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Showing 13 results for Drought
Akbar Shabani, Alireza Zebarjadi, Ali Mostafaei, Saeidi Mohsen, Seyad Saeid Poordad,
Volume 3, Issue 1 (9-2016)
Abstract
Plants are capable of responding to environmental stresses by activating their adaptation mechanisms and their response to environmental factors by changing their gene expression. Drought stress is considered as the most important abiotic stress in agriculture. In this regard, in present research, proteomics techniques used to detect proteins were responding to drought stress. To select drought susceptible genotype, 64 chickpea genotypes were assessed by simple lattice design 8×8 at the Sararood station (Iran) and then in the greenhouse of College of Agriculture and Natural Resources of Kermanshah Razi University (Iran) in three levels of stress including normal, medium and intensive stress conditions at poding stage. Finally, SAR 80 JI 09 K12-8 genotype was selected as susceptible to drought stress. Then, the evaluations consisted of a leaf proteome induced under drought stress conditions were performed. To study and identify the proteins associated with drought, total protein was extracted from the leaves by TCA- acetone method and isolated in the first dimension by IPG gels with pH gradient 7-4 and in second dimension after by 12.5% concentration polyacrylamide gels. Therefore, in the drought susceptible genotype the value of each spot was used as a standard amount. Protein spots on the gel were scanned and identified by using Image Master 2D Platinum of Melanie 6.0 software. The results of two-dimensional gel analysis and protein identification of drought susceptible genotypes showed that leaf proteome pattern has been widely changed in drought stress condition. In susceptible genotype, 212 protein spots repeatable were identified. 10 spots were detected by using MALDI-TOF-TOF mass spectrometry which were divided in different groups based on response to drought stress in biological cycles.
Saeed Bagherikia, Mohammadhadi Pahlevani, Ahad Yamchi, Khalil Zenalinezhad, Ali Mostafaie,
Volume 4, Issue 1 (9-2017)
Abstract
Under drought stress conditions, as one of the most important limiting factors of grain yield in wheat at arid and semi-arid regions, the remobilization of assimilates gain would be more valuable to grain filling. There are a few reports on the importance of remobilization of the root during the grain filling period under drought stress conditions. An advanced mutant line of bread wheat (T-65-7-1) along with its wild type (cv. Tabasi), were planted at two moisture conditions (normal and 30-40% of field capacity) as a factorial experiment based on a completely randomized design with three replications. Sampling for gene expression analysis was conducted from the root in two stages (7 and 21 days after anthesis). In these genotypes, fructan remobilization, efficiency of fructan remobilization, and relative expression of genes involved in the synthesis and hydrolysis of fructan during the grain filling period, in root, were studied under terminal drought stress. The results showed that the stored fructan in the root participated in the assimilate remobilization. Higher fructan remobilization through root to grain in mutant line under drought stress conditions was due to over-expression of genes involved in the synthesis of fructan (1-SST and 6-SFT) at 7-days after anthesis and in hydrolysis of fructan (6-FEH) at 21-days after anthesis, compared to wild type. Drought stress did not cause a significant change in gene expression of 1-FFT and 1-FEH genes in the root of both genotypes, which confirms the only β (2,6) linkages as predominant form of fructan has affected under drought stress conditions. In wheat breeding programs, 1-SST, 6-SFT and 6-FEH can be used as molecular markers for selecting genotypes with high fructan content and more remobilization.
