Mahalakshmi, V and Bidinger, F R (1985) Flowering response of pearl millet to water stress during panicle development. Annals of Applied Biology, 106 (3). pp. 571-578.
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Abstract
In pearl millet, severe water deficit during the period of panicle development delays flowering. The flowering response of both main shoot and tillers to water stress during panicle development was investigated using four hybrids. Panicle initiation of all tillers occurred in the three early genotypes despite water stress. In the late genotype, however, panicle initiation of tillers occurred only after the release of stress. The delay in flowering due to water stress was more pronounced in the tillers than in the main shoot. However, the proportion of tillers producing an inflorescence was increased by water stress. Grain yield losses on the main shoot by water stress were compensated by an increase in tiller grain yields. Delay in flowering and buffering by tillers provide an important adaptive mechanism to overcome a period of drought stress prior to flowering.
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| Subjects: | Mandate crops > Millets |
| Depositing User: | Mr Charan Sai Ch |
| Date Deposited: | 31 Oct 2011 03:17 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Oct 2011 16:21 |
| URI: | http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/3437 |
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