Morpho-Physiological Parameters Associated with Iron Deficiency Chlorosis Resistance and Their Effect on Yield and Its Related Traits in Groundnut
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Ishwar H. Boodi, Santosh Pattanashetti, Basavaraj D. Biradar, Gopalakrishna K. Naidu, Virupakshi P. Chimmad, Kanatti Anand, Vinod Kumar Manga, Manoj Kanti Debnath. (30/6/2016). Morpho-Physiological Parameters Associated with Iron Deficiency Chlorosis Resistance and Their Effect on Yield and Its Related Traits in Groundnut. Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology, 19 (2), pp. 177-187.
Abstract
Iron deficiency chlorosis (IDC) causes a significant reduction in yield of groundnut grown in calcareous and alkaline soils
in India. The main aim of the study was to assess genotypic differences for morpho-physiological parameters associated with
IDC resistance across different stages and their effect on yield and its related traits. The factorial pot experiment was comprised
of two major factors, i) soil-Fe status [normal-Fe, deficit-Fe], and ii) genotypes [five] with differential IDC response,
constituting 10 treatments. They were assessed for five morpho-physiological parameters associated with IDC resistance
across five crop growth stages and also yield and its related traits. Associations between these traits were also estimated.
Under deficit-Fe conditions, IDC resistant genotypes recorded significantly lower visual chlorosis rating (VCR), higher SPAD
values, active Fe, chlorophyll content, peroxidase activity, and high yield compared to susceptible ones. Between normal- to
deficit-Fe soils, resistant compared to susceptible genotypes showed no change in VCR scores; a lower reduction in SPAD,
chlorophyll, active Fe, peroxidase activity, and pod yield. Under deficit-Fe conditions, high yield among resistant genotypes
could be attributed to higher seed weight, number of pods and haulm yield, while contrasting reduction in main stem height
and number of primaries. The results indicate that for initial large-scale screening of groundnut genotypes for IDC resistance,
SPAD values are most ideal while active Fe could be utilized for confirmation of identified lines
