Evaluation of Different Mn Efficiency Indices and their Relation to Morphophysiological Traits in Diverse Wheat Genotypes

Autor: Shalini Jhanji, Achla Sharma, U. S. Sadana, Arvind Kumar Shukla, N. K. Sekhon
Rok vydání: 2014
Předmět:
Zdroj: Journal of Plant Nutrition. 38:938-958
ISSN: 1532-4087
0190-4167
DOI: 10.1080/01904167.2014.963115
Popis: Wheat genotypes display differential tolerance to manganese (Mn) deficiency. Growing Mn-efficient cultivars in Mn deficient soil could be effective in improving yields. A pot experiment was conducted with eight genotypes grown in Mn deficient soil treated with 0 (no Mn fertilizer) and 50 ppm (50 mg Mn kg−1soil applied as mangansese sulfate monohydrate (MnSO4.H2O) Mn. The genotypes were classified on the basis of grain yield and grain physiological efficiency as efficient and responsive (SAMNYT 410, GLUPRO 200, PBW 621, and BW 9178), efficient and nonresponsive, inefficient and responsive (HD 2967), and inefficient and nonresponsive (PDW 314, PDW 291, and PBW 636). The genotypes in different groups differed in morphophysiological characteristics; efficient and responsive genotypes recorded more leaf area, higher SPAD index, higher Fv/Fm ratio, and longer roots than inefficient and nonresponsive. Efficient and responsive genotypes are desirable by farmers, whereas inefficient and responsive genotypes in a b...
Databáze: OpenAIRE