Water Stress Effects on Leaf Growth and Chlorophyll Content but Not the Grain Yield in Traditional Rice (Oryza sativa Linn.) Genotypes of Assam, India II. Protein and Proline Status in Seedlings under PEG Induced Water Stress

Jnandabhiram Chutia, Sailen Prasad Borah

Department of Botany, Darrang College, Tezpur – 784001 Assam;.
Department of Botany, Gauhati University, Guwahati – 781014 Assam..

DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2012.37115                

Abstract

Abiotic stresses can directly or indirectly affect the physiological status of an organism by altering its metabolism, growth, and development. The leaf growth and Chlorophyll content has significantly shown to vary from the control ones while the grain yield was not affected. While many plant species naturally accumulate proline and protein as major organic osmolytes when subjected to different abiotic stresses. These compounds are thought to play adaptive roles in mediating osmotic adjustment and protecting sub cellular structures in stressed plants. Different approaches have been contemplated to increase the concentrations of proline like compounds in plants grown under stress conditions to increase their stress tolerance. Seven different traditional rice varieties of Assam were evaluated for their response to osmolyte production under physiological drought condition through simulation at three levels of osmotic stress of 0.15 bar, 0.25 bar and 0.56 bar of physiological drought initiated by polyethylene glycol (PEG 6000). Along with the evaluation for osmolyte response the different components of genotypic variation for six different drought-sustaining characters in the seven rice varieties were also substantiated. The results indicated that plant height and seed number have significant genotypic coefficient of variability (GCV) and heritability. Verities like Laodubi, Leserihali, Beriabhanga and Borah were screened out as the best drought sustaining variety.

Keywords

Abiotic Stresses; Proline; Protein; Osmolyte; Genotypic Coefficient of Variability; Heritability; Traditional Rice Cultivar

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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