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Rapid hydroponic screening for molybdenum tolerance in rice through morphological and biochemical analysis

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  • G.R. Rout

    (Regional Plant Resource Centre, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India)

  • P. Das

    (Regional Plant Resource Centre, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India)

Abstract

High yielding varieties of rice (Oryza sativa) cultivars were tested for their tolerance to different levels of molybdenum (Mo) (0.1µM - control, 0.2, 0.4, 0.8 and 1.6µM) in nutrient solution at pH 6.8. Seeds of rice were germinated and grown in presence of molybdenum under controlled environmental conditions. Standard growth parameters such as root length, shoot length, root/shoot dry biomass and root/shoot tolerance index were tested as markers of molybdenum toxicity. Measurements as early as 48 hours after the germination did not yield consistent results. However, root measurement on 3rd, 6th and 9th day after root emergence showed significant differences among cultivars of rice. Rice cultivars Annapurna, Kusuma, Deepa and Vaghari developed better root system while, Paridhan-1, Pusa-2-21 and Ratna showed poor growth of the roots in presence (0.8µM) of molybdenum. The root tolerance index (RTI) and the shoot tolerance index (STI) in Annapurna, Kusuma and Deepa in rice were high indicating their tolerance to molybdenum; Paridhan-1 and Ratna, however, showed low RTI and STI. Based on the growth parameters, twenty cultivars of rice were ranked in respect of their tolerance to molybdenum: Annapurrna > Deepa > Kusuma > Vaghari > Hamsa > Vikram > Bharati > Paridhan-2 > Aswathi > Subhadra > Sankar > Sakti > Nilgiri > Rudra > Hema > Pragati > Pusa-2-21 > Ratna > Paridhan-1, respectively. Molybdenum toxicity was correlated with increased peroxidase and catalase activity in different cultivars of rice. This method can be employed for quick screening of rice cultivars for molybdenum tolerance in breeding programmes.

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  • G.R. Rout & P. Das, 2002. "Rapid hydroponic screening for molybdenum tolerance in rice through morphological and biochemical analysis," Plant, Soil and Environment, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 48(11), pages 505-512.
    • Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlpse:v:48:y:2002:i:11:id:4404-pse
    DOI: 10.17221/4404-PSE
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