Effect of drought and salt stresses on yield, yield components, and ion content, of hull-less barley (Hordeum sativum L.)*

Subject Areas : Agroecology Journal

Ali Reza Bagheri ¹ , Hossein Heidari Sharif Abad ²

1 - Ph.D. Student of Islamic Azad University of Tehran, Science and Research Branch, and Scientific Board of Islamic Azad University, Eqlid Branch
2 - Scientific Board Seed and Plant Certification and Registration Institute

Received: 2007-07-05 Accepted : 2007-09-21 Published : 2007-08-23

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Abstract :

Drought cause yield loses in cereals in most regions Iran. Barley and hull-less barley are the most suitable cereal crops for such situation. Four hull-less barley genotypes (UH3, U46M, EHM81-12 and CM67) were grown in research station of Eqlid azad university in two different experiments for drought stress study in, 2005- 2006 .In drought based study, four irrigation methods including irrigating after the reaching soil water potential to -0.5, bar (control), 1.5 bar, -3 and -5 bar were used.The experimental design was split plot based on randomized complete block design with three replications in which the drought treatments were arranged in main plots and genotypes in subplots.The determined parameters were yield, it's components and ion content in shoots.The results revealed that the number of spike and grain per plot were reduced significantly by stress and grain weight was less sensitive to that.The biological and grain yields were decreased by stress. Among the genotypes, UH3 and CM67 had the lowest and highest grain and biological yield, respectively. The biological yield differences was related to low plant height, leaves and area tillers and the grain yield differences were caused by reduction in ear per plant and grain per ear.The grain protein content was  influenced by drought stress. Drought stress decreased ion content except Na and Cl. The LAR value was first decreased by stress treatments but showed an increase at high stress levels. In general, UH3 genotype showed lowest yield and yield components, stress tolerance index, photosynthesis, growth and ion content and CM67 was vise versa.

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