ISSN:
1365-3040
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Pot culture studies were conducted using two drought-tolerant and one susceptible cultivar of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under three different moisture regimes. Proton spin-lattice relaxation time, T1, leaf water content, LWC, leaf water potential, Ψ, solute potential, Ψs and turgor potential, Ψp were measured from 45 to 75 d after sowing at weekly intervals. The three cultivars did not differ significantly in their values of LWC, leaf water potential, and their components in the stressed and unstressed plants; but they did differ significantly in their T1 values both under stressed and unstressed conditions on all days of measurement, with the drought tolerant cultivars having a higher T1 compared to the susceptible cultivar. This suggests that leaf water T1 is a better parameter for describing plant water status than the traditional water relation indices. The relation between Ψ and T1 was logarithmic, indicating the similarity between T1 and water activity of the cellular water.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3040.1993.tb00848.x
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