J.P. Tarim ◽  
Shazia O.W.M. Reuben . ◽  
Daniel N. Lema . ◽  
Rhodes H. Makundi . ◽  
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2008 ◽  
Vol 51 (6) ◽  
pp. 1089-1096 ◽  
Author(s):  
João Francisco Berton Junior ◽  
Julio Cesar Pires Santos ◽  
Cileide Maria Medeiros Coelho ◽  
Osmar Klauberg Filho

The objective of this work was to evaluate the efficiency of nitrogen fixing inoculum associated with Co + Mo leaf spray on the common bean grain yield and grain nutrients, cv. FT Nobre. Three dosages of the inoculant (0, 200 and 400 g/50 kg seeds), combined with four Co + Mo leaf spray levels (T0=0,0; T1=4.9,49; T2=7.3,73; and T3=9.7,97 g ha-1 of Co and Mo, respectively) were tested. The grain yield with the use of the inoculant (400 g / 5O kg seed-1) associated with the higher level of Co+Mo (T2 and T3) was very similar to the mineral nitrogen condition fertilizer recommended for the bean (70 kg ha-1 of N). With the increased inoculant dosage, an increase of the protein content and of P and Mg in the grain was also observed. The results indicated that the mineral nitrogen source could be replaced by inoculation of the seeds with Rhizobium tropici combined with Co + Mo leaf spray.


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