Drought tolerance in chickpea as evaluated by root characteristics, plant water status, membrane integrity and chlorophyll fluorescence techniques

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 378-387

  Kumar, Neeraj ^a   Nandwal, A S ^a   Waldia, R S ^a   Singh, S ^a   Devi, S ^a   Sharma, K D ^a   Kumar, A ^a  

^a CCS HARYANA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CICER ARIETINUM;

EID: 84861957055     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: 14694441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0014479712000063     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. FAO (2010). http://faostat.fao.org (accessed 25 July 2009).
2. Kashiwagi, J., Krishnamurthy, L., Crouch, J. H. and Serraj, R. (2006). Variability of root characteristics and their contribution to seed yield in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) under terminal drought stress. Field Crops Research 95:171- 181.
3. Kashiwagi, J., Krishnamurthy, L., Upadhyaya, H. D. and Gaur, P. M. (2008). Rapid screening technique for canopy temperature status and its relevance to drought tolerance improvement in chickpea. Journal of SAT Agricultural Research 6:1-4 (ejournal.icrisat.org).
4. Kashiwagi, J., Krishnamurthy, L., Upadhyaya, H. D., Krishna, H., Chandra, S., Vadez, V. and Serraj, R. (2005). Genetic variability of drought-avoidance root traits in the mini-core germplasm collection of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). Euphytica 146:213-222.
5. Krishnamurthy, L., Kashiwagi, J., Upadhyaya, H. D. and Serraj, R. (2003). Genetic diversity of drought-avoidance root traits in the mini-core germplasm collection of chickpea. International Chickpea and Pigeonpea Newsletter 10: 21-24.
6. Kumar, N., Nandwal, A. S., Devi, S., Sharma, K. D., Yadav, A. and Waldia, R. S. (2010). Root characteristics, plant water status and CO2 exchange in relation to drought tolerance in chickpea. SAT eJournal 8:1-5 (ejournal.icrisat.org).
7. Ludlow, M. M. and Muchow, R. C. (1990). A critical evaluation of traits for improving crop yields in water-limited environments. Advances in Agronomy 43:107-153.
8. Matsui, T. and Singh, B. B. (2003). Root characteristics in cowpea related to drought tolerance at the seedling stage. Experimental Agriculture 39:29-38.
9. Saxena, N. P., Krishnamurthy, L. and Johansen, C. (1993). Registration of a drought-resistant chickpea germplasm. Crop Science 33:1424.
10. Sharma, K. K. (2004-2005). Development and Evaluation of Transgenic Chickpea for Tolerance to Drought and Low Temperature Stress Using P5 CFS Gene and Drought Responsive Regulatory Elements. Program Report, Patancheru 502 324. Andhra Pradesh, India: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics.
11. Subba Rao, G. V., Johansen, C., Slinkard, A. E., Rao, R. C. N., Saxena, N. P. and Chauhan, Y. S. (1995). Strategies for improving drought resistance in grain legumes. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences 14:469-523.
12. Sullivan, C. Y. and Ross, W. M. (1979). Selecting for drought and heat resistance in grain sorghum. In Stress Physiology in Crop Plants, 263-281 (Eds H. Mussell and R. Staples). New York: John Willey.
13. Turner, N. C., Wright, G. C. and Siddique, K. H. M. (2001). Adaptation of grain legumes (pulses) to water limited environments. Advances in Agronomy 14:193-231.
14. Weatherley, P. E. (1950). Studies on the water relations of the cotton plant. I. The field measurement of water deficit in leaves. New Phytologist 40:81-97.
15. Zaman-Allah, M., Jenkinson, D. M. and Vandez, V. (2011a). Chickpea genotypes contrasting for seed yield under terminal drought stress in the field differ for traits related to the control of water use. Functional Plant Biology 38:270-281.
16. Zaman-Allah, M., Jenkinson, D. M. and Vandez, V. (2011b). A conservative pattern of water use, rather than deep or profuse rooting, is critical for terminal drought tolerance of chickpea. Journal of Experimental Botany 38:270-281.