scholarly journals Enhanced Drought Tolerance of Arabica Coffee (Coffea arabica L.) by Grafting Method

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (11) ◽  
pp. 3219-3229
Author(s):  
Ngoc-Thang Vu ◽  
Jong-Man Park ◽  
Ngoc-Quat Nguyen ◽  
Trong-Truong-Son Nguyen ◽  
Il-Soep Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drought Tolerance ◽  
Water Deficit ◽  
Coffea Arabica ◽  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Leaf Length ◽  
Ion Leakage ◽  
Leaf Chlorophyll ◽  
Relative Water ◽  
Coffee Plants

The objective of this study was to evaluate grafting method to improve the drought tolerance of Coffea arabica. Using C. arabica species as scions, and C. robusta as rootstock, the grafted plant was compared with the non-grafted plant (C. arabica) under water deficit condition. The result shown that growth parameters such as plant height, leaf length, and leaf width of the grafted coffee plants were higher than those of the non-grafted. The leaf area, fresh and dry weight of plants were highly reduced in non-grafted coffee plants. The leaf chlorophyll content (SPAD) and chlorophyll fluorescence (Fv/Fm) values of the grafted and non-grafted coffee plants decreased significantly with increasing duration under water deficit condition. The SPAD and Fv/Fm values of the two coffee types were also increased significantly with increasing duration after re-watering. Compared to the non-grafted plants, higher values of SPAD, Fv/Fm and relative water content in the leaf were observed in the grafted coffee plants. Moreover, lower values of relative ion leakage were observed in the grafted coffee plants after three days of water withholding and one month after re-watering. On the other hand, the grafted coffee plants showed enhanced drought tolerance by reducing the percentages of wilting plant under water deficit condition, and increasing the recovery percentages after re-watering.

scholarly journals Improved tolerance of wheat plants (Triticum aestivum L.) to drought stress and rewatering by the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus claroideum: effect on growth and cell membrane stability

2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Beltrano ◽  
Marta G. Ronco
Keyword(s):  
Water Stress ◽  
Drought Stress ◽  
Mycorrhizal Fungus ◽  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Leaf Chlorophyll ◽  
Severe Water Stress ◽  
Relative Water ◽  
Mycorrhizal Plants ◽  
Total Dry Weight

The aim of this paper was to investigate the contribution of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus claroideum to drought stress tolerance in wheat plants grown under controlled conditions in a growth chamber, and subjected to moderate or severe water stress and rewatering. Water stress tolerance was determined through total dry weight, leaf relative water content, leakage of solutes and leaf chlorophyll and protein concentrations in mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal wheat plants. Total dry weight and leaf chlorophyll concentrations were significantly higher in mycorrhizal plants after moderate or severe water stress treatments compared with non-mycorrhizal ones. Electrolyte leakage was significantly lower in water-stressed inoculated plants. Compared to non-inoculated plants, leaf relative water content and total protein concentration of inoculated individuals increased only under severe water stress. When irrigation was re-established, mycorrhizal plants increased their total dry weight and leaf chlorophyll concentration, and recovered cell membrane permeability in leaves compared with non-mycorrhizal plants. In conclusion, root colonization by G. claroideum could be an adequate strategy to alleviate the deleterious effects of drought stress and retard the senescence syndrome in wheat.

Phenology, leaf gas exchange, growth, and seed yield in contrasting Medicago truncatula and Medicago laciniata populations during prolonged water deficit and recovery

Botany ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 90 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasreddine Yousfi ◽  
Ines Slama ◽  
Chedly Abdelly
Keyword(s):  
Water Deficit ◽  
Medicago Truncatula ◽  
Seed Yield ◽  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Leaf Gas Exchange ◽  
Seed Mass ◽  
Field Capacity ◽  
Water Shortage ◽  
Relative Water ◽  
Leaf Relative Water Content

