Improvement of submergence tolerance in rice through efficient application of potassium under submergence-prone rainfed ecology of Indo-Gangetic Plain
Sharad Kumar Dwivedi A B , Santosh Kumar A , Narayan Bhakta A , Shishir Kant Singh A , Karnena Koteswara Rao A , Janki Sharan Mishra A and Anil Kumar Singh A
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A Indian Council of Agricultural Research – Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna, Bihar- 800 014, India.
B Corresponding author. Email: sharad.dwivedi9736@gmail.com
Functional Plant Biology 44(9) 907-916 https://doi.org/10.1071/FP17054
Submitted: 1 October 2016 Accepted: 19 May 2017 Published: 21 June 2017
Abstract
Potassium (K) is one of the limiting factors that negatively influenced rice growth and yield in submergence-prone soils. We conducted an experiment during the wet season of 2014–15 to achieve optimal doses of K and understand the effect of K application on submerged rice in terms of survival, chlorophyll content, non-structural carbohydrates (NSC), anti-oxidant activities and yield. Results revealed that chlorophyll and NSC content were significantly (P ≤ 0.05) lower whereas the activity of anti-oxidants (catalase, superoxide dismutase and total peroxidase) were significantly (P ≤ 0.05) higher after submergence compared with pre-submergence. Further, application of K at a higher basal dose (40 kg ha–1) was more beneficial to improve survival after de-submergence by maintaining NSC, chlorophyll content and higher activity of anti-oxidants with lower level of lipid peroxidation. Furthermore, results showed superiority of the treatments having application of higher doses with one foliar spray (T9–40 kg K2O ha–1 (basal) + one foliar spray at 0.5% K at panicle initiation (PI) stage) for grain yield. We conclude that application of a higher dose of K with one foliar application at PI stage is more beneficial to enhance plant survival, better recovery and yield gain of rice during complete submergence.
Additional keywords: anti-oxidative defence system, foliar spray, K management, physiological traits, split application.
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