Rhizosheath formation and its effect on potassium uptake in different cultivars of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under drought stress

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1 Soil Science and Engineering Department- College of Agriculture- Razi University

2 Soil Science and Engineering department, College of Agriculture, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

3 Soil Biophysics and Environmental Systems Department, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany

Abstract

Rhizosheath as a potential adaptive trait can adjust the effects of drought stress by maintaining moisture, and have a positive effect on the uptake of water and nutrients by the plant. The present study was conducted to compare the formation of rhizosheath in different wheat cultivars and its impact on potassium uptake by the plant under drought stress conditions. For this reason, four wheat cultivars, Mihan and Sirvan (irrigated cultivars) and Sadra and Rizhaw (rainfed cultivars) were used. First, the pots were divided into four groups of ten, each group belonging to one cultivar, and in each cultivar, two moisture levels (optimum and stress) were applied. Drought stress started in the pots after plants were established in the soil. After ten weeks, plants were harvested, and separating the rhizosheath of each pot was done. The highest ratio of the rhizosheath dry weight to the root dry weight under stress conditions was observed in Rizhaw (69.22 g/g) and the lowest value was observed in Sadra (60.46 g/g). The highest and lowest value of potassium in the plant under drought stress was obtained in Rizhaw (30.73 mg/pot) and Sirvan (28.73 mg/pot), respectively. The maximum value of available potassium in rhizosheath under drought stress was measured in Mihan (147.45 mg kg-1) and the minimum value in Rizhaw (134.07 mg kg-1). Results showed that the studied cultivars had the same and high ability to form rhizosheath under drought stress conditions. Further studies with different wheat cultivars and other agronomic and horticultural crops are recommended.

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Iranian Journal of Soil and Water Research

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Available Online from 08 June 2024

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