An experiment on in vivo and in vitro screening of rice germplasm for salinity tolerance was carried out to screen rice
genotypes. The results revealed that all the genotypes were affected by the increasing salinity levels but there were
genotypic differences also. Among morphological characters almost all the characters showed reduction with increasing
salinity levels except proline content, sodium content and chloride content. Sodium and Potassium content increased
tremendously with increasing salinity levels where as there was significant reduction in K/Na ratio. On the basis of this the
genotype CSR 23, CSR 36, HKR 47 and F1s viz. CSR 36 x HKR 126, CSR 36 x IR 64, CSR 36 x HKR 127 and HKR 126
x IR 64 expressed to be salt tolerant whereas CSR 23 x CSR 36, IR 64 x HKR 127 and HKR 47 x HKR 127 as sensitive
to salinity. The salinity tolerant genotypes may be used in rice breeding to develop elite genotypes.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Crop and Pasture Breeding, Field Crops and Pasture Production (Other) |
Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | August 1, 2023 |
Published in Issue | Year 2023 Volume: 9 Issue: 2 |