Photosynthetica 2003, 41(2):273-280 | DOI: 10.1023/B:PHOT.0000011961.33120.b6

Assessment of Genotypic Variation in Salt Tolerance of early CIMMYT Hexaploid Wheat Germplasm Using Photosynthetic Capacity and Water Relations as Selection Criteria

M. Ashraf1, M. Shahbaz1
1 Department of Botany, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Twenty-five genotypes of early CIMMYT hexaploid wheat were screened for salt tolerance in a glasshouse experiment using photosynthetic capacity and water relation parameters as selection criteria. Under salt stress (150 mM NaCl) the genotypes Frontana, Norin-10, Mayo-54, Noreste-66, and Yaktana-54 excelled all other lines in shoot dry mass, and Na(20)TPP, Penjamo-62, Inia-66, Frontana, Siete Cerros, and Jaral-66 in grain yield per plant in both absolute and relative (percent of control) terms. Although net photosynthetic rate (P N) declined in all genotypes due to salt stress, it was not helpful in discriminating among genotypes according to salt tolerance. Similarly, no positive relationships of salt tolerance of the genotypes with stomatal conductance, leaf water potential, or turgor pressure were found. Every genotype used its own specific mechanism to tolerate salt stress. However, a large amount of variation in salt tolerance observed in 25 early CIMMYT wheat genotypes can be of considerable practical value for improving salt tolerance in the existing commercial hexaploid wheats.

Keywords: net photosynthetic rate; stomatal conductance; transpiration rate; Triticum

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Ashraf, M., & Shahbaz, M. (2003). Assessment of Genotypic Variation in Salt Tolerance of early CIMMYT Hexaploid Wheat Germplasm Using Photosynthetic Capacity and Water Relations as Selection Criteria. Photosynthetica, 41(2), 273-280. doi: 10.1023/B:PHOT.0000011961.33120.b6.
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