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: Received: 25 December 2023 / Approved: 26 December 2023 / Online: 26 December 2023 (06:44:14 CET)
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Abdelhalim, A.K.; Sallam, A.A.; Waleed, F.; Merah, O.; Abdelhamid, A.M.T. Riboflavin or Ascorbic Acid Enhances Wheat Drought Tolerance by Improving Both Yield and Water Productivity. Preprints2023, 2023121944. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.1944.v1
Abdelhalim, A.K.; Sallam, A.A.; Waleed, F.; Merah, O.; Abdelhamid, A.M.T. Riboflavin or Ascorbic Acid Enhances Wheat Drought Tolerance by Improving Both Yield and Water Productivity. Preprints 2023, 2023121944. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.1944.v1
Abdelhalim, A.K.; Sallam, A.A.; Waleed, F.; Merah, O.; Abdelhamid, A.M.T. Riboflavin or Ascorbic Acid Enhances Wheat Drought Tolerance by Improving Both Yield and Water Productivity. Preprints2023, 2023121944. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.1944.v1
APA Style
Abdelhalim, A.K., Sallam, A.A., Waleed, F., Merah, O., & Abdelhamid, A.M.T. (2023). Riboflavin or Ascorbic Acid Enhances Wheat Drought Tolerance by Improving Both Yield and Water Productivity. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.1944.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Abdelhalim, A.K., Othmane Merah and And Magdi T. Abdelhamid. 2023 "Riboflavin or Ascorbic Acid Enhances Wheat Drought Tolerance by Improving Both Yield and Water Productivity" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.1944.v1
Abstract
Wheat is widely grown in the Mediterranean region, where plants frequently face water shortages. Recently, more attention to rationalizing irrigation water has been increased due to the adoption of sustainable agricultural systems. Therefore, two field trials were conducted at the Agriculture Research Station of Nubaria, Egypt, in two consecutive seasons (2017/2018 and 2018/2019) to examine three irrigation regimes' effects, i.e., 60, 80, and 100% of crop evapotranspiration (ETc) combined with foliar ascorbic acid (AsA) or vitamin B2 (VB2) on yield and water productivity of wheat in two separate experiments. A split-plot design was used with three replicates. Irrigation treatments occupied the main plots, while the subplot in the first experiment was placed by ascorbic acid (AsA) and vitamin B2 in the second experiment. Results indicated that 100% ETc produced higher wheat yield and its attributes and insignificantly surpassed 80% ETc. Compared to the unsprayed plots, the foliar application of 6 mM ascorbic acid or 2.0 mM vitamin B2 significantly increased grain yield, components, and water use efficiency. The interaction between irrigation regimes (100% ETc or 80% ETc) and foliar application of 6.0 mM ascorbic acid or 2.0 mM vitamin B2 resulted in the highest values with no significant difference. Foliar application of ascorbic acid or vitamin B2 saved 20% of irrigation water while yielding a reduction that did not exceed 10%. The biplot graph of treatments x traits (TT) was a useful statistical tool for examining the impact of treatments on yield and its characteristics and identifying the links between these factors. Results suggest that riboflavin or ascorbic acid may have a potential role as an effective antioxidant for enhancing the tolerance for drought stress in wheat.
Keywords
Triticum aestivum; yield; water stress; vitamin C; vitamin B2
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Agricultural Science and Agronomy
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