Effect of drought stress on yield, proline and chlorophyll contents in three chickpea cultivars

• Published in: Australian Journal of Crop Science Vol. 4; no. 8; pp. 580 - 585
• Main Authors: Mafakheri, A, Siosemardeh, A, Bahramnejad, B, Struik, P.C, Sohrabi, Y
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lismore, N.S.W Southern Cross Publishers 01.10.2010
• Subjects: Analysis; Breeding; chemical constituents of plants; Chickpea; chickpeas; Chlorophyll; Cicer arietinum; crop yield; Crop yields; cultivars; developmental stages; drought; field experimentation; flowering; Iran; mesophyll; Photosynthesis; Physiology; proline; Seeds; stomatal conductance; transpiration; vegetative growth; water stress; yield components; Iran

Drought stress is one of the major abiotic stresses in agriculture worldwide. This study was carried out to investigate the effect of drought stress on proline content, chlorophyll content, photosynthesis and transpiration, stomatal conductance and yield characteristics in three varieties of chickpe...