Determination of drought tolerance of different strawberry genotypes

Strawberry production future depends on productive, high quality and drought tolerant varieties. The goal of this study was to determine the most suitable variety by determining the yield and photosynthetic responses (net photosynthesis (Pn), stomatal conductance (gs), and transpiration rate (E)) of...

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Main Author: Eser Celiktopuz
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description Strawberry production future depends on productive, high quality and drought tolerant varieties. The goal of this study was to determine the most suitable variety by determining the yield and photosynthetic responses (net photosynthesis (Pn), stomatal conductance (gs), and transpiration rate (E)) of four strawberry genotypes with different characteristics (Rubygem, Festival; 33, and 59) at two different irrigation levels (IR50: water stress (WS), IR100: well-watered (WW)). It was also aimed to prepare the irrigation program by making use of the crop water stress index (CWSI). The trial was conducted at the Agronomic Research Area, University of Çukurova, Turkey during 2019–2020 experimental year. The trial was implemented as a 4 × 2 factorial scheme of genotypes and irrigation levels, in a split-plot design. Genotype Rubygem had the highest canopy temperature (Tc)–air temperature (Ta), whereas genotype 59 had the lowest, indicating that genotype 59 has better ability to thermoregulate leaf temperatures. Moreover, yield, Pn, and E were found to have a substantial negative relationship with Tc–Ta. WS reduced yield, Pn, gs, and E by 36%, 37%, 39%, and 43%, respectively, whereas it increased CWSI (22%) and irrigation water use efficiency (IWUE) (6%). Besides, the optimal time to measure leaf surface temperature of strawberries is around 1:00 pm and strawberry irrigation management might be maintained under the high tunnel in Mediterranean utilizing CWSI values between 0.49 and 0.63. Although genotypes had varying drought tolerance, the genotype 59 had the strongest yield and photosynthetic performances under both WW and WS conditions. Furthermore, 59 had highest IWUE and lowest CWSI in the WS conditions, proving to be the most drought tolerant genotype in this research.
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spelling doaj.art-bc7e04edca994bb09fe0f13583781ade2023-12-03T10:23:45ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592023-02-0111e1497210.7717/peerj.14972Determination of drought tolerance of different strawberry genotypesEser Celiktopuz0Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United StatesStrawberry production future depends on productive, high quality and drought tolerant varieties. The goal of this study was to determine the most suitable variety by determining the yield and photosynthetic responses (net photosynthesis (Pn), stomatal conductance (gs), and transpiration rate (E)) of four strawberry genotypes with different characteristics (Rubygem, Festival; 33, and 59) at two different irrigation levels (IR50: water stress (WS), IR100: well-watered (WW)). It was also aimed to prepare the irrigation program by making use of the crop water stress index (CWSI). The trial was conducted at the Agronomic Research Area, University of Çukurova, Turkey during 2019–2020 experimental year. The trial was implemented as a 4 × 2 factorial scheme of genotypes and irrigation levels, in a split-plot design. Genotype Rubygem had the highest canopy temperature (Tc)–air temperature (Ta), whereas genotype 59 had the lowest, indicating that genotype 59 has better ability to thermoregulate leaf temperatures. Moreover, yield, Pn, and E were found to have a substantial negative relationship with Tc–Ta. WS reduced yield, Pn, gs, and E by 36%, 37%, 39%, and 43%, respectively, whereas it increased CWSI (22%) and irrigation water use efficiency (IWUE) (6%). Besides, the optimal time to measure leaf surface temperature of strawberries is around 1:00 pm and strawberry irrigation management might be maintained under the high tunnel in Mediterranean utilizing CWSI values between 0.49 and 0.63. Although genotypes had varying drought tolerance, the genotype 59 had the strongest yield and photosynthetic performances under both WW and WS conditions. Furthermore, 59 had highest IWUE and lowest CWSI in the WS conditions, proving to be the most drought tolerant genotype in this research.https://peerj.com/articles/14972.pdfThermal imagingWater stressCWSIIWUERubygemFortuna
spellingShingle Eser Celiktopuz
Determination of drought tolerance of different strawberry genotypes
PeerJ
Thermal imaging
Water stress
CWSI
IWUE
Rubygem
Fortuna
title Determination of drought tolerance of different strawberry genotypes
title_full Determination of drought tolerance of different strawberry genotypes
title_fullStr Determination of drought tolerance of different strawberry genotypes
title_full_unstemmed Determination of drought tolerance of different strawberry genotypes
title_short Determination of drought tolerance of different strawberry genotypes
title_sort determination of drought tolerance of different strawberry genotypes
topic Thermal imaging
Water stress
CWSI
IWUE
Rubygem
Fortuna
url https://peerj.com/articles/14972.pdf
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