Agha Mushtaque Ahmed6 Author

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Effects of Drought Stress on Morphological, Physiological Traits of Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) Cultivars in Pakistan

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Zeeshan Ahmed Solangi¹, Qurban Ali^2*, Zahoor Ahmed Soomro¹, Muhamad Hamza Saleem³ Taj Muhammad Rattar⁴, Shabana Memon¹, Amjad Hussain⁵, Agha Mushtaque Ahmed⁶, Tahmina Shar¹, Aafaque Ahmed Keerio^1, Shakeelan Bano

Drought is major abiotic stress affecting the morphological, physiological and biochemical processes. Genetic improvement for drought tolerance in wheat could be possible to develop new genotypes through conventional breeding. To investigate drought resistance under water stress condition, a trial was conducted in spilt block design, using eight genotypes, i.e., Inqlab-91, PBGST-03, PBGST-01, PBGST-02, SKD-1, Hero, Sundar, and Sassuai along with two treatments (non-stress and water stress at anthesis stage). The experiment was carried out in the field of Botanical Garden, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, Sindh, Pakistan. A significant reduction appeared in morphological traits at the anthesis stage due to the reduction of irrigation. The... view more»

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