Stability of soil plant analytical development (SPAD) chlorophyll meter reading (SCMR) and specific leaf area (SLA) and their association across varying soil moisture stress conditions in groundnut (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Arachis hypogaea</Emphasis> L.) |
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Authors: | Shyam Narayan Nigam Rupakula Aruna |
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Institution: | (1) International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, 502 324, Andhra Pradesh, India |
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Abstract: | The complex nature of physiological traits associated with drought tolerance and the difficulties associated with their measurements
in segregating populations and large number of genotypes inhibited their use in the past in developing water-use efficient
genotypes in breeding programmes. With new knowledge of easily measurable surrogates of transpiration efficiency (TE), a trait
associated with drought tolerance—specific leaf area (SLA) and soil plant analytical development (SPAD) chlorophyll meter
reading (SCMR), it is now possible to integrate TE through the surrogates in breeding and selection schemes in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.). As a noninvasive surrogate of TE, SCMR is easy to operate, reliable, fairly stable and low cost. However, in a large-scale
breeding program, it is difficult to complete SCMR observations within a specified time. The present study addressed the issue
as to what extent the SCMR measurements can be spread over time by evaluating 18 diverse groundnut genotypes for two physiological
traits, SCMR and SLA in two postrainy (Nov–Apr) seasons (2002/2003 and 2003/2004) in India. Observations were recorded at
different times during and after the release of moisture deficit stress. There was general agreement in genotype and trait
performance in both the seasons. Interaction between SCMR and time of observation was significant in only one season (2002/2003)
but its variance relative to genotypes and time of observation was very small. ICGV 99029 and ICR 48, which recorded higher
SCMR and lower SLA values in both the seasons, will make good parents for water-use efficiency trait in breeding programmes.
Other good parents include ICGS 76, TCGS 647 and TCGP 6. SCMR recorded at three different times under differing soil moisture
deficit in each season showed highly significant correlation with each other. Similarly, SLA at different times also correlated
significantly with each other. SCMR and SLA were significantly negatively correlated with each other and the relationship
was insensitive to time of observation. The results of the present study indicated that SCMR/SLA observations can be recorded
at any time after 60 days of crop growth, preferably under moisture deficit conditions. This gives groundnut breeders a large
flexibility to record these observations in a large number of segregating populations and breeding lines in the field. Thus,
making it easy to incorporate these physiological traits associated with drought tolerance in breeding and selection scheme
in groundnut. |
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Keywords: | Water-use efficiency Genotypic and phenotypic correlations Peanut Repeated measurements Surrogates traits Water-deficient conditions |
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