The aims of this study were to investigate the effect of prolonged water stress and recovery on phenology, growth, and seed yield in Tunisian contrasting populations of Medicago truncatula and Medicago laciniata . After ample irrigation for 24 days, the plants of each population were divided into two lots: the first lot was irrigated at 100% field capacity (FC), and the second at only 45% FC. After 24 days of treatment, one lot of dehydrated plants was rewatered at 100% FC, while the other was maintained at 45% FC. Interspecific and intraspecific differences were found in phenological responses to water deficit. All growth parameters were more reduced in M. truncatula populations than in M. laciniata populations. The water shortage tolerance of M. laciniata populations was associated with a lower metabolic impairment of photosynthesis and maintenance of relatively higher leaf relative water content. Seed yield was also more reduced in M. truncatula populations compared with M. laciniata populations. In M. laciniata, seed mass was a compensation mechanism to sustain seed yield under drought conditions. Seed yield variation between populations under water deficit was explained mainly by variation in seed number per plant.

scholarly journals Effect of Prior Heat Stress on the Early Growth of Carica papaya

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 508-512
Author(s):  
Gideon Olarewaju OKUNLOLA ◽  
Adekunle Ajayi ADELUSI
Keyword(s):  
Heat Stress ◽  
Leaf Area ◽  
Carica Papaya ◽  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Experimental Period ◽  
Leaf Length ◽  
Fresh Weight ◽  
Shoot Height ◽  
Chlorophylls A And B

The experiment was carried out to determine the effects of heat stress on some growth parameters like shoot height, leaf area, fresh weight, dry weight as well as the accumulation of chlorophylls in Carica papaya. Seedlings of C. papaya were exposed to prior heat stress at 40 °C. A group of plants was placed in a Gallenkamp oven for four hours; another group of plants was placed in the oven for eight hours while the third group of plants was placed in a dark cupboard for the period of eight hours. Sampling was carried out at weekly intervals starting from seven days after treatment. Plants were randomly picked from each of the three treatments. Three replicates were used for each parameter. The results obtained from the study showed that there was an increment in the shoot height, leaf area, fresh weight and dry weight from the beginning to the end of the experimental period. However, the accumulation of chlorophylls did not follow a particular pattern. The analysis of variance carried out on the data obtained showed that heat stress had a significant effect on the petiole length, shoot height, leaf length, leaf width, leaf area, fresh weight and dry weight. Heat stress, however, did not produce a significant effect on the accumulation of chlorophylls a and b and total chlorophyll.

Growth and Development of Dinitroaniline-Susceptible and -Resistant Goosegrass (Eleusine indica) Biotypes Under Noncompetitive Conditions

Weed Science ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 704-710 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim R. Murphy ◽  
Billy J. Gossett ◽  
Joe E. Toler
Keyword(s):  
Growth And Development ◽  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Flag Leaf ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Leaf Length ◽  
Relative Growth ◽  
Eleusine Indica ◽  
Flag Leaf Length ◽  
Weight Number

A comparative study of the growth and development of several populations of dinitroaniline-susceptible (DS) and -resistant (DR) goosegrass [Eleusine indica(L.) Gaertn. # ELEIN] biotypes was conducted under noncompetitive field conditions. Plant height and width, number of tillers, aboveground dry weight, relative growth rate (RGR), number of inflorescences/plant, total inflorescence dry weight, individual inflorescence dry weight, number of spicate branches/inflorescence, and flag leaf length and width were recorded periodically during the growing season. There were no significant differences between biotypes in most characteristics with the exception of total inflorescence dry weight. The DS biotype produced more total inflorescence dry weight than the DR biotype at 8 and 13 weeks after transplanting. Significant variation among DS and DR populations occurred in 37 and 33 of 56 evaluations, respectively. When variation existed within a biotype, populations exhibited broad ranges of response for the various growth parameters. With the exception of total inflorescence dry weight, DS and DR biotypes generally exhibited similar ranges of variability.

scholarly journals Effects of paclobutrazol’s pretreatment on cold tolerance induction in soybean seedling (Glycine max L.)

