Early Growth Behaviour of Wheat Genotypes as Affected by Polyethylene Glycol (PEG-6000)

Polyethylene Glycol-6000 for Wheat Genotype

Authors

  • Haji Muhammad Umer Memon Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Sindh, Jamshoro-76080, Pakistan
  • Mahboob Ali Sial Nuclear Institute of Agriculture (NIA), Tando Jam, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Hadi Bux Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Sindh, Jamshoro-76080, Pakistan
  • Sher Muhammad Mangrio Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Sindh, Jamshoro-76080, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Umar Dahot Institute of Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering (IBGE), University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan
  • Sheikh Muhammad Mujtaba Nuclear Institute of Agriculture (NIA), Tando Jam, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Jam Ghulam Murtaza Sahito Department of Agricultural Economics, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, Sindh, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52763/PJSIR.BIOL.SCI.59.3.2016.172.174

Keywords:

moisture stress, PEG-6000, germination percentage, root length, shoot length

Abstract

Polyethylene glycol (PEG-6000) is often used for the early establishment screening of the wheat
genotypes against drought stress conditions. A collection of twenty-one newly developed bread wheat
genotypes (developed through conventional and mutational breeding techniques) and four commercial drought
tolerant check varieties were included in screening at seedling stage under three treatments of PEG-6000;
T1 (0.5 MPa) and T2 (0.75 MPa) along with control T3 (distill water only). Three important early growth
establishment traits like germination percentage, root length and shoot length of the wheat genotypes were
observed. Significant variation among genotypic means regarding the observed traits was recorded at both
the treatments. Wheat genotypes performance including check varieties for germination percentages was
recorded as T1 (86.1%), T2 (72.4%) with reduction percentage of 12.5% and 33.8%. Root length of genotypes
decreased by 37.0% in 0.5 MPa and 82.75% in 0.75 MPa, whereas, shoot length reduction was recorded as
38.9% (T1) and 84.6% (T2) as compared to control. This study provided essential information about the
performance of advanced wheat genotypes under water stress conditions at early seedling establishment.

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Published

2016-12-26

How to Cite

Memon, H. M. U., Sial, M. A., Bux, H., Mangrio, S. M., Dahot, M. U., Mujtaba, S. M., & Sahito, J. G. M. (2016). Early Growth Behaviour of Wheat Genotypes as Affected by Polyethylene Glycol (PEG-6000): Polyethylene Glycol-6000 for Wheat Genotype. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 59(3), 172–174. https://doi.org/10.52763/PJSIR.BIOL.SCI.59.3.2016.172.174