Screening of three leguminous crops for drought stress tolerance at germination and seedling growth stage

SUMAN PANTOLA; VIBHUTI VIBHUTI; KIRAN BARGALI; SURENDRA S BARGALI

doi:10.56093/ijas.v87i4.69351

Authors

SUMAN PANTOLA Department of Botany, D S B Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand 263 001
VIBHUTI VIBHUTI Department of Botany, D S B Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand 263 001
KIRAN BARGALI Department of Botany, D S B Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand 263 001
SURENDRA S BARGALI Department of Botany, D S B Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand 263 001

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v87i4.69351

Keywords:

Drought stress, Seed germination, Seedling growth, Seed vigour, Tolerance.

Abstract

Responses of three leguminous crops (Glycine max L., Macrotyloma uniflorum L. and Vigna mungo L.) to drought stress imposed at germination and seedling growth stages were investigated in a laboratory experiment. Seeds of selected crops were surface sterilized and placed under five drought stress levels of 0 (control), -5, -10, -15, -20 bar using Mannitol solution. The results showed that with increasing drought stress, germination in all the species was delayed and decreased. The G. max showed maximum germination percentage while M. uniflorum showed minimum germination percentage. Decrease in dry mass of seedlings with increasing drought stress indicated that the stress not only affected germination but also the growth of seedlings. The proper understanding of interactive responses of different crops at different growth stages is a necessity for sustainable crop production under adverse environmental conditions.

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