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmood Attarzadeh ◽  
Hamidreza Balouchi ◽  
Mohammad Reza Baziar
Keyword(s):  
Cold Stress ◽  
Tolerance Induction ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Physiological Characteristics ◽  
Ion Leakage ◽  
Soybean Seedling ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
Relative Water ◽  
Tension Time ◽  
Pre Treatment

Paclobutrazol is one of the growth regulators in plants. It is from the Triazoles group which can protect plants from all kinds of tension. In order to investigate the effect of cold stress and Paclobutrazol on physiological characteristics of soybean seedling (cv. Williams), a factorial experiment was conducted base on completely randomized design with three replications. The first factor involved applying cold tension at 5ºC in four intervals times (0, 8, 16 and 24 hours). The second factor involved pre-treatment of Paclobutrazol in four concentrations (0, 100, 500 and 1000 μM). The results showed a significant increase in shoot’s dry weight by 100 μM Paclobutrazol application compared to Non-Paclobutrazol in eight hours of cold tension. The highest amount of chlorophyll a and relative water content was shown by 100 and 500 μM Paclobutrazol application, respectively. The increase in cold tension time to 24 hours caused an increase in ion leakage and led to an increase in protein content, catalase and peroxidase antioxidant enzymes. The results of this study demonstrate that cold tension can cause reduction in shoot’s dry matter and change the physiological characteristics of soybean but application of 100 and 500 μM of Paclobutrazol can partly induce tolerance to cold stress.

Responses of Rhizobium-inoculated and nitrogen-supplied Phaseolus vulgaris and Vigna unguiculata plants to root volume restriction

1999 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 613 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Luisa Izaguirre-Mayoral ◽  
Margarita Sicardi de Mallorca
Keyword(s):  
Phaseolus Vulgaris ◽  
Vigna Unguiculata ◽  
Chlorophyll Concentration ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Root Volume ◽  
Leaf Chlorophyll ◽  
Fold Reduction ◽  
Relative Water ◽  
Leaf Relative Water Content ◽  
Total Reducing Sugars

Present investigation was undertaken to analyse the effect of root volume restriction on the physiological performance of Rhizobium-inoculated (R+ ) and nitrogen-supplied (N+) cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. var. Tuy.) and bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. Montalbán.) plants. Restriction of root volume (RRV) was imposed via an 8-fold reduction in the rooting space. Plants were grown under controlled conditions and an unlimited availability of water and nutrients. For both plant species, RRV reduced the dry weight of roots, shoots and nodules, retarded the rate of leaf initiation and development, and increased the leaf chlorophyll concentration, regardless of the source of nitrogen. In contrast, RRV did not alter the shoot/root, leaf/root and nodule/root ratios, the concentration of total reducing sugars in shoots, roots and nodules, the leaf relative water content or the concentration of Rubisco in mature leaves of R+ and N+ bean and cowpea plants. Concentration of ureide and α-amino-N in shoots and nodules of R+ plants as well as of α-amino-N in shoots of N+ plants were also not affected by RRV, and abscission of trifoliolated leaves was not recorded in any of the treatment combinations. We conclude that dwarfism of RRV plants was not due to water stress, decreased rates of assimilation, increased abscisic acid, sink/source alterations, or to a reduction on the effectiveness of the symbiotic process or of nitrogen uptake in R+ and N+ plants, respectively.

scholarly journals Effect of Nitrogen Nutritional Statuses and Waterlogging Conditions on Growth Parameters, Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Chlorophyll Fluorescence in Tamarillo Seedlings

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 375-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hermann RESTREPO-DIAZ ◽  
Jorge BETANCOURT-OSORIO ◽  
Diego SANCHEZ-CANRO
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Use Efficiency ◽  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Shoot Length ◽  
Dry Matter Partitioning ◽  
Nitrogen Use ◽  
Horticultural Crops ◽  
Leaf Chlorophyll ◽  
Total Plant ◽  
Use Efficiency

