Effects of Drought Stress and Foliar Application of Ascorbic acid, Salicylic acid, Methanol and Post-Harvest Storage on Seed Yield and Seed Vigor of Hyola401 Rapeseed Cultivar
Subject Areas : Journal of Crop EcophysiologySeyedahmad Kalantarahmadi 1 , Ahmad Ali Shoushi Dezfouli 2
1 - Assistant Professor, Safiabad Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Dezful, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Safiabad Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Dezful, Iran
Keywords: Drought stress, Seed germination, Storage, deterioration,
Abstract :
To investigate the effect of drought stress and foliar application of ascorbic acid, salicylic acid and methanol, and post-harvest seed deterioration, two separate experiments were carried out as split plot based on randomized complete block design with three replications on maternal plants in field conditions and a factorial based on completely randomized design considering by using seed under storage conditions. The main plots were consisted of three irrigation levels, irrigation after 60 mm evaporation from basin, considered as control treatment (optimum irrigation), cessation of irrigation at flowering and silique stages, and sub plots consisted of 10 levels of foliar application, (100, 200, 300 mg.lit-1 ascorbic acid, 100, 200, 300 μmol salicylic acid, 10, 20, 30 vol% methanol and the foliar application with distilled water as control treatment). Seeds obtained of maternal plant were evaluated under no-storage (control) and storage at 40°C for one month. The results showed that foliar application of ascorbic acid (300 mg.lit-1) increased seed yield by 29% under optimum irrigation as compared with non foliar application under the same irrigation condition. Cutting off irrigation of maternal plant decreased radical and plumule weights under both no-storage and one-month storage conditions. The maximum germination percentage belonged to foliar application of ascorbic acid (300 mg.lit-1) under optimum irrigation condition at both no-storage one-month stored seed. The minimum germination percentage belonged to no use of growth regulators application and cessation irrigation at flowering stage. Maternal plants which sprayed with ascorbic acid contained the highest seed weight vigor index at all irrigation treatments.
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_||_· Abdul-Baki, A.A., and J.D. Anderson. 1973. Vigor determination in soybean seed by multiple criteria. Crop Science. 13(6): 630-633.
· Ahmadpour, R., S. Hosseinzadeh, N. Armand, E. Fani, and F. Noedoust. 2015. Effect of methanol on germination characteristics of lentil (Lens culinaris) under drought stress. Iranian Journal of Seed Research. 2(1): 83-96. (In Persian).
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· Kalantar Ahmadi, S.A., A. Ebadi, J. Daneshian, S. Jahanbakhsh, S.A. Siadat, and H. Tavakoli. 2015 a. Effects of irrigation deficit and application of some growth regulators on defense mechanisms of canola. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici. 43(1): 124-130.
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· Mojaradi, T., M.R. Yavarzadeh and F. Shirzady. 2020. Effects of Seed Priming of Salicylic Acid and Foliar Application of Brassinostroid on Yield and some Physiological Traits of Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) under Water Deficit Condition. Journal of Crop Ecophysiology. 14 (2): 193-216. (In Persian).
· Oskouei, B., E. Majidi Heravan, A. Hamidi, F. Moradi, and A. Moghadam, 2014. Effect of planting date on yield and germination indices of different shapes of hybrid maize seeds (Zea mays L. cv. Single cross 704). International Journal of Biosciences. 5 (12): 512-517. (In Persian).
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· Rabiei, B., and M. Bayat. 2009. A study of seed germination and seedling growth indices of oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) cultivars through seed vigour tests. Iranian Journal of Field Crop Science. 40 (2): 93-104. (In Persian).
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· Rezaei, M., M. Sedghi, and R. Seyed Sharifi. 2014. Effect of seed priming on reserve mobilization of pot marigold (Calendula officinalis L.) seeds under salinity stress. Research in Crop Ecosystems. 1(2): 55-62. (In Persian).
· Sedghi, M., A. Nemati, and B. Esmaielpour. 2010. Effect of seed priming on germination and seedling growth of two medicinal plants under salinity. Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture. 22 (2): 130-139.
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· Shalata, A., and P.M. Neumann. 2001. Exogenous ascorbic acid (vitamin C) increases resistance to salt stress and reduces lipid peroxidation. Journal of Experimental Botany. 52: 2207-2211.
· Shao, H.B., L.Y. Chu, C.A. Jaleel, C.X. Zhao. 2008. Water deficit stress-induced anatomical changes in higher plants. Comptes Rendus Biologies. 331: 215-225.
· Shirani Rad, A.H., H. Atarodi, and H. Jabari. 2012. Investigation of irrigation regime and sowing date effect on seed vigor of rapeseed cultivars with accelerated ageing test. Electronic Journal of Crop Production. 5(2): 57-73. (In Persian).
· Sun, K., F. Jian, D.S. Jayas, and N.D. White. 2014. Quality changes in high and low oil content canola during storage: Part I– Safe storage time under constant temperatures. Journal of Stored Products Research. 59: 320-327.
· Tasgin, E., O. Atic, and B. Nalbantoglu. 2003. Effect of salicylic acid on freezing tolerance in winter wheat leaves. Plant Growth Regulation. 41: 231-236.
· Turkan, I. 2011. Plant responses to drought and salinity stress. Vol 57 - 1st Edition. Development in a post-genomic era. Advances in Botanical Research. 593p.
Zbiec, I., S. Karczmarczyk, and C. Podsiadło. 2003. Response of some cultivated plants to methanol as compared to supplemental irrigation. Electronic Journal of Polish Agricultural Universities. 6: 1-5.