biologia plantarum

International journal on Plant Life established by Bohumil Němec in 1959

Biologia plantarum 44:289-292, 2001 | DOI: 10.1023/A:1010215812791

Influence of Water Stress on Water Relations, Photosynthetic Parameters and Nitrogen Metabolism of Moth Bean Genotypes

B.K. Garg1, S. Kathju1, U. Burman1
1 Division of Soil-Water-Plant Relations, Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur-, India

Effects of water stress at pre-flowering stage were studied in three genotypes (RMO-40, Maru moth and CZM-32 E) of moth bean [Vigna aconitifolia (Jacq.) Marechal]. Increasing water stress progressively decreased plant water potential, leaf area, net photosynthetic rate, starch and soluble protein contents and nitrate reductase activity while contents of reducing sugars, total soluble sugar, free amino acids and free proline progressively increased. Significant genotypic differences were observed and genotype CZM-32-E displayed a better drought tolerance than other genotypes.

Keywords: nitrate reductase; proline; relative water content; starch; Vigna aconitifolia
Subjects: gas exchange, nitrogen metabolism; gas exchange, water stress, rehydration; moth bean genotypes, photosynthesis, water relations, nitrogen metabolism; nitrate supply, photosynthesis; rehydration after water stress; relative water content, photosynthesis; Vigna aconitifolia; water deficit, photosynthetic traits, nitrogen metabolism; water potential, photosynthesis

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Garg, B.K., Kathju, S., & Burman, U. (2001). Influence of Water Stress on Water Relations, Photosynthetic Parameters and Nitrogen Metabolism of Moth Bean Genotypes. Biologia plantarum44(2), 289-292. doi: 10.1023/A:1010215812791
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