Climate change has altered rainfall patterns causing waterlogging periods that often negatively affect the performance of horticultural crops in the Andean region in Colombia. An experiment was carried out under greenhouse conditions using three-month-old tamarillo (Solanum betaceum Cav.) seedlings, which were grown under two levels of nitrogen (N) (10 and 150 mg N∙L H2O). At 28 days after transplanting (DAT), waterlogging treatments were established when well-nourished plants (150 mg N L-1 H2O) significantly showed a higher shoot length than poor-nourished plants (10 mg N L-1 H2O) (~20 cm vs. ~10 cm, respectively). Three different periods of waterlogging were performed between 35 and 37, 51 and 55, and 64 and 70 DAT by covering the holes in the plastic pots to ensure a constant water depth. Results showed that well-nourished plants without waterlogging treatments through the experiment’s stress showed a greater shoot length (30 cm), total plant dry weight (7.95 g), Fv/Fm ratio (0.62) and leaf chlorophyll content (37.51 SPAD units) than poor-nourished plants without stress condition (15 cm, 5.57 g, 0.5 and 12.69 SPAD units, respectively) at the end of the experiment. Overall, waterlogging reduced leaf area and nitrogen use efficiency (about 75% and 50%, respectively) in both N levels. However, periods of waterlogging enhanced dry matter partitioning to stems (around 30-35%) in both N levels. This study showed that tamarillo plants are susceptible to landscaping situations where periods of waterlogging can be expected regardless of their N nutritional status.

scholarly journals Use of physiological parameters as fast tools to screen for drought tolerance in sugarcane

2007 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 193-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo de A. Silva ◽  
John L. Jifon ◽  
Jorge A.G. da Silva ◽  
Vivek Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Drought Stress ◽  
Drought Tolerance ◽  
Crop Improvement ◽  
Relative Increase ◽  
Physiological Parameters ◽  
Screening Tools ◽  
Leaf Chlorophyll ◽  
Drought Tolerant ◽  
Relative Water ◽  
Leaf Relative Water Content

Drought is one of the major limitations to plant productivity worldwide. Identifying suitable screening tools and quantifiable traits would facilitate the crop improvement process for drought tolerance. In the present study, we evaluated the ability of four relatively physiological parameters (variable-to-maximum chlorophyll a fluorescence ratio, F v/F m; estimated leaf chlorophyll content via SPAD index; leaf temperature, LT; and, leaf relative water content, RWC) to distinguish between drought tolerant and susceptible sugarcane genotypes subjected to a 90-d drought cycle. Eight field-grown genotypes were studied. By 45 d after the onset of treatments, the F v/F m, SPAD index and RWC of drought-stressed plants had declined significantly in all genotypes compared to values at the onset of well-watered treatments. However, the reductions were more severe in leaves of susceptible genotypes. Under drought stress, the tolerant genotypes as a group, maintained higher F v/F m (8%), SPAD index (15%), and RWC (16%) than susceptible genotypes. In general, LT of drought-stressed plants was higher (~4ºC) than that of well-watered plants but the relative increase was greater among drought susceptible genotypes. Under drought stress, LT of tolerant genotypes was on average 2.2ºC lower than that of susceptible genotypes. The results are consistent with the tolerant-susceptible classification of these genotypes and indicate that these tools can be reliable in screening for drought tolerance, with F v/F m, SPAD index and LT having the added advantage of being nondestructive and easily and quickly assessed.

Antioxidant capacity along the leaf blade of the C3-CAM facultative bromeliad Guzmania monostachia under water deficit conditions

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 620 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria E. Abreu ◽  
Victória Carvalho ◽  
Helenice Mercier
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Capacity ◽  
Water Deficit ◽  
Acid Metabolism ◽  
Leaf Length ◽  
Carotenoid Content ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Physiological Plasticity ◽  
Adverse Conditions ◽  
Leaf Apex ◽  
Relative Water

