DISCOVERING THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF SELENIUM TO ALLEVIATE DROUGHT STRESS IN BARLEY (HORDEUM VULGARE L.) VIA PHYSIOLOGICAL INTERFERENCES

MF ALI; AUH SHAH; MH ALVI; A NAWAZ; OU KHAN; N IQBAL; A MAHMOOD; MT SHAH; HN RAMZAN; MA SARWAR

doi:10.54112/bcsrj.v2023i1.464

Authors

MF ALI Department of Agronomy, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
AUH SHAH Agronomy Forage Production, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute Faisalabad, Pakistan
MH ALVI Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Pakistan
A NAWAZ Soil Chemistry Section, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad, Pakistan
OU KHAN Office of Chief Scientist Agriculture (Research), Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad, Pakistan
N IQBAL Office of Chief Scientist Agriculture (Research), Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad, Pakistan
A MAHMOOD Soil and Water Testing Laboratory Jhang, Pakistan
MT SHAH Soil & Water Testing Laboratory, Toba Tek Singh, Pakistan
HN RAMZAN Agronomy Research Institute, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute Faisalabad, Pakistan
MA SARWAR Soil & Water Testing Lab for Research, Faisalabad, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54112/bcsrj.v2023i1.464

Keywords:

Drought, Physiology, Cultivars, Osmolytes, Selenium

Abstract

Drought stress is a significant environmental issue that directly impacts plant growth and development by limiting water availability and affecting the overall health of plants. However, innovative solutions are needed to protect plant health and productivity against this significant environmental issue by using all available techniques. By considering this major issue, the pot study aimed to check the potential of foliar application of selenium @ 10mM on various morphological, physiological, and yield aspects of two barley cultivars viz. Jau-17 and Sultan-17 under three different field capacities, including 100%, 75%, and 50% FC, respectively. The results showed maximum plant growth reduction was noticed at 50% FC in both barley cultivars. Interestingly, selenium helped to boost proline content, relative water content (RWC), SPAD chlorophyll, leaf area index (LAI) while it helped to decrease excised leaf water lose (ELWL), membrane thermostability index (MTSI) under drought stress conditions. In addition, various plant morphological and yield-related components were improved by selenium application under drought conditions. Among cultivars, Jau-17 gave the best results in stress tolerance. Conclusively, it is suggested to check the potential of selenium in field conditions under drought stress, especially in rainfed areas.

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