Photosynthetica 2019, 57(2):458-469 | DOI: 10.32615/ps.2019.060

Photosynthetic performance and sugar variations during key reproductive stages of soybean under potassium iodide-simulated terminal drought

D. SENGUPTA1, S. MARRIBOINA1, D. K. UNNIKRISHNAN1, A.R. REDDY1,2
1 Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, 500046 Hyderabad, India
2 Yogi Vemana University, 516003 Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, India

Importance of utilizing chemical desiccants to simulate terminal drought effects is gradually increasing. In the present study, a potassium iodide (KI)-simulated terminal drought stress was imposed during the full bloom (R2), pod elongation (R4), and seed initiation (R5) stages of soybean; the KI-induced desiccation effects were assessed at 1, 3, and 5 d after spraying (DASP). Plants responded to KI-simulated terminal drought stress within 1 DASP of KI-treatment, in terms of photosynthetic and transpiration rates. Seed initiation stage was found to be comparatively tolerant to KI-induced desiccation, with respect to chlorophyll degradation and PSII efficiency, which correlated well with the high hexose accumulation during this period. The present study provides a basic understanding regarding the stage-specific responses of soybean towards KI-simulated terminal drought, with respect to photosynthetic performance and sugar status and a correlation between the two traits, which could be useful for developing terminal drought-tolerant varieties.

Additional key words: chemical desiccation; Glycine max; hexose to sucrose ratio; linear regression; photosynthetic carbon exchange rate.

Received: May 28, 2018; Accepted: November 14, 2018; Prepublished online: April 16, 2019; Published: May 16, 2019  Show citation

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SENGUPTA, D., MARRIBOINA, S., UNNIKRISHNAN, D.K., & REDDY, A.R. (2019). Photosynthetic performance and sugar variations during key reproductive stages of soybean under potassium iodide-simulated terminal drought. Photosynthetica, 57(2), 458-469. doi: 10.32615/ps.2019.060
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