Growth, Physiological Performance and Yield Traits Responses in Bread Wheat Cultivars under Drought, Sprinkler Irrigation and Potassium Levels Conditions | ||||
| Journal of Plant Production | ||||
| Article 6, Volume 15, Issue 6, June 2024, Page 311-327 PDF (1.09 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jpp.2024.294034.1344 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Hanan E. Ghanem  1; M. O. Al-Farouk2; A. S. Shehata3
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| 1Wheat Research Department, Field Crops Research Institute, Ismailia Agriculture Research Station, Agriculture Research Centre (ARC), Egypt | ||||
| 2Wheat Research Department, Field Crops Research Institute, El-Gemmeiza Agriculture Research Station, Agriculture Research Centre (ARC), Egypt | ||||
| 3Soil and water Research Institute, Ismailia Agriculture Research Station, Agriculture Research Centre (ARC), Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Water scarcity is a major obstacle to wheat output in the context of climate change, particularly in dry and semi-arid areas. A field experiment was conducted at the Ismailia Agricultural Research Station in Egypt during the two consecutive seasons of 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 to examine the effects of potassium levels on growth traits, physiological performance, as well as yield and yield attributes of droughted bread wheat cultivars. Four potassium levels (0, 24, 48, and 72 kg K2O/fed) were applied to two wheat cultivars, Sakha 95 and Giza 171, under both drought and well irrigated circumstances. The acquired data proved that the plant water relations, membrane properties, photosynthetic pigments, and nutrient uptake were all significantly impacted by the drought exposure, which in turn affected yield and yield attributes. The exogenous potassium application, notably at 72 kg K2O/fed, seems to lessen the negative effects of dryness on all growth metrics and photosynthetic pigments in both cultivars, especially Sakha 95. Moreover, all potassium levels, especially 72 kg K2O/fed, improved leaf turgidity by raising relative water content, lowering saturation drought, and so enhancing yield and yield components in both cultivars, particularly Sakha 95. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Wheat; Drought; Potassium; Growth; yield | ||||
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