Soheila Shayan, Mohammad Moghaddam Vahed, Majid Norouzi, Seyed Abolghasem Mohammadi, Mahmoud Tourchi, Bafrin Molaei,
Volume 4, Issue 2 (3-2018)
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Drought stress is one of the factors that reduces yield in the world. Considering that wheat is grown mostly in semi-arid areas, much attention has been paid to develop drought tolerant varieties. This experiment was conducted during 2013-2014 in Tabriz University research farm, Iran. In this investigation the inheritance of some agronomic and physiological traits was studied in the field condition through generations mean analysis. The generations were produced from the cross of Arg (tolerant to drought) and Moghan3 (sensitive to drought) varieties. The experiment was a split plot design based on randomized complete blocks with two replications. The irrigation conditions were arranged in the main plots and generations in the subplots. In the stress condition, irrigation was withheld after pollination. Based on the analysis of variance, significant difference were observed among different generations in terms of plant height, peduncle length, flag leaf length, flag leaf width, number of fertile tillers, leaf chlorophyll content, leaf temperature, days to maturity, spike weight, straw weight, biomass, grain yield and harvest index. The interaction between generations and irrigation conditions was significant only for grain yield. The generation mean analysis in both normal and drought stress conditions showed that chi-square of three parameter model was significant for all of the studied characteristics, indicating the presence of non-allelic interactions in the inheritance of these traits. The broad sense and narrow sense heritabilities for the traits under study were estimated as 0.502-0.946 and 0.244-0.429 in the normal condition and 0.653-0.951 and 0.221-0.377 in the water stress condition, respectively. The average degree of dominance for all of the characters in both normal and water stress conditions was greater than one which indicated the existence of over-dominance gene action in controlling these traits. At both conditions, the dominance genetic variance was higher than the additive genetic variance for all of the traits. The results indicate the necessity of selection in advanced generation or exploiting dominance gene action in the breeding programs, if hybrid varieties are produced in the wheat plant.
M Mohtasham Mohammadi, K Rahmatollah Karimizadeh, H Tahmaseb Hosseinpour, G Hasan Ghojogh, S Kamal Shahbazi, S Peyman Sharifi,
Volume 4, Issue 2 (3-2018)
Abstract
Breeding of adapted and variation germplasm can be a main element for strength of research political in stable agricultture system. This is achived by targeting variety selection onto different growing environments under natural heat and drought stresses. To realize this, breeding programs usually undertake a rigorous genotypes performance evaluation across locations and years mostly at the final stage of variety development process. More accurate selection of wheat genotypes requires reducing environmental effects for explaining of their genetic potential with appropriate analysis of genotype × environment. In this research, 18 improved bread wheat genotypes were planted in randomized compelet block design with 4 replications in Gachsaran, Khoramabad, Gonbad, Moghan and Ilam stations during three years (2011-2014). Simple and combined analysis variance were done on grain yield data. Due to significant interaction effects for Year × locatin and genotype × year × locatin, yield stability of considered genotypes were analysed using some parameteric and nonparametric methods. Obtained results showed genotypes no. 10 and 17 with 3107 and 3028 kg/ha had the highest grain yield. Based on parametric statistics: CV i,  ,  ,  ،, MS Y/L and MSPI and non-paramertric statistics:  ,  ,  , Top, Mid, Low ،, R-Sum, and SDR, G10 had more yield stability. More over, G12 and G17 showed suitable yiled stability among high production genotypes. Earliness Genotypes 10 and 17 lines had optimum plant height and partially high thousand kernel weight.
Halbibi Badirdast, Seyed Yahya Salehi-Lisar, Hossain Sabouri, Ali Movafeghi, Ebrahim Gholamalalipour Alamdari,
Volume 5, Issue 1 (9-2018)
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One of the main objectives of plant breeding is defining the relationship between genotype and phenotype. Nowadays, molecular markers provide powerful tools to evaluate this relationship for plant breeders. In this study, genetic diversity of 112 rice lines was evaluated by 20 pairs of SSR markers which linked to drought tolerant alleles. Totally, 77 polymorphic alleles with mean of 3.85 alleles per primer pairs were amplified. The minimum number of alleles was belonged to RM28199 and RM212 markers with 2 alleles, and the maximum number of alleles was belonged to RM72 marker with 6 alleles. The range of PIC for the examined markers was 0.30 to 0.72 and the mean of PIC was 0.58. The maximum amount of PIC was belonged to RM85 and RM20A markers and the minimum of PIC was belonged to RM28099 marker. Considering the gene diversity coeficient, RM28099 and RM 85 markers had minimum (0.33) and maximum (0.76) diversity, respectively. The stepwise regression analysis of the microsatellite data and morphologic traits identified 62 and 54 informative alleles for the evaluated traits in flooding and drought conditions, respectivly. Cluster analysis based on molecular data divided the genotypes into 7 groups. Considering the appropriate distribution of amplified DNA by the studied markers in this study, markers that have high separation power and high association with important agronomic traits in drought stress condition (if further experiments confirmed them), could be employed in plant breeding programs of drought stress.
