Salinity Stress Tolerance in Potato Cultivars: Evidence from Physiological and Biochemical Traits.

ABSTRACT: Salinity stress is a major constraint to sustainable crop production due to its adverse impact on crop growth, physiology, and productivity. As potato is the fourth most important staple food crop, enhancing its productivity is necessary to ensure food security for the ever-increasing population. Identification and cultivation of salt-tolerant potato genotypes are imperative mitigating strategies to cope with stress conditions. For this purpose, fifty-three varieties of potato were screened under control and salt stress conditions for growth and yield-related traits during 2020. Salt stress caused a mean reduction of 14.49%, 8.88%, and 38.75% in plant height, stem numbers, and tuber yield, respectively in comparison to control. Based on percent yield reduction, the genotypes were classifie

SUBMITTER: Sanwal SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9316722 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature