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Exogenous Application of Proline to Enhance Rice Tolerance against Heat and Drought Stresses

Exogenous Application of Proline to Enhance Rice Tolerance against Heat and Drought Stresses

Sajid Hanif1, Abdul Shakoor1,4*, Muhammad Farrukh Saleem1, Ifra Saleem2, Sajid Ali3, Muhammad Awais Ashraf4, Majid Nadeem4, Hira Shair4, Anwar ul Haq5, Rana Abdul Hamid Khan6 and Muhammad Amir Amin7

1Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan; 2Soil Chemistry Section, Institute of Soil Chemistry and Environmental Science, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan; 3Vegetable Research Institute Ayub Agricultural Research Institute Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan; 4Wheat Research Institute, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan; 5Soil and Water Testing Laboratory, Pakpattan, Punjab, Pakistan; 6Maize and Millets Research Institute, Yousaf Wala Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan; 7Pulses Research Institute, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.

 
*Correspondence | Abdul Shakoor, Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan; Email: shakoor2914@gmail.com 

Figure 1:

Regression analysis for effects of chlorophyll a (A); chlorophyll b (B); and relative leaf water contents on grain yield of rice under drought and heat stress (C).

Figure 2:

Weather data during crop growth season.

Figure 3:

Varying temperature during stress imposition.

Equation 1
Equation 2

Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research

December

Vol.36, Iss. 4, Pages 297-403

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