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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Jaleel, C.A. (DMJM International (Cansult Maunsell/Aecom Ltd., Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)
• Manivannan, P. (Annamalai Univ., Tamil Nadu (India). Dept. of Botany)
• Wahid, A. (University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Pakistan). Dept. of Botany)
• Farooq, M. (University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Pakistan). Dept. of Agronomy)
• Al-Juburi, H.J. (Annamalai Univ., Tamil Nadu (India). Dept. of Botany)
• Somasundaram, R. (Annamalai Univ., Tamil Nadu (India). Dept. of Botany)
• Vam, R.P. (Annamalai Univ., Tamil Nadu (India). Dept. of Botany)

Titel

Drought stress in plants: A review on morphological characteristics and pigments composition

Ist Teil von

• International journal of agriculture and biology, 2009-01, Vol.11 (1), p.100-105

Erscheinungsjahr

2009

Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Plant growth and productivity is adversely affected by nature's wrath in the form of various biotic and abiotic stress factors. Water deficit is one of the major abiotic stresses, which adversely affects crop growth and yield. These changes are mainly related to altered metabolic functions, one of those is either loss of or reduced synthesis of photosynthetic pigments. This result in declined light harvesting and generation of reducing powers, which are a source of energy for dark reactions of photosynthesis. These changes in the amounts of photosynthetic pigments are closely associated to plant biomass yield. This review describes some aspects of drought induced changes in morphological, physiological and pigments composition in higher plants.