Morphological diversity valuation of exotic and advanced lines of bread wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) via multivariate analysis

Morphological diversity assessment of 28 exotic and 8 advanced lines was carried out.The data of 12 different traits were subjected to different multivariate techniques. The correlation analysis revealed heavier positive correlation among 1000 grain weight with the yield, spikelet spike-1, Normalized vegetation index (NDVI) and negative correlation with spike length, days to heading and maturity. […]

Evaluation of various preparatory operations for analytical recovery of selected plant nutrients in grains of wheat (Triticum aestivum), lentil (Lens culinaris) and rapeseed (Brassica napus)

Laboratory techniques involved in analytical procedure poses many complications on the results that influence the efficacy of research work. An experiment was conducted to study the effect of washing, grinding and digestion methods on K, Zn and Fe concentrations in grains of wheat, lentil and rapeseed. The investigation was undertaken at the laboratory of National […]

Evaluation of CIMMYT wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) lines for seedling and adult plant resistance to stem rust (Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici) race UG99 and its variants

Stem rust races Ug99 and its variants are virulent to a large number of resistant genes present in the widely grown wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars. This study was conducted to evaluate seedling and adult plant reaction to four stem rust races TTKSK, TTKST, TTKTK and TTTSK in CIMMYT wheat lines. The evaluation was conducted […]

Salinity effects on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) characteristics – a review article

Plants are subjected to numerous abiotic stresses which adversely influence on their growth, metabolism and productivity. Among them, salinity stress is one of the most detrimental factor for plants growth and yield.In present review, we describe the impacts of salinity stress on numerous characteristics of wheat crop including morphological (plant height, root length, number of […]

Physiological and biochemical changes during seed germination of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) as influenced by mother plant NPK nutrition

High quality and vigorous seeds perform better physiological activities, and therefore play a key role in successful field crop production. This experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of mother plant NPK nutrition on seed physiological activity and biochemical changes during seed germination in wheat. In this study three levels of NPK fertilizers (T1: non-fertilized […]

Exogenous applications of plant hormones make wheat (Triticum aestivum) withstand the attack of salinity stress

Plant hormones are fundamental chemical messengers synthesized within the plants which mediate their growth and development, and also response to environmental factors. Salinity is an adverse abiotic stress that distresses the hormonal balance of plant. Consequently, these hormonal vacillations in plants adjust the cellular metabolic processes and therefore, plant hormones play a critical role in […]

Assessment of physico-chemical diversity and yellow rust resistance in commercial wheat varieties (Triticum aestivum L.)

Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is one of the most important cultivated crops in the world. Research studies were carried out to evaluate the genetic diversity between wheat genotypes using morphological and biochemical traits and to assess the performance of wheat genotypes under elevated disease pressure and to distinguish genotypes having adult plant resistance, by evaluating […]

Effect of aqueous extracts of eucalyptus (Eucalyptus camaldulensis L.) on germination and seedling growth of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).

Allelo-chemicals produced from leaves, roots, bark, fruits and seeds of many plants influence the growth and germination of another adjacent plant. A lab experiment was conducted to study the allelopathic effect of aqueous extracts of Eucalyptus leaves (Eucalyptus camaldulensis L.) on germination percentage and seedlings of three varieties of wheat. Experiment was laid out in […]

Evaluation of genotypic behavior of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in saline-sodic soil conditions

Salinity is one of the major constraints of the world that hampers the agricultural production. A relatively simple and practical way of improving crop yield and profitability to sustain food production on these problematic soils is to identify those genotypes that are tolerant to salinity and/or sodicity. To investigate the genotypic behavior of wheat against […]

Effect of heat stress on growth, physiological and biochemical activities of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Globalization and modern processes of industrialization and race for energy, food, economy and mainly technology producing havoc for living things in the environment. Such processes also increasing the temperature and heat of earth, which has a hazardous effect on different economic crop plants. Our focus was to investigate the effect of heat stress on wheat […]