An examination of Fe deficiency stress response in relation to Fe uptake in two sorghum hybrids and their parent cultivars |
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Authors: | Saradha Ramani |
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Affiliation: | Nuclear Agriculture Division , Bhabha Atomic Research Centre , Bombay, 400 085, India |
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Abstract: | Two sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) hybrids CSH‐10 and ‐ 11 and their parent cultivars 296‐A, SB‐1055 and MR‐715 were examined for their tolerance to Fe‐deficiency stress, and also Fe uptake. It was observed that there was greater reduction of pH of the nutrient media and more rapid recovery from chlorosis only in the female parent 296‐A, and to some degree in the hybrids, but not in the male parents. The results indicated that Fe uptake‐translocation were inversely related to their Fe stress tolerance. |
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Keywords: | Sorghum bicolor hybrids Fe‐deficiency stress Fe uptake |
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