Environmental Stresses in Crop Sciences

Environmental Stresses in Crop Sciences

Evaluation of salinity stress tolerance indices derived from Cl/SO4 anionic ratios and nitrogen fertilizer in barley (Hordeum vulgare L. var. Nosrat)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Mehrnoosh Eskandary Torbaghan 1
Ali Reza Astaraei 2
Masoud Eskandary Torbaghan 3
Ali Ganjali 4
1 Researcher of Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center of North Khorasan
2 Faculty member, Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran
3 Academic member of Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center of North Khorasan
4 Academic member of Research Center for Plant Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad.
10.22077/escs.2009.49
Abstract
Salinity stress has an important role in reducing crop production. Chlorine and Sulfate toxicity in waters and soils are the main factor in reducing growth and yield of most of plants. Tolerance and sensitive indices related to Cl and SO4 in irrigation water and effect of nitrogen fertilizer on barley yield was evaluated in a factorial experiment based on completely randomized design with three replications, under greenhouse condition. Quantitative indices of stress tolerance such as mean productivity (MP), tolerance index (TOL), geometric mean productivity (GMP), stress susceptibility index (SSI), reduction yield ratio (Yr) and stress tolerance index (STI) were calculated. Results showed that STI had a positive and high significantly correlation with grain yield and plant biomass. Correlation of grain yield and plant biomass with STI index showed that the negative effect of Cl anion was more than SO4 in barley tolerance to salinity. Also Cl/SO4 anion ratios 1:3 and 1:2 in grain yield and 1:2 and 1:1 in plant biomass imposed highest tolerant in salinity compared to non stress conditions.
Keywords
Barley
Cl/SO4 anionic ratios
nitrogen
salinity stress

  • Receive Date 27 August 2008
  • Revise Date 10 June 2009
  • Accept Date 27 July 2009