Intercropping induces physiological and morphological plasticity in oilseed rape and barley under drought stress
Intercropping is an agricultural practice that can improve crop yield due to better availability of resources, including water. There are few studies, however, addressing the physiological mechanisms behind this phenomenon. In this work oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) and barley (Hordeum vulgare L....
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| description | Intercropping is an agricultural practice that can improve crop yield due to better availability of resources, including water. There are few studies, however, addressing the physiological mechanisms behind this phenomenon. In this work oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) and barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) were cultivated either as monocrop (MC) or intercrop (IC) under well-watered (WW) or drought stress (DS) conditions in a growth chamber. After eight weeks DS, the leaf relative water content was higher in the IC compared with the MC plants in both species and the DS-induced senescence of old leaves was considerably postponed in oilseed rape. Intercropped oilseed rape showed elevated levels of leaf photosynthesis rate, superior accumulation of organic osmolytes but higher water loss compared with the MC counterparts under DS conditions. In barley, less transpiration, an increased root : shoot ratio and osmolyte accumulation was observed in the IC compared with MC plants under DS conditions. The water use efficiency was higher in the IC compared to MC barley and the plants yield was higher in the IC than in the MC oilseed rape. Our data showed that intercropping is a reliable practice for cultivation of both species under arid and semi-arid regions or under rainfed conditions.
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| spelling | doaj.art-cfbfadc036754ae695033bfd60d17af32023-08-02T07:55:36ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Acta Agriculturae Slovenica1854-19412022-10-01118310.14720/aas.2022.118.3.239919494Intercropping induces physiological and morphological plasticity in oilseed rape and barley under drought stressNoushin SADEGHZADEH0Roghieh HAJIBOLAND1Charlotte POSCHENRIEDER2Department of Plant, Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz, TabrizDepartment of Plant, Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz, TabrizPlant Physiology Laboratory, Bioscience Faculty, Universidad Autónoma de BarcelonaIntercropping is an agricultural practice that can improve crop yield due to better availability of resources, including water. There are few studies, however, addressing the physiological mechanisms behind this phenomenon. In this work oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) and barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) were cultivated either as monocrop (MC) or intercrop (IC) under well-watered (WW) or drought stress (DS) conditions in a growth chamber. After eight weeks DS, the leaf relative water content was higher in the IC compared with the MC plants in both species and the DS-induced senescence of old leaves was considerably postponed in oilseed rape. Intercropped oilseed rape showed elevated levels of leaf photosynthesis rate, superior accumulation of organic osmolytes but higher water loss compared with the MC counterparts under DS conditions. In barley, less transpiration, an increased root : shoot ratio and osmolyte accumulation was observed in the IC compared with MC plants under DS conditions. The water use efficiency was higher in the IC compared to MC barley and the plants yield was higher in the IC than in the MC oilseed rape. Our data showed that intercropping is a reliable practice for cultivation of both species under arid and semi-arid regions or under rainfed conditions. https://journals.uni-lj.si/aas/article/view/13102drought stressintercroppingosmotic adjustmentphotosynthesis ratetranspiration |
| spellingShingle | Noushin SADEGHZADEH Roghieh HAJIBOLAND Charlotte POSCHENRIEDER Intercropping induces physiological and morphological plasticity in oilseed rape and barley under drought stress Acta Agriculturae Slovenica drought stress intercropping osmotic adjustment photosynthesis rate transpiration |
| title | Intercropping induces physiological and morphological plasticity in oilseed rape and barley under drought stress |
| title_full | Intercropping induces physiological and morphological plasticity in oilseed rape and barley under drought stress |
| title_fullStr | Intercropping induces physiological and morphological plasticity in oilseed rape and barley under drought stress |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intercropping induces physiological and morphological plasticity in oilseed rape and barley under drought stress |
| title_short | Intercropping induces physiological and morphological plasticity in oilseed rape and barley under drought stress |
| title_sort | intercropping induces physiological and morphological plasticity in oilseed rape and barley under drought stress |
| topic | drought stress intercropping osmotic adjustment photosynthesis rate transpiration |
| url | https://journals.uni-lj.si/aas/article/view/13102 |
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