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Modification of water balance of dryland wheat through the use of chlormequat chloride

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

R. De ,
G. Giri ,
G. Saran ,
R. K. Singh  and
G. S. Chaturvedi
R. De
Affiliation:
Division of Agronomy, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
G. Giri
Affiliation:
Division of Agronomy, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
G. Saran
Affiliation:
Division of Agronomy, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
R. K. Singh
Affiliation:
Division of Agronomy, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
G. S. Chaturvedi
Affiliation:
Division of Agronomy, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
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Summary

In field trials made for two years in the dry period of a semi-arid tract under natural precipitation at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, overnight seed-soaking of wheat in 0·5% solution of 2-chloro-ethyl-trimethyl ammonium chloride (CCC) prior to sowing increased the grain yield. When treated with foliar application of the chemical in concentrations ranging between 40 and 1000 mg/1, wheat plots yielded better than did the untreated control, but no consistency was noted between the concentrations or stages of their application. The benefit from CCC was due to more root growth, increased stomatal resistance and higher leaf water potential. Treated plants extracted more water from deeper soil layers, increasing their water-use efficiency.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 98 , Issue 3 , June 1982 , pp. 593 - 597
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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