Sara Motallebinia, Omid Sofalian, Ali Asghari, Ali Rasoulzadeh, Bahram Fathi,
Volume 6, Issue 1 (9-2019)
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In the present study, in order to evaluate the drought tolerance indices and their relationship with ISSR markers, 12 rapeseed genotypes were studied using a factorial experiment based on completely randomized block design under the three irrigation treatments (control and irrigation after drainage of 60 and 85% moisture content) in the greenhouse of Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Iran. Drought tolerance genotypes were evaluated by quantitative indices including MP, GMP, SSI, STI and TOL. Cultivars in all five of indices at two levels of stress exhibited significant differences. Regarding the results of the mean comparison at both levels of stress, SLMO46 was identified as the most resistant cultivar with the highest amount of MP and STI, and Karun was the most sensitive one with the highest amount of SSI index. According to the results of factor analysis, in the first level of stress, Sarigol32 and Karun were sensitive, and in the second level of stress, Talaye and Sarigol32 were sensitive as well. SLMO46 was known to be resistant to stress in both levels of stress. Phenotypic correlation of grain yield under stress and non-stress conditions was investigated in two levels of stress with 5 drought indices. In first level of stress condition, grain yield had a positive and significant correlation with mean productivity, geometric mean of productivity and stress tolerance index. In the second level of stress condition, the same correlation was observed with the difference that there was no significant correlation between drought tolerance and tolerance indices. Canonical correlation analysis was performed between drought indices and molecular markers. Five ISSR primers (5, 9, 11, 14 and 19) with the highest polymorphic percentages were used for calculation using the first factor coefficients. ISSR-PCR was used to identify some of the molecular markers associated with drought tolerance indices. A total of 106 clear and score-able loci were amplified by 18 ISSR primers, of which 60 bands (56.6%) were polymorphic. Finally, according to the results, these markers can be used in rapeseed breeding programs for drought tolerance.
Azam Moayedinezhad, Behrooz Mohammadparast, Ghasem Hosseini Salekdeh, Ehsan Mohsenifard, Mohammad Ali Nejatian,
Volume 6, Issue 1 (9-2019)
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs), as a group of non-coding small RNAs, play key roles in regulating the growth, development and response of plants to various stresses. In this study, the expression patterns of three drought responsive miRNAs (miR159c, miR160a,b and miR169v) were compared in both drought tolerant (Yaghuti) and drought sensitive (Bidanesefid) grapevine cultivars using qRT-PCR under drought stress conditions. For identification the potential regulatory elements in the promoter regions of investigated miRNAs, the upstream sequences of their pre-miRNAs were analyzed using PlantCARE database. Drought related motifs such as ABREs and ABSs were identified in the regulatory regions of investigated miRNAs. Three transcription factors related to Auxin and ABA signaling were identified as the most important target genes for investigated miRNAs. The expression patterns of studied miRNAs were different affected from miRNA kind and grapevine cultivar. So, the expression of miR159 remained unchanged in Bidanesefid and increased in Yaghuti cultivar under drought stress condition, but the expression of miR160 and miR169 changed reversely in both cultivars. Cultivar dependent expression showed that miRNA responses to drought stress are also different among very relative genotypes with different drought susceptibility. Generally, considering the role of the potential target genes of investigated miRNAs, it seems that the change in the expression of evaluated miRNAs ultimately leads to the better tolerate of drought stress in Yaghuti cultivar.
Mehrnoosh Rafeie, Mohammad Reza Amerian, Behzad Sorkhi, Parviz Heidari, Hamid Reza Asghari,
Volume 6, Issue 2 (3-2020)
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To investigate the effect of exogenous brassinosteroid application on grain yield, catalase, chlorophyll content, membrane mtability index and gene expression of some genes involving in brassinosteroid signaling pathway (BES1 and BRI1) under drought stress, a split-split plot on randomized complete block design with three replications was conducted at the experimental field of Seed and Plant Improvement Institute, Karaj, Iran in 2019. The main factor was two irrigation treatments (normal irrigation and water holding after 50% flowering stage), the subplots were four concentrations of brassinosteroid (0, 0.25, 0.625 and 1 mg/l) and seven genotypes (Mehregan, Paris, 2858, 3505, 3737, 4228 and 4056) were considered as sub-sub plots. Samples were taken at 30 days after 50% flowering stage (zadoks 89) from flag leaves. The results showed that drought stress significantly reduced grain yield, chlorophyll content, membrane stability index and increased catalase in all genotypes. Genotype 4228 was identified as the most tolerant genotype among unknown wheat genotypes based on grian yield, chlorophyll content, membrane stability index and catalase. Also, the result revealed that applied epibrassinolide could reduce the destructive effects of drought stress on wheat thus grain yield was enhanced under drought stress in all genotypes by increasing the aforementioned traits. Forethermore, grain yield was increased by rising the epibrasinolide concentration. Gene expression pattern of TaBES1 and TaBRI1 using real-time PCR showed that although brassinosteroid enhances drought tolerance in wheat but its signaling pathway is different from the BRI1 signaling pathway.
