Influence of selenium in drought-stressed wheat plants under greenhouse and field conditions

Roghieh HAJIBOLAND; Noushin SADEGHZADEH; Nashmin EBRAHIMI; Behzad SADEGHZADEH; Seyed Abolgasem MOHAMMADI

doi:10.14720/aas.2015.105.2.01

Authors

Roghieh HAJIBOLAND Plant Science Department, University of Tabriz, 51666-14779 Tabriz, Iran
Noushin SADEGHZADEH Plant Science Department, University of Tabriz, 51666-14779 Tabriz, Iran
Nashmin EBRAHIMI Plant Science Department, University of Tabriz, 51666-14779 Tabriz, Iran
Behzad SADEGHZADEH Dryland Agricultural Research Institute (DARI), Maragheh, P.O. Box 119, Iran
Seyed Abolgasem MOHAMMADI Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, 51666-14779 Tabriz, Iran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14720/aas.2015.105.2.01

Keywords:

drought stress, drought, photosynthesis, slenium, water supply, wheats, organic compounds, pigments, field experimentation, protected cultivation

Abstract

Effects of selenium (Na₂SeO₄) was studied in two wheat genotypes under well-watered and drought conditions in greenhouse (15 µg Se L^-1) and field (20-60 60 g ha^-1) experiments. Application of Se improved dry matter and grain yield under both well-watered and drought conditions. Se increased leaf concentration of pigments and photosynthesis rate under both well-watered and drought conditions. Our results indicated that Se alleviates drought stress via increased photosynthesis rate, protection of leaf photochemical events, accumulation of organic osmolytes and improvement of water use efficiency. Under well-watered condition, Se-mediated growth improvement was associated with higher photosynthesis rate and water use efficiency, greater root length and diameter, and higher leaf water content.

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