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Genetic Variability Assessment of Tropical Indica Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Seedlings for Drought Stress Tolerance

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PLANTS-BASEL
卷 11, 期 18, 页码 -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/plants11182332

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drought; rice; early growth; morpho-physiological parameters; root; shoot; WinRHIZO root image analysis; drought stress; response indices

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  1. AIP-Pakistan - US Agency for International Development (USAID) through CIMMYT
  2. Mississippi Rice Promotion Board
  3. National Institute for Food and Agriculture [NIFA 2019-34263-30552, MIS 043050]

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Drought stress is a significant factor limiting plant growth. The study evaluates the drought tolerance of 74 rice genotypes using specially designed mini-hoop structures. Different shoot and root traits were measured and analyzed. The results showed a wide range of variability among genotypes, with leaf area being the most significantly affected trait. Drought had a limited effect on root traits. The study highlights the importance of using root traits as better descriptors for drought tolerance screening.
Drought stress is one of the most devastating abiotic factors limiting plant growth and development. Devising an efficient and rapid screening method at the seedling stage is vital in identifying genotypes best suited under drought conditions. An experiment was conducted to assess 74 rice genotypes for drought tolerance using specially designed mini-hoop structures. Two treatments were imposed on rice seedlings, including 100% moisture and a 50% moisture regime. Several shoot morpho-physiological traits and root traits were measured and analyzed. The genotypes exhibited a wide range of variability for the measured traits, with the leaf area showing the most significant variation, followed by plant height, tiller number, and shoot dry weight. In contrast, the drought did not significantly affect most root traits. The germplasm was classified into different categories using cumulative drought stress response indices (CDSRI); 19 genotypes (26%) were identified as drought sensitive, and 33 (45%), 15 (20%), and 7 (9%) were determined as low, moderately, and highly drought-tolerant, respectively. Genotypes IR86638 and IR49830 were the most and least drought-tolerant, respectively. Overall, a poor correlation was observed between CDSRI, total shoot traits (R-2 = 0.36), and physiological parameters (R-2 = 0.10). A strong linear correlation was found between CDSRI and root traits (R-2 = 0.81), suggesting that root traits are more crucial and better descriptors in screening for drought tolerance. This study can help rice breeders and scientists to accelerate breeding by adopting a mini-hoop rapid screening method. The tolerant genotypes could serve as appropriate donor parents, progenies, and potential genotypes for developing drought-tolerant commercial cultivars.

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