Effect of Drought Stress on Yield and Some Morphological Characteristics in Wheat

Year 2024, Volume: 39 Issue: 2, 247 - 267, 28.06.2024

Rohat Gültekin , Tuğba Yeter , Ceren Görgişen

https://doi.org/10.7161/omuanajas.1358800

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the impact of different irrigation levels as a drought factor on the water productivity and yield of Tosunbey variety wheat. Conducted between 2018 and 2020 at the Sarayköy Research and Application Station in Ankara Province, the experiment employed a randomized block design with three irrigation levels and three replications. Significant effects of irrigation levels on the yield and various morphological parameters of wheat plants were observed. The I100 treatment, which was irrigated up to field capacity, achieved the highest yield with an average of 6.55 tons ha-1 over the two growing seasons. In contrast, the rainfed treatment (I0) showed a yield reduction of approximately 80.99% and 77.77% compared to the I100 treatment across the two years, respectively. Water productivity analyses (IWP) revealed average values of 1.74 kg m-3 and 1.55 kg m-3 for the I100 and I50 treatments, respectively. The highest outcomes, both in terms of yield and water productivity, were obtained under the I100 irrigation management where irrigation was applied up to field capacity. Correlation analyses conducted during the study identified significant relationships between different drought stress applications and morphological parameters in wheat. These findings are expected to contribute to the understanding of optimal irrigation strategies to maximize water efficiency and enhance crop performance in wheat cultivation.

Keywords

Drip irrigation, drought stress, wheat, deficit irrigation

Project Number

TAGEM/TSKAD/B/18/A9/P6/612

Kuraklık Stresinin Buğdayda Verim ve Bazı Morfolojik Özellikler Üzerine Etkisi

Abstract

Bu çalışma, kuraklık faktörü olarak farklı sulama düzeylerinin Tosunbey çeşidi buğdayın su üretkenliğine ve verimine etkisi belirlemek amacıyla 2018-2020 yıllarında Ankara İlinde, Sarayköy Araştırma ve Uygulama İstasyonu'nda yürütülmüştür. Üç sulama seviyesi ve üç tekerrürlü olarak tesadüf blokları desenine göre yürütülen çalışmada, sulama düzeylerinin buğday bitkisinin verim ve bazı morfolojik parametreleri üzerinde önemli etkileri gözlemlendmiştir. Tarla kapasitesi düzeyinde sulamanın yapıldığı I100 konusunda, her iki yetişme sezonunda ortalama 6.55 ton ha-1 ile en yüksek verim elde edildi. Buna karşılık, yağışa dayalı konu (I0), I100 konusu ile karşılaştırıldığında her iki yılda sırasıyla yaklaşık %80.99 ve %77.77 oranında verimde düşüş göstermiştir. Su üretkenliği analizlerinde (IWP) I100 ve I50 konularında sırasıyla ortalama 1.74 ve 1.55 kg m-3 değerleri elde edildi. En yüksek bulgular, hem verim hem de su üretkenliği açısından, tarla kapasitesine kadar sulamanın uygulandığı (I100) sulama yönetiminde elde edilmiştir. Yapılan korelasyon analizlerinde farklı kuraklık stresi uygulamaları altında buğdayda morfolojik parametreler arasında önemli düzeyde ilişki belirlenmiştir. Bu bulgular, buğday yetiştiriciliğinde su verimliliğini en üst düzeye çıkarmak ve ürün performansını artırmak için optimal sulama stratejilerini anlama konusuna katkı sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir.

Keywords

Damla sulama, Kuraklık, Buğday, Kısıntılı sulama

Supporting Institution

Tarımsal Araştırmalar ve Politikalar Genel Müdürlüğü

Project Number

TAGEM/TSKAD/B/18/A9/P6/612

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