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Rooting Pattern as a Selection Parameter of Wheat Varieties Under Moisture Stress

Volume : 61
Issue: Aug-aug
Pages: 334 - 339
Published: October 12, 2023
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Abstract


Sixteen wheat varieties were studied under rainfed condition in heavy black sol with a view to evaluate their yield potential on the basis of root growth pattern in mois ture stress condition, Varieties viz, C 306, Hy 633. Hy 11. Hy 65, PKD 14 HD 1625 with greater number, deep vertical penetration and a more horizontal spread of seminal roots proved to be drought escaping and high yielding. Earlier initiation of crown roots coupled with their more number and greater length was found to be of great significance for an additional moisture and nutrient absorption and substantial vigour, which ultima tely result in higher productivity.

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334 - 339
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

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