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Crop physiological approaches to evaluate drought-resistant traits in clusterbean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba)

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Title Crop physiological approaches to evaluate drought-resistant traits in clusterbean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba)
 
Creator Talwar, H S
Soni, M L
Beniwal, R K
Yadava, N D
Singh, J P
Rathore, V S
Kumar, Sunil
 
Subject Clusterbean; Crop growth rate; Specific leaf area; Specific root weight
 
Description An experiment was conducted during rainy (kharif) seasons of 2003 and 2004 to identify genotypes with both higher crop growth rate and dry-matter partitioning of pods and analyse the association of drought-resistance traits with yield components in clusterbean [Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.] under rainfed condition. Genotypic variations for total dry matter, pod yield and seed yield were noticed. Strong relationship (r2= 0.82) between crop-growth rate determined by sequential growth analysis and crop growth rate derived on the basis of thermal time indicated that larger set of germplasm can be evaluated for higher crop and pod growth rates with ease on thermal time basis by recording phenology data, total dry matter and pod yield at maturity. Significant relationship of specific leaf area with both seed yield and relative water content suggested that low specific leaf area, a cost effective and easily measurable leaf trait, is a potential selection criterion for improving yield of clusterbean under rainfed conditions of arid zone.
 
Publisher The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
 
Date 2008-05-05
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/9787
 
Source The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences; Vol 78, No 5 (2008)
0019-5022
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/9787/4354
 
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