Guzmania monostachia (L.) Rusby ex Mez is an epiphytic, rosette-shaped bromeliad that displays variable degrees of crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) along the leaf under water deficit. The aim of our study was to evaluate whether the production-scavenging system of reactive oxygen species (ROS) along the leaf length of G. monostachia plants is related to the foliar gradient of CAM when irrigation is withheld. Among the leaf portions, the apex was exposed to the highest photosynthetic flux density and presented the highest relative water content, CAM activity, hydrogen peroxide and lipid peroxidation after treatment. Hence, the most intense CAM at the leaf apex may not have prevented higher oxidative burden in that region during water deficiency. However, the photosynthetic efficiency in the apex seemed unaffected by irrigation withholding or light intensity. The leaf apex also had the highest carotenoid content and increased superoxide dismutase and ascorbate peroxidase activities under treatment. Hence, G. monostachia was able to maintain ROS under tolerable levels by increasing antioxidant capacity. Our results suggest the metabolic differences within the same leaf under water deficit may derive from the gradient of light incidence, which emphasises the physiological plasticity this bromeliad applies to adapt to the adverse conditions of the canopy.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Ekstrak Yeast dan Pisang Raja Terhadap Pertumbuhan Tunas Embrio Vanda hookeriana Rchb.f.

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 138-151
Author(s):  
Shilfiana Rahayu ◽  
Edy Setiti Wida Utami ◽  
Aldy Bahaduri Indraloka
Keyword(s):  
Yeast Extract ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Culture Media ◽  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Leaf Length ◽  
Shoot Height ◽  
Culture Techniques ◽  
Organic Components

AbstrakVanda hookeriana Rchb.f. merupakan anggrek yang dilindungi dan keberlangsungan hidupnya di alam terancam punah, sehingga perbanyakan anggrek secara in vitro sangat diperlukan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh ekstrak yeast dan pisang raja terhadap pertumbuhan tunas embrio anggrek V. hookeriana Rchb.f. Desain penelitian ini menggunakan RAL faktorial, faktor pertama adalah ekstrak yeast dengan 3 taraf: 0,5 g/L, 1 g/L, dan 1,5 g/L, faktor kedua adalah buah pisang raja dengan 3 taraf: 50 g/L, 100 g/L, dan 150 g/L. Penelitian dilakukan menggunakan teknik kultur jaringan, pengamatan dilakukan setiap bulan sekali dengan mengamati aspek morfologi plantlet. Media yang digunakan adalah Vacin-Went (VW) + kombinasi ekstrak yeast dan pisang raja. Parameter pengamatan berupa tinggi tunas, berat kering tunas, jumlah daun, diameter daun, panjang daun, berat kering daun, jumlah akar, diameter akar, panjang akar, berat kering akar, dan morfologi tunas. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa perlakuan pisang raja 150 g/L + ekstrak yeast 0,5 g/L merupakan konsentrasi yang paling berperan terhadap parameter pertumbuhan anggrek V. hookeriana Rchb.f. Penelitian ini berhasil membuktikan bahwa penambahan komponen organik dalam media kultur jaringan memberikan respon pertumbuhan dan perkembangan yang baik pada eksplan. Komponen organik membantu proses fisiologis eksplan, karena komponen organik mengandung senyawa potensial yang dibutuhkan selama proses pertumbuhan dan perkembangan. Abstract Vanda hookeriana Rchb.f. is one of protected orchid and its survival in the wild was threatened by extinction, so orchid propagation was needed. This research aimed to determine the effect of yeast and pisang raja extracts to embryonal shoot growth of Vanda hookeriana Rchb.f. Experimental design used factorial RAL, first factor was yeast extract with 3 treatments (0.5 g/L; 1 g/L; & 1.5 g/L). Second factor was pisang raja with 3 treatments (50 g/L; 100 g/L; & 150 g/L). The research was conducted using in vitro culture techniques, observations were made once a month by observing the plantlet morphological parameters. The medium used was Vacin-Went (VW) + combination of yeast and pisang raja extracts. Observation parameters were shoot height, shoot dry weight, leaf number, leaf diameter, leaf length, leaf dry weight, number of roots, root diameter, root length, root dry weight and shoot morphology. The analysis showed that pisang raja treatment 150 g/L + yeast extract 0.5 g/L was the best concentration for the growth parameters of Vanda hookeriana Rchbf. This research were succeeded in proving that the addition of organic components in tissue culture media gave better response to growth and development of the explants. Organic components helps the explants in physiological ways because of  the organic components contain potential compounds needed during the growth and development process.

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