Abscisic acid, a stress hormone helps in improving water relations and yield of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) hybrids under drought. | [Pakistan Journal of Botany • 2010]

Author(s):

1. S. Hussain: Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

2. M. F. Saleem: Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

3. M. A. Cheema: Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

4. M. Y. Ashraf: Plant Stress Physiology Lab, Nuclear Institute for Agriculture & Biology (NIAB), Faisalabad, Pakistan

5. M. A. Haq: Institute of Soil & Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Abstract:

Genotypic variation in water relations under drought is an important index of studying drought tolerance of crops. Abscisic acid (ABA) application helped in mitigating drought stress by improving water relations and yield. Three sunflower hybrids viz., DK-4040 (tall stature), S-278 (medium stature) and SF-187 (short stature) were subjected to different irrigation and ABA application regimes i.e., four irrigations (25 days after sowing (DAS), at bud initiation, at flower initiation and at achene formation) and with no ABA spray, three irrigations (25 days after sowing, at flower initiation and at achene formation) and with no ABA spray, three irrigations (25 days after sowing, at flower initiation and at achene formation) and with ABA spray at bud initiation, three irrigations (25 days after sowing), at bud initiation and at achene formation) and with no ABA spray, three irrigations (25 days after sowing), at bud initiation and at achene formation) and with ABA spray at flower initiation. The experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design with split plot arrangement and had three replications. Exogenous application of ABA under drought at either stage (bud or flower initiation) was helpful in ameliorating drought stress by improving water relations and yield of sunflower hybrids; however response was better when ABA was applied under drought at bud initiation than at flower initiation stage. Sunflower hybrid DK- 4040 showed better enhancement of drought tolerance by exogenous application of ABA under drought than SF-187 and S-278 because it showed more improvement in water potential, osmotic potential, turgor pressure, relative leaf water contents and achene yield.

Page(s): 2177-2189

DOI: DOI not available

Published: Journal: Pakistan Journal of Botany, Volume: 42, Issue: 3, Year: 2010

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References:

[1] Hussain S.,Saleem M.F.,Ashraf M.Y.,Cheema M.A.,Haq M.A.,Pak J.,Bot J. .2010 .Abscisic acid, a stress hormone helps in improving water relations and yield of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) hybrids under drought. , 42(3) : 2177-2189.

[2] Hussain S.,Saleem M.,Ashraf M.,Cheema M.,Haq M. .2010 .Abscisic acid, a stress hormone helps in improving water relations and yield of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) hybrids under drought. Pak. J. Bot., 42(3) : 2177-2189.

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