Fatemeh Darvishnia, Mohammadhadi Pahlevani, Khalil Zaynali Nezhad, Khosro Azizi, Saied Bagherikia,
Volume 7, Issue 1 (9-2020)
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In order to determine the most effective indices for quantifying drought tolerance and identify genotypes that are tolerant to water stress in bread wheat, 50 bread wheat genotypes were compared in a randomized complete block design with three replications under both the non-stress dry farming with two complementary irrigation and the water stress dry farming conditions in Khorramabad, Iran. Analysis of variance showed that there was a significant difference among the genotypes in terms of all of the traits except the number of spike per area. In this study, eight indices including: Stress Tolerance Index (STI), Geometric Mean Productivity (GMP), Mean Productivity (MP), Yield Index (YI), Harmonic Mean (HM), Yield Stability Index (YSI), Stress Susceptibility Index (SSI), and Tolerance index (TOL) were calculated by using of seed yield of the genotypes under both conditions. Indices that selection based on them will improve the yield in both conditions, are considered as suitable index. STI, GMP, MP and HM were introduced as suitable index for drought resistance selection. Genotypes Shiroodi and S-90-5 were determined as the most appropriate based on 3D plot. Based on positive correlation between water stress resistance indices and yield under stress and non-stress environments, STI and GMP were the best indices. By using the Biplot method, Shiroodi, S-90-5 and Oroum genotypes were considered as high yielding potential genotypes under the both conditions. According to the results of cluster analysis, genotypes were classified into three groups based on drought tolerance indices. Graphical analysis of genotypes also showed that genotypes Shiroodi and S-90-5 were more profitable than others under both drought stress and non-drought stress conditions. These genotypes could also be used as parents caring desirable genes in the crossing programs and selection of tolerate genotypes.
Shaghayegh Mehravi, Gholam Ali Ranjbar, Hamid Najafi-Zarrini, Ghader Mirzaghaderi,
Volume 7, Issue 1 (9-2020)
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Anise is an annual plant belonging to Apiaceae family and fruit essential oil of this herb is used in various pharmaceutical, cosmetic and beverage industries. Drought stress is one of the most critical limiting factors for anise production in worldwide. In this research, to finding interrelationships among different traits and performance, some anise genotypes were evaluated using the biplot method. In this study, 18 anise genotypes were evaluated in normal irrigation regime and drought stress conditions according to a randomized complete block design with three replications at the field of the Western Australia University (UWA), Australia. Fifteen phonological, morphological and physiological traits were measured. Results indicated the positive and significant correlations between yield and fruit number and fruit thousand weight in both conditions. Due to the negative correlation between phonological features with fruit yield in two different irrigation conditions, it could be concluded that to have genotypes with high fruit yield, selection for early ripening genotypes should be done in anise. In this study, a significant correlation was observed between fruit yield and relative water content in the stress condition. Therefore, this trait can be used as a physiological index to evaluate drought tolerance in anise. According to cluster analysis based on the measured traits, genotypes were divided into 3 groups in both non-stress and stress conditions. According to the results of the comparison of the means of the groups in non-stress and drought stress conditions, genotypes No. 1, 5, 6, 11, 12, 14, 15 and 16 were identified as the most drought-tolerant genotypes. These genotypes could be utilized in breeding programs for further improvement of drought tolerance in anise germplasm.
