EFFECTS OF VARIOUS SOIL SUPPLEMENTS AND WATER STRESS ON THE YIELD AND YIELD COMPONENTS OF WHEAT

1978 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 321-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. B. BOLE ◽  
S. DUBETZ

Seven soil supplement products did not affect grain or straw yields, or any of the measured yield components of unstressed wheat or of wheat subjected to an 8-bar soil water stress at early heading. Soil water stress reduced yields by reducing the number of spikes per plant and, to a lesser but significant degree, the number of kernels per spike and the average kernel weight.

1973 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. DUBETZ ◽  
J. B. BOLE

Three cultivars of spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) were grown at four levels of N fertilizer in metal lysimeters protected from rain by an automatic rain shelter. A soil water stress of 8 bars was developed in one-half of the lysimeters at the early boot stage. Water stress reduced yield by severely decreasing the number of kernels per spike. Tillering was not affected and kernel weight was increased. Pitic 62 withstood the high stress better than Manitou or Kenhi. N enhanced yield by increasing tillering. Kernel weight was unaffected by N, and the number of kernels per spike was decreased. Pitic, which had a higher number of kernels per spike, outyielded Manitou and Kenhi. The protein content of Manitou was higher than that of the other two cultivars. The cultivars differed in their reaction to soil water stress and N.


Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 563
Author(s):  
Esther Anokye ◽  
Samuel T. Lowor ◽  
Jerome A. Dogbatse ◽  
Francis K. Padi

With increasing frequency and intensity of dry spells in the cocoa production zones of West Africa, strategies for mitigating impact of water stress on cocoa seedling survival are urgently required. We investigated the effects of applied potassium on biomass accumulation, physiological processes and survival of cocoa varieties subjected to water stress in pot experiments in a gauzehouse facility. Four levels of potassium (0, 1, 2, or 3 g/plant as muriate of potash) were used. Soil water stress reduced plant biomass accumulation (shoot and roots), relative water content (RWC), chlorophyll content and fluorescence. Leaf phenol and proline contents were increased under water stress. Additionally, compared to the well-watered conditions, soils under water stress treatments had higher contents of exchangeable potassium and available phosphorus at the end of the experimental period. Potassium applied under well-watered conditions reduced leaf chlorophyll content and fluorescence and increased leaf electrolyte leakage, but improved the growth and integrity of physiological functions under soil water stress. Potassium addition increased biomass partitioning to roots, improved RWC and leaf membrane stability, and significantly improved cocoa seedling survival under water stress. Under water stress, the variety with the highest seedling mortality accumulated the highest contents of phenol and proline. A significant effect of variety on plant physiological functions was observed. Generally, varieties with PA 7 parentage had higher biomass partitioning to roots and better seedling survival under soil moisture stress. Proportion of biomass partitioned to roots, RWC, chlorophyll fluorescence and leaf electrolyte leakage appear to be the most reliable indicators of cocoa seedling tolerance to drought.


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Author(s):  
Tengcong Jiang ◽  
Zihe Dou ◽  
Jian Liu ◽  
Yujing Gao ◽  
Robert W. Malone ◽  
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pp. 253-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhong Qiang Wang ◽  
Liang Huan Wu ◽  
Sarkar Animesh

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