Seyede Yalda Raeesi Sadati, Sodabeh Jahanbakhsh Godehkahriz, Ali Ebadi, Mohammad Sedghi,
Volume 7, Issue 2 (3-2021)
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Under drought stress condition, the signaling system induces expression of certain genes to counteract the deleterious effects of environmental stress. Among the essential micronutrients for plant growth and development, zinc has an important role in many plant metabolic processes including gene expression and stress tolerance. In order to investigate the effect of drought stress and ZnO on relative expression pattern of some genes involved in abiotic stresses (including WRKY1, HMA2 and ZIP1 genes) in wheat cultivars, a factorial experimental was conducted in pot condition based on a completely randomized design with three replications. In this experiment, the first factor was three levels of drought stress (35, 60 and 85% of field capacity), the second factor was three wheat cultivars (including Heidari, Meihan and Sysons), and the third factor was three levels of ZnO (0, 0.5 and 1 g/l-1). According to the results, with increasing the level of drought stress, the relative expression of WRKY1 and ZIP1 genes in drought tolerant cultivar (Meihan), and also with increasing nanoparticle concentration over stress time, the expression of ZIP1 gene in drought sensitive cultivar (Sysons) increased. The highest relative expression of HMA2 gene was observed in Heidari cultivar under mild drought stress. Generally, the expression of all three genes studied in tolerant cultivar (Meihan) increased under drought stress. Increasing the expression level of HMA2 and ZIP1 genes could be related to the transfer of zinc to consuming tissues and also, to increase the consumption of zinc in current metabolism of plant, which is important in tolerance of wheat to drought stress.
Saeid Navabpour, Horeyeh Najafi,
Volume 9, Issue 2 (3-2023)
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Environmental stress is one of the main factors that reduce the growth and performance of crops and threatening human food security. This study was conducted in order to investigate the effect of drought stress on the changes in biochemical traits and the level of expression of a MYB transcription factor gene in two wheat cultivars (Tajan and Zagros), under drought stress. The experiment was conducted as a factorial based on a completely randomized design with 3 replications. Drought treatments were applied at three levels of 40, 70 and 100% of field capacity 4 weeks after germination. Twenty days after the application of stress, leaves and roots were sampled in order to investigate the expression of MYB genes and measuring some biochemical traits. The results of examining the chlorophyll content under stress showed that the content of chlorophyll a and b decreased with increasing of stress intensity in different genotypes. The rate of reduction of chlorophyll a and b in Tajan genotype under severe stress was higher than Zagros genotype. Also, TBARM content under severe drought stress was significantly higher than moderate stress condition and this increase was seen in Tajen genotype more than Zagros genotype. qRT-PCR analysis showed that the MYB genes showed an increase in expression under drought stress. Furthermore, Zagros genotype, which is considered as a tolerant cultivar to drought stress, had a higher MYB expression level than Tajan cultivar for both genes, suggesting this cultivar for future breeding programs, also considering the importance MYB family genes during drought stress, the results can be used in molecular breeding and pyramiding breeding projects.
Razieh Khadivar, Ahmad Ismaili, Seyed Sajad Sohrabi, Hasan Torabi Podeh,
Volume 9, Issue 2 (3-2023)
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Drought stress is one of the main environmental factors that affects growth and productivity of crop plants, including lentil. In the course of evolution evolution, crucial genetic regulations mediated by non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) have emerged in plant in response to drought and other abiotic stresses. In the present study, after identifying lncRNAs within the expression profile of lentil, RNA-seq data and real-time PCR analyses were employed to examine the expression pattern of some of the identified lncRNAs under drought stress. Additionally, psych R package was used to generate the lncRNAs-DEGs co-expression network. A total of 3590 lncRNA sequences were identified in lentils transcriptome. Numerous lncRNAs were co-expressed with genes involved in circadian rhythm regulation, zinc ion response, photosynthetic photoreaction, and ion homeostasis. The LCUL_evgLocus_104392, LCUL_evgLocus_99066 and LCUL_evgLocus_61876 sequences were differentially expressed in response to drought stress. Examining the co-expression of these sequences with differentially expressed genes in response to drought stress, led to the identification of metabolic pathways associated with these sequences. In this study, lncRNA sequences were identified for the first time in lentil, and provided useful insights into the function of lncRNA in plant resistance to drought stress. The lncRNAs-DEGs co-expression network can lead to a better understanding of drought response mechanisms in lentil.
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